List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kagoshima.

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, twenty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka	Amami				1	[1]
Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun	Ōsaki		150px		1	[2]
Former Shūseikan 旧集成館附寺山炭窯関吉疎水溝 kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumi gama ato Sekiyoshiso suikō	Kagoshima	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi	150px		6	[3]
Tomb of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka	Kagoshima		150px		7	[4]
Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki	Minamitane				1	[5]
Kōyama Castle Site 高山城跡 Kōyama-jō ato	Kimotsuki		150px		2	[6]
Former Sata Medicinal Garden 佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen	Minamiōsumi		150px		5	[7]
Satsuma Kokubun-ji Site 薩摩国分寺跡 Satsuma Kokubunji ato	Satsumasendai	provincial temple of Satsuma Province			3	[8]
Shibushi Castle Site 志布志城跡 Shibushi-jō ato	Shibushi				2	[9]
Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki	Ibusuki				1	[10]
Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence 鹿児島紡績所技師館 (異人館) Kagoshima bōsekijo gishikan (Ijinkan)	Kagoshima	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi	150px		6	[11]
Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka	China				1	[12]
Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki	Amami		150px		1	[13]
Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki	Kirishima		150px		1	[14]
Mount Shiroyama 城山 Shiroyama	Kagoshima	also a Natural Monument	150px		2	[15]
Kiyoshiki Castle Site 清色城跡 Kiyoshiki-jō ato	Satsumasendai				2	[16]
Akagina Castle Site 赤木名城跡 Akagina-jō ato	Amami	overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima (coordinates are approximate)			2	[17]
Ōsumi Kokubun-ji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln Sites 大隅国分寺跡附宮田ヶ岡瓦窯跡 Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato	Kirishima, Aira	provincial temple of Ōsumi Province	150px		3	[18]
Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋 白銀坂 龍門司坂 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka	Kagoshima, Aira, Kajiki	old road network	150px		6	[19]
Chiran Castle Site 知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato	Minamikyūshū				2	[20]
Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun	Kimotsuki		150px		1	[21]
Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun	Higashikushira				1	[22]
Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki tōki yōseki	Isen				6	[23]
Tomb of Nanbobunshi 南浦文之墓 Nanbobunshi no haka	Kajiki				7	[24]
Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka	Kirishima		150px		3	[25]
Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki	Minamisatsuma				1	[26]
Ōsumishō Hachimangū Precinct 大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumishō Hachimangū keidai oyobi sha-ke ato	Kirishima		150px		3	[27]

This list is complete and up-to-date as of August 2014.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty-six sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kagoshima Castle Site 鶴丸城跡 Tsurumaru-jō ato	Kagoshima		150px			[28]
Fukushō-ji Site 福昌寺跡 Fukushōji ato	Kagoshima					[29]
Yayoi Dwelling Site 弥生式住居跡 Yayoi-shiki jūkyo ato	Kagoshima	in the grounds of Kagoshima Ichinomiya Jinja (一之宮神社)				[30]
Jōraku-in 常楽院 Jōrakuin	Hioki					[31]
Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan 山川薬園跡及びリュウガン Yamakawa yakuen ato oyobi ryūgan	Ibusuki					[32]
Roku Jizō Tō 六地蔵塔 Roku Jizō tō	Minamisatsuma					[33]
Ichijō-in Site 一乗院跡 Ichijō-in ato	Minamisatsuma					[34]
Hirata Yukie Residence Site 平田靱負屋敷跡 Hirata Yukie yashiki ato	Kagoshima					[35]
Nanshū Grave Site 南洲墓地 Nanshū bochi	Kagoshima	at Jōkōmyō-ji (浄光明寺)	150px			[36]
Nanshū Rutaku Site 南洲流謫跡 Nanshū Rutaku ato	Tatsugō					[37]
Kamemaru Castle Site 亀丸城跡 Kamemaru-jō ato	Hioki					[38]
Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas 清水磨崖仏 Kiyomizu magai-butsu	Minamikyūshū					[39]
Tomari Jochiku Grave 泊如竹の墓 Tomari Jochiku no haka	Yakushima					[40]
Aikō Kishun Grave 愛甲喜春の墓 Aikō Kishun no haka	Shibushi					[41]
Kōriyama Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō 郡山町川田堂園の供養塔群 Kōriyama-chō Kawada Dōzono no kuyōtō-gun	Kagoshima					[42]
Sasue Kofun 指江古墳 Sasue kofun	Nagashima					[43]
Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers 栗野町稲葉崎の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Inobazaki no kuyōtō-gun	Aira					[44]
Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers 栗野町田尾原の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Taobaru no kuyōtō-gun	Aira					[45]
Wadomari Yononushi Grave 和泊町の世之主の墓 Wadomari-chō no Yononushi no haka	Wadomari					[46]
Raigō-ji Site Graves 来迎寺跡墓塔群 Raigōji ato haka-tō-gun	Ichikikushikino					[47]
Hōman-ji Site 宝満寺跡 Hōmanji ato	Shibushi		150px			[48]
Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln 竜門司焼古窯 Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln	Aira					[49]
Shigakkō Site Stone Walls 私学校跡石塀 Shigakkō ato ishibei	Kagoshima		150px			[50]
Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele 根占町川南宇都の板碑 Nejime-chō Kawaminami Uto no itabi	Minamiōsumi					[51]
Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster 薩摩町永野別府原古墳群 Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara kofun-gun	Satsuma					[52]
Sōkōji Graves 宗功寺墓地 Sōkōji bochi	Satsuma					[53]
Wakimoto Kofun Cluster 脇本古墳群糸割渕1号墳・2号墳 Wakimoto kofun-gun Itowarifuchi ichigō-fun nigō-fun	Akune					[54]
Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas 赤水の岩堂磨崖仏 Akamizu no Iwadō magaibutsu	Kirishima					[55]
Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells 笠野原土持堀の深井戸 Kasanohara Tsuchimochi hori no fuka ido	Kanoya					[56]
Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster 小浜崎古墳群 Ohamazaki kofun-gun	Nagashima					[57]
Myōjin Kofun Cluster 明神古墳群 Myōjin kofun-gun	Nagashima					[58]
Kasedō Kofun 加世堂古墳 Kasedō kofun	Nagashima					[59]
Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves 刀匠玉置家歴代の墓 tōshō Tamaki-ke rekidai no haka	Kagoshima					[60]
Daigan-ji Site Graves and Pagodas 鶴田町大願寺跡墓塔群(開山堂跡・薬師堂跡) Tsuruta-chō Daiganji ato haka-tō-gun (Kaisandō ato Yakushidō ato)	Satsuma	designation includes the sites of the Kaisandō and Yakushidō				[61]
Inutabu Shell Mound 犬田布貝塚 Inutabu kaizuka	Isen					[62]
Shiroma Tofuru Tombs 城間トフル墓群 Shiroma Tofuru haka-gun	Amami					[63]
Ichiki Shell Mound 市来町市来貝塚 Ichiki-chō Ichiki kaizuka	Ichikikushikino					[64]
Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site 厚地松山製鉄遺跡 Atsuchi Matsuyama seitetsu iseki	Minamikyūshū					[65]
Uto Kiln Site 宇都窯跡 Uto gama ato	Aira					[66]
Yokomine Site 横峯遺跡 Yokomine iseki	Minamitane					[67]
Kurokawa Cave 黒川洞穴 Kurokawa dōketsu	Hioki					[68]
Ei Castle Site 頴娃城跡 Ei-jō ato	Minamikyūshū					[69]
Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln 美山薩摩焼窯 Miyama Satsuma-yaki gama	Hioki		150px			[70]
Kenshō Castle Site 建昌城跡 Kenshō-jō ato	Aira					[71]
Amatatsutera-mae Kofun 天辰寺前古墳 Amatatsutera-mae kofun	Satsumasendai					[72]
Okazaki Kofun Cluster 岡崎古墳群 Okazaki kofun-gun	Kagoshima					[73]

This list is complete and up-to-date as of August 2014.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further six hundred and sixty-one sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagoshima)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kagoshima)
• Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Kagoshima Prefecture