List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kagoshima.^[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 28 December 2022, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka	Amami			28°27′09″N 129°42′49″E / 28.45248667°N 129.71357363°E / 28.45248667; 129.71357363 (Ushuku Shell Mound)	1	[1]
Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun	Ōsaki			31°24′48″N 131°00′54″E / 31.41338171°N 131.01489573°E / 31.41338171; 131.01489573 (Yokose Kofun)	1	[2]
Former Shūseikan 旧集成館附寺山炭窯関吉疎水溝 kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumigama ato Sekiyoshi sosuikō	Kagoshima	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5]		31°37′02″N 130°34′35″E / 31.61715948°N 130.57638368°E / 31.61715948; 130.57638368 (Former Shūseikan)	6	[3]
Tomb of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka	Kagoshima			31°37′14″N 130°31′39″E / 31.62068038°N 130.52748407°E / 31.62068038; 130.52748407 (Tomb of Keian)	7	[4]
Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki	Minamitane			30°25′30″N 130°58′02″E / 30.42486519°N 130.96727314°E / 30.42486519; 130.96727314 (Hirota Site)	1	[5]
Kōyama Castle Site 高山城跡 Kōyama-jō ato	Kimotsuki			31°19′03″N 130°57′56″E / 31.31744603°N 130.96567989°E / 31.31744603; 130.96567989 (Kōyama Castle Site)	2	[6]
Former Sata Medicinal Garden 佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen	Minamiōsumi			31°05′31″N 130°41′28″E / 31.09182253°N 130.6912078°E / 31.09182253; 130.6912078 (Former Sata Medicinal Garden)	5	[7]
Satsuma Kokubun-ji Site 薩摩国分寺跡 Satsuma Kokubunji ato	Satsumasendai	provincial temple of Satsuma Province		31°49′55″N 130°18′24″E / 31.83202231°N 130.30655444°E / 31.83202231; 130.30655444 (Satsuma Kokubunji Site)	3	[8]
Shibushi Castle Site 志布志城跡 Shibushi-jō ato	Shibushi			31°29′05″N 131°06′31″E / 31.48473648°N 131.10874686°E / 31.48473648; 131.10874686 (Shibushi Castle Site)	2	[9]
Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki	Ibusuki			31°13′45″N 130°38′42″E / 31.22908144°N 130.64504968°E / 31.22908144; 130.64504968 (Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site)	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	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5]		31°36′56″N 130°34′27″E / 31.61563906°N 130.57418775°E / 31.61563906; 130.57418775 (Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence)	6	[11]
Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka	China			27°21′30″N 128°31′43″E / 27.35831255°N 128.52860402°E / 27.35831255; 128.52860402 (Sumiyoshi Shell Mound)	1	[12]
Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki	Amami			28°19′26″N 129°31′50″E / 28.32381199°N 129.53066047°E / 28.32381199; 129.53066047 (Kominato Fuwaganeku Site)	1	[13]
Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki	Kirishima			31°42′51″N 130°48′02″E / 31.714138°N 130.800659°E / 31.714138; 130.800659 (Uenohara Site)	1	[14]
Mount Shiroyama 城山 Shiroyama	Kagoshima	also a Natural Monument		31°35′49″N 130°33′01″E / 31.59687675°N 130.55019534°E / 31.59687675; 130.55019534 (Mount Shiroyama)	2	[15]
Kiyoshiki Castle Site 清色城跡 Kiyoshiki-jō ato	Satsumasendai			31°48′22″N 130°25′33″E / 31.80624371°N 130.42579692°E / 31.80624371; 130.42579692 (Kiyoshiki Castle Site)	2	[16]
Akagina Castle Site 赤木名城跡 Akagina-jō ato	Amami	overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima[6]		28°27′13″N 129°40′50″E / 28.453491°N 129.680641°E / 28.453491; 129.680641 (Akagina Castle Site)	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		31°44′28″N 130°46′17″E / 31.741034°N 130.771347°E / 31.741034; 130.771347 (Ōsumi Kokubunji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln Sites)	3	[18]
Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋 白銀坂 龍門司坂 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka	Kagoshima, Aira, Kajiki	old road network		31°45′24″N 130°40′00″E / 31.7567053°N 130.66666908°E / 31.7567053; 130.66666908 (Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka)	6	[19]
Chiran Castle Site 知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato	Minamikyūshū			31°22′00″N 130°26′35″E / 31.36674516°N 130.44312911°E / 31.36674516; 130.44312911 (Chiran Castle Site)	2	[20]
Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun	Kimotsuki			31°20′26″N 130°58′07″E / 31.34045315°N 130.96863426°E / 31.34045315; 130.96863426 (Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster)	1	[21]
Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun	Higashikushira			31°21′46″N 130°59′05″E / 31.3628334°N 130.98460226°E / 31.3628334; 130.98460226 (Tōjin Kofun Cluster)	1	[22]
Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki tōki kamaato	Isen			27°41′44″N 128°56′33″E / 27.69564843°N 128.94241973°E / 27.69564843; 128.94241973 (Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site)	6	[23]
Tomb of Nanbo Bunshi 南浦文之墓 Nanbo Bunshi no haka	Kajiki			31°44′55″N 130°40′10″E / 31.74852845°N 130.66930857°E / 31.74852845; 130.66930857 (Tomb of Nanbobunshi)	7	[24]
Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka	Kirishima			31°44′26″N 130°44′13″E / 31.74063424°N 130.73681754°E / 31.74063424; 130.73681754 (Hayatozuka)	3	[25]
Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki	Minamisatsuma			31°25′18″N 130°19′51″E / 31.42174985°N 130.33092702°E / 31.42174985; 130.33092702 (Kakoinohara Site)	1	[26]
Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū Precinct 大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato	Kirishima			31°45′13″N 130°44′16″E / 31.753660°N 130.737884°E / 31.753660; 130.737884 (Ōsumishō Hachimangū)	3	[27]
Omonawa Shell Mound 面縄貝塚 Omonawa kaizuka	Isen			27°40′26″N 128°57′55″E / 27.6738583°N 128.9652326°E / 27.6738583; 128.9652326 (Omonawa Shell Mound)	1	[28]
Gusuku Site 城久遺跡 Gusuku iseki	Kikai			28°18′33″N 129°57′53″E / 28.309270°N 129.964611°E / 28.309270; 129.964611 (Gusuku Site)		[29]
Kagoshima Shimazu Clan Graves 鹿児島島津家墓所 Kagoshima Shimazu-ke bosho	Aira, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Satsuma, Tarumizu			31°36′41″N 130°33′41″E / 31.611414°N 130.561408°E / 31.611414; 130.561408 (Kagoshima Shimazu Clan Graves)	7	[30]
Ata Shell Mound 阿多貝塚 Ata kaizuka	Minamisatsuma			31°26′56″N 130°19′58″E / 31.448954°N 130.3327316°E / 31.448954; 130.3327316 (Ata Shell Mound)	1	[31]
Tachikiri Site-Yokomine Site 立切遺跡・横峯遺跡 Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki	Nakatane, Minamitane			30°26′36″N 130°52′25″E / 30.443276°N 130.873608°E / 30.443276; 130.873608 (Tachikiri Site・Yokomine Site)	1	[32]
Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site 奄美大島要塞跡跡 Amami Ōshima yōsai ato	Setouchi			28°09′05″N 129°18′43″E / 28.151438°N 129.311994°E / 28.151438; 129.311994 (Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site)		[33]
Kagoshima Castle Site 鹿児島城跡 Kagoshima-jō ato	Kagoshima			31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E / 31.598485°N 130.554611°E / 31.598485; 130.554611 (Kagoshima Castle Site)		[34]

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tsurumaru Castle Site 鶴丸城跡 Tsurumaru-jō ato	Kagoshima			31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E / 31.598485°N 130.554611°E / 31.598485; 130.554611 (Tsurumaru Castle Site)		for all refs see [35]
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)		31°33′47″N 130°32′47″E / 31.563055°N 130.546326°E / 31.563055; 130.546326 (Yayoi Dwelling Site)
Jōraku-in 常楽院 Jōrakuin	Hioki			31°31′37″N 130°21′02″E / 31.526934°N 130.350637°E / 31.526934; 130.350637 (Jōrakuin)
Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan 山川薬園跡及びリュウガン Yamakawa yakuen ato oyobi ryūgan	Ibusuki			31°12′17″N 130°38′21″E / 31.204745°N 130.639136°E / 31.204745; 130.639136 (Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan)
Roku Jizō Tō 六地蔵塔 Roku Jizō tō	Minamisatsuma			31°24′40″N 130°19′04″E / 31.411048°N 130.317743°E / 31.411048; 130.317743 (Roku Jizō Tō)
Ichijō-in Site 一乗院跡 Ichijō-in ato	Minamisatsuma			31°16′16″N 130°13′52″E / 31.271183°N 130.231102°E / 31.271183; 130.231102 (Ichijō-in Site)
Hirata Yukie Residence Site 平田靱負屋敷跡 Hirata Yukie yashiki ato	Kagoshima			31°35′29″N 130°32′46″E / 31.591422°N 130.546181°E / 31.591422; 130.546181 (Hirata Yukie Residence Site)
Nanshū Grave Site 南洲墓地 Nanshū bochi	Kagoshima	at Jōkōmyō-ji (浄光明寺)		31°36′21″N 130°33′33″E / 31.605819°N 130.559131°E / 31.605819; 130.559131 (Nanshū Grave Site)
Nanshū Rutaku Site 南洲流謫跡 Nanshū Rutaku ato	Tatsugō			28°27′04″N 129°36′14″E / 28.451034°N 129.604007°E / 28.451034; 129.604007 (Nanshū Rutaku Site)
Izaku Castle Site 伊作城跡 or 亀丸城 Izaku-jō ato also known as Kamemaru-jō ato	Hioki			31°30′23″N 130°21′54″E / 31.506465°N 130.364928°E / 31.506465; 130.364928 (Kamemaru Castle Site)
Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas 清水磨崖仏 Kiyomizu magai-butsu	Minamikyūshū			31°25′02″N 130°25′18″E / 31.417219°N 130.421534°E / 31.417219; 130.421534 (Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas)
Tomari Jochiku Grave 泊如竹の墓 Tomari Jochiku no haka	Yakushima			30°18′49″N 130°39′21″E / 30.313691°N 130.655723°E / 30.313691; 130.655723 (Tomari Jochiku Grave)
Aikō Kishun Grave 愛甲喜春の墓 Aikō Kishun no haka	Shibushi			31°28′32″N 131°06′02″E / 31.475451°N 131.100433°E / 31.475451; 131.100433 (Aikō Kishun Grave)
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			31°40′34″N 130°30′19″E / 31.676156°N 130.505261°E / 31.676156; 130.505261 (Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō)
Sasue Kofun 指江古墳 Sasue kofun	Nagashima			32°09′10″N 130°06′58″E / 32.152693°N 130.116102°E / 32.152693; 130.116102 (Sasue Kofun)
Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers 栗野町稲葉崎の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Inobazaki no kuyōtō-gun	Aira			31°58′03″N 130°41′33″E / 31.967400°N 130.692630°E / 31.967400; 130.692630 (Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers)
Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers 栗野町田尾原の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Taobaru no kuyōtō-gun	Aira			31°57′47″N 130°42′06″E / 31.963086°N 130.701599°E / 31.963086; 130.701599 (Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers)
Wadomari Yononushi Grave 和泊町の世之主の墓 Wadomari-chō no Yononushi no haka	Wadomari			27°22′58″N 128°36′44″E / 27.382895°N 128.612137°E / 27.382895; 128.612137 (Wadomari Yononushi Grave)
Raigō-ji Site Graves 来迎寺跡墓塔群 Raigōji ato haka-tō-gun	Ichikikushikino			31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E / 31.480987°N 131.109788°E / 31.480987; 131.109788 (Raigōji Site Graves)
Hōman-ji Site 宝満寺跡 Hōmanji ato	Shibushi			31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E / 31.480987°N 131.109788°E / 31.480987; 131.109788 (Hōmanji Site)
Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln 竜門司焼古窯 Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln	Aira			31°46′00″N 130°40′18″E / 31.766668°N 130.671590°E / 31.766668; 130.671590 (Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln)
Shigakkō Site Stone Walls 私学校跡石塀 Shigakkō ato ishibei	Kagoshima			31°35′45″N 130°33′16″E / 31.595864°N 130.554528°E / 31.595864; 130.554528 (Shigakkō Site Stone Walls)
Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele 根占町川南宇都の板碑 Nejime-chō Kawaminami Uto no itabi	Minamiōsumi			31°12′50″N 130°46′48″E / 31.213820°N 130.780123°E / 31.213820; 130.780123 (Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele)
Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster 薩摩町永野別府原古墳群 Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara kofun-gun	Satsuma			31°55′41″N 130°33′21″E / 31.928054°N 130.555730°E / 31.928054; 130.555730 (Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster)
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			32°04′53″N 130°12′19″E / 32.081520°N 130.205412°E / 32.081520; 130.205412 (Wakimoto Kofun Cluster)
Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas 赤水の岩堂磨崖仏 Akamizu no Iwadō magaibutsu	Kirishima			31°50′37″N 130°43′56″E / 31.843657°N 130.732107°E / 31.843657; 130.732107 (Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas)
Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells 笠野原土持堀の深井戸 Kasanohara Tsuchimochi hori no fuka ido	Kanoya			31°26′14″N 130°54′08″E / 31.437131°N 130.902250°E / 31.437131; 130.902250 (Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells)
Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster 小浜崎古墳群 Ohamazaki kofun-gun	Nagashima			32°10′30″N 130°06′04″E / 32.174886°N 130.100999°E / 32.174886; 130.100999 (Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster)
Myōjin Kofun Cluster 明神古墳群 Myōjin kofun-gun	Nagashima			32°10′41″N 130°06′00″E / 32.178046°N 130.100033°E / 32.178046; 130.100033 (Myōjin Kofun Cluster)
Kasedō Kofun 加世堂古墳 Kasedō kofun	Nagashima			32°08′00″N 130°10′32″E / 32.133321°N 130.175436°E / 32.133321; 130.175436 (Kasedō Kofun)
Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves 刀匠玉置家歴代の墓 tōshō Tamaki-ke rekidai no haka	Kagoshima			31°22′09″N 130°31′46″E / 31.369248°N 130.529552°E / 31.369248; 130.529552 (Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves)
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		31°55′33″N 130°27′43″E / 31.925935°N 130.461898°E / 31.925935; 130.461898 (Daiganji Site Graves and Pagodas)
Inutabu Shell Mound 犬田布貝塚 Inutabu kaizuka	Isen			27°42′43″N 128°54′05″E / 27.711836°N 128.901258°E / 27.711836; 128.901258 (Inutabu Shell Mound)
Shiroma Tofuru Tombs 城間トフル墓群 Shiroma Tofuru haka-gun	Amami			28°26′51″N 129°42′34″E / 28.447412°N 129.709396°E / 28.447412; 129.709396 (Shiroma Tofuru Tombs)
Ichiki Shell Mound 市来町市来貝塚 Ichiki-chō Ichiki kaizuka	Ichikikushikino			31°42′28″N 130°18′47″E / 31.707876°N 130.312922°E / 31.707876; 130.312922 (Ichiki Shell Mound)
Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site 厚地松山製鉄遺跡 Atsuchi Matsuyama seitetsu iseki	Minamikyūshū			31°24′08″N 130°27′16″E / 31.402119°N 130.454411°E / 31.402119; 130.454411 (Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site)
Uto Kiln Site 宇都窯跡 Uto gama ato	Aira			31°44′51″N 130°37′36″E / 31.747561°N 130.626626°E / 31.747561; 130.626626 (Uto Kiln Site)
Kurokawa Cave 黒川洞穴 Kurokawa dōketsu	Hioki			31°33′10″N 130°24′07″E / 31.552830°N 130.402050°E / 31.552830; 130.402050 (Kurokawa Cave)
Ei Castle Site 頴娃城跡 Ei-jō ato	Minamikyūshū			31°13′33″N 130°31′29″E / 31.225813°N 130.524646°E / 31.225813; 130.524646 (Ei Castle Site)
Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln 美山薩摩焼窯 Miyama Satsuma-yaki gama	Hioki			31°38′37″N 130°21′43″E / 31.643664°N 130.361881°E / 31.643664; 130.361881 (Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln)
Kenshō Castle Site 建昌城跡 Kenshō-jō ato	Aira			31°43′48″N 130°36′45″E / 31.73°N 130.6125°E / 31.73; 130.6125 (Kenshō Castle Site)
Amatatsutera-mae Kofun 天辰寺前古墳 Amatatsutera-mae kofun	Satsumasendai			31°49′40″N 130°19′13″E / 31.827810°N 130.320312°E / 31.827810; 130.320312 (Amatatsutera-mae Kofun)
Okazaki Kofun Cluster 岡崎古墳群 Okazaki kofun-gun	Kagoshima			31°22′52″N 130°57′31″E / 31.381064°N 130.958555°E / 31.381064; 130.958555 (Okazaki Kofun Cluster)
Okano Kiln Sites 岡野窯跡群 Okano kama ato-gun	Isa
Kakehashizaka 掛橋坂 Kakehashizaka	Aira			31°47′06″N 130°32′55″E / 31.784987°N 130.548479°E / 31.784987; 130.548479 (Kakehashizaka)
Kanayama Waterwheel Site 金山水車(轟製錬所)跡 Kanayama suisha (todoroki seirenjo) ato	Minamikyūshū			31°22′13″N 130°25′08″E / 31.370345°N 130.418814°E / 31.370345; 130.418814 (Kanayama Waterwheel Site)
Tomori Petroglyphs 戸森の線刻画 Tomori no senkokuga	Amagi			27°46′09″N 128°55′15″E / 27.769041°N 128.920756°E / 27.769041; 128.920756 (Tomori Petroglyphs)
Nejimehara Battery Site 根占原台場跡 Nejimehara daiba ato	Minamiōsumi			31°10′26″N 130°45′46″E / 31.173802°N 130.762890°E / 31.173802; 130.762890 (Nejimehara Battery Site)
Nakafu Cave 中甫洞穴 Nakafu dōketsu	China			27°22′42″N 128°35′54″E / 27.378334°N 128.598404°E / 27.378334; 128.598404 (Nakafu Cave)
Satsuma Rebellion Takakumayama Battlefield 西南戦争 高熊山古戦場 Seinan-sensō Takakumayama kosenjō	Isa			32°05′27″N 130°36′56″E / 32.090872°N 130.615478°E / 32.090872; 130.615478 (Satsuma Rebellion Takakumayama Battlefield)
Tomachin Site トマチン遺跡 Tomachin iseki	Isen			27°40′31″N 128°59′20″E / 27.675197°N 128.988917°E / 27.675197; 128.988917 (Tomachin Site)
Gionnosu Battery Site 祇園之洲台場跡 Gionnosu daiba ato	Kagoshima			31°36′17″N 130°34′11″E / 31.604799°N 130.569591°E / 31.604799; 130.569591 (Gionnosu Battery Site)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, a further six hundred and seventy-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[4][8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National historic sites in Kagoshima prefecture.

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• 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

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture