List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2019, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^{[2][3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ayaragigō Site 綾羅木郷遺跡 Ayaragigō iseki	Shimonoseki	Yayoi period settlement trace		34°00′45″N 130°55′28″E / 34.01259335°N 130.92455858°E / 34.01259335; 130.92455858 (Ayaragigō Site)	1	2435
Itō Hirobumi former residence 伊藤博文旧宅 Itō Hirobumi kyū-taku	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Edo Period residence		34°24′40″N 131°25′05″E / 34.41104526°N 131.41811916°E / 34.41104526; 131.41811916 (Itō Hirobumi former residence)	8	2396
Kajikurihama Site 梶栗浜遺跡 Kajikurihama iseki	Shimonoseki	Yayoi period cemetery		34°01′00″N 130°55′23″E / 34.01664588°N 130.92306688°E / 34.01664588; 130.92306688 (Kajikurihama ruins)	1	2438
Yoshida Shōin Imprisonment Site 吉田松陰幽囚の旧宅 Yoshida Shōin yūshū kyū-taku	Hagi			34°24′44″N 131°25′04″E / 34.412235°N 131.41770502°E / 34.412235; 131.41770502 (Yoshida Shōin Imprisonment Site)	8	[1]
Former Hagi Domain Boat Shed 旧萩藩御船倉 kyū-Hagi-han ofunagura	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Edo period structure		34°25′14″N 131°24′04″E / 34.42046039°N 131.4011711°E / 34.42046039; 131.4011711 (Former Hagi Domain Boat Shed)	6	2413
Former Hagi Domain School - Meirinkan 旧萩藩校明倫館 kyū-Hagi-hankō Meirinkan	Hagi	han school		34°24′33″N 131°23′56″E / 34.40922966°N 131.39888365°E / 34.40922966; 131.39888365 (Former Hagi Domain School - Meirinkan)	4	[2]
Mishima Jiikonbo Kofun Cluster 見島ジーコンボ古墳群 Mishima Jiikonbo kofun-gun	Hagi	Nara period cemetery		34°45′49″N 131°09′35″E / 34.76352979°N 131.15971859°E / 34.76352979; 131.15971859 (Mishima Jiikonbo Kofun Cluster)	1	2443
Takasugi Shinsaku grave 高杉晋作墓 Takasugi Shinsaku no haka	Shimonoseki	Bakumatsu period patriot grave		34°05′08″N 131°04′18″E / 34.08569133°N 131.07163427°E / 34.08569133; 131.07163427 (Takasugi Shinsaku grave)	7	2401
Saba River Sekimizu ruins 佐波川関水 Saba-gawa sekimizu	Yamaguchi	Kamakura period weir on the Sabagawa River		34°16′14″N 131°39′25″E / 34.27064283°N 131.65704861°E / 34.27064283; 131.65704861 (Sabagawa Sekimizu ruins)	6	2416
Suō Kokubun-ji ruins 周防国分寺旧境内 Suō Kokubunji kyū-keidai	Hōfu	Nara period provincial temple of Suō Province		34°03′42″N 131°34′46″E / 34.06177891°N 131.57937317°E / 34.06177891; 131.57937317 (Suō Kokubun-ji ruins)	3	2429
Suō Provincial Capital ruins 周防国衙跡 Suō Kokuga ato	Hōfu	Nara period kokufu of Suō Province		34°03′28″N 131°35′11″E / 34.05767787°N 131.58639484°E / 34.05767787; 131.58639484 (Suō Provincial Capital ruins)	2	2415
Suō Mint ruins 周防鋳銭司跡 Suō no juzenji ato	Yamaguchi	Heian period industrial site		34°05′10″N 131°26′39″E / 34.08604307°N 131.44419436°E / 34.08604307; 131.44419436 (Suō Mint)	6	2437
Suō-nada Sluice Sites 周防灘干拓遺跡 Suō-nada kantaku iseki	San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi			33°59′50″N 131°09′59″E / 33.99718143°N 131.1664376°E / 33.99718143; 131.1664376 (Suō-nada Sluice Sites)	6	[3]
Shōkasonjuku Academy 松下村塾 Shōkasonjuku	Hagi	run by Yoshida Shōin; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5]		34°24′44″N 131°25′02″E / 34.41215448°N 131.41734168°E / 34.41215448; 131.41734168 (Shōkasonjuku Academy)	4	[4]
Jōei-ji Gardens 常栄寺庭園 Jōeiji teien	Yamaguchi	Muromachi period Japanese garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		34°11′54″N 131°29′22″E / 34.19826332°N 131.48949707°E / 34.19826332; 131.48949707 (Jōei-ji gardens)	8	2376
Jinbayama Kofun 仁馬山古墳 Jinbayama kofun	Shimonoseki	Kofun period tumulus		34°00′50″N 130°56′33″E / 34.01376792°N 130.94242708°E / 34.01376792; 130.94242708 (Jinbayama Kofun)	1	2445
Ōmijima Whale Grave 青海島鯨墓 Ōmijima kujira haka	Nagato			34°25′28″N 34°25′28″E / 34.42439447°N 34.42439447°E / 34.42439447; 34.42439447 (Ōmijima Whale Grave)	6, 7	2408
Iwakisan Kōgoishi ruins 石城山神籠石 Iwakisan Kōgoishi	Hikari	Asuka period fortification		33°59′14″N 132°02′15″E / 33.98733847°N 132.03742748°E / 33.98733847; 132.03742748 (Iwakisan Kōgoishi)	1	2405
Murata Seifū former residence and grave 村田清風旧宅および墓 Murata Seifū kyū-taku oyobi haka	Nagato	Bakumatsu period reformer		34°22′10″N 131°12′53″E / 34.36954799°N 131.21461015°E / 34.36954799; 131.21461015 (Murata Seifū Former Residence and Grave)	7, 8	2418
Ōmura Masujirō grave 大村益次郎墓 Ōmura Masujirō no haka	Yamaguchi	Bakumatsu period patriot grave		34°04′44″N 131°27′56″E / 34.07889434°N 131.4654742°E / 34.07889434; 131.4654742 (Ōmura Masujirō grave)	7	2406
Ōuchi clan residence and Ryōun-ji ruins 大内氏遺跡附凌雲寺跡 Ōuchi-shi iseki tsuketari Ryōunji ato	Yamaguchi	Kofun period tumulus		34°11′04″N 131°28′47″E / 34.18441615°N 131.47981926°E / 34.18441615; 131.47981926 (Ōuchi clan residence and Ryōun-ji ruins)	2, 3	2431
Dainichi Kofun 大日古墳 Dainichi kofun	Hōfu	Kofun period tumulus		34°04′20″N 131°32′51″E / 34.07232176°N 131.54748538°E / 34.07232176; 131.54748538 (Dainichi kofun)	1	2424
Ōhibi Natsumikan 大日比ナツミカン原樹 Ōhibi natsumikan genju	Nagato	also a Natural Monument		34°24′45″N 131°12′27″E / 34.41237253°N 131.20753987°E / 34.41237253; 131.20753987 (Ōhibi Natsumikan)	6	[5]
Yanai Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Yanai Chausuyama kofun	Yanai	Kofun period tumulus		33°57′55″N 132°07′44″E / 33.96541344°N 132.12892172°E / 33.96541344; 132.12892172 (Chausuyama Kofun)	1	2423
Nakayama Tadamitsu grave 中山忠光墓 Nakayama Tadamitsu no haka	Shimonoseki	Bakumatsu period patriot grave		34°00′25″N 130°55′05″E / 34.00699316°N 130.9180315°E / 34.00699316; 130.9180315 (Nakayama Tadamitsu grave)	7	2419
Asada Tumulus Cluster 朝田墳墓群 Asada funbogun	Yamaguchi	Yayoi period tumuli cluster		34°09′17″N 131°25′56″E / 34.15461479°N 131.43211708°E / 34.15461479; 131.43211708 (Asada Tumulus Cluster)	1	2441
Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery Site 長州藩下関前田台場跡 Chōshū-han Shimonoseki Maeda daiba ato	Shimonoseki	the lower battery was captured during the Shimonoseki Campaign (photograph by Felice Beato)		33°58′27″N 130°58′17″E / 33.97406226°N 130.97141123°E / 33.97406226; 130.97141123 (Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery Site)	2	[6]
Naganobori Copper Mine site 長登銅山跡 Naganobori dōzan ato	Mine			34°14′40″N 131°20′10″E / 34.24434749°N 131.33605377°E / 34.24434749; 131.33605377 (Naganobori Copper Mine)	6	3368
Nagato Mint 長門鋳銭所跡 Nagato no juzensho ato	Shimonoseki	Nara period industrial site		34°00′01″N 130°58′57″E / 34.0003511°N 130.98243985°E / 34.0003511; 130.98243985 (Nagato Mint)	6	2391
Doigahama Site 土井ヶ浜遺跡 Doigahama iseki	Shimonoseki	Yayoi period necropolis		34°17′37″N 130°53′09″E / 34.29357223°N 130.88581543°E / 34.29357223; 130.88581543 (Doigahama Site)	6	2433
Suenosue Kiln ruins 陶陶窯跡 Suenosue kama ato	Yamaguchi	Heian period industrial site		34°05′57″N 131°25′14″E / 34.09925024°N 131.42068714°E / 34.09925024; 131.42068714 (Suenosue Kiln ruins)	6	2422
Hagi Road 萩往還 Hagi ōkan	Yamaguchi, Hagi, Hōfu			34°02′36″N 131°34′25″E / 34.04335639°N 131.57351697°E / 34.04335639; 131.57351697 (Hagi Road)	6	[7]
Hagi Castle Town 萩城城下町 Hagi-jō jōkamachi	Hagi	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining;[5] see also Groups of Traditional Buildings		34°24′43″N 131°23′38″E / 34.41183256°N 131.39390534°E / 34.41183256; 131.39390534 (Hagi Castle Town)	2, 6	[8]
Hagi Castle ruins 萩城跡 Hagi-jō ato	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Edo period castle inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5]		34°25′03″N 131°22′57″E / 34.4176033°N 131.38248053°E / 34.4176033; 131.38248053 (Hagi Castle)	2	2425
Hagi Reverberatory Furnace 萩反射炉 Hagi hansharo	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Bakumatsu Period industrial site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5]		34°25′43″N 131°25′06″E / 34.42848092°N 131.41825351°E / 34.42848092; 131.41825351 (Hagi Reverberatory Furnace)	6	2373
Hagi Domain Mōri clan cemeteries 萩藩主毛利家墓所 Hagi-han-shu Mōri-ke bosho	Hagi, Yamaguchi	at the former Tenju-in (天樹院), Daishō-in (大照院), and Tōkō-ji (東光寺) in Hagi and Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) in Yamaguchi[6]		34°23′41″N 131°23′28″E / 34.39482644°N 131.39110052°E / 34.39482644; 131.39110052 (Hagi Domain Mōri Clan Graves)	7	[9]
Shirasu Tatara Ironworks ruins 白須たたら製鉄遺跡 Shirasu tatara seitetsu iseki	Abu	Edo period industrial ruins		34°35′09″N 131°35′25″E / 34.58577072°N 131.59016772°E / 34.58577072; 131.59016772 (Notani Stone Bath ruins)	6	2440
Shikiyama Castle ruins 敷山城跡 Shikiyama-jo ato	Hōfu	Nanboku-cho period castle ruins		34°04′56″N 131°35′43″E / 34.08211327°N 131.5953579°E / 34.08211327; 131.5953579 (Shikiyama Castle ruins)	2	2404
Kido Takayoshi former residence 木戸孝允旧宅 Kido Takayoshi kyū-taku	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Edo Period residence		34°24′44″N 131°23′41″E / 34.4122937°N 131.39459591°E / 34.4122937; 131.39459591 (Kido Takayoshi former residence)	8	2395
Notani Stone Bath ruins 野谷石風呂 Notani no ishiburo	Yamaguchi	Kamakura period steam bath ruins		34°17′02″N 131°39′00″E / 34.28391279°N 131.65010713°E / 34.28391279; 131.65010713 (Notani Stone Bath ruins)	5	2407
Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works ruins 大板山たたら製鉄遺跡 Ōitayama tatara seitetsu iseki	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Bakumatsu period industrial site		34°24′29″N 131°23′57″E / 34.40810527°N 131.39918333°E / 34.40810527; 131.39918333 (Ōitayama tatara ironworks)	6	3762
Ebisugahana Shipyard site 恵美須ヶ鼻造船所跡 Ebisugahana zōsenjo ato	Hagi, Yamaguchi	Bakumatsu period industrial site		34°25′51″N 131°24′44″E / 34.43069738°N 131.41230405°E / 34.43069738; 131.41230405 (Ebisugahana Shipyard site)	6	3719
Katsuyama Goten ruins 勝山御殿跡 Katsuyama goten ato	Shimonoseki			34°01′19″N 130°58′24″E / 34.021888°N 130.973216°E / 34.021888; 130.973216 (Katsuyama Goten ruins)	20	00004061

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[7][8]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Nakanohama Site 中ノ浜遺跡 Nakanohama iseki	Shimonoseki			34°09′20″N 130°54′58″E / 34.155657°N 130.916133°E / 34.155657; 130.916133 (Nakanohama Site)		[10]
Kuroiichinosei Ichirizuka 黒井一ノ瀬一里塚 Kuroiichinosei ichirizuka	Shimonoseki			34°06′15″N 130°55′18″E / 34.104267°N 130.921583°E / 34.104267; 130.921583 (Kuroiichinosei Ichirizuka)		[11]
Chōfu Domain Mōri Clan Graves 長府藩主毛利家墓所 Chōfu-han-shu Mōri-ke bosho	Shimonoseki	at Kōzan-ji, Shōzan-ji (笑山寺), Kakuon-ji (覚苑寺), and Sengaku-ji (泉岳寺)		33°59′46″N 130°58′55″E / 33.995978°N 130.981924°E / 33.995978; 130.981924 (Chōfu Domain Mōri Clan Graves)		[12]
Shōei-ji Earthworks and Former Precinct 勝栄寺土塁及び旧境内 Shōeiji dorui oyobi kyū-keidai	Shūnan			34°04′14″N 131°45′58″E / 34.070685°N 131.7662°E / 34.070685; 131.7662 (Shōeiji Earthworks and Former Precinct)		[13]
Wakayama Castle Site 若山城跡 Wakayama-jō ato	Shūnan			34°04′14″N 131°45′58″E / 34.070685°N 131.7662°E / 34.070685; 131.7662 (Wakayama Castle Site)		[14]
Chōon Cave 潮音洞 Chōon-dō	Shūnan			34°14′07″N 131°48′54″E / 34.235399°N 131.815081°E / 34.235399; 131.815081 (Chōon Cave)		[15]
Shimofuri Castle Site 霜降城跡 Shimofuri-jō ato	Ube			34°00′58″N 131°15′28″E / 34.016003°N 131.257775°E / 34.016003; 131.257775 (Shimofuri Castle Site)		[16]
Aratakisan Castle Site 荒滝山城跡 Aratakisan-jō ato	Ube			34°09′11″N 131°17′49″E / 34.152940°N 131.296921°E / 34.152940; 131.296921 (Aratakisan Castle Site)		[17]
Ōuchihikami Kofun 大内氷上古墳 Ōuchihikami kofun	Yamaguchi			34°09′56″N 131°29′50″E / 34.165671°N 131.497314°E / 34.165671; 131.497314 (Ōuchihikami Kofun)		[18]
Momotani Kiln Site 百谷窯跡 Momotani kama ato	Yamaguchi			34°06′12″N 131°24′45″E / 34.103205°N 131.412481°E / 34.103205; 131.412481 (Momotani Kiln Site)		[19]
Onoda Cement Tokkuri Kiln 小野田セメント徳利窯 Onoda semento tokkuri-gama	Sanyō-Onoda			33°58′36″N 131°10′23″E / 33.976552°N 131.173164°E / 33.976552; 131.173164 (Onoda Cement Tokkuri Kiln)		[20]
Chōkōjiyama Kofun 長光寺山古墳 Chōkōjiyama kofun	Sanyō-Onoda			34°02′45″N 131°08′54″E / 34.045912°N 131.148241°E / 34.045912; 131.148241 (Chōkōjiyama Kofun)		[21]
Iwakuni Domain Kikkawa Clan Graves 岩国藩主吉川家墓所 Iwakuni-han-shu Kikkawa-ke bosho	Iwakuni			34°10′08″N 132°10′22″E / 34.168831°N 132.172694°E / 34.168831; 132.172694 (Iwakuni Domain Kikkawa Clan Graves)		[22]
Nakanokawayama Ichirizuka 中ノ川山一里塚 Nakanokawayama ichirizuka	Iwakuni			34°18′03″N 132°03′31″E / 34.300745°N 132.058496°E / 34.300745; 132.058496 (Nakanokawayama Ichirizuka)		[23]
Jingayama Kofun 神花山古墳 Jingayama kofun	Hirao			33°54′39″N 132°03′30″E / 33.910911°N 132.058218°E / 33.910911; 132.058218 (Jingayama Kofun)		[24]
Shiratori Kofun 白鳥古墳付陪塚及び周濠 Shiratori kofun tsuketari baizuka oyobi shūgō	Hirao			33°53′50″N 132°04′45″E / 33.897243°N 132.079139°E / 33.897243; 132.079139 (Shiratori Kofun)		[25]
Iwata Site 岩田遺跡 Iwata iseki	Hirao			33°53′38″N 132°04′48″E / 33.894010°N 132.079943°E / 33.894010; 132.079943 (Iwata Site)		[26]
Kunimori Kofun 国森古墳 Kunimori kofun	Tabuse			33°57′31″N 132°01′24″E / 33.958748°N 132.023467°E / 33.958748; 132.023467 (Kunimori Kofun)		[27]
Goi Kofun 後井古墳 Goi kofun	Tabuse			33°57′42″N 132°01′40″E / 33.961586°N 132.027876°E / 33.961586; 132.027876 (Goi Kofun)		[28]
Suebara Kiln Sites 末原窯跡群 Suebara kama ato-gun	Mine			34°17′34″N 131°20′27″E / 34.292821°N 131.340952°E / 34.292821; 131.340952 (Suebara Kiln Sites)		[29]
Susa-Karatsu Old Kiln Sites 須佐唐津古窯跡群 Susa-Karatsu ko-yōseki-gun	Hagi			34°35′35″N 131°37′11″E / 34.593191°N 131.61973°E / 34.593191; 131.61973 (Susa-Karatsu Old Kiln Sites)		[30]
Anakannon Kofun 穴観音古墳 Anakannon kofun	Hagi			34°27′49″N 131°36′15″E / 34.463613°N 131.604195°E / 34.463613; 131.604195 (Anakannon Kofun)		[31]
Hagi Ware Old Kiln Sites 萩焼古窯跡群 Hagi-yaki ko-yōseki-gun	Hagi			34°25′07″N 131°26′01″E / 34.418629°N 131.433649°E / 34.418629; 131.433649 (Hagi Ware Old Kiln Sites)		[32]
Oku-Abu Saiban Site 奥阿武宰判勘場跡 Oku-Abu Saiban kanba ato	Hagi			34°26′38″N 131°35′24″E / 34.443813°N 131.590118°E / 34.443813; 131.590118 (Oku-Abu Saiban Site)		[33]
Ōuchi Yoshitaka Chief Retainer Grave Site 大内義隆主従の墓所 Ōuchi Yoshitaka shujū no bosho	Nagato	in the grounds of Tainei-ji (大寧寺)		34°19′41″N 131°09′47″E / 34.328°N 131.163°E / 34.328; 131.163 (Ōuchi Yoshitaka Chief Retainer Grave Site)		[34]
Hekitaoyama Sue Ware Kiln Site 日置峠山の須恵器窯跡 Hekitaoyama no Sue-ki kama ato	Nagato			34°22′57″N 131°05′08″E / 34.382440°N 131.085531°E / 34.382440; 131.085531 (Taineiji Precinct)		[35]
Tainei-ji Precinct 大寧寺境内 Taineiji keidai	Nagato			34°19′42″N 131°09′46″E / 34.328222°N 131.162833°E / 34.328222; 131.162833 (Taineiji Precinct)		[36]
Hagi Ware Fukagawa Old Kiln Sites 萩焼深川古窯跡群 Hagi-yaki Fukagawa ko-yōseki-gun	Nagato			34°19′13″N 131°10′31″E / 34.320259°N 131.175342°E / 34.320259; 131.175342 (Hagi Ware Fukagawa Old Kiln Sites)		[37]
Hōfu Tenman-gū Daisenbō Site 防府天満宮大専坊跡 Hōfu Tenmangū Daisenbō ato	Hōfu			34°03′48″N 131°34′27″E / 34.063290°N 131.574047°E / 34.063290; 131.574047 (Hōfu Tenmangū Daisenbō Site)		[38]
Nun Nomura Motoni House and Grave 野村望東尼終焉の宅及び宅跡並びに墓 Nomura Mōtōni shūen no taku oyobi taku ato narabini haka	Hōfu			34°02′44″N 131°33′50″E / 34.045441°N 131.564026°E / 34.045441; 131.564026 (Nun Nomura Motoni House and Grave)		[39]
Ōyama Jinja Sutra Mound 御山神社経塚 Ōyama Jinja kyōzuka	Abu			34°34′49″N 131°33′33″E / 34.580154°N 131.559134°E / 34.580154; 131.559134 (Ōyama Jinja Sutra Mound)		[40]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, a further one hundred and thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Suō Province
• Nagato Province
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Propertied in Yamaguchi Prefecture