List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kanagawa)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2019, sixty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance, including the Old Hakone Road, which spans the prefectural borders with Shizuoka.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Isehara Hachimandai Stone Age Dwelling Site
伊勢原八幡台石器時代住居跡
Isehara Hachimandai sekki-jidai jūkyo ato
Isehara 35°23′20″N 139°18′31″E 1 792
Isshōmasu Site
一升桝遺跡
Isshōmasu iseki
Kamakura earthworks beside the road, half a kilometre from Gokuraku-ji[5] 35°18′53″N 139°31′39″E 2, 6 00003514
Inamuragasaki
稲村ヶ崎 (新田義貞徒渉伝説地)
Inamuragasaki
Kamakura said to have been the route of Nitta Yoshisada for the Siege of Kamakura (1333)
Inamuragasaki
35°18′07″N 139°31′32″E 8 790
Egara Tenjin Shrine Precinct
荏柄天神社境内
Egara Tenjin-sha keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura;[6][7] the ICP honden dates to 1316[8]
Egara Tenjin Shrine Precinct
35°19′33″N 139°33′52″E 3 00003454
Yōfuku-ji Site
永福寺跡
Yōfukuji ato
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Yōfukuji Site
35°19′38″N 139°34′08″E 3 804
Engaku-ji Precinct
円覚寺境内
Engakuji keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Engakuji Precinct
35°20′16″N 139°32′52″E 3 808
Engaku-ji Gardens
円覚寺庭園
Engakuji teien
Kamakura also a Place of Scenic Beauty; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Engakuji Gardens
35°20′12″N 139°32′43″E 8 788
Shimoterao Government Office Sites
下寺尾官衙遺跡群
Shimoterao kanga iseki-gun
Chigasaki dating from the late seventh century to the second half of the ninth century 35°21′46″N 139°23′48″E 2 00003890
Kewaizaka Pass
仮粧坂
Kehaizaka
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kewaizaka Pass
35°19′37″N 139°32′44″E 6 814
Natsushima Shell Mound
夏島貝塚
Natsushima kaizuka
Yokosuka 35°19′21″N 139°38′58″E 1 817
Kakuon-ji Precinct
覚園寺境内
Kakuonji keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kakuonji Precinct
35°19′59″N 139°33′49″E 3 809
Kamakura Daibutsuden Site
鎌倉大仏殿跡
Kamakura daibutsuden ato
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kamakura Daibutsuden Site
35°19′00″N 139°32′09″E 3 3385
Kamegayatsuzaka Pass
亀ヶ谷坂
Kamegayatsuzaka
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kamegayatsuzaka Pass
35°19′51″N 139°33′01″E 6 812
Tachibana Government Office Sites
橘樹官衙遺跡群
Tachibana kanga iseki-gun
Kawasaki in use from the seventh century to the tenth century 35°34′42″N 139°37′09″E 2 00003889
Former Yokohama Specie Bank Head Office
旧横浜正金銀行本店
kyū-Yokohama Shōkin Ginkō honten kaizuka
Yokohama established in 1880, the ICP honkan (main building) dates to 1904 and is used for the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History[9]
Former Yokohama Specie Bank Head Office
35°26′57″N 139°38′11″E 6 824
Former Sagami River Pier
旧相模川橋脚
kyū-Sagami-gawa kyōkyaku
Chigasaki also a Natural Monument
Former Sagami River Pier
35°19′55″N 139°23′04″E 6 777
Kobukurozaka Pass
巨福呂坂
Kobukurozaka
Kamakura
Kobukurozaka Pass
35°19′39″N 139°33′16″E 6 813
Gokuraku-ji Precinct - Tomb of Ninshō
極楽寺境内・忍性墓
Gokurakuji keidai・Ninshō no haka
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Gokurakuji Precinct - Tomb of Ninshō
35°18′36″N 139°31′44″E 7 781
Kenchō-ji Precinct
建長寺境内
Kenchōji keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kenchōji Precinct
35°19′54″N 139°33′17″E 3 805
Kenchō-ji Gardens
建長寺庭園
Kenchōji teien
Kamakura also a Place of Scenic Beauty; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Kenchōji Gardens
35°19′56″N 139°33′20″E 8 787
Moto-Hakone Stone Buddhas
元箱根石仏群
Moto-Hakone sekibutsu
Hakone designation includes three gorintō, one dating to 1295, and a hōkyōintō of 1296; the ICP sculptures date from the late C13/early C14[10][11][12]
Moto-Hakone Stone Buddhas
35°13′02″N 139°02′19″E 3 797
Goryōgaidai Shell Mound
五領ヶ台貝塚
Goryōgaidai kaizuka
Hiratsuka 35°21′16″N 139°18′02″E 1 818
Grave of William Adams
三浦安針墓
Miura Anjin no haka
Yokosuka
Grave of William Adams
35°16′45″N 139°38′27″E 7 774
Santonodai Site
三殿台遺跡
Santonodai iseki
Yokohama
Santonodai Site
35°25′14″N 139°36′39″E 1 802
Wakamiya Ōji
若宮大路
Wakamiya Ōji
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Wakamiya Ōji
35°18′58″N 139°33′01″E 3, 6 793
Jufuku-ji Precinct
寿福寺境内
Jufukuji keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Jufukuji Precinct
35°19′27″N 139°32′57″E 3 801
Akibayama Kofun Cluster
秋葉山古墳群
Akibayama kofun-gun
Ebina
Akibayama Kofun Cluster
35°28′12″N 139°24′15″E 1 00003453
Katsusaka Site
勝坂遺跡
Katsusaka iseki
Sagamihara
Katsusaka Site
35°30′32″N 139°23′18″E 1 819
Odawara Castle Site
小田原城跡
Odawara-jō ato
Odawara
Odawara Castle Site
35°15′03″N 139°09′13″E 2 794
Shōmyō-ji Precinct
称名寺境内
Shōmyōji keidai
Yokohama submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Shōmyōji Precinct
35°20′38″N 139°37′49″E 3 773
Jōkōmyō-ji Precinct - Grave of Reizei Tamesuke
浄光明寺境内・冷泉為相
Jōkōmyōji keidai・Reizei Tamesuke haka
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Jōkōmyōji Precinct
35°19′37″N 139°33′05″E 3, 7 780
Jōchi-ji Precinct
浄智寺境内
Jōchiji keidai
Kamakura
Jōchiji Precinct
35°20′00″N 139°32′48″E 3 800
Jōmyō-ji Precinct
浄妙寺境内
Jōmyōji keidai
Kamakura
Jōmyōji Precinct
35°19′21″N 139°34′16″E 3 806
Kanzaki Site
神崎遺跡
Kanzaki iseki
Ayase
Kanzaki Site
35°24′37″N 139°24′26″E 1 00003699
Zuisen-ji Precinct
瑞泉寺境内
Zuisenji keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Zuisenji Precinct
35°19′21″N 139°34′16″E 3 815
Suara Stone Age Site
寸沢嵐石器時代遺跡
Suara shisekki-jidai iseki
Sagamihara 35°36′00″N 139°13′24″E 1 785
Mount Ishigaki
石垣山
Ishigaki-yama
Odawara site of Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle
Mount Ishigaki
35°14′08″N 139°07′39″E 2 799
Kawajiri Stone Age Site
川尻石器時代遺跡
Kawajiri shisekki-jidai iseki
Sagamihara 35°35′30″N 139°18′01″E 1 786
Sagami Kokubun-ji Site
相模国分寺
Sagami Kokubunji ato
Ebina provincial temple of Sagami Province
Sagami Kokubunji Site
35°27′16″N 139°23′52″E 3 771
Sagami Kokubunni-ji Site
相模国分尼寺
Sagami Kokubunniji ato
Ebina provincial nunnery of Sagami Province
Sagami Kokubunniji Site
35°27′38″N 139°23′53″E 3 825
Ōmachi Shakadō Pass Site
大町釈迦堂口遺跡
Ōmachi Shakado-guchi iseki
Kamakura
Ōmachi Shakadō Pass Site
35°19′02″N 139°33′54″E 3 00003681
Ōtsuka-Saikachido Site
大塚・歳勝土遺跡
Ōtsuka-Saikachido iseki
Yokohama
Ōtsuka-Saikachido Site
35°33′02″N 139°34′50″E 1 823
Daibutsu Pass
大仏切通
Daibutsu kiridōshi
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Daibutsu Pass
35°19′38″N 139°31′59″E 6 820
Asaina Pass
朝夷奈切通
Asaina kiridōshi
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Asaina Pass
35°19′51″N 139°35′28″E 6 811
Nagae-Sakurayama Kofun Cluster
長柄桜山古墳群
Nagae-Sakurayama kofun-gun
Zushi, Hayama
Nagae-Sakurayama Kofun Cluster
35°17′14″N 139°35′05″E 1 3351
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Precinct
鶴岡八幡宮境内
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū keidai
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Precinct
35°19′31″N 139°33′21″E 3 807
Grave of Uesugi Norikata
上杉憲方
den-Uesugi Norikata no haka
Kamakura 35°18′34″N 139°31′47″E 7 782
Tanamukaihara Site
田名向原遺跡
Tanamukaihara iseki
Sagamihara 35°31′46″N 139°21′18″E 1 3244
Tōshō-ji Site
東勝寺跡
Tōshōji ato
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Tōshōji Site
35°19′14″N 139°33′35″E 2, 3 3213
Fujisawa Memorial Tower to Friends and Foe
藤沢敵御方供養塔
Fujisawa tekimikata kuyōtō
Fujisawa erected to commemorate those who fell in the Uesugi Zenshū Rebellion (上杉禅秀の乱) of Ōei 23 (1416); on the grounds of Shōjōkō-ji (清浄光寺)[13]
Fujisawa Memorial Tower to Friends and Foe
35°20′51″N 139°29′19″E 3 776
Grave of Hino Toshimoto
日野俊基
Hino Toshimoto no haka
Kamakura
Grave of Hino Toshimoto
35°19′41″N 139°32′35″E 7 779
Hakone Barrier Site
箱根関
Hakone no seki ato
Hakone
Hakone Barrier Site
35°11′33″N 139°01′34″E 6 772
Buppō-ji Site
仏法寺跡
Buppōji ato
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7] 35°18′26″N 139°31′52″E 3 00003501
Hokkedō Site
法華堂跡 (源頼朝墓・北条義時墓)
Hokkedō ato (Minamoto Yoritomo no haka・Hōjō Yoshitoki no haka)
Kamakura designation includes the tomb of Minamoto no Yoritomo and the tomb of Hōjō Yoshitoki
Hokkedō Site
35°19′33″N 139°33′40″E 3, 7 778
Hōjō Clan Tokiwa Residence Site
北条氏常盤亭跡
Hōjō-shi Tokiwa-tei ato
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7] 35°19′24″N 139°31′55″E 2 821
Nagoe Pass
名越切通
Nagoe kiridōshi
Kamakura submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Nagoe Pass
35°18′27″N 139°33′53″E 6 803
Meigetsu-in Precinct
明月院境内
Meigetsuin keidai
Kamakura
Meigetsuin Precinct
35°20′06″N 139°33′05″E 3 822
Wakae Island
和賀江嶋
Wakaenoshima
Kamakura, Zushi submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[6][7]
Wakae Island
35°18′01″N 139°33′05″E 3, 5, 6 810
Akasaka Site
赤坂遺跡
Akasaka iseki
Miura 35°10′28″N 139°38′03″E 1 00003779
Old Hakone Road
箱根旧街道
Hakone kyū-kaidō
Hakone stretch of the old Tōkaidō; the designation includes areas of Mishima and Kannami in Shizuoka Prefecture
Old Hakone Road
35°11′36″N 139°01′35″E 6 798
Tokyo Bay Fort Sites
東京湾要塞
Tōkyō-wan yōsai ato
Yokosukadesignation includes the sites of Sarushima Battery (猿島砲台跡) and Chiyogasaki Battery (千代ヶ崎砲台跡)35°17′10″N 139°41′38″E
Stone Quarry for the Walls of Edo Castle Site
江戸城石垣石丁場跡
Edo-jō ishigaki ishi-chōba ato
Odawara35°14′08″N 139°07′40″E
Shimoterao Nishikata Site
下寺尾西方遺跡
Shimoterao Nishikata iseki
Chigasaki35°21′49″N 139°24′01″E

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2019, twenty-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][14][15]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Hayakawa Castle Site
早川城
Hayakawa-jō ato
Ayase35°26′14″N 139°25′10″E'for all refs see
Ichigao Cave Tomb Cluster
市ヶ尾横穴古墳群
Ichigao ōketsu kofun-gun
Yokohama35°33′27″N 139°32′24″E
Shinano Ichirizuka
品濃一里塚
Shinano ichirizuka
Yokohamaon the old Tōkaidō35°25′57″N 139°33′52″E
Inarimae Kofun Cluster
稲荷前古墳群
Inarimae kofun-gun
Yokohama35°33′35″N 139°31′55″E
Shibokuchi Shell Mound
子母口貝塚
Shibokuchi kaizuka
Kawasaki35°34′28″N 139°37′31″E
Higashi Takane Site
東高根遺跡
Higashi Takane iseki
KawasakiYayoi- to Kofun-period settlement, now protected within Higashi Takane Forest Park (東高根森林公園)35°36′16″N 139°35′11″E
Maginu Kofun
馬絹古墳
Maginu kofun
Kawasaki35°35′01″N 139°36′05″E
Saifukuji Kofun
西福寺古墳
Saifukuji kofun
Kawasaki35°34′59″N 139°36′29″E
Kayama Shell Mound
茅山貝塚
Kayama kaizuka
Yokosuka35°14′02″N 139°41′38″E
Yoshii Shell Mound and associated site
吉井貝塚を中心とした遺跡
Yoshii kaizuka wo chūshin to shita iseki
Yokosukalate-Heian yamashiro and a Jōmon midden35°14′18″N 139°42′07″E
Dankazura
段葛
Dankazura
Kamakurapathway along Wakamiya Ōji leading to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū35°19′11″N 139°33′09″E
Hyakuhachi Yagura
百八やぐら
Hyakuhachi Yagura
Kamakurayagura near Kakuon-ji (覚園寺)35°19′51″N 139°33′52″E
Yoichi-zuka and Bunzōdō on the Ishibashiyama Battlefield
石橋山古戦場のうち与一塚及び文三堂
Ishibashiyama ko-senjō no uchi Yoichi-zuka oyobi bunzōdō
OdawaraYoichi-zuka is the burial mound of Sanada Yoshitada (佐奈田義忠)35°13′16″N 139°08′25″E
Tsutsumi Shell Mound
堤貝塚
Tsutsumi kaizuka
Chigasaki35°21′46″N 139°25′26″E
Bishamon Caves Yayoi Dwelling Sites
毘沙門洞窟弥生時代住居阯群
Bishamon dōkutsu Yayoi-jidai jūkyoshi-gun
Miura35°08′23″N 139°39′18″E
Futagozuka Kofun
二子塚古墳
Futagozuka kofun
Hadano35°21′34″N 139°16′00″E
Mediaeval Architecture of Kami-Hamada
上浜田中世建築遺構群
Kami-Hamada chūsei kenchiku ikō-gun
Ebina35°26′40″N 139°24′08″E
Kamaguchi Kofun
釜口古墳
Kamaguchi kofun
Ōiso35°19′03″N 139°19′07″E
Tarekoyatonishi Cave Tomb Cluster
たれこ谷戸西横穴群
Tarekoyatonishi ōketsu-gun
Ōiso35°19′02″N 139°16′14″E
Shōgakubo Cave Tomb Cluster
庄ケ久保横穴群
Shōgakubo ōketsu-gun
Ōiso35°18′49″N 139°17′22″E
Yōkokujiyato Cave Tomb Cluster
楊谷寺谷戸横穴群
Yōkokujiyato ōketsu-gun
Ōiso35°19′15″N 139°18′49″E
Kawamura Castle Site
河村城
Kawamura-jō ato
Yamakita35°21′20″N 139°04′38″E
Dohi Sugiyama Cave
土肥椙山厳窟(伝源頼朝隠潜地)
Tohi Sugiyama gankutsu (den-Minamoto no Yoritomo insenchi)
Yugawarasaid to have been the hiding place of Minamoto no Yoritomo after the Battle of Ishibashiyama35°09′53″N 139°04′31″E
Dohi Clan Graves
土肥一族の墓所
Tohi ichizoku no bosho
Yugawara35°08′52″N 139°06′08″E
Enoshima
江ノ島
Enoshima
Fujisawaalso a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty35°17′59″N 139°28′49″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2019, a further one hundred and thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[4][16]

Registered Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2019, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.[4][17]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Soya Waterworks
曽屋水道
Soya suidō
Hadano35°22′45″N 139°13′15″E

See also

References

  1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 神奈川県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. 文化財の指定等の状況 [Status of Cultural Properties] (PDF). Kanagawa Prefecture. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. 一升桝遺跡 [Isshōmasu Site] (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. "Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. "「武家の古都・鎌倉」の世界文化遺産推薦について(案)" [Concerning the World Heritage Nomination "Kamakura, Home of the Samurai"] (PDF). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  8. 荏柄天神社本殿 [Egara Tenjin Shrine Honden] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. 旧横浜正金銀行本店本館 [Former Yokohama Specie Bank Head Office Main Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. 元箱根磨崖仏 [Moto-Hakone magaibutsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  11. 地藏菩薩立像 [Jizō Bosatsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  12. 元箱根磨崖仏 [Moto-Hakone magaibutsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  13. 藤沢敵御方供養塔 [Memorial Tower to Friends and Foe] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  14. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分) [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  15. 文化財をさがす [Cultural Property Search] (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  16. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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