List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2020, thirty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster
岩橋千塚古墳群
Iwasesenzuka kofun-gun
Wakayama34°13′31″N 135°13′35″E1
Isoma Rock Shelter Site
磯間岩陰遺跡
Isoma iwakage iseki
Tanabe33°43′17″N 135°23′00″E1
Shimosato Kofun
下里古墳
Shimosato kofun
Nachikatsuura33°35′03″N 135°55′22″E1
Kii Kokubun-ji Site
紀伊国分寺
Kii Kokubunji ato
Kinokawaprovincial temple of Kii Province34°16′08″N 135°20′22″E3
Former Nate-juku Honjin
旧名手宿本陣
Kyū-Nate-juku honjin
Kinokawa34°16′33″N 135°26′09″E6
Kongōbu-ji Precinct
金剛峯寺境内
Kongōbuji keidai
Kōyahead temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism with multiple National Treasures; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°12′47″N 135°34′47″E3
Hiromura Embankment
広村堤防
Hiromura teibō
Hirogawa34°01′35″N 135°10′14″E6
Kōzanji Shell Mound
高山寺貝塚
Kōzanji kaizuka
Tanabe33°44′24″N 135°22′42″E1
Kōyasan Chōishi
高野山町石
Kōyasan chōishi
Kōya, Katsuragi, Kudoyamainscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°13′34″N 135°32′16″E3, 6
Negoro-ji Precinct
根来寺境内
Negoroji keidai
Iwade34°17′15″N 135°19′04″E3
Misu Haiji Pagoda Site
三栖廃寺塔跡
Misu Haiji tō ato
Tanabe33°44′14″N 135°25′00″E3
Shikagō Ichirizuka
四箇郷一里塚
Shikagō ichirizuka
Wakayama34°14′42″N 135°12′03″E6
Ueno Haiji Site
上野廃寺跡
Ueno Haiji ato
Wakayama34°16′29″N 135°15′15″E3
Shingū Castle Site and Mizuno Clan Graves
新宮城跡附水野家墓所
Shingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho
Shingū33°43′05″N 135°59′08″E2, 7
Nishi Kokubun Pagoda Site
西国分塔跡
Nishi Kokubun tō ato
Iwade34°15′57″N 135°19′53″E3
Ōtani Kofun
大谷古墳
Ōtani kofun
Wakayama34°15′42″N 135°10′35″E1
Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct
丹生都比売神社境内
Nyūtsuhime Jinja keidai
Katsuragiinscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°15′30″N 135°31′27″E3
Dōjō-ji Precinct
道成寺境内
Dōjōji keidai
Hidakagawa33°54′52″N 135°10′28″E3
Hamaguchi Goryō Grave
浜口梧陵墓
Hamaguchi Goryō no haka
Hirogawa34°01′16″N 135°10′05″E7
Myōe Kishū Sites and Tōba
明恵紀州遺跡率都婆
Myōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba
Arida, Yuasa, Aridagawa34°04′18″N 135°09′35″E3, 7
Narugami Shell Mound
鳴神貝塚
Narugami kaizuka
Wakayama34°13′50″N 135°12′42″E1
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
Wakayama-jō
Wakayama34°13′39″N 135°10′16″E2
Wakayama Domain Tokugawa Clan Graves
和歌山藩主徳川家墓所
Wakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho
Kainanat Chōhō-ji34°06′32″N 135°10′01″E7
Kumano Sanzan
熊野三山
Kumano sanzan
Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuuradesignation includes an area of Kihō in Mie Prefecture33°43′37″N 135°58′55″E3
Ōmine Okugakemichi
大峯奥駈道
Ōmine okugakemichi
Tanabe, Shingūtrail inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes areas of Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, and Gojō in Nara Prefecture34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E3, 6
Kumano Sankeimichi
熊野参詣道
Kumano sankeimichi
Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, Kōyatrails inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List among the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes the Nakahechi (中辺路), Ōhechi (大辺路), Kohechi (小辺路), Iseji (伊勢路), Kumano River (熊野川), Shichirimi-hama (七里御浜), and Hano-no-Iwa (花の窟) and areas of Nosegawa and Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E3, 6
Atagi Clan Fortified Residence Site
安宅氏城館跡
Atagi-shi jōkan ato
Shirahama33°34′45″N 135°27′52″E2
Suiken Embankment
水軒堤防
Suiken teibō
Wakayama34°12′13″N 135°09′14″E6
Kashinozaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck Site
樫野埼灯台及びエルトゥールル号遭難事件遺跡
Kashinozaki tōdai oyobi Erutūruru-gō sōnan jiken iseki
Kushimoto33°28′18″N 135°51′43″E
Yuasa Fortified Residence Sites
湯浅党城館跡
Yuasa jōkan ato
Aridagawa, Yuasadesignation includes the sites of Yuasa Castle (湯浅城) and Fujinami Fortified Residence (藤並館跡)34°02′08″N 135°11′38″E

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, one hundred Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][7]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Ohara Tōdō Grave
小原桃洞墓
Ohara Tōdō haka
Wakayamaat Daion-ji (大恩寺)34°13′12″N 135°10′23″Efor all refs see
Kanō Morohira Grave
加納諸平
Kanō Morohira haka
Wakayama34°13′48″N 135°09′51″E
Kawanabe Ōji Site
川辺王子
Kawanabe ōji ato
Wakayama34°16′06″N 135°15′12″E
Kamayama Kofun
釜山古墳群
Kamayama kofun
Wakayama34°15′44″N 135°08′09″E
Shakanokoshi Kofun
車駕之古址古墳
Shakanokoshi kofun
Wakayama34°15′45″N 135°08′03″E
Saikazaki Battery
雑賀崎台場
Saikazaki daiba
Wakayama34°11′37″N 135°08′24″E
Wakanoura
和歌の浦
Saikazaki daiba
Wakayamadesignation includes Mount Tengu (奠供山), Tamamatsushima Jinja Precinct (玉津島神社境内地), Tenman Jinja Precinct (天満神社境内地), Tōshō-gū Precinct (東照宮境内地), Mount Imose and Sandan Bridge (妹背山と三断橋), Ashibeya-Asahiya Site and Mount Kagami (芦辺屋・朝日屋跡と鏡山), Mitaraiike Park (御手洗池公園), Shiogama Jinja Precinct (塩竃神社境内地), and Furobashi (不老橋); also a national Place of Scenic Beauty34°11′12″N 135°10′22″E
Maruyama Kofun
丸山古墳
Maruyama kofun
Kinokawa34°12′59″N 135°18′36″E
Misasagiyama Kofun
陵山古墳
Misasagiyama kofun
Hashimoto34°19′14″N 135°36′47″E
Jōfuku-ji Precinct
定福寺境内
Jōfukuji keidai
Hashimoto34°18′32″N 135°36′46″E
Iwauchi Kofun Cluster
岩内古墳群
Iwauchi kofun-gun
Gobō33°53′18″N 135°10′27″E
Muryō-ji Precinct
無量寺境内
Muryōji keidai
Kushimoto33°28′15″N 135°46′40″E
Funatoyama Kofun Cluster
船戸山古墳群
Funatoyama kofun-gun
Iwade, Wakayama34°14′50″N 135°18′43″E
Shishigase Pass
鹿ヶ瀬峠
Shishigase tōge
Hidaka, Hirogawa33°58′55″N 135°10′36″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, two hundred and five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 和歌山県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. 指定文化財等件数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Wakayama Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. "Kii Mountain Range (Japan)" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. 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 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. "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 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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