List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 24 June 2024, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).[2][3]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Chūson-ji Precinct
中尊寺境内
Chūson-ji keidai 		Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4] 39°00′07″N 141°06′00″E / 39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E / 39.00186419; 141.10007091 (Chūson-ji Precinct) 3 165
*Muryōkō-in ruins
無量光院跡
Muryōkōin ato 		Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4] 38°59′35″N 141°06′57″E / 38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E / 38.99293001; 141.1158882 (Muryōkō-in ruins) 3 117
*Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha
毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡
Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato 		Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4] 38°59′26″N 141°06′56″E / 38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E / 38.99053116; 141.11545706 (Mōtsū-ji Precinct) 3 116
Ayaorishinden Site
綾織新田遺跡
Ayaorishinden iseki 		Tōno Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°19′01″N 141°17′56″E / 39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E / 39.31704513; 141.29888505 (Ayaorishinden Site) 1 3344
Ōshū Kaidō
奥州街道
Ōshū Kaidō 		Ichinohe, Iwate Edo period highway 40°14′20″N 141°28′07″E / 40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E / 40.2388038; 141.46854328 (Ōshū Kaidō) 6 00003655
Shimofunato Shell Mound
下船渡貝塚
Shimofunato kaizuka 		Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°02′16″N 141°43′09″E / 39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E / 39.03776484; 141.7190317 (Shimofunato Shell Mound) 1 129
Tsunozuka Kofun
角塚古墳
Tsunozuka kofun 		Ōshū Kofun period tumuli 39°08′29″N 141°05′37″E / 39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E / 39.14136172; 141.09374587 (Tsunozuka Kofun) 1 168
Kabayama Site
樺山遺跡
Kabayama iseki 		Kitakami Jōmon period settlement 39°14′32″N 141°07′48″E / 39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E / 39.24234144; 141.12987147 (Kabayama Site) 1 163
Hashino iron mining and smelting site
橋野高炉跡
Hashino kōro ato 		Kamaishi oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5][6] 39°20′36″N 141°40′57″E / 39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E / 39.34342274; 141.6824396 (Hashino Blast Furnace Site) 6 157
Kinkeizan
金鶏山
Kinkeizan 		Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4] 38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E / 38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E / 38.99335037; 141.10920153 (Kinkeizan) 2,3 3428
Kunohe Castle ruins
九戸城跡
Kunohe-jō ato 		Ninohe Muromachi period castle ruins 40°16′04″N 141°18′11″E / 40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E / 40.26790019; 141.30316196 (Kunohe Castle ruins) 2 134
Goshono site
御所野遺跡
Goshono iseki 		Ichinohe component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7] 40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E / 40.19815136; 141.30645834 (Goshono site) 1 169
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster
江釣子古墳群
Ezuriko kofun-gun 		Kitakami Kofun period tumuli 39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E / 39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E / 39.29146211; 141.08231253 (Ezuriko Kofun Cluster) 1 166
Former Residence of Takano Chōei
高野長英旧宅
Takano Chōei kyū-taku 		Ōshū Bakumatsu period rangaku scholar residence 39°08′30″N 141°08′28″E / 39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E / 39.14161321; 141.14100696 (Former Residence of Takano Chōei) 8 128
Kunimisan temple ruins
国見山廃寺跡
Kunimisan Haiji ato 		Kitakami Heian period temple ruins 39°15′48″N 141°08′32″E / 39.263443°N 141.14212°E / 39.263443; 141.14212 (Kunimisan temple ruins) 3 3398
Honederamura Shōen ruins
骨寺村荘園遺跡
Honederamura shōen iseki 		Ichinoseki Heian period estate ruins 38°58′54″N 140°57′06″E / 38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E / 38.9817021; 140.95177743 (Honederamura Shōen Site) 6 3415
Sakiyama Shell Mound
崎山貝塚
Sakiyama kaizuka 		Miyako Jōmon period shell midden 39°40′29″N 141°57′41″E / 39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E / 39.67463142; 141.96144694 (Sakiyama Shell Mound) 1 170
Shiwa Castle ruins
志波城跡
Shiwa-jō ato 		Morioka Heian period castle ruins 39°41′08″N 141°06′22″E / 39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E / 39.68555267; 141.10624036 (Shiwa Castle ruins) 2 167
Morioka Castle
盛岡城跡
Morioka-jō ato 		Morioka Edo period castle 39°42′02″N 141°09′04″E / 39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E / 39.70066353; 141.15108067 (Morioka Castle) 2 141
Ōsuzukami Site
大清水上遺跡
Ōsuzukami iseki 		Ōshū Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°06′47″N 140°57′14″E / 39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E / 39.11310698; 140.95390454 (Ōsuzukami Site) 1 00003597
Ōhora Shell Mound
大洞貝塚
Ōhora kaizuka 		Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°04′01″N 141°44′40″E / 39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E / 39.06681149; 141.74457859 (Ōhora Shell Mound) 1 3299
Takonoura Shell Mound
蛸ノ浦貝塚
Takonoura kaizuka 		Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°02′08″N 141°44′23″E / 39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E / 39.0356528; 141.7398608 (Takonoura Shell Mound) 1 130
Takkoku-no-Iwaya
達谷窟
Takkoku-no-Iwaya 		Hiraizumi Heian period Buddhist site 38°58′08″N 141°03′29″E / 38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E / 38.96901282; 141.0581363 (Takkoku-no-Iwaya) 3 3414
Isawa Castle Site
胆沢城跡
Isawa-jō ato 		Ōshū Heian period castle ruins 39°10′51″N 141°08′07″E / 39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E / 39.18075357; 141.13514156 (Isawa Castle Site) 2 118
Nakazawahama Shell Mound
中沢浜貝塚
Nakazawahama kaizuka 		Rikuzentakata Jōmon period shell midden 38°57′16″N 141°41′39″E / 38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E / 38.95441924; 141.69403949 (Nakazawahama Shell Mound) 1 131
Tokutan Castle ruins
徳丹城跡
Tokutan-jō ato 		Yahaba Heian period castle ruins 39°36′28″N 141°10′21″E / 39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E / 39.60777681; 141.17236734 (Tokutan Castle ruins) 2 159
Nanbu-Date border mounds
南部領伊達領境塚
Nanbu-ryō Date-ryō 		Kitakami, Kanegasaki Edo period border markers 39°15′53″N 141°03′03″E / 39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E / 39.26466287; 141.05074033 (Nambu-Date border mounds) 2 3252
Hatten Site
八天遺跡
Hatten iseki 		Kitakami Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°19′44″N 141°09′26″E / 39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E / 39.32894584; 141.15726166 (Hatten Site) 1 164
Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi
柳之御所・平泉遺跡群
Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun 		Hiraizumi, Ōshū designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara temple ruins (長者ヶ原廃寺跡) and Shirotoridate ruins (白鳥舘遺跡), which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology"[8][9][10] 38°59′37″N 141°07′09″E / 38.993611°N 141.119167°E / 38.993611; 141.119167 (Yanagi-no-Gosho) 2 171
Tonomi Palisade ruins
鳥海柵跡
Tonomi-no-saku iseki 		Kanegasaki Heian period castle ruins 39°11′22″N 141°06′52″E / 39.18949°N 141.11450°E / 39.18949; 141.11450 (Tonomi Palisade ruins) 2 00003816
Yakata Site
屋形遺跡
Yakata iseki 		Kamaishi 39°10′54″N 141°53′43″E / 39.18165°N 141.89514°E / 39.18165; 141.89514 (Yakata Site) 1 00004110
Kuriki Iron Mine Site
栗木鉄山跡
Kuriki tetsuzan ato 		Sumita 39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E / 39.16816°N 141.41888°E / 39.16816; 141.41888 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site) 6 00004139
Nabekura Castle Site
鍋倉城跡
Nabekura-jō ato 		Tōno Sengoku-Edo period castle 39°19′35″N 141°31′38″E / 39.326250°N 141.527311°E / 39.326250; 141.527311 (Nabekura Castle Site) 2 00004171
Kuroyama Old Cave Site
黒山の昔穴遺跡
Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki		 Kunohe 40°14′14″N 141°23′27″E / 40.237354°N 141.390856°E / 40.237354; 141.390856 (Kuroyama Old Cave Site) [1]

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[11]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Noda Pit Dwelling Sites
野田竪穴住居跡群
Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun		 Noda 40°06′12″N 141°48′10″E / 40.103216°N 141.802734°E / 40.103216; 141.802734 (Noda Pit Dwelling Sites) [2]
Dorota temple ruins
泥田廃寺跡
Dorota Haiji ato		 Ichinoseki 38°56′20″N 141°06′50″E / 38.938925°N 141.113977°E / 38.938925; 141.113977 (Dorota Haiji Site) [3]
Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site
関谷洞窟住居跡
Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato		 Ōfunato 39°07′39″N 141°40′21″E / 39.127472°N 141.672446°E / 39.127472; 141.672446 (Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site) [4]
Funakubo Cave
舟久保洞窟
Funakubo dōkutsu		 Shiwa 39°34′19″N 141°14′46″E / 39.571855°N 141.246243°E / 39.571855; 141.246243 (Funakubo Cave) [5]
Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site
仙波堤竪穴住居跡
Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato		 Iwate 39°57′36″N 141°10′49″E / 39.959904°N 141.180346°E / 39.959904; 141.180346 (Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site) [6]
Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site
今松竪穴住居跡
Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato		 Iwate 39°57′43″N 141°09′17″E / 39.961925°N 141.154833°E / 39.961925; 141.154833 (Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site) [7]
Ezomori Kofun
えぞ森古墳
Ezomori kofun		 Yahaba 39°37′02″N 141°10′10″E / 39.617337°N 141.169519°E / 39.617337; 141.169519 (Ezomori Kofun) [8]
Ukishima Kofun Cluster
浮島古墳群
Ukishima kofun-gun		 Iwate 39°56′23″N 141°08′50″E / 39.939653°N 141.147323°E / 39.939653; 141.147323 (Ukishima Kofun Cluster) [9]
Nippei Site
新平遺跡
Nippei iseki		 Yahaba 39°19′07″N 141°03′49″E / 39.318713°N 141.063720°E / 39.318713; 141.063720 (Nippei Site) [10]
Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site
明後沢古瓦出土地
Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi		 Ōshū 39°05′05″N 141°07′35″E / 39.084738°N 141.126466°E / 39.084738; 141.126466 (Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site) [11]
Futago and Narita Ichirizuka
二子・成田一里塚
Futago・Narita Ichirizuka		 Kitakami 39°20′53″N 141°07′49″E / 39.347992°N 141.130151°E / 39.347992; 141.130151 (Futago - Narita Ichirizuka) [12]
Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound
丹内山神社経塚
Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka		 Hanamaki 39°20′49″N 141°17′15″E / 39.346965°N 141.2874963°E / 39.346965; 141.2874963 (Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound) [13]
Kaitori Shell Mound
貝鳥貝塚
Kaitori kaizuka		 Ichinoseki 38°47′02″N 141°10′20″E / 38.783850°N 141.172248°E / 38.783850; 141.172248 (Kaitori Shell Mound) [14]
Shimokado Okahijirizuka
下門岡ひじり塚
Shimokado Okahijirizuka		 Kitakami 39°14′48″N 141°08′22″E / 39.246541°N 141.139428°E / 39.246541; 141.139428 (Shimokado Okahijirizuka) [15]
Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka
雫石街道の一里塚
Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka		 Takizawa, Shizukuishi 39°42′03″N 141°03′00″E / 39.700781°N 141.049905°E / 39.700781; 141.049905 (Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka) [16]
Ezo Ichirizuka
江曽一里塚
Ezo ichirizuka		 Hanamaki 39°27′07″N 141°08′19″E / 39.452068°N 141.138589°E / 39.452068; 141.138589 (Ezo Ichirizuka) [17]
Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound
一石一字経塚
Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka		 Miyako 39°38′33″N 141°56′30″E / 39.642420°N 141.941653°E / 39.642420; 141.941653 (Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound) [18]
Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka
末崎川一里塚
Matsusakigawa ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°50′21″N 141°28′52″E / 39.839229°N 141.481015°E / 39.839229; 141.481015 (Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka) [19]
Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka
毘沙門堂平一里塚
Bishamondōhira ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°50′48″N 141°25′50″E / 39.846767°N 141.430435°E / 39.846767; 141.430435 (Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka) [20]
Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka
塚の沢一里塚
Tsukanosawa ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°49′40″N 141°23′06″E / 39.827786°N 141.385117°E / 39.827786; 141.385117 (Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka) [21]
Ōhashi Ichirizuka
大橋一里塚
Ōhashi ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°49′40″N 141°19′38″E / 39.827654°N 141.327267°E / 39.827654; 141.327267 (Ōhashi Ichirizuka) [22]
Onomatsu Ichirizuka
小野松一里塚
Onomatsu ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°46′01″N 141°09′57″E / 39.766985°N 141.165905°E / 39.766985; 141.165905 (Onomatsu Ichirizuka) [23]
Niizuka Ichirizuka
新塚一里塚
Niizuka ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°52′22″N 141°11′03″E / 39.872792°N 141.184273°E / 39.872792; 141.184273 (Niizuka Ichirizuka) [24]
Ōtake temple ruins
大竹廃寺跡
Ōtake Haiji ato		 Kitakami 39°18′35″N 141°09′39″E / 39.309821°N 141.160852°E / 39.309821; 141.160852 (Ōtake Haiji Site) [25]
Takahatake Ichirizuka
高畑一里塚
Takahatake ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°41′16″N 141°14′56″E / 39.687661°N 141.248815°E / 39.687661; 141.248815 (Takahatake Ichirizuka) [26]
Kuribayashi Copper Mint ruins
栗林銭座跡
Kuribayashi zeniza ato		 Kamaishi 39°20′07″N 141°49′22″E / 39.335151°N 141.822890°E / 39.335151; 141.822890 (Kuribayashi Copper Mint Site) [27]
Kawarage Tile Kiln ruins
川原毛瓦窯跡
Kawarage kawara kama ato		 Shiwa 39°34′05″N 141°09′14″E / 39.568139°N 141.153825°E / 39.568139; 141.153825 (Kawarage Tile Kiln Site) [28]
Kotsunagi Ichirizuka
小繋一里塚
Kotsunagi ichirizuka		 Ichinohe 40°07′00″N 141°16′32″E / 40.116795°N 141.275522°E / 40.116795; 141.275522 (Kotsunagi Ichirizuka) [29]
Ueda Ichirizuka
上田一里塚
Ueda ichirizuka		 Morioka 39°44′08″N 141°08′35″E / 39.735426°N 141.143032°E / 39.735426; 141.143032 (Ueda Ichirizuka) [30]
Kouchikyū Ichirizuka
好地旧一里塚
Kouchikyū ichirizuka		 Hanamaki 39°29′30″N 141°08′35″E / 39.491705°N 141.143063°E / 39.491705; 141.143063 (Kouchikyū Ichirizuka) [31]
Tamagawa Iron Mine ruins
玉川鉄山跡
Tamagawa tetsuzan ato		 Karumai 40°16′53″N 141°34′33″E / 40.281269°N 141.575927°E / 40.281269; 141.575927 (Tamagawa Iron Mining Site) [32]
Ōzuchi Castle ruins
大槌城跡
Ōzuchi-jō ato		 Ōtsuchi 39°21′42″N 141°53′46″E / 39.361710°N 141.896195°E / 39.361710; 141.896195 (Ōzuchi Castle Site) [33]
Tateishino Ichi Site
館石野I遺跡
Tateishino ichi iseki		 Tanohata 39°54′09″N 141°55′40″E / 39.902549°N 141.927798°E / 39.902549; 141.927798 (Tateishino Ichi Site) [34]
Ōdate Settlement Site
大館町遺跡
Ōdate-chō ato		 Morioka inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period 39°42′55″N 141°06′50″E / 39.715147°N 141.113772°E / 39.715147; 141.113772 (Ōdate Settlement Site) [35]
Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site
黒山の昔穴遺跡
Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki		 Kunohe 40°14′15″N 141°23′27″E / 40.237387°N 141.390909°E / 40.237387; 141.390909 (Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site) [36]
Kuriki Iron Mine Site
栗木鉄山跡
Kuriki tetsuzan ato		 Sumita 39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E / 39.168058°N 141.418948°E / 39.168058; 141.418948 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site) [37]
Yubunezawa Stone Circle
湯舟沢環状列石
Yubunezawa kanjō resseki		 Takizawa 39°46′52″N 141°05′51″E / 39.781165°N 141.097504°E / 39.781165; 141.097504 (Yubunezawa Stone Circle) [38]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, a further one hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[12]

See also

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References

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