List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aichi)
National Historic Sites
As of 1 September 2019, forty Sites in Aichi have been designated by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).[2][3][4]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Nagoya Castle 名古屋城跡 Nagoya-jō ato |
Naka-ku, Nagoya | Edo period castle | ![]() Nagoya Castle |
35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E | 2 | 1422 |
Ano Ichirizuka 阿野一里塚 Ano ichirizuka |
Toyoake | Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō | ![]() Ano Ichirizuka |
35°02′52″N 137°00′12″E | 6 | 1431 |
Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins 伊良湖東大寺瓦窯跡 Irago Tōdaiji gayō-seki |
Tahara | Kamakura period kiln ruins | ![]() Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln |
34°35′42″N 137°03′23″E | 6 | 1452 |
Urigō ruins 瓜郷遺跡 Urigō iseki |
Toyohashi | Yayoi period settlement trace | ![]() Urigō ruins |
34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E | 1 | 1449 |
Okehazama Battlefield site 桶狭間古戦場伝説地附戦人塚 Okehazama ko-senjō den setsuchi tsuketari sennintsuka |
Toyohashi | Sengoku period battlefield relics | ![]() Okehazama Battlefield site |
35°03′36″N 136°58′51″E | 2, 7, 8 | 1432 |
Kaigarayama Shell Midden 貝殻山貝塚 Kaigarayama kaizuka |
Kiyosu | Yayoi period midden & settlement trace | ![]() Kaigarayama Shell Midden |
35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E | 1 | 1456 |
Yoshigo Shell Midden 吉胡貝塚 Yoshigo kaizuka |
Tahara | Jōmon period midden & settlement trace | ![]() Yoshigo Shell Midden |
34°40′54″N 137°16′51″E | 1 | 1445 |
Mikawa Kokubun-ji ruins 三河国分寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunji ato |
Toyokawa | Nara period provincial temple of Mikawa Province | ![]() Mikawa Kokubun-ji |
34°50′17″N 137°20′30″E | 3 | 1404 |
Mikawa Kokubunni-ji ruins 三河国分尼寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunniji ato |
Toyokawa | Nara period provincial nunnery of Mikawa Province | ![]() Mikawa Kokubunni-ji |
34°50′26″N 137°20′41″E | 3 | 1405 |
Shidami Kofun group 志段味古墳群 Shidami kofun-gun |
Moriyama-ku, Nagoya | Kofun period tumuli cluster; designation comprises Shiratorizuka Kofun (白鳥塚古墳), Owaribe Jinja Kofun (尾張戸神社古墳), Naka-Yashiro Kofun (中社古墳), Minami-Yashiro Kofun (南社古墳), Shidami Ōtsuka Kofun (志段味大塚古墳), Kattezuka Kofun (勝手塚古墳), and Tōgokusan Shirotori Kofun (東谷山白鳥古墳) | ![]() Shidami Kofun group |
35°15′19″N 137°02′40″E | 1 | 1458 |
Mount Komaki 小牧山 Komakiyama |
Komaki | Sengoku period castle ruins | ![]() Mount Komaki |
35°17′33″N 136°54′46″E | 2 | 1408 |
Matsudairagō sites 松平氏遺跡 Matsudaira-shi iseki |
Toyota | Sengoku period origins of Matsudaira clan; designation includes Matsudaira Tōshō-gū, Matsudaira Castle, Ogyū Castle, Kōgetsu-in | ![]() Matsudaira village sites |
35°03′02″N 137°15′52″E | 2, 3 | 3248 |
Shingū ruins 真宮遺跡 Shingū iseki |
Okazaki | Jōmon-Heian period settlement trace | ![]() Shingū ruins |
34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E | 1 | 1460 |
Susenoja cave 嵩山蛇穴 Susenoja ana |
Toyohashi | Jōmon period cave dwelling | ![]() Susenoja cave |
34°47′51″N 137°29′06″E | 1 | 1451 |
Seto Kiln ruins 瀬戸窯跡 Seto kama ato |
Seto | Muromachi-Edo period kiln ruins; designation comprises the Konagasō Pottery Kiln ruins (小長曽陶器窯跡) and Heiji Pottery Kiln ruins (瓶子陶器窯跡) | ![]() Seto Kiln ruins |
35°13′05″N 137°09′48″E | 6 | 1455 |
Shōbōji Kofun 正法寺古墳 Shōbōji kofun |
Nishio | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Shōbōji kofun |
34°47′23″N 137°05′07″E | 1 | 1429 |
Aotsuka Kofun 青塚古墳 Aotsuka Kofun |
Inuyama | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Aotsuka Kofun |
35°19′34″N 136°55′45″E | 1 | 1461 |
Ōarako Old Kiln ruins 大アラコ古窯跡 Ōarako ko-yōseki |
Tahara | Heian-Kamakura period kiln ruins | ![]() Ōarako Kiln ruins |
34°38′05″N 137°11′43″E | 6 | 1454 |
Ōguruwa Shell Midden 大曲輪貝塚 Ōguruwa kaizuka |
Mizuho-ku, Nagoya | Jōmon period midden & settlement trace | ![]() Ōguruwa Shell Midden |
35°07′23″N 136°56′35″E | 1 | 1440 |
Ōtaka Castle ruins 大高城跡 Ōtaka-jō ato |
Midori-ku, Nagoya | Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes the ruins of Marune-toride (丸根砦跡) and Washizu-toride (鷲津砦跡) | ![]() Ōtaka Castle |
35°04′10″N 136°56′33″E | 2 | 1436 |
Ōyama temple ruins 大山廃寺跡 Ōyama Haiji ato |
Komaki | Nara-Heian period temple ruins | ![]() Ōyama temple ruins |
35°19′20″N 137°00′20″E | 3 | 1412 |
Ōhira Ichirizuka 大平一里塚 Ōhira ichirizuka |
Okazaki | Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō | ![]() Ōhira Ichirizuka |
34°56′29″N 137°11′37″E | 6 | 1434 |
Danpusan Kofun 断夫山古墳 Danpusan Kofun |
Atsuta-ku, Nagoya | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Danpusan Kofun |
35°07′51″N 136°54′11″E | 1 | 1462 |
Nagakute Battlefield site 長久手古戦場 Nagakute ko-senjō |
Nagakute | Sengoku period battlefield site; designation includes Mount Mihata (御旗山), Mount Irogane (色金山), and the Kubizuka (首塚) | ![]() Nagakute Battlefield site |
35°11′10″N 137°03′18″E | 2, 7 | 1439 |
Nagashino Castle ruins 長篠城跡 Nagashino-jō ato |
Shinshiro | Sengoku period castle ruins | ![]() Nagashino Castle ruins |
34°55′21″N 137°33′34″E | 2 | 1414 |
Shimabara Domain Fukōzu Matsudaira clan cemetery 島原藩深溝松平家墓所 Shimabara-han Fukōzu Matsudaira-ke bosho |
Kōta | Daimyō cemetery at Honkō-ji (本光寺), the Fukōzu-Matsudaira clan bodaiji | ![]() Shimabara Fukōzu-Matsudaira clan cemetery |
35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E | 7 | 00003838 |
Higashinomiya Kofun 東之宮古墳 Higashinomiya Kofun |
Inuyama | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Higashinomiya Kofun |
35°23′25″N 136°57′03″E | 1 | 1459 |
Futago Kofun 二子古墳 Futago Kofun |
Anjō | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Futago Kofun |
34°55′44″N 137°05′47″E | 1 | 1409 |
Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun 味美二子山古墳 Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun |
Kasugai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun |
35°13′33″N 136°56′12″E | 1 | 1430 |
Irimi Shell Midden 入海貝塚 Irimi kaizuka |
Higashiura | Jōmon period midden & settlement trace | ![]() Irimi Shell Midden |
34°59′08″N 136°58′11″E | 1 | 1448 |
Hachimanyama Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama Kofun |
Shōwa-ku, Nagoya | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() Hachimanyama Kofun |
35°09′14″N 136°55′26″E | 1 | 1418 |
Owari Kokubun-ji ruins 尾張国分寺跡 Owari Kokubunji ato |
Inazawa | Nara period provincial temple of Owari Province | ![]() Owari Kokubun-ji |
35°14′00″N 136°46′24″E | 3 | 00003747 |
Himeogawa Kofun 姫小川古墳 Himeogawa Kofun |
Anjō | Kofun period tumulus | 34°54′56″N 137°05′44″E | 1 | 1410 | |
Dodo Sue Ware Kiln ruins 百々陶器窯跡 Dodo Sue-ki kama ato |
Tahara | Heian to Kamakura period kiln ruins | 34°38′43″N 137°17′57″E | 6 | 1403 | |
Tomida Ichirizuka 富田一里塚 Tomida ichirizuka |
Ichinomiya | Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō | ![]() Tomida Ichirizuka |
35°17′45″N 136°44′30″E | 6 | 1433 |
Maiki temple ruins Pagoda foundations 舞木廃寺塔跡 Maiki Haiji tō ato |
Toyota | Nara period Buddhist temple ruins | ![]() Maiki temple ruins |
35°08′44″N 137°10′11″E | 3 | 1413 |
Kitano temple ruins 北野廃寺跡 Kitano Haiji ato |
Okazaki | Nara period Buddhist temple ruins | ![]() Kitano temple ruins |
34°59′26″N 137°08′24″E | 3 | 1411 |
Honshō-ji precincts 本證寺境内 Honshō-ji keinai |
Anjō | Sengoku period fortified Buddhist temple | ![]() Honshō-ji |
34°54′01″N 137°05′07″E | 3 | 00003895 |
Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun 馬越長火塚古墳 Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun |
Toyohashi | Sengoku period fortified Buddhist temple | ![]() Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun |
34°48′54″N 137°26′52″E | 1 | 00003931 |
Inuyama Castle 犬山城跡 Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun |
Inuyama | Sengoku/Edo period Castle | ![]() Inuyama Castle |
35°23′14″N 136°56′22″E | 1 | 00004024 |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2019, forty-three Sites have been designated by the prefectural government of Aichi as being of prefectural importance.[4][5]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Ono no Michikaze Legendary Birthplace 小野道風誕生伝説地 Ono no Michikaze tanjō den-setsuchi | Kasugai | 35°13′11″N 136°58′04″E | ||||
Daichi Site 大地遺跡 Daichi iseki | Iwakura | 35°16′28″N 136°51′47″E | ||||
Sumiyakibira Kofun Cluster 炭焼平古墳群 Sumiyakibira kofun-gun | Toyokawa | ![]() | 34°52′41″N 137°26′12″E | |||
Mamizuka Site 馬見塚遺跡 Mamizuka iseki | Ichinomiya | 35°17′29″N 136°49′14″E | ||||
Ōnedaira Site 大根平遺跡 Ōnedaira iseki | Shitara | 35°10′08″N 137°37′44″E | ||||
Takane Site 髙根遺跡 Takane iseki | Komaki | 35°17′30″N 136°58′48″E | ||||
Kurabune Site 鞍船遺跡 Kurabune iseki | Shitara | 35°10′26″N 137°37′26″E | ||||
Ōmidō-ji Site 史跡大御堂寺 shiseki Ōmidōji | Mihama | contains the grave of Minamoto no Yoshitomo | ![]() | 34°46′15″N 136°51′11″E | ||
Uri Castle Site 宇利城跡 Uri-jō ato | Shinshiro | 34°51′55″N 137°31′47″E | ||||
Ōdakayama Old Kiln 大髙山古窯 Ōdakayama ko-yō | Handa | 34°55′44″N 136°56′50″E | ||||
Iimori Castle ruins 飯盛城址 Iimori-jō shi | Toyota | 35°07′57″N 137°18′58″E | ||||
Kago Pond Old Kiln 籠池古窯 Kago-ike ko-yō | Tokoname | ![]() | 34°55′23″N 136°52′09″E | |||
Iwaba Kofun 岩場古墳 Iwaba kofun | Nishio | 34°48′14″N 137°05′04″E | ||||
Raigōji Ichirizuka 来迎寺一里塚 Raigōji Ichirizuka | Chiryū | 35°00′06″N 137°04′13″E | ||||
Asai Kofun Cluster 浅井古墳群 Asai kofun-gun | Ichinomiya | 35°21′00″N 136°49′44″E | ||||
Chōsenzuka Kofun 長泉塚古墳 Chōsenzuka kofun | Fusō | 35°21′21″N 136°55′26″E | ||||
Maeshiba Lighthouse 前芝の燈明台 Maeshiba no tōmyōdai | Toyohashi | 19.8 m lighthouse built in 1669, in use until 1908, and restored in 1966 after damage in the Ise Bay Typhoon[6] | 34°46′49″N 137°20′07″E | |||
Shitara Castle ruins 設樂城跡 Shitara-jō ato | Tōei | 35°04′48″N 137°41′18″E | ||||
Iwazu No.1 Kofun 岩津第1号古墳 Iwazu daiichigō kofun | Okazaki | 35°00′23″N 137°10′21″E | ||||
West Kariya Jōmon Site 刈谷西部の縄文遺跡 Kariya seibu no Jōmon iseki | Kariya | 34°59′55″N 136°59′40″E | ||||
Sarayama Old Kilns 皿山古窯群 Sarayama ko-yō-gun | Tahara | 34°36′14″N 137°06′05″E | ||||
Okoshi-juku Ferry Site 起渡船場跡 Okoshi tosenba ato | Ichinomiya | 35°18′37″N 136°44′12″E | ||||
Yūfukuji Ichirizuka 祐福寺一里塚 Yūfukuji Ichirizuka | Tōgō | 35°05′02″N 137°02′42″E | ||||
Kemizuka 検見塚 Kemizuka | Kiyosu | 35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E | ||||
Toyota Ōtsuka Kofun 豊田大塚古墳 Toyota Ōtsuka kofun | Toyota | 35°02′44″N 137°09′56″E | ||||
Myōkō-ji Precinct 妙興寺境内地 Myōkōji keidai-chi | Ichinomiya | ![]() | 35°17′07″N 136°48′00″E | |||
Gongenyama Kofun 権現山古墳 (第一号墳/第二号墳) Gongenyama kofun | Toyohashi | 34°48′51″N 137°26′02″E | ||||
Ikawazu Shell Mound 伊川津貝塚 Ikawazu kaizuka | Tahara | 34°38′44″N 137°08′53″E | ||||
Kurozasa No.7 Kiln 黒笹七号窯 Kurozasa nanagō yō | Tōgō | 35°07′06″N 137°05′16″E | ||||
Shinmeigū No.1 Kofun 神明宮第1号古墳 Shinmeigū daiichi kofun | Okazaki | 34°56′10″N 137°12′33″E | ||||
Tayūzuka Kofun 太夫塚古墳 Tayūzuka kofun | Okazaki | 34°54′53″N 137°09′11″E | ||||
Jōhōji Kofun 城宝寺古墳 Jōhōji kofun | Tahara | ![]() | 34°40′03″N 137°16′04″E | |||
Myōkanji Kofun 妙感寺古墳 Myōkanji kofun | Inuyama | ![]() | 35°23′07″N 136°56′51″E | |||
Ikeda No.1 Kofun 池田第1号古墳 Ikeda daiichigō kofun | Toyota | 35°09′35″N 137°10′25″E | ||||
Hatagashirayama-One Kofun Cluster 旗頭山尾根古墳群 Hatagashirayama-One kofun-gun | Shinshiro | ![]() | 34°51′43″N 137°27′20″E | |||
Danjōyama Kofun 断上山古墳 (第9号古墳/第10号古墳) Danjōyama kofun | Shinshiro | 34°55′00″N 137°31′24″E | ||||
Kesadaira Site 今朝平遺跡 Kesadaira iseki | Toyota | ![]() | 35°08′20″N 137°19′34″E | |||
Hachiōji Shell Mound 八王子貝塚 Hachiōji kaizuka | Nishio | 34°53′06″N 137°02′28″E | ||||
Hakusan Jinja Kofun - Otabisho Kofun 白山神社古墳・御旅所古墳 Hakusan Jinja kofun・Otabisho kofun | Kasugai | ![]() | 35°13′37″N 136°56′07″E | |||
Karekinomiya Shell Mound 枯木宮貝塚 Karekinomiya kaizuka | Nishio | 34°50′17″N 137°01′12″E | ||||
Itayama-Nagane Old Kiln 板山長根古窯 Itayama-Nnagane ko-yō | Agui | 34°56′23″N 136°56′29″E | ||||
Utsunomiya Jinja Kofun 宇都宮神社古墳 Utsunomiya Jinja kofun | Komaki | ![]() | 35°16′46″N 136°53′46″E | |||
Kirahachimanyama Kofun 吉良八幡山古墳 Kirahachimanyama kofun | Nishio | 34°50′45″N 137°05′03″E | ||||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2019, a further four hundred and forty-three Sites have been designated by municipal governments in Aichi as being of municipal importance.[7]
See also

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References
- "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 愛知県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- 史跡 [Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- 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 12 September 2019.
- 前芝の燈明台 [Maeshiba Lighthouse] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefectural Education Center. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- 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 12 September 2019.
External links
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Aichi Prefecture
- (in Japanese) Historic Sites of Aichi Prefecture
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