List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kyoto) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 24 October 2024, ninety-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Ishinokarato Kofun and Nara-yama Tile Kiln Sites span the prefectural borders with Nara and Lake Biwa Canal those with Shiga.[2] [3]

|-| align="center"|Mozume Castle Site

Mozume-jō ato || Mukō || || || 34.9629°N 135.6954°W || || https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94070501_01.pdf |-|}

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4] [5]

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Jizōyama Tomb

Jizōyama funbo
35.5293°N 135.0877°W http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200
Takiokada Kofun

Takiokada kofun
35.4813°N 135.0858°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1681.html
Tanabe Tenjinyama Site

Tanabe Tenjinyama iseki
34.8028°N 135.7745°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1645.html
Takayama No.12 Tumulus

Takayama jūni-gō fun
35.7117°N 135.0903°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1676.html
Chōjamori Kofun

Chōjamori kofun
35.3296°N 134.9475°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1663.html
Enjo Site Iron Workshop Site

Enjo iseki seitetsu kōbō ato
35.68°N 135.0664°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1675.html
Kuroda Kofun

Kuroda kofun
35.1105°N 135.4463°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1656.html
Shigitani-Higashi Kofun

Shigitani-Higashi kofun
35.4946°N 135.1092°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1683.html
Wakutayama Kofun Cluster

Wakutayama kofun-gun
35.6382°N 135.0748°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1673.html
Bōden Kofun Cluster

Bōden kofun-gun
35.0674°N 135.5153°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1655.html
Ikenooku No.5 Tumulus

Ikenooku go-gō fun
35.3137°N 135.1338°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1660.html
Omiyame Jinja Precinct

Omiyame Jinja keidai
35.5912°N 135.1019°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1672.html
Manpuku-ji Precinct

Manpukuji keidai
34.9143°N 135.8061°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1639.html
Yodo Domain Nagai Clan Graves

Yodo-han-shu Nagai-ke bosho
https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?p=1641
Jōshōkō-ji Precinct

Jōshōkōji keidai
35.2009°N 135.6855°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1634.html
Mozume Kurumazuka Kofun

Mozume Kurumazuka kofun
34.958°N 135.6993°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1637.html
Zezu Site

Zezu iseki
34.7639°N 135.8884°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1648.html
Shūzan Haiji Site

Shūzan haiji ato
35.1575°N 135.6355°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1632.html
Kitsunedani Cave Tomb Cluster

Kitsunedani yokoana-gun
34.8476°N 135.7187°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1642.html
Heian-kyō Ukyō Ichijō Sanbōkyū-chō Site

Heian-kyō Ukyō ichijō Sanbōkyū-chō iseki
35.023°N 135.7257°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1631.html
Mineyama Domain Kyōgoku Clan Graves

Mineyama-han-shu Kyōgoku-ke bosho
at 35.6288°N 135.0539°W https://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/top/soshiki/kyoikuiinkai/bunkazaihogo/3/1/1/2931.html
Ushirono Maruyama Kofun

Ushirono Maruyama kofun
35.497°N 135.1026°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1677.html
Kurobe Chōshiyama Kofun

Kurobe Chōshiyama kofun
35.689°N 135.0993°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1669.html
Yubunesaka No.2 Tumulus

Yubunesaka ni-gō fun
35.5619°N 134.9164°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1670.html
Makishōichi Kofun

Makishōichi kofun
35.3375°N 135.0986°W http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200
Geshi Kofun Cluster - Ōmidō Tōurayama Kofun

Geshi kofun-gun・Ōmidō Tōurayama kofun
34.7985°N 135.7655°W https://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/local/article/20190222000023
Sonobe Domain Koide Clan Graves

Sonobe-han-shu Koide-ke bosho
at 35.0937°N 135.4861°W https://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/local/article/20190222000023

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, a further seventy-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance,[6] including:

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Kuga Jinja Precinct

Kuga Jinja keidai
35.052°N 135.7477°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-11756
Ono-no-Emishi Tomb

Ono-no-Emishi no haka
on the hillside behind 35.0663°N 135.8007°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-JnnH%7FWno-57899
Nakanotani No.4 Kiln

Nakanotani 4-gō kama
35.0738°N 135.7708°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-jKn_-14
Kibune Jinja Precinct

Kibune Jinja keidai
35.1216°N 135.7629°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-10008
Heian Palace Mikinotsukasa Warehouse Site

Heian-kyū Mikinotsukasa sōko ato
on the site is 35.019°N 135.7384°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-23802
Hōkan-ji Precinct

Hōkan-ji keidai
34.9985°N 135.7792°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-29467
Konoshimanimasuamaterumitama Jinja Precinct

Konoshimanimasuamaterumitama Jinja (Kaiko no Yashiro) keidai
35.0149°N 135.7136°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-31277
Henshō-ji Old Precinct

Henshōji kyū-keidai tatemono ato
35.0236°N 135.6892°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-42984
Kaminaka Castle Site

Kaminaka-jō ato
35.1987°N 135.6382°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-62312
Tsukiyomi Jinja Precinct

Tsukiyomi Jinja keidai
34.9965°N 135.686°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-58171
Ōeyama Kofun Cluster

Ōeyama kofun-gun
designation comprises kofun No.6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 34.9815°N 135.6698°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-2609
Hazukashinimasutakamimusubi Jinja Precinct

Hazukashinimasutakamimusubi Jinja keidai
34.9295°N 135.7231°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-11247
Hōkai-ji Precinct

Hōkaiji keidai
34.9341°N 135.8149°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor%2D{FKDXQD`-19879
Anrakuju-in Precinct

Anrakuju-in keidai
34.9519°N 135.7544°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/sisekisetumei.htm#Anchor-35993

Registered Historic Sites

As of 1 October 2024, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 24 October 2024.
  2. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 October 2024 . 24 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 京都府 2県以上) . Japanese . . 24 October 2024.
  4. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja: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 . Japanese . . 1 May 2024 . 24 October 2024.
  5. Web site: https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=431 . ja:京都府内文化財件数一覧 . Number of Cultural Properties in Kyoto Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2024 . 24 October 2024.
  6. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分). Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 24 October 2024.
  7. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:登録文化財 . Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 October 2024 . 24 October 2024.