List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)
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National Historic Sites
As of 3 January 2026, thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance.[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka |
Amami | 28°27′09″N 129°42′49″E | 1 | 3004 | ||
| Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun |
Ōsaki | Kofun period tumulus |  |
31°24′48″N 131°00′54″E | 1 | 2993 |
| Former Shūseikan 旧集成館附寺山炭窯跡関吉の疎水溝 kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumigama ato Sekiyoshi no sosuikō |
Kagoshima | Bakumatsu to early Meiji industrial site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5] |  |
31°37′02″N 130°34′35″E | 6 | 2999 |
| Grave of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka |
Kagoshima | Muromachi period Neo-Confucian scholar and Zen priest |  |
31°37′14″N 130°31′39″E | 7 | 2987 |
| Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki |
Minamitane | Yayoi period cemetery |  |
30°25′30″N 130°58′02″E | 1 | 00003581 |
| Kōyama Castle ruins 高山城跡 Kōyama-jō ato |
Kimotsuki | Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period |  |
31°19′03″N 130°57′56″E | 2 | 2997 |
| Sata physic gardens site 佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen |
Minamiōsumi | Edo Period medicinal herb garden |  |
31°05′31″N 130°41′28″E | 5 | 2985 |
| Satsuma Kokubun-ji ruins 薩摩国分寺跡 Satsuma Kokubunji ato |
Satsumasendai | ruins of Nara period provincial temple of Satsuma Province |  |
31°49′55″N 130°18′24″E | 3 | 2994 |
| Shibushi Castle ruins 志布志城跡 Shibushi-jō ato |
Shibushi | Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period |  |
31°29′05″N 131°06′31″E | 2 | 00003460 |
| Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki |
Ibusuki | Jomon to Yayoi Period settlement traces |  |
31°13′45″N 130°38′42″E | 1 | 2981 |
| Kagoshima Spinning Mill site 鹿児島紡績所跡 Kagoshima bōsekijo ato |
Kagoshima | Bakumatsu to Meiji period industrial site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5] |  |
31°36′56″N 130°34′27″E | 6 | 3000 |
| Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka |
China | 27°21′30″N 128°31′43″E | 1 | 00003543 | ||
| Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki |
Amami |  |
28°19′26″N 129°31′50″E | 1 | 00003686 | |
| Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki |
Kirishima | Yayoi Period settlement ruins |  |
31°42′51″N 130°48′02″E | 1 | 3228 |
| Kiyoshiki Castle ruins 清色城跡 Kiyoshiki-jō ato |
Satsumasendai | Muromachi to Sengoku period castle ruins | 31°48′22″N 130°25′33″E | 2 | 3411 | |
| Akagina Castle Site 赤木名城跡 Akagina-jō ato |
Amami | overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima[6] |  |
28°27′13″N 129°40′50″E | 2 | 00003627 |
| Ōsumi Kokubun-ji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln ruins 大隅国分寺跡附宮田ヶ岡瓦窯跡 Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato |
Kirishima, Aira | Nara period provincial temple for Ōsumi Province and associated roof tile kilns |  |
31°44′28″N 130°46′17″E | 3 | 2971 |
| Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋 白銀坂 龍門司坂 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka |
Kagoshima, Aira | traces of Sengoku to Edo Period road network |  |
31°45′24″N 130°40′00″E | 6 | 00003507 |
| Chiran Castle ruins 知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato |
Minamikyūshū | Muromachi to Sengoku period castle ruins | .jpg) |
31°22′00″N 130°26′35″E | 2 | 3005 |
| Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun |
Kimotsuki | Kofun period tumulus cluster |  |
31°20′26″N 130°58′07″E | 1 | 2996 |
| Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun |
Higashikushira | Kofun period tumulus cluster |  |
31°21′46″N 130°59′05″E | 1 | 2986 |
| Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki tōki kamaato |
Isen | |
27°41′44″N 128°56′33″E | 6 | 00003518 | |
| Grave of Nanpō Bunshi 南浦文之墓 Nanbo Bunshi no haka |
Aira | Sengoku to Edo Period Neo-Confucian scholar and author | 31°44′55″N 130°40′10″E | 7 | 2988 | |
| Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka |
Kirishima | Buddhist monument of uncertain origin |  |
31°44′26″N 130°44′13″E | 3 | 2970 |
| Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki |
Minamisatsuma | Jomon period settlement traces | 31°25′18″N 130°19′51″E | 1 | 3006 | |
| Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū Precincts 大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato |
Kirishima | Shinto shrine, ichinomiya of Osumi Province |  |
31°45′13″N 130°44′16″E | 3 | 00003825 |
| Omonawa Shell Mound 面縄貝塚 Omonawa kaizuka |
Isen | 27°40′26″N 128°57′55″E | 1 | 00003972 | ||
| Gusuku Site 城久遺跡 Gusuku iseki |
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28°18′33″N 129°57′53″E | 1,6 | 00003999 | |
| Kagoshima Shimazu Clan graves 鹿児島島津家墓所 Kagoshima Shimazu-ke bosho |
Aira, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Satsuma, Tarumizu | Daimyo graveyards |  |
31°36′41″N 130°33′41″E | 7 | 00004103 |
| Tachikiri Site - Yokomine Site 立切遺跡・横峯遺跡 Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki |
Nakatane, Minamitane | Japanese Palaeolithic sites |  |
30°26′36″N 130°52′25″E | 3 | 00004170 |
| Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site 奄美大島要塞跡 Amami Ōshima yōsai ato |
Setouchi | 28°09′07″N 129°18′43″E | 2 | 00004177 | ||
| Kagoshima Castle ruins 鹿児島城跡 Kagoshima-jō ato |
Kagoshima | Edo Period Japanese castle ruins |  |
31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E | 2 | 00004178 |
| Yoron Castle ruins 与論城跡 Yoron-jō ato |
Yoron | 27°01′40″N 128°25′46″E | 2 | 00004223 | ||
| Ata Shell Mound Site 阿多貝塚 Ata kaizuka | Minamisatsuma | 31°26′56″N 130°19′58″E | ||||
| Okinoerabujima Old Tombs 沖永良部島古墓群 Okinoerabujima kobo-gun | Wadomari, China | designation includes the Yononushi Tomb (世之主の墓), Shinjō Hanakubo Nyātō Tomb (新城花窪ニャートゥ墓), Yaja Gajimaru Tomb (屋者ガジマル墓), and Ānimagayatōru Tomb (アーニマガヤトゥール墓) | 27°23′00″N 128°36′44″E | |||
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 26 September 2025, fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][7]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Dwelling Site 弥生式住居跡 Yayoi-shiki jūkyo ato | Kagoshima | in the grounds of Kagoshima Ichinomiya Jinja (一之宮神社) | 31°33′47″N 130°32′47″E | |||
| Jōraku-in 常楽院 Jōrakuin | Hioki | 31°31′37″N 130°21′02″E | ||||
| Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan 山川薬園跡及びリュウガン Yamakawa yakuen ato oyobi ryūgan | Ibusuki | 31°12′17″N 130°38′21″E | ||||
| Roku Jizō Tō 六地蔵塔 Roku Jizō tō | Minamisatsuma | 31°24′40″N 130°19′04″E | ||||
| Ichijō-in Site 一乗院跡 Ichijō-in ato | Minamisatsuma |  | 31°16′16″N 130°13′52″E | |||
| Hirata Yukie Residence Site 平田靱負屋敷跡 Hirata Yukie yashiki ato | Kagoshima | 31°35′29″N 130°32′46″E | ||||
| Nanshū Grave Site 南洲墓地 Nanshū bochi | Kagoshima | at Jōkōmyō-ji (浄光明寺) |  | 31°36′21″N 130°33′33″E | ||
| Nanshū Rutaku Site 南洲流謫跡 Nanshū Rutaku ato | Tatsugō | 28°27′04″N 129°36′14″E | ||||
| Kamemaru Castle Site 亀丸城 Kamemaru-jō ato | Hioki |  | 31°30′23″N 130°21′54″E | |||
| Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas 清水磨崖仏 Kiyomizu magai-butsu | Minamikyūshū |  | 31°25′02″N 130°25′18″E | |||
| Tomari Jochiku Grave 泊如竹の墓 Tomari Jochiku no haka | Yakushima | 30°18′49″N 130°39′21″E | ||||
| Aikō Kishun Grave 愛甲喜春の墓 Aikō Kishun no haka | Shibushi | 31°28′32″N 131°06′02″E | ||||
| Kōriyama Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō 郡山町川田堂園の供養塔群 Kōriyama-chō Kawada Dōzono no kuyōtō-gun | Kagoshima | 31°40′34″N 130°30′19″E | ||||
| Sasue Kofun 指江古墳 Sasue kofun | Nagashima | 32°09′10″N 130°06′58″E | ||||
| Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers 栗野町稲葉崎の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Inobazaki no kuyōtō-gun | Aira | 31°58′03″N 130°41′33″E | ||||
| Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers 栗野町田尾原の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Taobaru no kuyōtō-gun | Aira | 31°57′58″N 130°42′00″E | ||||
| Wadomari Yononushi Grave 和泊町の世之主の墓 Wadomari-chō no Yononushi no haka | Wadomari | 27°22′58″N 128°36′44″E | ||||
| Raigō-ji Site Graves 来迎寺跡墓塔群 Raigōji ato haka-tō-gun | Ichikikushikino | 31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E | ||||
| Hōman-ji Site 宝満寺跡 Hōmanji ato | Shibushi |  | 31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E | |||
| Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln 竜門司焼古窯 Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln | Aira | 31°46′00″N 130°40′18″E | ||||
| Shigakkō Site Stone Walls 私学校跡石塀 Shigakkō ato ishibei | Kagoshima |  | 31°35′45″N 130°33′16″E | |||
| Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele 根占町川南宇都の板碑 Nejime-chō Kawaminami Uto no itabi | Minamiōsumi | 31°12′50″N 130°46′48″E | ||||
| Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster 薩摩町永野別府原古墳群 Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara kofun-gun | Satsuma | 31°55′41″N 130°33′21″E | ||||
| Wakimoto Kofun Cluster 脇本古墳群糸割渕1号墳・2号墳 Wakimoto kofun-gun Itowarifuchi ichigō-fun nigō-fun | Akune | 32°04′53″N 130°12′19″E | ||||
| Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas 赤水の岩堂磨崖仏 Akamizu no Iwadō magaibutsu | Kirishima | 31°50′37″N 130°43′56″E | ||||
| Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells 笠野原土持堀の深井戸 Kasanohara Tsuchimochi hori no fuka ido | Kanoya | 31°26′14″N 130°54′08″E | ||||
| Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster 小浜崎古墳群 Ohamazaki kofun-gun | Nagashima | 32°10′30″N 130°06′04″E | ||||
| Myōjin Kofun Cluster 明神古墳群 Myōjin kofun-gun | Nagashima | 32°10′41″N 130°06′00″E | ||||
| Kasedō Kofun 加世堂古墳 Kasedō kofun | Nagashima | 32°08′00″N 130°10′32″E | ||||
| Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves 刀匠玉置家歴代の墓 tōshō Tamaki-ke rekidai no haka | Kagoshima | 31°22′09″N 130°31′46″E | ||||
| Daigan-ji Site Graves and Pagodas 鶴田町大願寺跡墓塔群(開山堂跡・薬師堂跡) Tsuruta-chō Daiganji ato haka-tō-gun (Kaisandō ato Yakushidō ato) | Satsuma | designation includes the sites of the Kaisandō and Yakushidō | 31°55′33″N 130°27′43″E | |||
| Inutabu Shell Mound 犬田布貝塚 Inutabu kaizuka | Isen | 27°42′43″N 128°54′05″E | ||||
| Shiroma Tofuru Tombs 城間トフル墓群 Shiroma Tofuru haka-gun | Amami | 28°26′51″N 129°42′34″E | ||||
| Ichiki Shell Mound 市来町市来貝塚 Ichiki-chō Ichiki kaizuka | Ichikikushikino | 31°42′28″N 130°18′47″E | ||||
| Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site 厚地松山製鉄遺跡 Atsuchi Matsuyama seitetsu iseki | Minamikyūshū | 31°24′08″N 130°27′16″E | ||||
| Uto Kiln Site 宇都窯跡 Uto gama ato | Aira |  | 31°44′51″N 130°37′36″E | |||
| Kurokawa Cave 黒川洞穴 Kurokawa dōketsu | Hioki | 31°33′10″N 130°24′07″E | ||||
| Ei Castle Site 頴娃城跡 Ei-jō ato | Minamikyūshū | 31°13′33″N 130°31′29″E | ||||
| Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln 美山薩摩焼窯 Miyama Satsuma-yaki gama | Hioki |  | 31°38′31″N 130°21′29″E | |||
| Kenshō Castle Site 建昌城跡 Kenshō-jō ato | Aira | 31°43′48″N 130°36′45″E | ||||
| Amatatsutera-mae Kofun 天辰寺前古墳 Amatatsutera-mae kofun | Satsumasendai | 31°49′40″N 130°19′13″E | ||||
| Okazaki Kofun Cluster 岡崎古墳群 Okazaki kofun-gun | Kagoshima | 31°22′52″N 130°57′31″E | ||||
| Okano Kiln Sites 岡野窯跡群 Okano kama ato-gun | Isa | |||||
| Kakehashizaka 掛橋坂 Kakehashizaka | Aira | 31°47′06″N 130°32′55″E | ||||
| Kanayama Waterwheel Site 金山水車(轟製錬所)跡 Kanayama suisha (todoroki seirenjo) ato | Minamikyūshū | 31°22′13″N 130°25′08″E | ||||
| Tomori Petroglyphs 戸森の線刻画 Tomori no senkokuga | Amagi | 27°46′09″N 128°55′15″E | ||||
| Nejimehara Battery Site 根占原台場跡 Nejimehara daiba ato | Minamiōsumi | 31°10′26″N 130°45′46″E | ||||
| Nakafu Cave 中甫洞穴 Nakafu dōketsu | China | 27°22′42″N 128°35′54″E | ||||
| Satsuma Rebellion Takakumayama Battlefield 西南戦争 高熊山古戦場 Seinan-sensō Takakumayama kosenjō | Isa | 32°06′36″N 130°39′00″E | ||||
| Tomachin Site トマチン遺跡 Tomachin iseki | Isen | 27°40′31″N 128°59′20″E | ||||
| Gionnosu Battery Site 祇園之洲台場跡 Gionnosu daiba ato | Kagoshima | 31°36′17″N 130°34′11″E | ||||
| Harada Kofun 原田古墳 Harada kofun | Shibushi | 31°27′43″N 131°00′00″E | ||||
| Tenpozan Battery Site 天保山台場跡 Tenpozan daiba ato | Kagoshima |  | 31°34′22″N 130°33′52″E | |||
Municipal Historic Sites
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