List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)
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National Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2025, forty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.[2][3][4]
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Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2024, seventy-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8][9]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujio Dolmen Cluster 藤尾支石墓群 Fujio shiseki bogun | Kikuchi | 32°57′11″N 130°52′04″E | for all refs see | |||
| Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster 長岩横穴群 Nagaiwa yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°00′02″N 130°39′57″E | ||||
| Kamimikura Kofun 上御倉古墳 Kamimikura kofun | Aso | 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E | ||||
| Shimomikura Kofun 下御倉古墳 Shimomikura kofun | Aso | 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E | ||||
| Nakadōri Kofun Cluster 中通古墳群 Nakadōri kofun-gun | Aso | 32°57′56″N 131°06′28″E | ||||
| Jō Cave Tomb Cluster 城横穴群 Jō yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E | ||||
| Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster 京ガ峰横穴群 Kyōgamine yokoana-gun | Nishiki | 32°12′15″N 130°48′00″E | ||||
| Jōsui-ji Site 浄水寺跡 Jōsuiji ato | Uki | 32°38′23″N 130°44′27″E | ||||
| Mount Shōtai Old Kiln Sites 小岱山古窯跡群 Shōtai-san koyōshi-gun | Arao | |||||
| Mount Shōtai Steel Production Sites 小岱山製鉄跡群 Shōtai-san seitetsu ato-gun | Arao | 32°58′39″N 130°30′51″E | ||||
| Sagara Family Graves 相良家墓地 Sagaraura-ke bochi | Hitoyoshi | 32°13′05″N 130°46′22″E | ||||
| Ōsozō Kofun Cluster 大鼠蔵古墳群 Ōsozō kofun-gun | Yatsushiro | 32°28′44″N 130°34′14″E | ||||
| Myōken Jōgū Site 妙見上宮跡 Myōken Jōgū ato | Yatsushiro | 32°29′06″N 130°39′35″E | ||||
| Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site 高田焼平山窯跡 Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato | Yatsushiro | 32°28′08″N 130°36′32″E | ||||
| Shōgo-ji Site 聖護寺跡 Shōgo-ji ato | Kikuchi |  | 33°03′57″N 130°52′54″E | |||
| Shōkan-ji Cornerstones 正観寺の礎石群 Shōkanji no soseki-gun | Kikuchi | 32°59′02″N 130°49′02″E | ||||
| Mangan-ji Stone Tō and Cryptomeria 満願寺石塔群附杉群 Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura | Minamioguni |  | 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E | |||
| Endai-ji Rock Buddhas 円台寺磨崖仏群 Endaiji magaibutsu-gun | Kumamoto | 32°52′59″N 130°39′13″E | ||||
| Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster 浦山横穴群 Urayama yokoana-gun | Kumamoto | 32°49′14″N 130°44′38″E | ||||
| Daiji-ji Precinct 大慈寺境内 Daijiji keidai | Kumamoto |  | 32°44′00″N 130°41′22″E | |||
| Shōren-ji Stone Stelai 青蓮寺古塔碑群 Shōrenji kotōhi-gun | Taragi | 32°16′40″N 130°56′48″E | ||||
| Saian-ji Site 西安寺跡 Saianji ato | Gyokutō | 32°53′32″N 130°38′09″E | ||||
| Inasa Haiji Site 稲佐廃寺跡 Inasa haiji ato | Gyokutō | 32°55′14″N 130°36′47″E | ||||
| Kudama Castle Site 久玉城跡 Kudama-jō ato | Amakusa | 32°13′17″N 130°02′00″E | ||||
| Umatsuka Kofun 馬塚古墳 Umatsuka kofun | Yamaga | 33°02′18″N 130°40′31″E | ||||
| Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun 田川内第一号古墳 Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun | Yatsushiro | decorated kofun | 32°26′34″N 130°35′14″E | |||
| Daiōzan Kofun No.3 大王山古墳第三号 Daiōzan kofun daisan-gō | Yatsushiro | 32°32′N 130°41′E | ||||
| Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster 桜の上横穴群 Sakuranoue yokoana bogun | Yamaga | 32°59′58″N 130°40′10″E | ||||
| Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun 持松塚原古墳 Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun | Yamaga | 32°59′04″N 130°41′11″E | ||||
| Miyazaki Brothers First Residence 宮崎兄弟の生家 Miyazaki kyōdai no seika | Arao |  | 32°59′05″N 130°26′05″E | |||
| Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site) 徳富旧邸(大江義塾跡) Ōe Gijuku ato | Kumamoto | 32°48′11″N 130°43′15″E | ||||
| Ōtohana Kofun Cluster 大戸鼻古墳群 Ōtohana kofun-gun | Kami-Amakusa | 32°31′30″N 130°27′31″E | ||||
| Wakamiya Kofun 若宮古墳 Wakamiya kofun | Nagomi | ,_funkyu.jpg) | 32°58′40″N 130°36′21″E | |||
| Inariyama Kofun 稲荷山古墳 Inariyama kofun | Kumamoto | 32°49′45″N 130°43′00″E | ||||
| Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster 付城横穴群 Tsukejiro yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E | ||||
| Jion-ji Kyōzuka Kofun 慈恩寺経塚古墳 Jionji kyōzuka kofun | Kumamoto | 32°57′23″N 130°43′06″E | ||||
| Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields 上村焼窯跡及び灰原 Uemura yaki-kama ato oyobi haihara | Asagiri | |||||
| Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions 青木磨崖梵字群 Aoki magai bonji-gun | Tamana | 32°57′35″N 130°35′03″E | ||||
| Mutabaru Site 無田原遺跡 Mutabaru iseki | Ōzu | 32°55′47″N 130°52′39″E | ||||
| Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields 高浜焼窯跡及び灰原 Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara | Amakusa | 32°23′15″N 130°02′14″E | ||||
| Nagasare Kofun 長砂連古墳 Nagasare kofun | Kami-Amakusa | 32°33′14″N 130°26′52″E | ||||
| Kesao Takatsuka Kofun 袈裟尾高塚古墳 Kesao Takatsuka kofun | Kikuchi | 32°59′30″N 130°47′46″E | ||||
| Chōriki Cave No.1 長刀横穴一号 Chōriki yokoana ichi-gō | Nagomi | 32°58′13″N 130°36′14″E | ||||
| Kazuhara Kofun 桂原古墳 Kazuhara kofun | Uki | 32°38′17″N 130°38′05″E | ||||
| Narasaki Kofun 楢崎古墳 Narasaki kofun | Uto | 32°40′41″N 130°41′32″E | ||||
| Saizono Kofun Cluster 才園古墳群 Saizono kofun-gun | Asagiri | 32°13′47″N 130°52′13″E | ||||
| Oni-no-Kama Kofun 鬼の釜古墳 Oni-no-kama kofun | Asagiri | 32°14′53″N 130°54′12″E | ||||
| Chōmeijizaka Kofun Cluster 長明寺坂古墳群 Chōmeijizaka kofun-gun | Kikuchi | 32°57′23″N 130°45′08″E | ||||
| Ōda Ware Kiln Site 網田焼窯跡 Ōda-yaki kama ato | Uto | 32°40′17″N 130°33′55″E | ||||
| Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 Tumulus 亀塚古墳群一号墳 Kamezuka kofun-gun ichi-gō fun | Nishiki |  | 32°11′55″N 130°49′41″E | |||
| Ugadake Kofun 宇賀岳古墳 Ugadake kofun | Uki | 32°39′26″N 130°40′53″E | ||||
| Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster 津袋古墳群 Tsubukuro kofun-gun | Yamaga | 33°00′46″N 130°45′03″E | ||||
| Goryōzuka Kofun 御霊塚古墳 Goryōzuka kofun | Yamaga | 33°02′02″N 130°41′25″E | ||||
| Rokutan Steel Production Site 六反製鉄跡 Rokutan seitetsu ato | Tamana | 32°58′42″N 130°32′45″E | ||||
| Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery 城ノ原官軍墓地 Jōnohara kangun bochi | Nankan | for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 | 33°03′46″N 130°32′32″E | |||
| Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery 肥猪町官軍墓地 Koeimachi kangun bochi | Nankan | 180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion | 33°02′N 130°35′E | |||
| Shimoiwa Government Forces Cemetery 下岩官軍墓地 Shimoiwa kangun bochi | Nagomi | |||||
| Meitoku Government Forces Cemetery 明徳官軍墓地 Meitoku kangun bochi | Kumamoto | 32°47′47″N 130°41′17″E | ||||
| Jinnai Government Forces Cemetery 陣内官軍墓地 Jinnai kangun bochi | Minamata | 32°12′29″N 130°24′50″E | ||||
| Karimata Kofun 仮又古墳 Karimata kofun | Uto | 32°40′54″N 130°38′00″E | ||||
| Imaizumi Steel Production Site 今泉製鉄跡 Imaizumi seitetsu ato | Yatsushiro | 32°28′12″N 130°38′26″E | ||||
| Nanamoto Government Forces Cemetery 七本官軍墓地 Nanamoto kangun bochi | Kumamoto |  | 32°54′15″N 130°39′37″E | |||
| Nishihara Steel Production Site 西原製鉄遺跡 Nishihara seitetsu iseki | Gyokutō | 32°53′24″N 130°37′39″E | ||||
| Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun 大野窟古墳 Ōno-no-Iwa kofun | Hikawa | in part a national Historic Site |  | 32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E | ||
| Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster 岩原横穴群 Iwabaru yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 32°59′47″N 130°40′09″E | ||||
| Bettōzuka Kofun Cluster 別当塚古墳群 Bettōzuka kofun-gun | Arao | 32°59′43″N 130°28′15″E | ||||
| Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites 小代焼窯跡群 Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun | Nankan | 33°00′15″N 130°31′22″E | ||||
| Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tombs つつじケ丘横穴群 Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun | Kumamoto | 32°49′10″N 130°44′38″E | ||||
| Kayanokidani Site 柏木谷遺跡 Kayanokidani iseki | Minamiaso | 32°49′10″N 131°02′26″E | ||||
| Shōfuku-ji Old Stelai 勝福寺古塔碑群 Shōfukuji kotō higun | Asagiri | 32°16′04″N 130°53′09″E | ||||
| Ōya Site 大矢遺跡 Ōya iseki | Amakusa | 32°27′54″N 130°11′53″E | ||||
| Tokutomi Sohō & Tokutomi Kenjirō First Residence 徳富蘇峰・蘆花生家 Tokutomi Sohō・Kenjirō seika | Minamata | 32°12′43″N 130°24′08″E | ||||
| Takahata-Akatate Site 高畑赤立遺跡 Takahata-Akatate iseki | Yamato | 32°46′48″N 131°11′34″E | ||||
| Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun Cluster 経塚・大塚古墳群 Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka kofun-gun | Tamana | 32°52′28″N 130°35′14″E | ||||
| Kunigoshi Kofun 国越古墳 Kunigoshi kofun | Uki | 32°38′42″N 130°38′42″E | ||||
| Tonkararin トンカラリン Tonkararin | Nagomi |  | 32°58′06″N 130°36′12″E | |||
| Babakusu Ide no Hanaguri 馬場楠井手の鼻ぐり Babakusu ide no hanaguri | Kikuyō | _Kikuyo_Kumamoto.jpg) | 32°51′06″N 130°49′53″E | |||
| Unganzen-ji Precinct 雲巌禅寺境内 Unganzenji keidai | Kumamoto | also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E | ||
| Mangan-ji Gardens 満願寺庭園 Manganji teien | Minamioguni | also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E | ||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2024, a further five hundred and fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[10]
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Kumamoto)