List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 17 June 2022, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.[2][3][4]

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Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster
岩橋千塚古墳群
Iwasesenzuka kofun-gun
WakayamaKofun period tumuli cluster34°13′31″N 135°13′35″E1
Isoma Rock Shelter Site
磯間岩陰遺跡
Isoma iwakage iseki
TanabeKofun period grave site33°43′17″N 135°23′00″E1
Shimosato Kofun
下里古墳
Shimosato kofun
NachikatsuuraKofun period tumulus33°35′03″N 135°55′22″E1
Kii Kokubun-ji ruins
紀伊国分寺跡
Kii Kokubunji ato
KinokawaNara period provincial temple of Kii Province34°16′08″N 135°20′22″E3
Former Nate-juku Honjin
旧名手宿本陣
Kyū-Nate-juku honjin
KinokawaEdo Period Honjin34°16′33″N 135°26′09″E6
Kongōbu-ji Precinct
金剛峯寺境内
Kongōbuji keidai
Kōyahead temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism with multiple National Treasures; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°12′47″N 135°34′47″E3
Hiromura Embankment
広村堤防
Hiromura teibō
HirogawaEdo period seawall34°01′35″N 135°10′14″E6
Kōzanji Shell Mound
高山寺貝塚
Kōzanji kaizuka
TanabeJōmon period shell midden33°44′24″N 135°22′42″E1
Kōyasan Chōishi
高野山町石
Kōyasan chōishi
Kōya, Katsuragi, Kudoyamainscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°13′34″N 135°32′16″E3, 6
Negoro-ji Precinct
根来寺境内
Negoroji keidai
Iwadenoted Buddhist temple34°17′15″N 135°19′04″E3
Misuji temple ruins Pagoda site
三栖廃寺塔跡
Misu Haiji tō ato
TanabeAsuka period temple ruins33°44′14″N 135°25′00″E3
Shikagō Ichirizuka
四箇郷一里塚
Shikagō ichirizuka
WakayamaEdo period road marker34°14′42″N 135°12′03″E6
Ueno temple ruins Site
上野廃寺跡
Ueno Haiji ato
WakayamaAsuka period temple ruins34°16′29″N 135°15′15″E3
Shingū Castle ruins and Mizuno clan cemetery
新宮城跡附水野家墓所
Shingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho
ShingūEdo Period castle and daimyō cemetery33°43′05″N 135°59′08″E2, 7
Nishi Kokubun pagoda site
西国分塔跡
Nishi Kokubun tō ato
IwadeAsuka period temple ruins34°15′57″N 135°19′53″E3
Ōtani Kofun
大谷古墳
Ōtani kofun
WakayamaKofun period tumulus34°15′42″N 135°10′35″E1
Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct
丹生都比売神社境内
Nyūtsuhime Jinja keidai
Katsuragiinscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]34°15′30″N 135°31′27″E3
Dōjō-ji Precinct
道成寺境内
Dōjōji keidai
Hidakagawanoted Buddhist temple33°54′52″N 135°10′28″E3
Hamaguchi Goryō grave
浜口梧陵墓
Hamaguchi Goryō no haka
HirogawaBakumatsu period local administrator34°01′16″N 135°10′05″E7
Myōe Kishū Cenotaphs
明恵紀州遺跡率都婆
Myōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba
Arida, Yuasa, Aridagawarelics associated with Kamakura period Buddhist monk34°04′18″N 135°09′35″E3, 7
Narugami Shell Mound
鳴神貝塚
Narugami kaizuka
WakayamaJōmon period shell midden34°13′50″N 135°12′42″E1
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
Wakayama-jō
WakayamaEdo period Castle34°13′39″N 135°10′16″E2
Kishū Tokugawa clan cemetery
和歌山藩主徳川家墓所
Wakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho
KainanEdo period daimyō cemetery at Chōhō-ji34°06′32″N 135°10′01″E7
Kumano Sanzan
熊野三山
Kumano sanzan
Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuuradesignation includes an area of Kihō in Mie Prefecture33°43′37″N 135°58′55″E3
Ōmine Okugakemichi
大峯奥駈道
Ōmine okugakemichi
Tanabe, Shingūtrail inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes areas of Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, and Gojō in Nara Prefecture34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E3, 6
Kumano Sankeimichi
熊野参詣道
Kumano sankeimichi
Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, Kōyatrails inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List among the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes the Nakahechi (中辺路), Ōhechi (大辺路), Kohechi (小辺路), Iseji (伊勢路), Kumano River (熊野川), Shichirimi-hama (七里御浜), and Hano-no-Iwa (花の窟) and areas of Nosegawa and Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E3, 6
Atagi Clan Fortified Residence Site
安宅氏城館跡
Atagi-shi jōkan ato
Shirahama33°34′45″N 135°27′52″E2
Suiken Embankment
水軒堤防
Suiken teibō
WakayamaEdo period seawall34°12′13″N 135°09′14″E6
Kashinosaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck Site
樫野埼灯台及びエルトゥールル号遭難事件遺跡
Kashinosaki tōdai oyobi Erutūruru-gō sōnan jiken iseki
Kushimotoearly Meiji period lighthouse33°28′13″N 135°51′39″E6, 9
Yuasa Fortified Residence Sites
湯浅党城館跡
Yuasa jōkan ato
Aridagawa, Yuasalate Heian through Nanboku-chō period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of Yuasa Castle (湯浅城) and Fujinami Fortified Residence (藤並館跡)34°02′09″N 135°11′38″E2, 6, 9
Shingū Shimohonmachi Site
新宮下本町遺跡
Shingū Shimohonmachi iseki
Shingū33°43′51″N 135°59′21″E
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Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 April 2022, one hundred and one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][7]

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Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Ohara Tōdō Grave
小原桃洞墓
Ohara Tōdō haka
Wakayamaat Daion-ji (大恩寺)34°13′12″N 135°10′23″Efor all refs see
Kanō Morohira Grave
加納諸平
Kanō Morohira haka
Wakayama34°13′48″N 135°09′51″E
Kawanabe Ōji Site
川辺王子
Kawanabe ōji ato
Wakayama34°16′06″N 135°15′12″E
Kamayama Kofun Cluster
釜山古墳群
Kamayama kofun-gun
Wakayama34°15′44″N 135°08′09″E
Okayama-no-Jishōdō Bell Tower
岡山の時鐘堂
Okayama no jishōdō
Wakayama34°13′32″N 135°10′21″E
Yamaguchi Haiji Site
山口廃寺跡
Yamaguchi Haiji ato
Wakayama34°16′31″N 135°16′12″E
Shakanokoshi Kofun
車駕之古址古墳
Shakanokoshi kofun
Wakayama34°15′45″N 135°08′03″E
Saikazaki Battery
雑賀崎台場
Saikazaki daiba
Wakayama34°11′37″N 135°08′24″E
Wakanoura
和歌の浦
Saikazaki daiba
Wakayamadesignation includes Mount Tengu (奠供山), Tamamatsushima Jinja Precinct (玉津島神社境内地), Tenman Jinja Precinct (天満神社境内地), Tōshō-gū Precinct (東照宮境内地), Mount Imose and Sandan Bridge (妹背山と三断橋), Ashibeya-Asahiya Site and Mount Kagami (芦辺屋・朝日屋跡と鏡山), Mitaraiike Park (御手洗池公園), Shiogama Jinja Precinct (塩竃神社境内地), and Furobashi (不老橋); also a national Place of Scenic Beauty34°11′12″N 135°10′22″E
Hirai No.1 Tumulus and Hirai Haniwa Kiln Sites
平井1号墳及び平井埴輪窯跡群
Hirai ichi-gō fun oyobi Hirai haniwa kama ato-gun
Wakayama34°15′46″N 135°10′14″E
Matsushiro Ōji Site
松代王子
Matsushiro ōji ato
Kainan34°09′19″N 135°13′27″E
Haraido Ōji Site
祓戸王子
Haraido ōji ato
Kainan34°08′52″N 135°12′54″E
Muroyama Kofun
室山古墳
Muroyama kofun
Kainan34°10′N 135°13′E
Tokorozaka Ōji Site
所阪王子
Tokorozaka ōji ato
Kainan34°07′28″N 135°11′45″E
Myōshū Shōnin Mausoleum
明秀上人廟所
Myōshū Shōnin byōsho
Kainan34°07′41″N 135°12′31″E
Mera Kofun
女良古墳
Mera kofun
Kainan34°07′51″N 135°08′46″E
Matsusaka Ōji Site
松坂王子
Matsusaka ōji ato
Kainan34°07′28″N 135°11′45″E
Kitsumoto Ōji Site
橘本王子
Kitsumoto ōji ato
Kainan34°07′42″N 135°11′42″E
Fukushō-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)
福勝寺境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路)
Fukushōji keidai (Kumano sankei-michi Kiiji)
Kainan34°07′44″N 135°11′35″E
Hanaoka Seishū Grave Stele
華岡青洲の墓碑
Hanaoka Seishū no bohi
Kinokawa34°16′57″N 135°26′27″E
Morita Sessai Grave Site
森田節斎翁墓地
Morita Sessai-ō no bochi
Kinokawa34°15′32″N 135°25′19″E
Maruyama Kofun
丸山古墳
Maruyama kofun
Kinokawa34°12′59″N 135°18′36″E
Toya Shinemon Grave Site
戸谷新右衛門の墓地
Toya Shinemon no bochi
Hashimoto34°19′N 135°35′E
Konono Haiji Pagoda Site
神野々廃寺塔跡
Konono haiji tō ato
Hashimoto34°18′28″N 135°34′42″E
Nagoso Haiji Site
名古曽廃寺跡
Nagoso haiji ato
Hashimoto34°18′39″N 135°33′54″E
Misasagiyama Kofun
陵山古墳
Misasagiyama kofun
Hashimoto34°19′14″N 135°36′47″E
Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi Grave
大畑才蔵勝善の墓
Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi no haka
Hashimoto34°17′N 135°35′E
Suda Hachiman Jinja Sutra Mound
隅田八幡神社経塚
Suda Hachiman Jinja kyōzuka
Hashimoto34°20′01″N 135°38′45″E
Nagoso Cremation Tombs
名古曽火葬墓
Nagoso kasōbo
Hashimoto34°18′46″N 135°34′00″E
Jōfuku-ji Precinct (Kōya Sankeimichi Kurokomichi)
定福寺境内(高野参詣道黒河道)
Jōfukuji keidai (Kōya Sankei-michi Kuroko-michi)
Hashimoto34°18′32″N 135°36′46″E
Mediaeval Agricultural Water Supply Mongakuyu
中世農耕用水路文覚井
Chūsei nōkō yōsuiro Mongakuyu
Katsuragi34°17′30″N 135°28′09″E
Mitanizaka
三谷坂
Mitanizaka
Katsuragi34°17′N 135°31′E
Saya-dera Site
佐野寺跡
Saya-dera ato
Katsuragi34°17′46″N 135°29′20″E
Sanada Yashiki Site
真田屋敷跡
Sanada yashiki ato
Kudoyama34°17′27″N 135°33′35″E
Toyotomi Clan Grave Site
豊臣家墓所
Toyotomi-ke bosho
Kōya34°13′15″N 135°36′20″E
Zen Nun Jōchi Stele
禅尼上智碑
Zen-ni Jōchi ishibumi
Kōya34°13′02″N 135°36′10″E
Memorial Stele to the Enemy and Allied War Dead During the Imjin War
高麗陣敵味方戦死者供養碑
Kōrai-jin teki mikata senshi-sha kuyō-hi
Kōya34°13′05″N 135°36′13″E
Sūgen (Husband and Wife) Stone Gorintō
崇源夫人五輪石塔
Sūgen fujin gorin sekitō
Kōya34°13′09″N 135°36′15″E
Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori Grave Site
武田信玄・武田勝頼墓地
Takeda Shingen・Takeda Katsuyori bochi
Kōya34°12′59″N 135°35′54″E
Itogamura Ichirizuka
糸我村の一里塚
Itogamura ichirizuka
Arida
Hajikami Kofun
椒の古墳
Hajikami no kofun
Arida34°06′21″N 135°07′13″E
Kishū Mikan Place of Origin
「紀州みかん」最初の地附紀州柑橘剏祖之碑
"Kishū mikan" saisho no chi tsuketari Kishū kankitsu shōso no hi
Aridadesignation includes a stele to the progenitor of Kishū Citreae34°03′58″N 135°10′57″E
Kumezaki Ōji Site
久米崎王子
Kumezaki ōji ato
Yuasa34°01′41″N 135°11′00″E
Myōe Shōnin Site Karumo-jima
明恵上人遺跡 刈藻島
Myōe Shōnin iseki Karumo-jima
Yuasa34°01′52″N 135°07′53″E
Jinsen-ji "Records of Experience of the Great Earthquake and Tsunami" Stele
深専寺「大地震津波心得の記」碑
Jinsenji "dai-jishin tsunami kokoroe no ki" hi
Yuasa34°02′05″N 135°10′38″E
Sakasagawa Ōji
逆川王子
Sakasagawa ōji
Yuasa34°02′59″N 135°11′00″E
Shōraku-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)
勝楽寺境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路)
Shōrakuji keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)
Yuasa34°01′47″N 135°11′00″E
Itoga Pass
糸我峠
Itoga-tōge
Yuasa
Taikyū Shrine
耐久社
Taikyū-sha
Hirogawa34°01′28″N 135°10′11″E
Hamaguchi Goryō Stele
濱口梧陵碑
Hamaguchi Goryō hi
Hirogawa34°01′06″N 135°10′31″E
Hōtō and Hōkyōintō
奥の宝塔及び宝篋印塔
Oku no hōtō oyobi hōkyōintō
Aridagawa
Nakisawame Kofun
泣沢女の古墳
Nakisawame no kofun
Aridagawa34°03′48″N 135°12′20″E
Toya Castle Site
鳥屋城址
Toya-jōshi
Aridagawa34°03′49″N 135°16′20″E
Sōgi Hōshi Residence Site
宗祇法師屋敷跡
Sōgi hōshi yashiki ato
Aridagawa34°03′46″N 135°12′36″E
Higashiōtani Sutra Mound Site
東大谷経塚遺跡附和鏡
Higashiōtani kyōzuka iseki tsuketari wakyō
Aridagawadesignation includes a Japanese-style mirror
Iwauchi Kofun Cluster
岩内古墳群
Iwauchi kofun-gun
Gobō33°53′18″N 135°10′27″E
Hotokeido and Former Ueno Ōji Site (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)
仏井戸・上野王子旧地(熊野参詣道紀伊路)
Hotokeido・Ueno Ōji kyū-chi (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)
Gobō33°49′39″N 135°11′04″E
Kameyama Castle Site
亀山城跡
Kameyama-jō ato
Gobō33°54′39″N 135°09′17″E
Tokuhon Shōnin Birthplace
徳本上人誕生遺跡
Tokuhon Shōnin tanjō iseki
Hidaka33°55′47″N 135°05′55″E
Taie Ōji Site
高家王子
Taie ōji ato
Hidaka33°56′04″N 135°08′25″E
Mukaiyama Kofun
向山古墳
Mukaiyama kofun
Hidaka
Benzaitenyama Kofun
辨財天山古墳
Benzaitenyama kofun
Hidaka
Nyakuichiōji Jinja Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)
若一王子神社境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路)
Nyakuichiōji Jinja keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)
Hidaka33°55′20″N 135°05′04″E
Sonkō-ji
尊光寺
Sonkōji
Hidakagawa33°55′33″N 135°11′09″E
Iwashiro Musubi-Matsu
岩代の結松
Iwashiro musubi-matsu
Minabe33°47′00″N 135°16′17″E
Iwashiro Ōji Site
高家王子
Iwashiro ōji ato
Minabe33°46′51″N 135°16′39″E
Senri Ōji Site
千里王子
Senri ōji ato
Minabe33°46′21″N 135°17′40″E
Minabe Ōji Site
三鍋王子
Minabe ōji ato
Minabe33°46′13″N 135°19′13″E
Nakayama Ōji Site
中山王子
Nakayama ōji ato
Inami33°47′51″N 135°14′54″E
Kirimezaki Burial Mound
切目崎塚穴
Kirimezaki tsukaana
Inami33°46′56″N 135°14′08″E
Kiribe Ōji Site
切部王子
Kiribe ōji ato
Inami33°48′09″N 135°13′54″E
Detachi Ōji Site
出立王子
Detachi ōji ato
Tanabe33°44′02″N 135°22′09″E
Chikatsuyu Hōtō
近露の宝塔
Chikatsuyu hōtō
Tanabe
Nonagase Clan-Yokoya Clan Grave Site
野長瀬氏・横矢氏一族の墓所
Nonagase-shi Yokoya-shi ichizoku no bosho
Tanabe33°48′59″N 135°36′33″E
Kuroda Jubee Grave
畔田十兵衛
Kuroda Jubee no haka
Tanabe
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Lodging Site
Motomiya Takenobō Yashiki Site
中世行幸御宿泊所
本宮竹の坊屋敷跡

Chūsei gyōkō goshukuhakujo
Motomiya Takenobō yashiki ato
Tanabe33°50′08″N 135°46′20″E
Ayukawa Ōji Site
鮎川王子
Ayukawa ōji ato
Tanabe33°43′52″N 135°29′13″E
Cliff Buddha Name Stele (So-called Ippen Shōnin Buddha Name Stone)
磨崖名号碑(伝一遍上人名号石)
Magai myōgō hi (den-Ippen Shōnin myōgō ishi)
Tanabe33°49′46″N 135°45′28″E
Hosshinmon Ōji Site
発心門王子跡付南無房堂跡
Hosshinmon ōji ato tsuketari Namu Hōdō ato
Tanabedesignation includes the Namu Hōdō Site33°51′42″N 135°43′14″E
Tenchūgumi Shishi Imprisonment Storehouse
天誅組志士幽閉の倉
Tenchūgumi shishi yūhei no kura
Tanabe
Aku River Thousand Buddhas
安久川の千躰仏
Aku-gawa no sentaibutsu
Shirahama34°14′50″N 135°18′43″E
Hisamezuka Kofun
火雨塚古墳
Hisamezuka kofun
Shirahama33°41′08″N 135°20′36″E
Aku River Burial Mound
安久川の塚穴
Aku-gawa no tsukaana
Shirahama
Ichinose Ōji Site
一瀬王子
Ichinose ōji ato
Kamitonda33°42′59″N 135°28′36″E
Hama Ōji Site
浜王子
Hama ōji ato
Shingū33°43′02″N 136°00′08″E
Sano Ōji Site
佐野王子
Sano ōji ato
Shingū33°40′20″N 135°58′16″E
Stele Inscribed with the Lotus Sutra
書写妙法蓮華印塔
Shosha Myōhō Renge intō
Shingū33°43′40″N 135°59′07″E
Kamikurayama Steps and Dismounting Marker
神倉山付石段「下馬」標石
Kamikurayama tsuki ishidan "geba" hyōseki
Shingū33°43′20″N 135°58′58″E
Ippen Shōnin Name Stele Erection Site
一遍上人名号碑建立之地
Ippen Shōnin myōgō hi konryū no chi
Shingū33°48′31″N 135°49′58″E
Yamagami Fudōdō Site
山上不動堂跡
Yamagami Fudōdō ato
Nachikatsuura33°40′39″N 135°53′21″E
Emperor Kameyama Sotoba Erection Site
亀山天皇御卒塔婆建立地跡
Kameyama tennō gosotoba konryū-chi ato
Nachikatsuuraat Kumano Nachi Taisha33°40′07″N 135°53′23″E
Hanayama Hōō Confinement Site
花山法皇御籠所跡
Hanayama hōō gokago-sho ato
Nachikatsuuraat Kumano Nachi Taisha33°40′07″N 135°53′23″E
Tafuke Ōji Site
多富気王子
Tafuke ōji ato
Nachikatsuura33°40′17″N 135°53′55″E
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Enlightened Lodging Site
中世行幸啓御泊所跡
Chūsei gyōkō-kei goshukuhakujo
Nachikatsuuraat Seiganto-ji33°40′09″N 135°53′24″E
Daitai-ji Stele
大泰寺の板碑
Daitaiji no itabi
Nachikatsuura33°35′22″N 135°54′09″E
Whaling Pioneer Wada Yorimoto Grave
捕鯨の祖和田頼元墓
Hogei no oya Wada Yorimoto no haka
Taiji
Ertuğrul Shipwreck Sites
エルトゥールル号事件関連遺跡群
Erutūruru-gō jiken kanren iseki-gun
Kushimotodesignation comprises four components: the wreckage (船甲羅), place where the survivors reached shore (遭難者上陸地), Kashinosaki Lighthouse Former Official Residence (樫野埼灯台旧官舎), and grave site of the victims (遭難者墓地)33°28′17″N 135°51′42″E
Muryō-ji Precinct
無量寺境内
Muryōji keidai
Kushimoto33°28′15″N 135°46′40″E
Funatoyama Kofun Cluster
船戸山古墳群
Funatoyama kofun-gun
Iwade, Wakayama34°14′50″N 135°18′43″E
Shishigase Pass
鹿ヶ瀬峠
Shishigase tōge
Hidaka, Hirogawa33°58′55″N 135°10′36″E
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Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, two hundred and five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[8]

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