List of Historic Sites of Japan (Miyagi)

As of 1 December 2020, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass spans the prefectural borders with Yamagata.^[2][3][4]

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Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Taga-jō ruins 多賀城跡附寺跡 Taga-jō ato tsuketari tera ato	Tagajō	Nara period castle ruins		38°18′22″N 140°59′18″E	2, 3	181
Iji Castle ruins 伊治城跡 Iji-jō ato	Kurihara	Nara period castle ruins		38°45′51″N 141°02′18″E	2	3372
Tōmizuka Kofun 遠見塚古墳 Tōmizuka kofun	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	Kofun period tumulus		38°14′17″N 140°54′52″E	1	210
Koganeyama Gold Mine 黄金山産金遺跡 Koganeyama sankin iseki	Wakuya	Nara period gold mine, where gold was extracted for the Tōdai-ji Daibutsu[5]		38°33′36″N 141°08′22″E	6	208
Iwakiri Castle ruins 岩切城跡 Iwakiri-jō ato	Miyagino-ku, Sendai	Muromachi period castle ruins		38°18′49″N 140°56′28″E	2	231
Miyazawa Site 宮沢遺跡 Miyazawa iseki	Ōsaki	Nara/Heian period fortification ruins		38°37′34″N 140°56′55″E	2	225
Former Yūbikan and Garden 旧有備館および庭園 kyū-Yūbikan oyobi teien	Ōsaki	Edo period han school and gardens; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		38°39′27″N 140°51′48″E	4	185
Former Arikabe-juku Honjin 旧有壁宿本陣 kyū-Arikabe-juku honjin	Kurihara	Edo period shukuba		38°52′04″N 141°07′31″E	6	213
Sanjūsangendō Kanga ruins 三十三間堂官衙遺跡 Sanjūsangendō kanga iseki	Watari	Heian period county headquarters		38°04′04″N 140°51′07″E	2	236
Sannō-Gakoi Site 山王囲遺跡 Sannō-Gakoi iseki	Kurihara	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°44′29″N 140°56′56″E	1	214
Yamamae Site 山前遺跡 Yamamae iseki	Misato	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°32′19″N 141°02′55″E	1	223
Yamahata Cave Tomb Cluster 山畑横穴群 Yamahata yokoana-gun	Ōsaki	Kofun period cave tombs		38°31′15″N 140°55′34″E	1	217
Numazu Shell Mound 沼津貝塚 Numazu kaizuka	Ishinomaki	Jōmon period shell midden		38°26′43″N 141°22′40″E	1	216
Jō Palisade Site 城生柵跡 Jō-no-saku iseki	Kami	Nara period castle ruins		38°35′00″N 140°51′06″E	2	230
Nishinohama Shell Mound 西の浜貝塚 Nishinohama kaizuka	Matsushima	Jōmon period shell midden		38°22′53″N 141°04′57″E	1	218
Sendai Kōriyama Kanga ruins 仙台郡山官衙遺跡群 Sendai Kōriyama kanga iseki-gun	Taihaku-ku, Sendai	Nara period provincial capital ruins; designation includes the Kōriyama temple ruins (郡山廃寺跡)		38°13′14″N 140°53′31″E	2	00003496
Sendai Castle 仙台城跡 Sendai-jō ato	Aoba-ku, Sendai	Edo period castle		38°15′12″N 140°51′10″E	2	3371
Sendai Domain Hanayama Village Nuruyu Bansho 仙台藩花山村寒湯番所跡 Sendai-han Hanayama-mura Nuruyu-bansho ato	Kurihara	Edo period magistrate's office		38°51′43″N 140°46′42″E	6	204
Daikichiyama Tile Kiln Site 大吉山瓦窯跡 Daikichiyama kawara kama ato	Ōsaki	Heian period kiln ruins		38°37′23″N 140°55′17″E	6	221
Daigigakoi Shell Mound 大木囲貝塚 Daigigakoi kaizuka	Shichigahama	Jōmon period shell midden		38°18′18″N 141°02′38″E	1	209
Nakazawame Shell Mound 中沢目貝塚 Nakazawame kaizuka	Ōsaki	Jōmon period shell midden		38°37′15″N 141°05′54″E	1	234
Nagane Shell Mound 長根貝塚 Nagane kaizuka	Wakuya	Jōmon period shell midden		38°36′06″N 141°08′40″E	1	212
Higashiyama Kanga ruins 東山官衙遺跡 Higashiyama kanga iseki	Kami	Heian period county headquarters		38°35′56″N 140°48′12″E	2	3209
Hinodeyama Tile Kiln Site 日の出山瓦窯跡 Hinodeyama kawara kama ato	Shikama	Heian period kiln ruins		38°30′53″N 140°52′59″E	6	222
Iinozaka Kofun Cluster 飯野坂古墳群 Iinozaka kofun-gun	Natori	Kofun period tumuli		38°09′44″N 140°52′38″E	1	228
Myōdate Kanga ruins 名生館官衙遺跡 Myōdate kanga iseki	Ōsaki	Heian period county headquarters		38°36′38″N 140°53′45″E	2	232
Kido Tile Kiln Site 木戸瓦窯跡 Kido kawara kama ato	Ōsaki	Heian period kiln ruins		38°37′17″N 141°02′25″E	6	220
Raijinyama Kofun 雷神山古墳 Raijinyama kofun	Natori	Kofun period tumulus		38°09′04″N 140°52′48″E	1	202
Satohama Shell Mound 里浜貝塚 Satohama kaizuka	Higashimatsushima	Jōmon period shell midden		38°20′20″N 141°08′30″E	1	237
Mutsu Kokubun-ji ruins 陸奥国分寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunji ato	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	provincial temple of Mutsu Province		38°15′05″N 140°54′10″E	3	180
Mutsu Kokubun-niji ruins 陸奥国分尼寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunniji ato	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	provincial nunnery of Mutsu Province		38°15′06″N 140°54′34″E	3	180
Mutsu Kami Kaidō 陸奥上街道 Mutsu kami kaidō	Ōsaki	Ancient highway		38°40′51″N 140°52′06″E	6	201
Yanase-ura Site 梁瀬浦遺跡 Yanaseura iseki	Kakuda	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°00′26″N 140°45′17″E	1	235
Grave of Hayashi Shihei 林子平墓 Hayashi Shihei no haka	Aoba-ku, Sendai	Bakumatsu period military scholar grave		38°16′36″N 140°51′04″E	7	227
Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass 出羽仙台街道中山越 Dewa Sendai kaidō Nakayamagoe	Ōsaki	Ancient highway; Designation includes an area of Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture		38°43′32″N 140°39′32″E	6	194
Irinosawa Site 入の沢遺跡 Irinosawa iseki	Kurihara	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°43′48″N 141°01′17″E	1	00003989
Akai Kanga Ruins 赤井官衙遺跡群 Akai kanga iseki-gun	Higashimatsushima	designation includes the Yomoto Cave Tombs (矢本横穴)		38°24′32″N 141°10′56″E	2

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As of 20 May 2020, fifteen Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][6]

As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and fifty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[7]

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