List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okayama)
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National Historic Sites
As of 19 June 2026, forty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Joseon Mission Sites includes sites in Hiroshima and Shizuoka Prefectures.[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Former Shizutani School 旧閑谷学校 附 椿山・石門・津田永忠宅跡及び黄葉亭 kyū-Shizutani gakkō tsuketari Tsubakiyama・sekimon・Tsuda Nagatada taku ato oyobi kōyōtei |
Bizen | designation includes Tsubakiyama, a stone gate, the site of Tsuda Nagatada Residence, and Kōyōtei |  |
34°47′47″N 134°13′12″E | 4 | 2242 |
| Kōmorizuka Kofun こうもり塚古墳 Kōmori kofun |
Sōja | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°40′02″N 133°47′10″E | 1 | 2286 |
| Innoshō Fortified Residence Site 院庄館跡（児島高徳伝説地） Innoshō yakata ato (Kojima Takanori densetsu-chi) |
Tsuyama | Muromachi period shugo fortified residence |  |
35°03′43″N 133°56′35″E | 8 | 2244 |
| Urama Chausuyama Kofun 浦間茶臼山古墳 Urama Chausuyama kofun |
Higashi-ku, Okayama | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°42′37″N 134°04′02″E | 1 | 2293 |
| Okayama Castle Site 岡山城跡 Okayama-jō ato |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Edo Period castle |  |
34°39′54″N 133°56′10″E | 2, 8 | 2304 |
| Okayama Domain Ikeda clan cemetery 岡山藩主池田家墓所 附 津田永忠墓 Okayama-han shu Ikeda-ke bosho tsuketari Tsuda Nagatada haka |
Okayama, Bizen, Wake | Edo Period daimyo cemetery; designation includes the grave of Tsuda Nagatada |  |
34°39′35″N 133°58′22″E | 7 | 3223 |
| Shimotsumichi clan grave 下道氏墓 Shimotsumichi uji no haka |
Yakage | Nara period tomb | 34°36′59″N 133°37′38″E | 1, 7 | 2247 | |
| Kasagami no Moji-iwa 笠神の文字岩 Kasagami nomoji-iwa |
Takahashi | Kamakura period monument | 34°49′17″N 133°24′19″E | 5,7 | 2272 | |
| Sabukaze Kiln Sites 寒風古窯跡群 Sabukaze koyō seki-gun |
Setouchi | Kofun to Heian period Sue ware kiln ruins |  |
34°39′17″N 134°08′13″E | 6 | 2302 |
| Tsuruyama Maruyama Kofun 鶴山丸山古墳 Tsuruyama Maruyama kofun |
Bizen | Kofun period tumulus | 34°43′28″N 134°07′13″E | 1 | 2282 | |
| Ki Castle Mountain 鬼城山 Ki-no-jō-san |
Sōja | Asuka period fortification ruins |  |
34°43′38″N 133°45′59″E | 2 | 2303 |
| Former Okayama Domain Han School 旧岡山藩藩学 kyū-Okayama-han hangaku |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Edo Period han school |  |
34°40′03″N 133°55′38″E | 4 | 2243 |
| Kumayama ruins 熊山遺跡 Kumayama iseki |
Akaiwa | Asuka period temple ruins |  |
34°45′15″N 134°07′15″E | 3 | 2279 |
| Takamatsu Castle ruins 高松城跡 附 水攻築提跡 Takamatsu-jō tsuketari Mizuzeme chikutei ato |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
34°41′09″N 133°49′38″E | 2 | 2260 |
| Tsukuriyama Kofun 作山古墳 第一古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun |
Sōja | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°39′53″N 133°46′10″E | 1 | 2241 |
| Sannari Kofun 三成古墳 Sannari kofun |
Tsuyama | Kofun period tumulus | 35°04′03″N 133°53′53″E | 1 | 2298 | |
| Yotsuzuka Kofun Cluster 四ツ塚古墳群 Yotsuzuka kofun-gun |
Maniwa | Kofun period tumulus | 35°17′49″N 133°43′01″E | 1 | 2259 | |
| Tatetsuki Site 楯築遺跡 Tatetsuki iseki |
Kurashiki | Yayoi period tumulus |  |
34°39′47″N 133°49′32″E | 1 | 2300 |
| Shōda temple ruins 賞田廃寺跡 Shōda Haiji ato |
Naka-ku, Okayama | Asuka period temple ruins |  |
34°41′54″N 133°57′41″E | 3 | 2290 |
| Magane Ichirizuka 真金一里塚 Magane ichirizuka |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Edo Period milestone |  |
34°40′37″N 133°51′00″E | 6 | 2256 |
| Jingūjiyama Kofun 神宮寺山古墳 Jingūjiyama kofun |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°41′02″N 133°55′50″E | 1 | 2283 |
| Yata Ōtsuka Kofun 箭田大塚古墳 Yata Ōtsuka kofun |
Kurashiki | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°38′08″N 133°40′53″E | 1 | 2258 |
| Sōzume Tō Site 惣爪塔跡 Sōzume tō ato |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Asuka period temple ruins | 34°40′04″N 133°49′35″E | 3 | 2255 | |
| Tsukuriyama Kofun 造山古墳 第一、二、三、四、五、六古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
34°40′18″N 133°48′01″E | 1 | 2240 |
| Ōmeguri-Komeguri Mountain Castle ruins 大廻小廻山城跡 Ōmeguri-Komeguri sanjō ato |
Higashi-ku, Okayama | Asuka period fortification ruins |  |
34°43′15″N 134°01′13″E | 3 | 3421 |
| Ōdara Yosemiya ruins 大多羅寄宮跡 Ōdara Yosemiya ato |
Higashi-ku, Okayama | Edo Period shrine ruins |  |
34°40′08″N 134°00′30″E | 3 | 2250 |
| Ōya-Sada Kofun Cluster 大谷・定古墳群 Ōya-Sada kofun-gun |
Maniwa | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
34°56′32″N 133°37′51″E | 1 | 00003575 |
| Tsukumo Shell Mound 津雲貝塚 Tsukumo kaizuka |
Kasaoka | Jomon period shell midden |  |
34°29′03″N 133°31′59″E | 1 | 2288 |
| Tsuyama Castle ruins 津山城跡 Tsuyama-jō ato |
Tsuyama | Edo Period castle ruins |  |
35°03′46″N 134°00′19″E | 2 | 2285 |
| Tsushima Site 津島遺跡 Tsushima iseki |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Yayoi period settlement ruins |  |
34°40′46″N 133°55′01″E | 1 | 2289 |
| Hata temple ruins Pagoda Site 幡多廃寺塔跡 Hata Haiji tō ato |
Naka-ku, Okayama | Asuka period temple ruins |  |
34°40′52″N 133°57′42″E | 3 | 2277 |
| Bizen Kokubun-ji ruins 備前国分寺跡 Bizen Kokubunji ato |
Akaiwa | Nara period provincial temple of Bizen Province |  |
34°44′20″N 133°59′58″E | 3 | 2295 |
| Bizen pottery kiln ruins 備前陶器窯跡 Bizen tōki kama ato |
Bizen | Muromachi to Edo period kiln ruins |  |
34°44′11″N 134°09′36″E | 1, 6 | 2284 |
| Bitchū Kokubun-ji ruins 備中国分寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunji ato |
Sōja | Nara period provincial temple of Bitchū Province |  |
34°40′00″N 133°46′56″E | 3 | 2287 |
| Bitchū Kokubunni-ji ruins 備中国分尼寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunniji ato |
Sōja | Nara period provincial nunnery of Bitchū Province |  |
34°40′04″N 133°47′19″E | 3 | 2246 |
| Bitchū Matsuyama Castle ruins 備中松山城跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō ato |
Takahashi | Edo Period castle ruins |  |
34°48′32″N 133°37′20″E | 2 | 2280 |
| Onoe Kurumayama Kofun 尾上車山古墳 Onoe Kurumayama kofun |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°39′32″N 133°51′55″E | 1 | 2291 |
| Mimasaka Kokubun-ji ruins 美作国分寺跡 Mimasaka Kokubunji ato |
Tsuyama | Nara period provincial temple of Mimasaka Province |  |
35°03′00″N 134°02′28″E | 3 | 3434 |
| Miwayama Kofun Cluster 美和山古墳群 Miwayama kofun-gun |
Tsuyama | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
35°03′48″N 133°58′00″E | 1 | 2297 |
| Hikozaki Shell Mound 彦崎貝塚 Hikozaki kaizuka |
Minami-ku, Okayama | Jomon period shell midden | 34°32′58″N 133°50′07″E | 1 | 00003576 | |
| Fukuyama Castle ruins 福山城跡 Fukuyama-jō ato |
Sōja | Nanboku-chō period castle ruins |  |
34°38′47″N 133°45′35″E | 2 | 2270 |
| Mantomi Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln Site 万富東大寺瓦窯跡 Mantomi Tōdaiji kawara gama ato |
Higashi-ku, Okayama | Nara period tile kiln ruins |  |
34°45′45″N 134°04′52″E | 6 | 2252 |
| Mitsukuri Genpo former residence 箕作阮甫旧宅 Mitsukuri Genpo kyū-taku |
Tsuyama | Edo Period translator and rangaku scholar |  |
35°03′47″N 134°00′59″E | 8 | 2294 |
| Musa Ōtsuka Kofun 牟佐大塚古墳 Musa Ōtsuka kofun |
Kita-ku, Okayama | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°43′31″N 133°58′36″E | 1 | 2261 |
| Kadota Shell Mound 門田貝塚 Kadota kaizuka |
Setouchi | Yayoi period shell midden |  |
34°40′00″N 134°05′40″E | 1 | 2301 |
| Ryōgūzan Kofun 両宮山古墳 Ryōgūzan kofun |
Akaiwa | Kofun period tumulus |  |
34°44′23″N 134°00′10″E | 1 | 2251 |
| Honren-ji (Joseon Mission Sites) 朝鮮通信使遺跡 Chōsen tsushinshi iseki |
Setouchi | designation includes Honren-ji (本蓮寺), Seiken-ji (清見寺) in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Fukuzen-ji (福禅寺) in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture |  |
34°37′00″N 134°09′51″E | 9 | 3097 |
| Kanakurayama Kofun 金蔵山古墳 Kanakurayama kofun | Okayama |  | 34°39′50″N 133°58′04″E |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 April 2026, sixty-two Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][5]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natsukawa Castle ruins 撫川城跡（芝場城跡） Natsukawa-jō ato (Shibano-jō ato) | Okayama |  | 34°38′35″N 133°50′50″E | |||
| Bizen Province Headquarters Site 備前国庁跡 Bizen kokuchō ato | Okayama |  | 34°41′31″N 133°57′23″E | |||
| Jōdo-ji 浄土寺 Jōdoji | Okayama | 34°41′56″N 133°57′59″E | ||||
| Kurayasu River Yoshii Sluice Gates 倉安川吉井水門 Kurayasu-gawa Yoshii suimon | Okayama | 34°43′08″N 134°05′40″E | ||||
| Kaya Family Fortified Residence Site 伝賀陽氏館跡 den-Kaya-shi tate ato | Okayama | 34°39′49″N 133°50′42″E | ||||
| Sakoda Kofun 坂古田古墳 Sakoda kofun | Okayama |  | 34°41′41″N 133°49′51″E | |||
| Ogata Kōan Birthplace 緒方洪庵誕生地 Ogata Kōan tanjō-chi | Okayama | 34°43′47″N 133°48′13″E | ||||
| Kinoshita Rigen Birthplace 木下利玄生家 Kinoshita Rigen seika | Okayama |  | 34°43′51″N 133°48′02″E | |||
| Fujiwara no Narichika Sites 藤原成親遺跡（高麗寺山門跡と藤原成親墓地） Fujiwara no Narichika iseki (Kōraiji sanmon ato to Fujiwara no Narichika bochi) | Okayama | designation includes the sites of Kōrai-ji Sanmon and Fujiwara no Narichika's grave | 34°40′16″N 133°51′14″E | |||
| Takamatsu Castle Indundation Narutanigawa Site 高松城水攻め鳴谷川遺跡 附 工事奉行の墓 Takamatsu-jō mizuzeme Narutanigawa iseki tsuketari kōji bugyō no haka | Okayama | 34°43′01″N 133°50′24″E | ||||
| Inukai Family Residence 犬養家旧宅 Inukai-ke jūtaku | Okayama |  | 34°39′07″N 133°50′34″E | |||
| Tokura Castle Site 徳倉城跡 Tokura-jō iseki | Okayama | 34°46′31″N 133°53′45″E | ||||
| Takenouchi-ryū Kobudō Birthplace 竹内流古武道発祥の地 Takenouchi-ryū kobudō hasshō no chi | Okayama | 34°55′34″N 133°53′27″E | ||||
| Matsuda Motonari and Ōmura Moritsune Grave Sites 松田元成及び大村盛恒墓所 Matsuda Motonari oyobi Ōmura Moritsune bosho | Okayama | 34°45′59″N 134°03′15″E | ||||
| Ōbosan Kofun 王墓山古墳 Ōbosan kofun | Kurashiki | ,_sekkan.jpg) | 34°39′35″N 133°49′35″E | |||
| Anyō-ji Urayama Sutra Mounds 安養寺裏山経塚群 Anyōji Urayama kyōzuka-gun | Kurashiki | 34°38′11″N 133°45′31″E | ||||
| Shimotsui Castle ruins 下津井城跡 Shimotsui-jō iseki | Kurashiki |  | 34°26′26″N 133°47′44″E | |||
| Mount Shinkumano 新熊野山 Shinkumano-san | Kurashiki | 34°32′25″N 133°49′11″E | ||||
| Nozaki Family Residence 野崎家旧宅 Nozaki-ke jūtaku | Kurashiki |  | 34°28′20″N 133°48′10″E | |||
| United Church of Christ in Japan Amaki Church and Grounds 日本キリスト教団天城教会敷地及び教会堂 Nihon Kirisutokyō-dan Amaki kyōkai shikichi oyobi kyōkaidō | Kurashiki |  | 34°33′46″N 133°48′32″E | |||
| Hakkō Haiji 八高廃寺 Hakkō haiji | Kurashiki | 34°37′06″N 133°39′30″E | ||||
| Shōbuzako Kofun 勝負砂古墳 Shōbuzako kofun | Kurashiki | 34°37′19″N 133°42′44″E | ||||
| Kuromiya Ōtsuka Tumuli 黒宮大塚墳墓群 Kuromiya Ōtsuka funbo-gun | Kurashiki |  | 34°37′31″N 133°40′17″E | |||
| Hikami Tennōyama Kofun - Hikami Uneyama Kofun Cluster 日上天王山古墳・日上畝山古墳群 Hikami Tennōyama kofun・Hikami Uneyama kofun-gun | Tsuyama | 35°03′01″N 134°01′53″E | ||||
| Kume Haiji Site 久米廃寺跡 Kume haiji ato | Tsuyama |  | 35°03′23″N 133°55′19″E | |||
| Iwaya Castle ruins 岩屋城跡 Iwaya-jō ato | Tsuyama | 35°04′33″N 133°50′05″E | ||||
| Yahazu Castle ruins 矢筈城跡（高山城跡）附 伝草苅景継墓所 Yahazu-jō ato (Takayama-jō ato) tsuketari den-Kusakari Kagetsugu bosho | Tsuyama | designation includes the grave site of Kusakari Kagetsugu | 35°11′51″N 134°06′15″E | |||
| Tsuyama Domain Matsudaira Clan Family Temple Taian-ji 津山藩主松平家菩提所泰安寺 Tsuyama-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bodaisho Taianji | Tsuyama | 35°03′34″N 133°59′35″E | ||||
| Ōzō-ike Minami Iron Production Site 大蔵池南製鉄遺跡 Ōzō-ike Minami seitetsu iseki | Tsuyama | 35°02′05″N 133°54′54″E | ||||
| Numa Site 沼遺跡 Numa iseki | Tsuyama | 35°05′02″N 134°00′51″E | ||||
| Sekido Haiji Site 関戸の廃寺跡 Sekido no haiji ato | Kasaoka |  | 34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E | |||
| Kōjōkan 興譲館 Kōjōkan | Ibara |  | 34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E | |||
| Hada Haiji 秦廃寺 Hada haiji | Sōja | 34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E | ||||
| Miyayama Tumuli - Miyayama Tenbō Kofun 宮山墳墓群 宮山天望古墳 Miyayama funbo-gun Miyayama Tenbō kofun | Sōja | 34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E | ||||
| Hōfuku-ji 宝福寺 Hōfukuji | Sōja |  | 34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E | |||
| Ezaki Kofun 江崎古墳 Ezaki kofun | Sōja |  | 34°40′07″N 133°46′37″E | |||
| Kayadera Haiji Site 栢寺廃寺跡 Kayadera haiji ato | Sōja | 34°41′10″N 133°46′40″E | ||||
| Itchōguro Kofun 一丁𡉕古墳 Itchōguro kofun | Sōja | 34°41′30″N 133°42′30″E | ||||
| Junsei Dormitory Site 順正寮跡 Junsei ryō ato | Takahashi |  | 34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E | |||
| Takahashi Christian Church 高梁基督教会堂 Takahashi Kirisuto kyōkaidō | Takahashi |  | 34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E | |||
| Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Onegoya Site 備中松山城御根小屋跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō Onegoya ato | Takahashi |  | 34°48′04″N 133°37′02″E | |||
| Yamazaki Family Grave Site 山崎家墓所 Yamazaki-ke bosho | Takahashi | 34°46′51″N 133°32′51″E | ||||
| Nodayama Site 野田山遺跡 Nodayama iseki | Niimi | 34°55′02″N 133°27′15″E | ||||
| Hōkoku-an 方谷庵 Hōkoku-an | Niimi | 35°04′02″N 133°33′44″E | ||||
| Shizutani Ware Kiln Site 閑谷焼窯跡 Shizutani-yaki kama ato | Bizen | 34°46′34″N 134°13′03″E | ||||
| Mitsuishi Castle ruins 三石城跡 Mitsuishi-jō ato | Bizen |  | 34°48′30″N 134°16′15″E | |||
| Kabuyama Kofun 鹿歩山古墳 Kabuyama kofun | Setouchi |  | 34°36′54″N 134°08′38″E | |||
| Futatsukayama Kofun 二塚山古墳 Futatsukayama kofun | Setouchi |  | 34°36′08″N 134°08′02″E | |||
| Kekōjiyama Kofun 花光寺山古墳 Kekōjiyama kofun | Setouchi | 34°42′39″N 134°06′40″E | ||||
| Tsukiyama Kofun 築山古墳 Tsukiyama kofun | Setouchi |  | 34°40′46″N 134°08′15″E | |||
| Minamigata Mae-ike Site 南方前池遺跡 Minamigata Mae-ike iseki | Akaiwa | 34°45′03″N 134°02′13″E | ||||
| Kawahigashi Kurumazuka Kofun 川東車塚古墳 Kawahigashi Kurumazuka kofun | Maniwa | 35°01′36″N 133°45′20″E | ||||
| Miyamoto Musashi Residence 伝宮本武蔵宅跡 den-Miyamoto Musashi taku ato | Mimasaka |  | 35°05′42″N 134°19′40″E | |||
| Doi Ichirizuka 土居一里塚 Doi ichirizuka | Mimasaka |  | 34°59′40″N 134°15′33″E | |||
| Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 附 根小屋跡、岡本屋敷及び木戸館、伝浦上与次郎墓 Tenjinyama-jō ato tsuketari Negoya ato, Okamoto yashiki oyobi Kido-yakata, den-Urakami Yojirō haka | Wake | designation includes the sites of Negoya, Okamoto Residence and Kido Residence, and Urakami Yojirō's grave |  | 34°50′58″N 134°07′34″E | ||
| Tawara Weir Site 田原井堰跡 附 田原用水路一部、百間の石樋、切抜き Tawara izeki ato tsuketari Tahara yōsuiro ichibu, Hyakken no ishihi, kirinuki | Wake, Akaiwa, Okayama | designation includes a section of the Tawara canal | 34°49′50″N 134°07′48″E | |||
| Kajiyadani Tatara Site 鍛冶屋谷たたら遺跡 附 供養塔 Kajiyadani tatara iseki tsuketari kuyōtō | Kagamino | designation includes a memorial tō | 35°12′12″N 133°47′49″E | |||
| Onbara Sites 恩原遺跡群 Onbara iseki-gun | Kagamino | 35°18′19″N 133°59′28″E | ||||
| Hōnen Birthplace 法然上人誕生地 Hōnen shōnin tanjō-chi | Kumenan | at Tanjō-ji (誕生寺) | 34°57′20″N 133°57′11″E | |||
| Karausu Tumuli 唐臼墳墓群 Karausu funbo-gun | Misaki | 35°00′06″N 133°55′01″E | ||||
| Tsukinowa Kofun 月の輪古墳 Tsukinowa kofun | Misaki |  | 34°56′31″N 134°06′32″E | |||
| Midoriyama Kofun Cluster 緑山古墳群 Midoriyama kofun-gun | Sōja | designation comprises three mounds (6・7・8) |  | 34°41′30″N 133°42′30″E | ||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2025, a further four hundred and seventy-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[6]
See also
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