List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saitama)
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National Historic Sites
As of 6 August 2025, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sakitama Kofun Cluster 埼玉古墳群 Sakitama kofun-gun |
Gyōda | Kofun period tumuli | .JPG) |
36°07′38″N 139°28′54″E | 1 | 603 |
| Ōya Tile Kiln ruins 大谷瓦窯跡 Ōya kawara kama ato |
Higashimatsuyama | Hakuho period kiln ruins |  |
36°04′16″N 139°24′08″E | 6 | 609 |
| Omishinkanji Kofun 小見真観寺古墳 Omishinkanji kofun |
Gyōda | Kofun period tumulus |  |
36°09′34″N 139°28′36″E | 1 | 599 |
| Kawagoekan Site 河越館跡 Kawagoekan ato |
Kawagoe | fortified residence of the Kawagoe clan (河越氏) from the late Heian to the Nanbokuchō period[5] |  |
35°55′50″N 139°27′04″E | 2 | 617 |
| Kurohama Shell Mound 黒浜貝塚 Kurohama kaizuka |
Hasuda | Jōmon period midden and settlement trace |  |
35°59′32″N 139°39′44″E | 1 | 00003499 |
| Gobōyama Site 午王山遺跡 Gobōyama iseki |
Wakō | Yayoi period settlement trace | 35°47′46″N 139°37′35″E | 1 | 00004094 | |
| Komae Village Stone Age Dwelling Site 高麗村石器時代住居跡 Komae-mura sekki-jidai jūkyo ato |
Hidaka | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
35°53′00″N 139°18′14″E | 1 | 607 |
| Shimozato-Aoyama Stele Production Site 下里・青山板碑製作遺跡 Shimozato-Aoyama itabi seiskau iseki |
Ogawa | Kamakura through Muromachi period stele production location | 36°03′24″N 139°15′42″E | 6 | 00003858 | |
| Shinpukuji Shell Mound 真福寺貝塚 Shinpukuji kaizuka |
Saitama | Jōmon period midden and settlement trace |  |
35°56′26″N 139°42′24″E | 1 | 615 |
| Shinmei Shell Mound 神明貝塚 Shinmei kaizuka |
Kasukabe | Jōmon period midden and settlement trace |  |
36°02′16″N 139°48′21″E | 1 | 00004093 |
| Suedono Tile Kiln ruins 水殿瓦窯跡 Suedono kawara kama ato |
Misato | Kamakura period kiln ruins |  |
36°11′28″N 139°09′45″E | 6 | 600 |
| Tochimoto Barrier 栃本関跡 Tochimoto-no-seki ato |
Chichibu | Edo period checkpoint |  |
35°56′41″N 138°51′45″E | 6 | 613 |
| Nogamishimogō Stele 野上下郷石塔婆 Nogamishimogō ishi tōba |
Nagatoro | Nanboku-chō period stone votive monument |  |
36°08′03″N 139°07′40″E | 3 | 597 |
| Hachigata Castle ruins 鉢形城跡 Hachigata-jō ato |
Yorii | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
36°06′28″N 139°11′45″E | 2 | 601 |
| Hanawa Hokiichi former residence 塙保己一旧宅 Hanawa Hokiichi kyū-taku |
Honjō | Edo period blind Kokugaku scholar residence |  |
36°12′14″N 139°06′58″E | 8 | 605 |
| Hara kanga ruins 幡羅官衙遺跡群 Hara kanga iseki-gun |
Fukaya, Kumagaya | Nara period government administration complex ruins; designation includes the Nishibe Fusaishi Site (西別府祭祀遺跡) |  |
36°11′51″N 139°16′53″E | 2 | 00004021 |
| Hiki Fortification ruins 比企城館跡群 Hiki-jō kan ato-gun |
Ranzan | Gengoku period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of Sugaya Yakata (pictured), Musashi-Matsuyama Castle, Sugiyama Castle, & Ogura Castle |  |
36°02′14″N 139°25′17″E | 2 | 614 |
| Mizuko Shell Mound 水子貝塚 Mizuko kaizuka |
Fujimi | Jōmon period midden and settlement trace |  |
35°50′44″N 139°33′40″E | 1 | 612 |
| Minamikawara Stele 南河原石塔婆 Minamikawara ishi tōba |
Gyōda | Kamakura period stone votive monuments | 36°10′48″N 139°25′30″E | 3 | 596 | |
| Minuma Tsūsen-bori 見沼通船堀 Minuma tsūsen-bori |
Saitama, Kawaguchi | Edo period canal |  |
35°51′44″N 139°42′38″E | 6 | 616 |
| Miyazuka Kofun 宮塚古墳 Miyazuka kofun |
Kumagaya | Kofun period tumulus |  |
36°09′06″N 139°20′43″E | 1 | 608 |
| Hundred Caves of Yoshimi 吉見百穴 Yoshimi hyakketsu |
Yoshimi | Kofun period necropolis |  |
36°02′24″N 139°25′17″E | 1 | 593 |
| Kamakura Kaidō Upper Route 鎌倉街道上道 Kamakura Kaidō kamitsu-michi |
Moroyama | 35°24′31″N 139°28′40″E | 3, 6 | 00004162 | ||
| Sannōzuka Kofun 山王塚古墳 Sannōzuka kofun |
Kawagoe |  |
35°54′00″N 139°27′43″E | 1 | 00004174 | |
| Minimamihiki Kiln Site 南比企窯跡 Minimamihiki kama ato |
Hatoyama | 35°59′27″N 139°18′52″E | 6 | 00004175 | ||
| Dēnotame Site デーノタメ遺跡 Dēnotame iseki | Kitamoto |  | 36°00′57″N 139°32′08″E |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2024, one hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][6]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayase Shell Mound 綾瀬貝塚 Ayase kaizuka | Hasuda |  | 36°00′46″N 139°38′41″E | for all refs see | ||
| Ina Tadatsugu Grave 伊奈忠次墓 Ina Tadatsugu no haka | Kōnosu | at Shōgan-ji (勝願寺) | 36°03′21″N 139°30′51″E | |||
| Shingō Shell Mound 新郷貝塚 Shingō kaizuka | Kawaguchi |  | 35°50′05″N 139°45′48″E | |||
| Eikōin Shell Mound 栄光院貝塚 Eikōin kaizuka | Matsubushi | 35°57′11″N 139°50′05″E | ||||
| Minamoto Yoshikata Grave 源義賢墓 Minamoto Yoshikata no haka | Ranzan | 36°01′39″N 139°19′54″E | ||||
| Nakayama Nobuyoshi Grave 中山信吉墓 Nakayama Nobuyoshi no haka | Hannō | at Chikan-ji (智観寺) | 35°51′46″N 139°19′10″E | |||
| Kogaito Shell Mound 小貝戸貝塚 Kogaito kaizuka | Ina | 36°00′08″N 139°37′44″E | ||||
| Hatakeyama Shigetada Grave 畠山重忠墓 Hatakeyama Shigetada no haka | Fukaya | at Imuku Jinja (井椋神社) |  | 36°07′58″N 139°16′12″E | ||
| Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi Grave 岡部六弥太忠澄墓 Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi no haka | Fukaya | at Fusai-ji (普済寺) |  | 36°12′32″N 139°15′05″E | ||
| Kuroiwa Cave Tombs 黒岩横穴墓群 Kuroiwa yokoana bo-gun | Yoshimi |  | 36°03′41″N 139°26′19″E | |||
| Taki-no Castle Site 滝の城跡 Taki-no-jō ato | Tokorozawa |  | 35°48′01″N 139°31′55″E | |||
| Kawagoe Castle Site 川越城跡 Kawagoe-jō ato | Kawagoe |  | 35°55′28″N 139°29′31″E | |||
| Iwatsuki Castle Site 岩槻城跡 Iwatsuki-jō ato | Saitama |  | 35°57′04″N 139°42′37″E | |||
| Ashikaga Masauji Residence Site and Grave 足利政氏館跡及び墓 Ashikaga Masauji tate ato oyobi haka | Kuki | in the grounds of Kantō-in (甘棠院) | 36°04′26″N 139°40′07″E | |||
| Nikkō Onari Kaidō Ichirizuka 日光御成街道一里塚 Nikkō Onari Kaidō ichirizuka | Sugito | 36°03′02″N 139°42′03″E | ||||
| Fujita Kasukuni Grave 藤田康邦墓付婦人西福御前墓 Fujita Kasukuni no haka tsuke fujin Saifuku Gozen no haka | Yorii | designation includes the tomb of his wife Saifuku Gozen; at Shōryū-ji (正龍寺) |  | 36°07′24″N 139°10′57″E | ||
| Hōjō Ujikuni Grave 北条氏邦墓付婦人大福御前墓 Hōjō Ujikuni no haka tsuke fujin Daifuku Gozen no haka | Yorii | designation includes the tomb of his wife Daifuku Gozen; at Shōryū-ji (正龍寺) |  | 36°07′24″N 139°10′57″E | ||
| Sueno Kiln Site 末野窯跡 Sueno kama ato | Yorii | 36°07′27″N 139°09′39″E | ||||
| Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka | Saitama | one ri north of Iwatsuki-juku Ichirizuka on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō | ||||
| Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka | Shiraoka | one ri north of Ainohara Ichirizuka on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō; both mounds survive | ||||
| Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka | Kōnosu | on the Nakasendō | ||||
| Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka | Gyōda | on the Kawagoe Shinobu Kaidō (川越忍街道) | ||||
| Kōken-ji Stone Sutra Repository 広見寺石経蔵 Kōkenji seki kyōzō | Chichibu | 36°01′00″N 139°05′36″E | ||||
| Kanpō Flood Control Stele 寛保治水碑 Kanpō chisui-hi | Kuki | 36°05′59″N 139°39′18″E | ||||
| Ueda Tomonao Grave 上田朝直墓 Ueda Tomonao no haka | Higashichichibu | at Jōren-ji (浄蓮寺) | 36°03′04″N 139°12′17″E | |||
| Shōbō-ji Six-Sided Pillar 正法寺六面幢 Shōbōji rokumen-hata | Higashimatsuyama |  | 36°00′07″N 139°21′54″E | |||
| Kinzō-in Hōkyōintō 金蔵院宝篋印塔 Kinzōin hōkyōintō | Yoshimi | 36°01′20″N 139°28′07″E | ||||
| Tennōyamazuka 天王山塚 Tennōyamazuka | Shōbu |  | 36°02′21″N 139°34′29″E | |||
| Yamane Six-Sided Tō 山根六角塔 Yamane rokkaku-tō | Moroyama | 35°54′54″N 139°18′30″E | ||||
| Ōshima Urin Site 大島有隣遺跡 Ōshima Urin iseki | Sugito | 36°02′53″N 139°43′12″E | ||||
| Lime-Burning Site 石灰焼場跡 Sekkai yakiba ato | Hannō | 35°50′32″N 139°15′00″E | ||||
| Kannon Rock Niche 観音窟石龕 Kannon iwaya sekigan | Hannō | 35°54′26″N 139°13′13″E | ||||
| Ashikaga Mochiuji, Haruō, and Yasuō Memorial Tō 足利持氏、同春王、同安王供養塔 Ashikaga Mochiuji, dō-Haruō, dō-Yasuō kuyōtō | Kazo | 36°06′31″N 139°32′52″E | ||||
| Kie Buttō 帰依仏塔 Kie Buttō | Matsubushi | 35°56′30″N 139°48′33″E | ||||
| Ina Family Residence Site 伊奈氏屋敷跡 Ina-shi yashiki ato | Ina |  | 35°58′29″N 139°37′45″E | |||
| Hitomi Fortified Residence Site 人見館跡 Hitomi-yakata ato | Fukaya | 36°10′23″N 139°16′00″E | ||||
| Mamuro Haniwa Kiln Site 馬室埴輪窯跡 Mamuro haniwa kama ato | Kōnosu | 36°02′08″N 139°30′26″E | ||||
| Ōkura Fortified Residence Site 大蔵館跡 Ōkura-yakata ato | Ranzan | 36°01′39″N 139°19′45″E | ||||
| Kōshō-in Six Jizō Tō 幸春院六地蔵塔 Kōshō-in roku Jizō tō | Kamikawa | 36°13′18″N 139°05′57″E | ||||
| Ōdori Castle Site 青鳥城跡 Ōdori-jō ato | Higashimatsuyama | 36°01′52″N 139°22′38″E | ||||
| Shūkutsu Rock Buddhas 鷲窟磨崖仏 Shūkutsu magaibutsu | Ogano | 36°02′28″N 138°57′14″E | ||||
| Kanpō Flood Level Rock Stele 寛保洪水位磨崖標 Kanpō kōzui-i magaihyō | Nagatoro |  | 36°07′56″N 139°07′18″E | |||
| Beppu Clan Graves 別府氏墓 Beppu-shi haka | Kumagaya | at Anraku-ji (安楽寺) | 36°11′24″N 139°20′18″E | |||
| Ueda Tomonao Stone Tōba 上田朝直建立青石塔婆 Ueda Tomonao konryū aoishi tōba | Higashimatsuyama | 36°02′05″N 139°24′21″E | ||||
| Ryūkō-ji Stone Tōba 龍興寺青石塔婆 Ryūkōji aoishi tōba | Kazo | 36°06′31″N 139°32′52″E | ||||
| Ryūha Zenshu Grave 龍派禅珠墓 Ryūha Zenshu no haka | Kawaguchi | at Chōtoku-ji (長徳寺) | 35°50′30″N 139°41′26″E | |||
| Former Kitane Daikan Office 旧北根代官所 kyū-Kitane daikanjo | Fukaya | 36°08′43″N 139°15′09″E | ||||
| Kijigaoka Castle Site 雉岡城跡 Kijigaoka-jō ato | Honjō |  | 36°11′35″N 139°07′40″E | |||
| Satte Stele of Righteous Relief from Poverty and Hunger 幸手義賑窮餓之碑 Satte gishin kyūga no ishibumi | Satte | after the 1783 Eruption of Mount Asama | 36°04′54″N 139°43′15″E | |||
| Iwatsuki Domain Senkyōkan 岩槻藩遷喬館 Iwatsuki-han Senkyōkan | Saitama |  | 35°56′56″N 139°41′53″E | |||
| Ōdawara Kōsatsu Site 大達原高札場 Ōdawara takafuda-ba | Chichibu | 35°56′24″N 138°57′39″E | ||||
| Motohashi Keisui Brush Mound 本橋渓水筆塚 Motohashi Keisui no fude-zuka | Hannō | at Kaji Jinja (加治神社) | 35°51′51″N 139°19′26″E | |||
| Beppu Castle Site 別府城跡 Beppu-jō ato | Kumagaya | 36°11′16″N 139°20′37″E | ||||
| So-called Minamoto no Tsunemoto Residence Site 伝源経基館跡 den-Minamoto no Tsunemoto yakata ato | Kōnosu |  | 36°03′31″N 139°30′02″E | |||
| Negoya Castle Site 根古屋城跡 Negoya-jō ato | Tokorozawa |  | 35°46′48″N 139°24′25″E | |||
| Kōgen Ittō-ryū Hemi Family Renbu Dōjō 甲源一刀流逸見氏練武道場 Kōgen ittō-ryū Hemi-shi renbu dōjō | Ogano | |||||
| Hachimanyama Kofun Stone Chamber 八幡山古墳石室 Hachimanyama kofun seki-shitsu | Gyōda | ,_zenshitsu.JPG) | 36°08′35″N 139°29′12″E | |||
| Nobidome Irrigation Channel 野火止用水 Nobidome yōsui | Niiza |  | 35°46′55″N 139°33′06″E | |||
| Hōfun Ōtsuka Kofun 方墳大塚古墳 Hōfun Ōtsuka kofun | Saitama |  | 35°55′25″N 139°34′57″E | |||
| Enfun Ōtsuka Kofun 円墳大塚古墳 Enfun Ōtsuka kofun | Minano |  | 36°03′37″N 139°05′49″E | |||
| Raidenzuka Kofun 雷電塚古墳 Raidenzuka kofun | Sakado |  | 35°58′20″N 139°26′09″E | |||
| Ana-Hachiman Kofun 穴八幡古墳 Ana-Hachiman kofun | Ogawa |  | 36°03′19″N 139°14′58″E | |||
| Ishida Embankment 石田堤 Ishida tsutsumi | Gyōda |  | 36°07′43″N 139°28′42″E | |||
| Shōgunzuka Kofun 将軍塚古墳 Shōgunzuka kofun | Higashimatsuyama |  | 36°01′04″N 139°24′45″E | |||
| Shio Kofun Cluster 塩古墳群 Shio kofun-gun | Kumagaya |  | 36°06′02″N 139°18′59″E | |||
| Jizōzuka Kofun 地蔵塚古墳 Jizōzuka kofun | Gyōda |  | 36°08′52″N 139°29′13″E | |||
| Kashima Kofun Cluster 鹿島古墳群 Kashima kofun-gun | Fukaya | 36°08′01″N 139°18′23″E | ||||
| Manaita-Takayama Kofun 真名板高山古墳 Manaita-Takayama kofun | Gyōda |  | 36°08′00″N 139°31′21″E | |||
| Nagasaka-Shōtenzuka Kofun 長坂聖天塚古墳 Nagasaka-Shōtenzuka kofun | Misato | _Nagasakasyoutenduka_Kohun_1.jpg) | 36°11′09″N 139°12′00″E | |||
| Iizuka-Maneki Kofun Cluster 飯塚・招木古墳群 Iizuka-Maneki kofun-gun | Chichibu | 124 burials |  | 36°02′45″N 139°05′52″E | ||
| Kanasaki Kofun Cluster 金崎古墳群 Kanasaki kofun-gun | Minano | 4 burials | 36°05′07″N 139°06′41″E | |||
| Tōkanyama Kofun とうかん山古墳 Tōkanyama kofun | Kumagaya |  | 36°05′14″N 139°24′43″E | |||
| Kabutoyama Kofun 甲山古墳 Kabutoyama kofun | Kumagaya |  | 36°04′43″N 139°24′24″E | |||
| Tenjinyama Cave Tombs 天神山横穴墓群 Tenjinyama ōketsu bo-gun | Namegawa | 36°05′46″N 139°21′30″E | ||||
| Sagiyama Kofun 鷺山古墳 Sagiyama kofun | Honjō |  | 36°12′30″N 139°09′44″E | |||
| Hiiragizuka Kofun 柊塚古墳 Hiiragizuka kofun | Asaka |  | 35°48′34″N 139°36′21″E | |||
| Gongenyama Kofun Cluster 権現山古墳群 Gongenyama kofun-gun | Fujimino | 6 burials |  | 35°52′49″N 139°31′39″E | ||
| Banbaomuroyama Site 馬場小室山遺跡 Banbaomuroyama iseki | Saitama |  | 35°53′10″N 139°41′04″E | |||
| Chichibu Family Residence Site 秩父氏館跡 Chichibu-shi yakata ato | Chichibu |  | 36°02′29″N 139°02′06″E | |||
| Akayama Castle Site 赤山城跡 Akayama-jō ato | Kawaguchi |  | 35°51′02″N 139°44′49″E | |||
| Warabi Castle Site 蕨城跡 Warabi-jō ato | Warabi |  | 35°49′36″N 139°40′53″E | |||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2024, a further five hundred and eleven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]
See also
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