List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shimane)
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National Historic Sites
As of 1 July 2021, sixty Sites have been designated as being of national significance; the San'indō and Tsuwano Domain Kamei clan cemetery with the Grave of Kamei Korenori span the prefectural borders with Tottori.[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarugahana Caves サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡 Sarugahana dōkutsu jūkyo ato |
Matsue | Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling | 35°31′55″N 133°11′43″E | 1 | 2209 | |
| Sukumozuka Kofun スクモ塚古墳 Sukumozuka Kofun |
Masuda | Kofun period tumulus | .jpg) |
34°42′05″N 131°50′54″E | 1 | 2205 |
| Abedani Kofun 安部谷古墳 Abedani kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period cave tombs |  |
35°25′28″N 133°06′35″E | 1 | 2180 |
| Yasugi Ichirizuka 安来一里塚 Yasugi ichirizuka |
Yasugi | Edo Period milestone on the San'indō | 35°25′41″N 133°14′49″E | 6 | 2191 | |
| Ijimi Ichirizuka 伊志見一里塚 Ijimi ichirizuka |
Matsue | Edo Period milestone on the San'indō | 35°23′52″N 132°52′35″E | 6 | 2195 | |
| Ikō-ji Gardens 医光寺庭園 Ikō-ji niwa |
Masuda | Muromachi period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  |
34°40′49″N 131°51′57″E | 8 | 2165 |
| Oki Kokubun-ji Precinct 隠岐国分寺境内 Oki Kokubun-ji keidai |
Okinoshima | Nara period provincial temple of Oki Province |  |
36°13′27″N 133°18′26″E | 2, 3 | 2179 |
| Masuda clan Fortified Residence Sites 益田氏城館跡 Masuda-shi jōkan ato |
Masuda | Muromachi period fortifications, designation includes Nanao Castle (七尾城) and Miyake Odoi Site (三宅御土居跡) |  |
34°40′23″N 131°51′50″E | 2 | 3405 |
| Okadayama Kofun 岡田山古墳 Okadayama kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus cluster |  |
35°25′39″N 133°05′29″E | 1 | 2216 |
| Shimokō temple ruins Pagoda Site 下府廃寺塔跡 Shimokō Haiji tō ato |
Hamada | Nara period temple ruins | 34°55′43″N 132°07′06″E | 3 | 2194 | |
| Kamoiwakura Site 加茂岩倉遺跡 Kamoiwakura iseki |
Unnan | Yayoi period site; thirty-nine NT dōtaku from excavations are now at the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)) |  |
35°21′38″N 132°52′59″E | 1 | 3222 |
| Iwayajiato Kofun 岩屋寺跡古墳 Iwayajiato kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period cave tombs |  |
35°25′22″N 133°00′20″E | 1 | 2210 |
| Iwafune Kofun 岩舟古墳 Iwafune kofun |
Yasugi | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°24′00″N 133°11′25″E | 1 | 2211 |
| Kinzaki Kofun Cluster 金崎古墳群 Kinzaki kofun-gun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus cluster |  |
35°29′25″N 133°04′11″E | 1 | 2212 |
| Gongenyama Caves Main Cave 権現山洞窟住居跡 Gongenyama dōkutsu jūkyo ato |
Matsue | Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling | 35°32′37″N 133°12′35″E | 1 | 2207 | |
| Kōjindani Site 荒神谷遺跡 Kōjindani iseki |
Izumo | Kofun period sword factory; NT excavated artefacts are now at the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo;[5] (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)) |  |
35°22′36″N 132°51′09″E | 1 | 2224 |
| Arashima Kofun Cluster 荒島古墳群 Arashima Kofun cluster |
Yasugi | Yayoi to Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
35°25′47″N 133°11′55″E | 1 | 2190 |
| Kunidominakamura Kofun 国富中村古墳 Kunidominakamura kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°25′39″N 132°48′03″E | 1 | 00003784 |
| Imaichi Dainenji Kofun 今市大念寺古墳 Imaichi Dainenji kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°21′47″N 132°45′52″E | 1 | 2158 |
| Sada-Kōbu Shell Mound ja:佐太・講武貝塚 Sada-Kōbu kaizuka |
Matsue | Jomon period shell midden | 35°31′00″N 133°00′34″E | 1 | 2177 | |
| Yamashiro Futagozuka Kofun 山代二子塚古墳 Yamashiro Futagozuka |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°26′21″N 133°05′15″E | 1 | 2154 |
| Yamashiro hōfun 山代方墳 Yamashiro hōfun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus | 35°26′21″N 133°05′21″E | 1 | 2204 | |
| Sufu Kofun 周布古墳 Sufu Kofun |
Hamada | Kofun period tumulus | 34°51′18″N 132°01′05″E | 1 | 2190 | |
| Izumo Tamatsukuri site 出雲玉作跡 Izumo tama-tsukuri ato |
Matsue | Kofun- to Heian-period workshop for magatama, round beads, and other jewels[6] |  |
35°24′50″N 133°00′41″E | 6 | 2153 |
| Izumo Province Yamashiro-gō Sites 出雲国山代郷遺跡群 Izumo-no-kuni yamashiro-gō iseki-gun |
Matsue | 35°25′59″N 133°05′16″E | 2, 3 | 2223 | ||
| Izumo Kokufu ruins 出雲国府跡 Izumo kofufu |
Matsue | Nara period provincial capital of Izumo Province | 35°25′49″N 133°06′07″E | 2 | 2221 | |
| Izumo Kokubun-ji ruins 出雲国分寺跡附古道 Izumo kokubunji ato tsuketari kodō |
Matsue | Nara period provincial temple of Izumo Province; designation includes a section of old road |  |
35°26′19″N 133°06′38″E | 3 | 2149 |
| Shussai-Iwano Ichirizuka 出西・伊波野一里塚 Shussai-Iwano ichirizuka |
Izumo | Edo period milestone on the San'indō | 35°22′33″N 132°48′24″E | 6 | 2196 | |
| Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence 小泉八雲旧居 Koizumi Yakumo kyū-kyo |
Matsue | Edo period residence; home of noted Meiji period author |  |
35°28′45″N 133°02′58″E | 8 | 2203 |
| Matsue Castle 松江城 Matsue-jō |
Matsue | Edo period castle |  |
35°28′29″N 133°03′02″E | 2 | 2181 |
| Matsue Domain Matsudaira clan cemetery 松江藩主松平家墓所 'Matsue-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho' |
Matsue | Daimyo cemetery |  |
35°28′20″N 133°02′22″E | 7 | 2226 |
| Kamienyajizōyama Kofun 上塩冶地蔵山古墳 Kamienyajizōyama kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°20′46″N 132°45′34″E | 1 | 2257 |
| Kamienyatsukiyama Kofun 上塩冶築山古墳 Kamienyatsukiyama kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°21′00″N 132°45′38″E | 1 | 2256 |
| Ageshima Kofun 上島古墳 Ageshima Kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°25′24″N 132°48′00″E | 1 | 2213 |
| Mori Ōgai Former Residence 森鴎外旧宅 Mori Ōgai kyū-taku |
Tsuwano | Meiji period statesman residence |  |
34°27′28″N 131°46′07″E | 8 | 2218 |
| Kanden-an 菅田庵 Kanden-an |
Matsue | Edo Period tea arbor and garden, also a Place of Scenic Beauty | 35°29′17″N 133°03′43″E | 8 | 2162 | |
| Nishi Amane Former Residence 西周旧居 Nishi Amane kyū-kyo |
Tsuwano | Meiji period statesman residence |  |
34°27′27″N 131°46′02″E | 8 | 2225 |
| Nishidani Tumulus cluster 西谷墳墓群 Nishidani funbo-gun |
Izumo | Yayoi period tumulus cluster |  |
35°21′31″N 132°46′48″E | 1 | 3253 |
| Ishiya Kofun 石屋古墳 Ishiya kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°27′03″N 133°06′07″E | 1 | 2222 |
| Iwami Ginzan Site 石見銀山遺跡 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine |
Ōda | central component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape[7] |  |
35°05′48″N 132°26′29″E | 2, 6 | 2217 |
| Iwami Kokubun-ji ruins 石見国分寺跡 Iwami Kokubunji ato |
Hamada | Nara-period provincial temple of Iwami Province | 34°56′38″N 132°07′07″E | 1 | 2150 | |
| Ōbaniwatorizuka Tumulus 大庭鶏塚 Ōbaniwatorizuka |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus | 35°26′16″N 133°05′08″E | 1 | 2155 | |
| Tangean Kofun 丹花庵古墳 Tangean kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus | 35°28′58″N 132°59′42″E | 1 | 2175 | |
| Nakazu-Higashihara Site 中須東原遺跡 Nakazu-Higashihara iseki |
Masuda | Kamakura to Muromachi period port settlement ruins | 34°40′30″N 131°50′34″E | 1 | 00003840 | |
| Chūsenji Kofun Cluster 仲仙寺古墳群 Chūsenji Kofun cluster |
Yasugi | Yayoi to Kofun period tumuli cluster | 35°25′15″N 133°12′50″E | 1 | 2220 | |
| Inome Cave 猪目洞窟遺物包含層 Inome dōkutsu ibutsu hōgansō |
Izumo | Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling | 35°26′31″N 132°42′30″E | 1 | 2214 | |
| Tsuwano Castle ruins 津和野城跡 Tsuwano-jō ato |
Tsuwano | Muromachi to Edo-period castle ruins |  |
34°27′33″N 131°45′44″E | 2 | 2206 |
| Tagi Sakurai family tatara steelworks sites 田儀櫻井家たたら製鉄遺跡 Tagi Sakurai-ke tatara seitetsu iseki |
Izumo | Edo Period Tatara steelworks sites | 35°14′09″N 132°36′53″E | 6 | 00003475 | |
| Tawayama ruins 田和山遺跡 Tawayama iseki |
Matsue | Yayoi period settlement trace | 35°26′18″N 133°03′14″E | 1 | 3303 | |
| Tokurenba Kofun 徳連場古墳 Tokurenba kofun |
Matsue | Kofun period tumulus |  |
35°25′07″N 133°00′50″E | 1 | 2174 |
| Toda Castle ruins 富田城 Toda-jō ato |
Yasugi |  |
35°21′47″N 133°11′00″E | 2 | 2178 | |
| Takarazuka Kofun 宝塚古墳 Takarazuka Kofun |
Izumo | Kofun period tumulus | 35°20′21″N 132°44′00″E | 1 | 2168 | |
| Manpuku-ji Gardens 万福寺庭園 Manpuku-ji niwa |
Masuda | Muromachi period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty | .jpg) |
34°40′44″N 131°51′36″E | 8 | 2164 |
| San'indō 山陰道 San'indō | Tsuwano | remains of the Edo-period road; designation includes the Kamō Pass (蒲生峠越), Toku-jō Pass (徳城峠越), and Nosaka Pass (野坂峠越), and an area of Iwami in Tottori Prefecture | 35°31′23″N 134°24′23″E | 6 | ||
| Gakuen-ji Precinct 鰐淵寺境内 Gakuenji keidai |
Izumo | Buddhist temple |  |
35°24′55″N 132°44′47″E | 3 | 00003932 |
| Tsuwano Domain Kamei Clan Cemetery 津和野藩主亀井家墓所附亀井茲矩墓 Tsuwano-han-shu Kamei-ke bosho tsuketari Kamei Korenori no haka | Tsuwano | designation includes the grave of Kamei Korenori and an area of Tottori in Tottori Prefecture | 34°28′01″N 131°46′23″E | 7 | ||
| Iwami Ginzan Kaidō 石見銀山街道 Iwami ginzan kaidō | Misato | Tomogauradō (鞆ヶ浦道) and Yunotsu-Okidomaridô (温泉津沖泊道) in Ōda are components of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape[8] |  | 35°04′36″N 132°35′28″E | ||
| Izumo Province San'indō Site 出雲国山陰道跡 Izumo no kuni San'in-dō ato | Izumo | 35°22′07″N 132°45′14″E | ||||
| Ōmoto Kofun 大元古墳 Ōmoto Kofun |
Masuda | Kofun period tumulus | 34°42′06″N 131°52′03″E | 8 | 00004098 | |
| Kuki Silver Mine ruins 久喜銀山遺跡 Kuki ginzan iseki |
Ōnan | Sengoku to Meiji period industrial site | 34°49′26″N 132°34′11″E | 1 | 00004145 | |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 24 June 2021, fifty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][9][10]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwami Kokubunni-ji Site 石見国分尼寺跡 Iwami Kokubunniji ato | Hamada | provincial nunnery of Iwami Province | 34°56′40″N 132°07′20″E | for all refs see | ||
| Kuroki Gosho 黒木御所 Kuroki gosho | Nishinoshima | 36°06′41″N 133°02′41″E | ||||
| Unohana Kofun Cluster 鵜ノ花古墳群 Unohana kofun-gun | Masuda | 34°43′19″N 131°51′18″E | ||||
| Hanareyama Kofun 放れ山古墳 Hanareyama kofun | Izumo | 35°20′13″N 132°44′35″E | ||||
| Unshū Kumura Nagasawa Ware Kiln Site 雲州久邑長沢焼窯跡 Unshū Kumura Nagasawa-yaki kama ato | Izumo | 35°17′53″N 132°39′00″E | ||||
| Furutenjin Kofun 古天神古墳 Furutenjin kofun | Matsue | 35°25′28″N 133°06′25″E | ||||
| Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama Kofun 玉造築山古墳 Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama kofun | Matsue | 35°24′53″N 133°00′29″E | ||||
| Hamada Castle Site 浜田城跡 Hamada-jō ato | Hamada |  | 34°54′10″N 132°04′24″E | |||
| Usuibara Kofun 薄井原古墳 Usuibara kofun | Matsue | 35°30′23″N 133°05′39″E | ||||
| Matsumoto No.1 Kofun 松本第1号古墳 Matsumoto daiichi-gō kofun | Unnan | 35°17′57″N 132°52′36″E | ||||
| Myōrenjiyama Kofun 妙蓮寺山古墳 Myōrenjiyama kofun | Izumo | 35°20′13″N 132°44′19″E | ||||
| Mizawa Castle Site 三沢城跡 Mizawa-jō ato | Okuizumo |  | 35°12′14″N 132°57′45″E | |||
| Washihara Hachiman-gū Yabusame Baba 鷲原八幡宮流鏑馬馬場 Washihara Hachiman-gū yabusame baba | Tsuwano | 34°27′16″N 131°45′24″E | ||||
| Kosaka Kofun 小坂古墳 Kosaka kofun | Izumo | 35°20′01″N 132°45′51″E | ||||
| Iwami Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site 石見国分寺瓦窯跡 Iwami Kokubunji kawara kama ato | Hamada | 34°56′36″N 132°07′03″E | ||||
| Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama Kofun 神庭岩船山古墳 Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama kofun | Izumo | 35°23′32″N 132°51′18″E | ||||
| Tsuwano Domain Yōrōkan 津和野藩校養老館 Tsuwano hankō Yōrōkan | Tsuwano |  | 34°28′03″N 131°46′28″E | |||
| Himezuka Kofun 毘売塚古墳 Himezuka kofun | Yasugi | 35°25′39″N 133°15′42″E | ||||
| Hei Jinja Kofun 平神社古墳 Hei Jinja kofun | Okinoshima |  | 36°13′10″N 133°18′12″E | |||
| Ōkusa Iwafune Kofun 大草岩船古墳 Ōkusa Iwafune kofun | Matsue | 35°25′24″N 133°06′29″E | ||||
| Higashi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster 東百塚山古墳群 Higashi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun | Matsue | 52 burials | 35°25′25″N 133°06′20″E | |||
| Nishi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster 西百塚山古墳群 Nishi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun | Matsue | 32 burials | 35°25′27″N 133°06′15″E | |||
| Iwayaato Kofun 岩屋後古墳 Iwayaato kofun | Matsue | 35°25′36″N 133°05′35″E | ||||
| Misakiyama Kofun 御崎山古墳 Misakiyama kofun | Matsue | 35°25′29″N 133°05′35″E | ||||
| Kojimbata-Ushirodani Kofun Cluster 荒神谷・後谷古墳群 Kojimbata-Ushirodani kofun-gun | Matsue | 35°25′40″N 133°04′40″E | ||||
| Warita Kofun 割田古墳 Warita kofun | Ōnan | 34°53′44″N 132°26′52″E | ||||
| Jūnanbara No.1 Tumulus 順庵原1号墳墓 Jūnanbara ichigō funbo | Ōnan | 34°51′01″N 132°30′55″E | ||||
| Oki Kokubunni-ji Site 隠岐国分尼寺跡 Oki Kokubunniji ato | Okinoshima | provincial nunnery of Oki Province |  | 36°13′16″N 133°18′49″E | ||
| Nanao Castle Site - Myōgi-ji Precinct 七尾城跡附妙義寺境内 Nanao-jō ato tsuketari Myōgiji keidai | Masuda |  | 36°06′41″N 133°02′41″E | |||
| Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja Kofun Cluster 玉若酢命神社古墳群 Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja kofun-gun | Okinoshima |  | 36°12′28″N 133°18′45″E | |||
| Izumo Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site 出雲国分寺瓦窯跡 Izumo Kokubunji kawara kama ato | Matsue | 35°26′24″N 133°06′52″E | ||||
| Shiiyama No.1 Tumulus 椎山第1号墳 Shiiyama daiichi-gō fun | Matsue | 35°24′02″N 132°55′49″E | ||||
| Iwami Ginzan Goryō Aoyama Family Residence Tagiya 石見銀山 御料郷宿田儀屋遺宅青山家 Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Tagiya itaku Aoyama-ke | Ōda | 35°07′12″N 132°26′48″E | ||||
| Iwami Ginzan Goryō Kanamori Family Residence Izuya 石見銀山 御料郷宿泉屋遺宅金森家 Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Izuya itaku Kanamori-ke | Ōda | |||||
| Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Yanagiwara Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所同心遺宅柳原家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho Dōshin itaku Yanagiwara-ke | Ōda | |||||
| Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Oka Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅岡家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Oka-ke | Ōda | 35°07′18″N 132°26′48″E | ||||
| Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Miyake Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅三宅家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Miyake-ke | Ōda | |||||
| Jūōmen Cave Tomb Cluster 十王免横穴群 Jūōmen yokoana-gun | Matsue | 35°26′30″N 133°05′54″E | ||||
| Shingūtō Fortified Residence Site 新宮党館跡 Shingūtō tate ato | Matsue |  | 35°21′40″N 133°11′07″E | |||
| Iwami Ginzan Magistrates Grave Sites 石見銀山遺跡 奉行・代官墓所 Iwami Ginzan iseki bugyō・daikan bosho | Ōda | 7 tombs of bugyō and daikan at Shōgen-ji (勝源寺) and Myōren-ji (妙蓮寺) | 35°07′20″N 132°26′46″E | |||
| Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Abe Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅阿部家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Abe-ke | Ōda | |||||
| Hōonji Kofun Cluster 報恩寺古墳群 Hōonji kofun-gun | Matsue | 6 burials | 35°25′31″N 133°00′10″E | |||
| Miyata Site 宮田遺跡 Miyata iseki | Unnan | 35°15′28″N 132°52′16″E | ||||
| Nogi Futagozuka Kofun 乃木二子塚古墳 Nogi Futagozuka kofun | Matsue | 35°26′33″N 133°03′42″E | ||||
| Kagechi Tatara Site 陰地たたら跡 Kagechi tatara ato | Okuizumo | 35°10′24″N 133°02′28″E | ||||
| Myōjin Kofun 明神古墳 Myōjin kofun | Ōda | 35°09′22″N 132°24′29″E | ||||
| Mitoya Castle Sites 三刀屋じゃ山城跡及び三刀屋尾崎城跡 Mitoya Jayama-jō ato oyobi Mitoya Ozaki-jō ato | Unnan |  | 35°17′37″N 132°52′19″E | |||
| Shinmakihara Site 新槙原遺跡 Shinmakihara iseki | Masuda | 34°38′27″N 132°05′30″E | ||||
| Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Site 山代郷南新造院跡 Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in ato | Matsue | 35°25′58″N 133°05′34″E | ||||
| Meotoiwa Site 女夫岩遺跡 Meotoiwa iseki | Matsue | 35°23′43″N 132°54′32″E | ||||
| Anagami Cave Tomb Cluster 穴神横穴墓群 Anagami yokoana bogun | Yasugi | 35°24′16″N 133°18′54″E | ||||
| Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Tile Kiln Site 山代郷南新造院瓦窯跡 Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in kawara kama ato | Matsue | 35°25′54″N 133°05′30″E | ||||
| Ōmoto Kofun Cluster 大元古墳群 Ōmoto kofun-gun | Masuda | 34°42′11″N 131°52′13″E | ||||
| Kōmyō-ji No.3 Tomb 光明寺3号墓 Kōmyōji sangō haka | Izumo | 35°20′22″N 132°46′00″E | ||||
| Ōshiro Site 大城遺跡 Ōshiro iseki | Okinoshima | 36°12′40″N 133°19′38″E | ||||
| Horibe No.1 Site 堀部第１遺跡 Horibe daiichi iseki | Matsue | 35°31′19″N 133°01′36″E | ||||
| Narahama Site 波来浜遺跡 Narahama iseki | Gōtsu | 35°02′42″N 132°18′14″E | ||||
| Maruyama Castle Site 丸山城跡 Maruyama-jō ato | Kawamoto |  | 34°58′53″N 132°24′22″E | |||
| Nashinokizaka Site 梨ノ木坂遺跡 Nashinokizaka iseki | Ōda | |||||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2020, a further one hundred and fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[11]
See also
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