List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shizuoka)
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National Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2025, fifty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road and the site of the Stone Quarries for Edo Castle span the border with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji spans the border with Yamanashi.[2][3]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Tōtōmi Kokubun-ji 遠江国分寺跡 Tōtōmi Kokubunji ato | Iwata | Site of Nara-period Kokubun-ji for Tōtōmi Province |  | 34°43′10″N 137°51′05″E | 3 | |
| *Arai Barrier Site 新居関跡 Arai-no-seki ato | Kosai | Only remaining barrier gate on the old Tōkaidō |  | 34°41′41″N 137°33′41″E | 6 | |
| *Toro Site 登呂遺跡 Toro iseki | Suruga-ku, Shizuoka | Yayoi period settlement ruins |  | 34°57′22″N 138°24′32″E | 1 | |
| Izu Kokubun-ji Pagoda Site 伊豆国分寺塔跡 Izu Kokubunji tō ato | Mishima | Ruins of Nara-period kokubun-ji for Izu Province |  | 35°07′13″N 138°54′35″E | 3 | |
| Yokosuka Castle Site 横須賀城跡 Yokosuka-jō ato | Kakegawa | Edo-period castle ruins |  | 34°41′09″N 137°58′15″E | 2 | |
| Ganjōju-in 願成就院跡 Ganjōju-in ato | Izunokuni | Kamakura-period temple with statues by Unkei |  | 35°02′45″N 138°56′25″E | 3 | |
| Kikugawa fortification ruins 菊川城館遺跡群 Kikugawa-jōkan iseki-gun | Kikugawa | designation includes the sites of Takada Yashiki (高田大屋敷遺跡) and Yokoji Fortified Residence (横地氏城館跡) | 34°43′22″N 138°04′36″E | 2 | ||
| Kunōzan 久能山 Kunōzan | Suruga-ku, Shizuoka | Famed holy mountain, site of National Treasure Kunōzan Tōshō-gū |  | 34°57′57″N 138°28′05″E | 2,3 | |
| Yasumiba ruins 休場遺跡 Yasumiba iseki | Numazu | Japanese Paleolithic settlement ruins | 35°10′00″N 138°50′15″E | 1 | ||
| Former Mitsuke School and Iwata Bunko 旧見付学校附磐田文庫 kyū-Mitsuke Gakkō tsuketari Iwata Bunko | Iwata | early Meiji period Giyōfū architecture |  | 34°43′40″N 137°51′25″E | 4 | |
| Kōkokuji Castle ruins 興国寺城跡 Kōkoku-jō ato | Numazu | Sengoku-period Japanese castle ruins |  | 35°08′30″N 138°48′24″E | 2 | |
| Gyokusen-ji 玉泉寺 Gyokusenji | Shimoda | Site of first American consulate in Japan |  | 34°40′33″N 138°57′44″E | 9 | |
| Mikuriyama Kofun group 御厨古墳群 Mikuriyama Kofun-gun | Iwata | cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli |  | 34°43′11″N 137°53′17″E | 1 | |
| Takatenjin Castle ruins 高天神城跡 Takaten-jō ato | Kakegawa | Sengoku-period Japanese castle ruins |  | 34°41′55″N 138°02′08″E | 2 | |
| Mitake Castle ruins 三岳城跡 Mitake-jō ato | Hamamatsu | Muromachi period Japanese castle ruins |  | 34°51′08″N 137°41′32″E | 2 | |
| Yamanaka Castle ruins 山中城跡 Yamanaka-jō ato | Mishima/Kannami | Heian, Kamakura period Japanese castle ruins |  | 35°09′25″N 138°59′39″E | 2 | |
| Shida Gunga ruins 志太郡衙跡 Shida-gunga-ato | Fujieda | Ruins of Nara-period administrative structures |  | 34°51′43″N 138°14′35″E | 2 | |
| Saioku-ji Gardens 柴屋寺庭園 Saiokuji teien | Suruga-ku, Shizuoka | also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 34°57′22″N 138°19′59″E | 3 | |
| Ojima Jin'ya 小島陣屋跡 Ojima Jin’ya ato | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka | Ruins of an Edo-period fortified daimyō residence |  | 35°05′03″N 138°30′40″E | 2 | |
| Kamishiroiwa ruins 上白岩遺跡 Kamishiroiwa iseki | Izu | Jōmon period settlement ruins |  | 34°57′48″N 138°59′03″E | 1 | |
| Shinpōinyama Kofun group 新豊院山古墳群 Shinpōinyama kofun-gun | Iwata | cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli | 34°46′16″N 137°52′26″E | 1 | ||
| Mikomotoshima Lighthouse 神子元島灯台 Mikomotojima tōdai | Shimoda | Meiji-period lighthouse, one of the first to be built in Japan |  | 34°34′30″N 138°56′30″E | 6 | |
| Suwahara Castle ruins 諏訪原城跡 Suwahara-jō ato | Shimada | Segoku-period Japanese castle |  | 34°49′04″N 138°07′08″E | 2 | |
| Sengo ruins 千居遺跡 Sengo iseki | Fujinomiya | Jōmon period settlement ruins |  | 35°17′29″N 138°35′11″E | 1 | |
| Sengen Kofun 浅間古墳 Sengen kofun | Fuji | Kofun period burial tumulus |  | 35°09′51″N 138°44′48″E | 1 | |
| Ōshikakubo ruins 大鹿窪遺跡 Ōshikakubo iseki | Fujinomiya | Jōmon period settlement ruins |  | 35°14′55″N 138°33′43″E | 1 | |
| Ōchiwatoge temple ruins 大知波峠廃寺跡 Ōchiwatoge haiji-ato | Kosai | Heian period temple ruins |  | 34°46′55″N 137°29′00″E | 3 | |
| Teradani Chōshizuka Kofun 銚子塚古墳附小銚子塚古墳 Chōshizuka Kofun tsuketari Ko-Chōshizuka Kofun | Iwata | Kofun period burial tumulus |  | 34°46′49″N 137°50′21″E | 1 | |
| Nagahama Castle ruins 長浜城跡 Nagahama-jō ato | Numazu | Sengoku period Japanese castle ruins | _and_Mount_Fuji.jpg) | 35°01′05″N 138°53′18″E | 2, 8 | |
| Horigoe Gosho ruins 伝堀越御所跡 den-Horikgoe Gosho ato | Izunokuni | Muromachi period palace ruins |  | 35°02′54″N 138°56′20″E | 2 | |
| Shimada-juku Ōigawa Ford Site 島田宿大井川川越遺跡 Shimada-juku Ōigawa kagoshi iseki | Shimada | Noted ford on the Tōkaidō highway |  | 34°49′54″N 138°09′22″E | 6 | |
| Tōkaidō Utsunoya Pass 東海道宇津ノ谷峠越 Tōkaidō Utsunoya tōgegoe | Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-Fujieda | Remnant of Heian period Tōkaidō, at a location mentioned in courtly poetry | _01.jpg) | 34°56′09″N 138°18′16″E | 6 | |
| Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace 韮山反射炉 Nirayama hansharo | Izunokuni | Bakumatsu-period industrial site |  | 35°02′23″N 138°57′43″E | 6 | |
| Nirayama Daikansho 韮山代官所跡 Nirayama Daikansho-ato | Izunokuni | Edo period administrative offices for Izu Province |  | 35°03′17″N 138°57′34″E | 2 | |
| Kashiya Cave Tombs 柏谷横穴群 Kashiya yokoana-gun | Kannami | Kofun-period necropolis |  | 35°04′58″N 138°57′34″E | 1 | |
| Katayama temple ruins 片山廃寺跡 Katayama Haiji ato | Suruga-ku, Shizuoka | possible kokubun-ji of Suruga Province |  | 34°57′51″N 138°25′35″E | 3 | |
| Kitaema Cave Tombs 北江間横穴群 Kitaema yokoana-gun | Izunokuni | Kofun period to early Nara period necropolis |  | 35°03′17″N 138°55′13″E | 1 | |
| Enjō-ji Hōjō residence ruins (Enjō-ji ruins) 北条氏邸跡（円成寺跡） Hōjō-shi-tei (Enjō-ji ato) | Izunokuni | site of the Muromachi period residence of the Hōjō clan | 35°02′48″N 138°56′14″E | 1 | ||
| Ryōsen-ji 了仙寺 Ryōsenji | Shimoda | site of the signing of the 1858 Harris Treaty |  | 34°40′20″N 138°56′30″E | 9 | |
| Wadaoka Kofun group 和田岡古墳群 Wadaoka kofun-gun | Kakegawa | cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli |  | 34°46′40″N 137°57′06″E | 1 | |
| Shijimizuka site 蜆塚遺跡 Shijimiazuka iseki | Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu | Jōmon period Shell Mound | .jpg) | 34°42′48″N 137°42′11″E | 1 | |
| Shizuhatagayama Kofun 賤機山古墳 Shizuhatayama kofun | Aoi-ku, Shizuoka | Kofun-period tumulus on grounds of Shizuoka Sengen Shrine |  | 34°58′58″N 138°22′30″E | 1 | |
| Joseon Mission Sites 朝鮮通信使遺跡 Chōsen tsushinshi iseki | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka | the designation includes Seiken-ji (清見寺), Fukuzen-ji (福禅寺) in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Honren-ji (本蓮寺) in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture |  | 35°02′52″N 138°30′46″E | 9 | |
| Old Hakone Road 箱根旧街道 Hakone kyū-kaidō | Mishima, Kannami | stretch of the old Tōkaidō; the designation includes areas of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture |  | 35°11′36″N 139°01′35″E | 6 | |
| Mount Fuji 富士山 Fujisan | Fujinomiya, Susono, Oyama | the designation includes areas of three municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture; Mount Fuji is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and, as a component of the serial nomination Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site[4][5] |  | 35°30′36″N 138°44′46″E | 3 | |
| Futamata Castle ruins - Tobayama Castle ruins 二俣城跡及び鳥羽山城跡 Futamata-jō ato oyobi Tobayama-jō ato | Hamamatsu | Sengoku period castle ruins |  | 34°51′43.29″N 137°48′32.16″E | 2 | |
| Stone Quarries for Edo Castle Site 江戸城石垣石丁場跡 Edo-jō ishigaki ishi-chōba ato | Atami, Itō | the designation includes an area of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture | 35°01′20″N 139°05′12″E | 6 | ||
| Kōmyōsan Kofun 光明山古墳 Kōmyōsan kofun | Hamamatsu | Kofun period tumulus |  | 34°52′29″N 137°49′09″E | 1 | |
| Takaosan Kofun 高尾山古墳 Takaosan kofun | Numazu | Kofun period tumulus | _kouenbu.JPG) | 35°07′23″N 138°51′40″E | 1 | |
| Nirayama Castle ruins 韮山城跡 附 付城跡 Nirayama-jō ato tsuketari tsuke-jiro ato | Izunokuni | Muromachi to Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes the site of a secondary castle |  | 35°03′13″N 138°57′20″E | 2 | |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2024, thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[6]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonezuka Kofun Cluster 米塚古墳群 Yonezuka kofun-gun | Iwata | ,_funkyu-1.jpg) | 34°47′04″N 137°50′26″E | for all refs see | ||
| Chōja Yashiki Site 長者屋敷遺跡 Chōja yashiki iseki | Iwata | ,_zentai.jpg) | 34°46′41″N 137°50′28″E | |||
| Kawarakezuka Kofun 土器塚古墳 Kawarakezuka kofun | Iwata |  | 34°43′11″N 137°50′37″E | |||
| Senyō-ji Tō 撰要寺墓塔群 Senyōji haka-tō-gun | Kakegawa | forty-five tō |  | 34°41′16″N 137°58′04″E | ||
| Fukasawa Castle ruins 深沢城跡 Fukasawa-jō ato | Gotemba |  | 35°19′26″N 138°57′21″E | |||
| Miikedaira Kofun 三池平古墳 Miikedaira kofun | Shizuoka |  | 35°03′11″N 138°28′50″E | |||
| Shinmeizan Tumuli I and IV 神明山1号墳・神明山4号墳 Shinmeizan ichi-gō fun・Shinmeizan yon-gō fun | Shizuoka | 35°02′30″N 138°29′07″E | ||||
| Kamishidoro Old Kiln Site 上志戸呂古窯跡 Kamishidoro ko-yōseki | Shimada | 34°51′08″N 138°07′00″E | ||||
| Tōkaidō Kikugawa Cobblestones 東海道菊川坂石畳 Tōkaidō Kikugawa-saka ishidatami | Shimada | 34°48′57″N 138°06′56″E | ||||
| Hakuin Ekaku Grave 白隠禅師墓 Hakuin zenshi haka | Numazu | at Shōin-ji (松蔭寺) |  | 35°07′25″N 138°48′00″E | ||
| Nagatsuka Kofun 長塚古墳 Nagatsuka Kofun | Numazu |  | 35°07′43″N 138°51′26″E | |||
| Numazu Western Shipyard and Lodgings of Yevfimy Putyatin 洋式帆船建造地及び艦長プチャーチン宿所 yōshiki hansen kenzōchi oyobi kanchō Puchāchin shukusho | Numazu | .jpg) | 34°58′35″N 138°46′00″E | |||
| Enoura Cave Tomb Cluster 江浦横穴群 Enoura yokoana-gun | Numazu |  | 35°03′13″N 138°53′49″E | |||
| Itasungō Kofun Cluster 井田松江古墳群 Itasungō kofun-gun | Numazu | twenty-three burials |  | 34°59′49″N 138°46′42″E | ||
| Aokozure Pass 青崩峠 Aokozure-tōge | Hamamatsu |  | 35°15′15″N 137°54′38″E | |||
| Akamonue Kofun 赤門上古墳 Akamonue kofun | Hamamatsu |  | 34°47′17″N 137°45′10″E | |||
| Inui Castle ruins 犬居城跡 Inui-jō ato | Hamamatsu | 34°57′43″N 137°53′24″E | ||||
| Saigagake Battlefield site 犀ヶ崖古戦場 Saigagake kosenjō | Hamamatsu | Battle of Mikatagahara |  | 34°43′10″N 137°51′05″E | ||
| Sentōgamine Castle ruins 千頭峯城跡 Sentōgamine-jō ato | Hamamatsu | 34°49′17″N 137°33′34″E | ||||
| Takimine Saishirōtani Site 滝峯才四郎谷遺跡 Takimine Saishirōtani iseki | Hamamatsu | 34°47′55″N 137°41′27″E | ||||
| Nihongayatsu Piled Stone Burial Mounds 二本ヶ谷積石塚群 Nihongayatsu miishizuka-gun | Hamamatsu | 34°47′37″N 137°45′03″E | ||||
| Jinzagaya Kofun 陣座ヶ谷古墳 Jinzagaya kofun | Hamamatsu | two burials | 34°47′59″N 137°40′06″E | |||
| Ii Jinja Precinct Site 渭伊神社境内遺跡 Ii Jinja keidai ato | Hamamatsu |  | 34°49′58″N 137°39′49″E | |||
| Ōno Inochiyama 大野命山・中新田命山（うち、大野命山） Ōno Inochiyama・Nakashinden Inochiyama (uchi Ōno Inochiyama) | Fukuroi | 34°40′43″N 137°56′59″E | ||||
| Nakashinden Inochiyama 大野命山・中新田命山（うち、中新田命山） Ōno Inochiyama・Nakashinden Inochiyama (uchi Nakashinden Inochiyama) | Fukuroi | 34°40′37″N 137°57′38″E | ||||
| Daimon Ōtsuka Kofun 大門大塚古墳附出土遺物 Daimon Ōtsuka kofun | Fukuroi | designation includes 189 excavated artefacts | 34°44′30″N 137°55′48″E | |||
| Nyakuōji Kofun Cluster 若王子古墳群 Nyakuōji kofun-gun | Fujieda | twenty-eight burials |  | 34°52′34″N 138°15′24″E | ||
| Iwabuchi Ichirizuka 岩淵の一里塚 Iwabuchi ichirizuka | Fuji | 35°08′54″N 138°37′09″E | ||||
| Kotohira Kofun 琴平古墳 Kotohira kofun | Fuji | 35°10′10″N 138°44′15″E | ||||
| Katsumata Castle ruins 勝間田城跡 Katsumata-jō ato | Makinohara |  | 34°46′43″N 138°07′36″E | |||
| Mukaiyama Kofun Cluster 向山古墳群 Mukaiyama kofun-gun | Mishima | 35°06′23″N 138°56′34″E | ||||
| Yoshida Shōin Residence 吉田松陰寓寄処 Yoshida Shōin Gukijo | Shimoda | 34°41′54″N 138°55′51″E | ||||
| Funakubo Kofun 舟久保古墳 Funakubo kofun | Kikugawa | 34°41′37″N 138°06′51″E | ||||
| Isezuka Kofun 伊勢塚古墳 Isezuka kofun | Fuji, Shizuoka | 35°10′10″N 138°40′15″E | ||||
| Kōshinzuka Kofun 庚申塚古墳 Kōshinzuka kofun | Fuji, Shizuoka | 35°08′08″N 138°44′59″E | ||||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2024, a further two hundred and eighty-four Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]
See also
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