List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tottori)
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National Historic Sites
As of 3 January 2026, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the San'indō spans the prefectural borders with Shimane.[2][3]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sainoo temple ruins 斎尾廃寺跡 Sainoo Haiji ato | Kotoura | Asuka period temple ruins |  | 35°28′54″N 133°42′41″E | 3 | |
| Amidaji Kofun Cluster 阿弥大寺古墳群 Amidaji kofun-gun | Kurayoshi | Kofun period tumulus cluster | 35°25′24″N 133°45′13″E | 1 | ||
| Ifukibe no Tokotari grave 伊福吉部徳足比売墓跡 Ifukibe Tokotari hime no haka ato | Tottori | Asuka period court lady's grave | 35°28′54″N 134°16′30″E | 7 | ||
| Inaba Provincial Capital ruins 因幡国庁跡 Inaba koku-chō ato | Tottori | Nara-Heian period provincial capital ruins |  | 35°28′31″N 134°15′57″E | 2 | |
| Kajiyama Kofun 梶山古墳 Kajiyama kofun | Tottori | painted Kofun[4] |  | 35°27′05″N 134°17′41″E | 1 | |
| Iwai temple ruins Pagoda Site 岩井廃寺塔跡 Iwai Haiji tō ato | Iwami | Hakuho period temple ruins |  | 35°33′25″N 134°22′08″E | 3 | |
| Hashizu Kofun Cluster 橋津古墳群 Hashizu kofun-gun | Yurihama | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E | 1 | ||
| Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster 向山古墳群 Mukoeyama kofun-gun | Yonago | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  | 35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E | 1 | |
| Mukibanda Site 妻木晩田遺跡 Mukoeyama kofun-gun | Yonago/Daizen | Yayoi period settlement ruins |  | 35°27′40″N 133°27′21″E | 1 | |
| Mount Mitoku 三徳山 Mitoku-san | Misasa | also a Place of Scenic Beauty; the Nagaire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji is a National Treasure[5] |  | 35°23′51″N 133°57′30″E | 3 | |
| Sanmyōji Kofun 三明寺古墳 Sanmyōji kofun | Kurayoshi | Kofun period tumulus |  | 35°26′27″N 133°49′56″E | 1 | |
| Wakasa Oniga Castle ruins 若桜鬼ヶ城跡 Wakasa Oniga-jō ato | Wakasa | Sengoku period castle ruins |  | 35°20′17″N 134°23′49″E | 2 | |
| Kamiyodo temple ruins 上淀廃寺跡 Kamiyodo Haiji ato | Yonago | Asuka period temple ruins |  | 35°27′16″N 133°26′46″E | 3 | |
| Aoyakamiji Site 青谷上寺地遺跡 Aoyakamiji chiiseki | Tottori | Yayoi period settlement traces |  | 35°30′51″N 133°59′35″E | 1 | |
| Aoki Site 青木遺跡 Aoki iseki | Yonago | Yayoi period settlement trace |  | 35°23′52″N 133°22′05″E | 1 | |
| Senjōsan Temporary Palace Site 船上山行宮跡 Senjōsan angū ato | Kotoura | Kamakura period ruins |  | 35°25′27″N 133°35′11″E | 2, 3 | |
| Ōhara temple ruins Pagoda Site 大原廃寺塔跡 Ōhara Haiji tō ato | Kurayoshi | Asuka period temple ruis | 35°25′13″N 133°51′30″E | 3 | ||
| Ōmidō temple ruins 大御堂廃寺跡 Ōmidō Haiji ato | Kurayoshi | Asuka period temple ruins |  | 35°25′53″N 133°50′18″E | 3 | |
| Ōtaka Kanga ruins 大高野官衙遺跡 Ōtaka no kanga iseki | Kotoura | Heian period local government office ruins |  | 35°29′43″N 133°41′34″E | 2 | |
| Chizu Road-Shitosaka Pass 智頭往来 志戸坂峠越 Chizu-ōrai Shitosaka-tōgekoe | Chizu | ancient highway traces |  | 35°12′33″N 134°19′43″E | 6 | |
| Tottori Castle Site 鳥取城跡附太閤ヶ平 Tottori-jō ato tsuketari Taikōganaru | Tottori | Edo period castle |  | 35°30′37″N 134°14′30″E | 2 | |
| Tottori Domain Ikeda clan cemetery 鳥取藩主池田家墓所 Tottori-han-shu Ikeda-ke bosho | Tottori | Edo period daimyō cemetery |  | 35°29′04″N 134°16′10″E | 7 | |
| Tottori Domain Battery Sites 鳥取藩台場跡 Tottori-han daiba ato | Sakaiminato, Hokuei, Yurihama, Yonago, Iwami | Bakumatsu period fortifications; designation includes the sites of the Yura (由良台場跡), Sakai (境台場跡), Yodoe (淀江台場跡), Hashizu (橋津台場跡), and Uratomi (浦富台場跡) Batteries |  | 35°30′20″N 133°52′23″E | 2 | |
| Hajimomoi temple ruins 土師百井廃寺跡 Hajimomoi Haiji ato | Yazu | Asuka period temple ruins | 35°24′26″N 134°13′54″E | 3 | ||
| Tochimoto temple ruins 栃本廃寺跡 Tochimoto Haiji ato | Tottori | Asuka period temple ruins | 35°28′16″N 134°22′15″E | 3 | ||
| Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound 伯耆一宮経塚 Hōki Ichinomiya kyōzuka | Yurihama | Heian period sutra mount with excavated artifacts designated a National Treasure[6] |  | 35°29′21″N 133°54′14″E | 3 | |
| Hōki Provincial Capital ruins 伯耆国府跡 Hōki kokufu ato | Kurayoshi | designation includes the sites of the Hōki Provincial Offices (国庁跡), Hokkeji-bata Site (法華寺畑遺跡), and Funioka Site (不入岡遺跡) |  | 35°25′55″N 133°47′07″E | 2 | |
| Hōki Kokunbun-ji ruins 伯耆国分寺跡 Hōki Kokunbunji ato | Kurayoshi | Nara period provincial temple of Hōki Province |  | 35°25′57″N 133°47′23″E | 3 | |
| Fuse Kofun 布勢古墳 Fuse kofun | Tottori | Kofun period tumulus | 35°30′19″N 134°10′38″E | 1 | ||
| Fukuichi Site 福市遺跡 Fukuichi iseki | Yonago | Yayoi - Kofun period settlement trace |  | 35°24′10″N 133°22′04″E | 1 | |
| Yonago Castle Site 米子城跡 Yonago-jō ato | Yonago | Edo period castle ruins |  | 35°25′29″N 133°19′27″E | 2 | |
| Kitayama Kofun 北山古墳 Kitayama kofun | Yurihama | Kofun period tumulus | ,_zenkei.jpg) | 35°27′51″N 133°53′04″E | 1 | |
| San'indō 山陰道 San'indō | Iwami | 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 Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture | 35°31′23″N 134°24′23″E | 6 | ||
| Daisen-ji Old Precinct 大山寺旧境内 Daisenji kyū-keidai | Daisen |  | 35°23′28″N 133°32′06″E | 3 | ||
| Odaka Castle Site 尾高城跡 Odaka-jō ato | Yonago |  | 35°25′16″N 133°24′44″E | 2 | ||
| Inaba Province San'indō Site 因幡国山陰道跡 Inaba-no-kuni San'in-dō ato | Tottori | |||||
| Ueshi - Jūmanji - Banjiro Castle Sites 羽衣石城跡 附 十万寺城跡 番城城跡 Ueshi-jō ato tsuketari Jūmanji-jō ato Banjiro-jō ato | Yurihama |  | 35°26′14″N 133°53′55″E | 2 | ||
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2025, twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[7][8]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorayama No. 2 Kofun 空山２号古墳 Sorayama ni-gō kofun | Tottori | 35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E | ||||
| Sorayama No. 10 Kofun 空山10号古墳 Sorayama jū-gō kofun | Tottori | 35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E | ||||
| Sorayama No. 15 Kofun 空山15号古墳 Sorayama jūgo-gō kofun | Tottori | 35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E | ||||
| Sorayama No. 16 Kofun 空山16号古墳 Sorayama jūroku-gō kofun | Tottori | 35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E | ||||
| Bōgazuka Kofun 坊ヶ塚古墳 Bōgazuka kofun | Tottori | 35°27′00″N 134°14′48″E | ||||
| Yamagahana Kofun 山ヶ鼻古墳 Yamagahana kofun | Tottori |  | 35°29′26″N 134°11′58″E | |||
| Fukuba Kofun 福庭古墳 Fukuba kofun | Kurayoshi |  | 35°27′55″N 133°51′15″E | |||
| Sagiyama Kofun 鷺山古墳 Sagiyama kofun | Tottori | ,_entrance.jpg) | 35°28′46″N 134°16′45″E | |||
| Akoyama No. 22 Kofun 阿古山２２号古墳 Akoyama nijūni-gō kofun | Tottori | 35°30′31″N 134°00′43″E | ||||
| Idekamiiwa Kofun 出上岩屋古墳 Idekamiiwa kofun | Kotoura |  | 35°30′08″N 133°37′35″E | |||
| Iwayanaru Kofun 岩屋平ル古墳 Iwayanaru kofun | Daisen | 35°30′10″N 133°35′50″E | ||||
| Takata No. 26 Tumulus 高田２６号墳 Takata nijūroku-gō fun | Daisen | 35°28′28″N 133°28′47″E | ||||
| Ishizuka Haiji Pagoda Site 石塚廃寺塔跡 Ishizuka Haiji tō ato | Kurayoshi | 35°23′52″N 133°46′41″E | ||||
| Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 Tenjinyama-jō ato | Tottori |  | 35°30′35″N 134°10′35″E | |||
| Dainichiji Kofun Cluster 大日寺古墓群 Dainichiji kofun-gun | Kurayoshi | 35°25′30″N 133°42′39″E | ||||
| Kaneda Tile Kiln Site 金田瓦窯跡 Kaneda kawara kama ato | Nanbu | 35°20′53″N 133°22′40″E | ||||
| Futagamiyama Castle Site 二上山城跡 Futagamiyama-jō ato | Iwami | 35°32′26″N 134°19′09″E | ||||
| Ueshi Castle Site 羽衣石城跡 Ueshi-jō ato | Yurihama |  | 35°26′14″N 133°53′54″E | |||
| Nii Mishima Valley Tumulus 新井三嶋谷墳丘墓 Nii Mishima-tani funkyū haka | Iwami | 35°33′46″N 134°20′05″E | ||||
| Tsugōyama Tatara Site 都合山たたら跡 Tsugōyama tatara ato | Hino | 35°10′22″N 133°21′41″E | ||||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2025, a further one hundred and twenty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[9]
See also
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