List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)

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This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Aomori.^[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 17 December 2021, twenty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sannai-Maruyama Site 三内丸山遺跡 Sannai-Maruyama iseki*	Aomori	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Sannai-Maruyama Site	40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E / 40.81103046; 140.69849073 (Sannai-Maruyama Site)	1	108
Akōbō Kofun Cluster 阿光坊古墳群 Akōbō kofun-gun	Oirase	Kofun period tumuli	Akōbō Kofun Cluster	40°36′34″N 141°22′36″E / 40.60932481°N 141.37675044°E / 40.60932481; 141.37675044 (Akōbō Kofun Cluster)	1	00003536
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki	Tsugaru	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Kamegaoka Stone Age Site	40°53′06″N 140°20′22″E / 40.884895°N 140.339569°E / 40.884895; 140.339569 (Kamegaoka Stone Age Site)	1	97
Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site 五所川原須恵器窯跡 Goshogawara Sue-ki kama ato	Goshogawara	Heian period kiln ruins		40°45′31″N 140°32′49″E / 40.758636°N 140.546814°E / 40.758636; 140.546814 (Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site)	6	3397
Takayashikidate Site 高屋敷館遺跡 Takayashikidate iseki	Aomori	Heian period settlement ruins	Takayashikidate Site	40°44′13″N 140°35′04″E / 40.73694142°N 140.58444583°E / 40.73694142; 140.58444583 (Takayashikidate Site)	1	3276
Ne Castle ruins 根城跡 Ne-jō ato	Hachinohe	Muromachi period	Ne Castle ruins	40°30′22″N 141°27′39″E / 40.50619217°N 141.46092654°E / 40.50619217; 141.46092654 (Ne Castle ruins)	2	95
Shichinohe Castle ruins 七戸城跡 Shichinohe-jō ato	Shichinohe	Muromachi period castle ruins	Shichinohe Castle ruins	40°41′52″N 141°08′57″E / 40.69766596°N 141.149052°E / 40.69766596; 141.149052 (Shichinohe Castle ruins)	2	96
Tosaminato ruins 十三湊遺跡 Tosa minato iseki	Goshogawara	Muromachi period settlement ruins		41°01′43″N 140°19′46″E / 41.02849518°N 140.3294933°E / 41.02849518; 140.3294933 (Tosaminato ruins)	1, 2, 6	00003446
Komakino Site 小牧野遺跡 Komakino iseki	Aomori	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Komakino Site	40°44′19″N 141°08′57″E / 40.7385616°N 141.149052°E / 40.7385616; 141.149052 (Komakino Site)	1	107
Tareyanagi Site 垂柳遺跡 Tareyanagi iseki	Inakadate	Yayoi period rice paddies^[6]	Tareyanagi Site	40°37′59″N 140°33′57″E / 40.63291889°N 140.5659689°E / 40.63291889; 140.5659689 (Tareyanagi Site)	6	3251
Korekawa Site 是川遺跡 Korekawa iseki	Hachinohe	ICP excavated artefacts;^[7] inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Korekawa Site	40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E / 40.473722; 141.491032 (Korekawa Site)	1	101
Shōjujidate Castle ruins 聖寿寺館跡 Shōjujitate ato	Nanbu	Muromachi period castle ruins	Shōjujitate ruins	40°24′45″N 141°15′54″E / 40.41246999°N 141.2651261°E / 40.41246999; 141.2651261 (Shōjujitate ruins)	2	3396
Tangotai Kofun cluster 丹後平古墳群 Tangotai kofun	Hachinohe	Kofun period tumuli		40°28′52″N 141°28′01″E / 40.48117767°N 141.46694685°E / 40.48117767; 141.46694685 (Tangotai Kofun)	1	3207
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound 長七谷地貝塚 Chōshichiyachi kaizuka	Hachinohe		Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound	40°34′19″N 141°27′32″E / 40.571987°N 141.458878°E / 40.571987; 141.458878 (Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound)	1	106
Tsugaru Clan Castle Sites 津軽氏城跡 Tsugaru-shi shiro ato	Hirosaki, Ajigasawa	designation includes the sites of Tanesato Castle, Horikoshi Castle, and Hirosaki Castle (pictured)	Tsuruga clan castles	40°36′27″N 140°27′51″E / 40.607371°N 140.464218°E / 40.607371; 140.464218 (Tsuruga clan castles)	2	99
Tagoyano Shell Mound 田小屋野貝塚 Tagoyano kaizuka	Tsugaru	site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Tagoyano Shell Mound	40°53′17″N 140°20′21″E / 40.888176°N 140.339233°E / 40.888176; 140.339233 (Tagoyano Shell Mound)	1	98
Futatsumori Site 二ツ森貝塚 Futatsumori kaizuka	Shichinohe	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Futatsumori Shell Mound	40°44′54″N 141°13′47″E / 40.74845883°N 141.22984087°E / 40.74845883; 141.22984087 (Futatsumori Shell Mound)	1	3206
Hamashiriya Shell Mound 浜尻屋貝塚 Hamashiriya kaizuka	Higashidōri	Muromachi period shell middens		41°24′38″N 141°27′31″E / 41.41065294°N 141.45849047°E / 41.41065294; 141.45849047 (Hamashiriya Shell Mound)	1	00003495
Namioka Castle ruins 浪岡城跡 Namioka-jō ato	Aomori	Muromachi period castle ruins	Namioka Castle ruins	40°43′04″N 140°36′17″E / 40.71790161°N 140.60476718°E / 40.71790161; 140.60476718 (Namioka Castle ruins)	2	93
Ōmori Katsuyama Site 大森勝山遺跡 Ōmori Katsuyama iseki	Hirosaki	Jōmon period stone circle; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Ōmori Katsuyama Site	40°36′11″N 140°27′50″E / 40.6031025°N 140.46392222°E / 40.6031025; 140.46392222 (Ōmori Katsuyama Site)	1	00003759
Ōdai Yamamoto I Site 大平山元遺跡 Ōdai Yamamoto iseki	Sotogahama	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan^[5]	Odai Yamamoto I Site	41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E / 41.067288; 140.554973 (Odai Yamamoto I Site)	1	00003780
Sannobō Site 山王坊遺跡 Sannobō iseki	Goshogawara	Muromachi period temple ruins	Sannobō Site	41°03′58″N 140°22′02″E / 41.06624°N 140.36720°E / 41.06624; 140.36720 (Sannobō Site)	3	00003964
Sannohe Castle Site 三戸城跡 Sannohe-jō ato	Sannohe			40°22′52″N 141°15′50″E / 40.381101°N 141.263971°E / 40.381101; 141.263971 (Sannohe Castle Site)	2	[1]

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 11 October 2021, a further twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]^[8]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Seki Old Stelai 関の古碑群 Seki no ko-hi-gun	Fukaura	forty-two C14 memorial stelai	40°44′23″N 140°06′14″E / 40.739624°N 140.103997°E / 40.739624; 140.103997 (Seki Old Stelai)	[2]
Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery 八戸南部家墓所 Hachinohe nanbu-ke bosho	Hachinohe		40°30′10″N 141°29′20″E / 40.502860°N 141.488875°E / 40.502860; 141.488875 (Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery)	[3]
Karauma Stele 唐馬の碑 Karauma no hi	Sannohe		40°23′45″N 141°15′50″E / 40.395866°N 141.263988°E / 40.395866; 141.263988 (Karauma Stele)	[4]
Tenma Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Tenma; one mound survives	40°28′33″N 141°30′47″E / 40.475885°N 141.513133°E / 40.475885; 141.513133 (Ichirizuka)	[5]
Tairakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Tairakubo; both mounds survive	40°34′29″N 141°15′53″E / 40.574620°N 141.264589°E / 40.574620; 141.264589 (Ichirizuka)	[6]
Ikenotani Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Ikenotai; both mounds survive	40°40′34″N 141°10′29″E / 40.676098°N 141.174595°E / 40.676098; 141.174595 (Ichirizuka)	[7]
Bonozuka Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Noheji	in Bonozuka; both mounds survive	40°51′33″N 141°07′36″E / 40.859071°N 141.126782°E / 40.859071; 141.126782 (Ichirizuka)	[8]
Sotsukozawa Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Sotsukozawa; both mounds survive	40°47′00″N 141°10′21″E / 40.783369°N 141.172385°E / 40.783369; 141.172385 (Ichirizuka)	[9]
Morinokami Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Morinokami; both mounds survive	40°44′45″N 141°09′24″E / 40.74581°N 141.156571°E / 40.74581; 141.156571 (Ichirizuka)	[10]
Nagakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Nagakubo; one mound survives	40°26′14″N 141°27′48″E / 40.437361°N 141.463330°E / 40.437361; 141.463330 (Ichirizuka)	[11]
Shinden Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Shinden; both mounds survive	40°24′34″N 141°26′21″E / 40.409559°N 141.439211°E / 40.409559; 141.439211 (Ichirizuka)	[12]
Sunakozaki Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Sunakozaki; both mounds survive	40°22′36″N 141°25′01″E / 40.376579°N 141.416960°E / 40.376579; 141.416960 (Ichirizuka)	[13]
Yahatazaki Site 八幡崎遺跡 Yahatazaki iseki	Hirakawa		40°37′03″N 140°32′07″E / 40.617463°N 140.5352°E / 40.617463; 140.5352 (Yahatazaki Site)	[14]
Hankyōzuka 藩境塚 Hankyōzuka	Hiranai/Noheji	four mounds	40°53′14″N 141°04′57″E / 40.887108°N 141.082488°E / 40.887108; 141.082488 (Hankyōzuka)	[15]
Battle of Noheji cemetery 野辺地戦争戦死者の墓所 Noheji-sensō senshisha no bosho	Noheji		40°52′16″N 141°06′34″E / 40.871181°N 141.109461°E / 40.871181; 141.109461 (Noheji Battle Graves of the Dead)	[16]
Nakano Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Sannohe	in Nakano; both mounds survive	40°21′01″N 141°15′43″E / 40.350354°N 141.261992°E / 40.350354; 141.261992 (Ichirizuka)	[17]
Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele 斗内千人塚墳丘供養塔 Tonai senninzuka funkyū kuyōtō	Sannohe	from the great famine of 1783-4 (天明の大飢饉)	40°21′34″N 141°12′25″E / 40.359573°N 141.206919°E / 40.359573; 141.206919	[18]
Memorial Stele and Platform for the Starved 餓死萬霊等供養塔及び戒壇石 Gashi banrei-tō kuyōtō oyobi kaidanseki	Hachinohe	from the 1780s famine; in Teranoue	40°29′55″N 141°31′35″E / 40.498594°N 141.526415°E / 40.498594; 141.526415	[19]
Nakasato Castle ruins 中里城遺跡 Nakasato-jō iseki	Nakadomari		40°58′13″N 140°26′30″E / 40.970210°N 140.441666°E / 40.970210; 140.441666 (Nakasato Castle Site)	[20]
Tairadate Battery ruins 平舘台場跡 Tairadate daiba ato	Sotogahama		41°10′28″N 140°38′34″E / 41.174572°N 140.642724°E / 41.174572; 140.642724 (Tairadate Battery Site)	[21]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, a further ninety-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

References

^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b 国・県指定文化財一覧 [List of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ 垂柳遺跡 [Tareyanagi Site] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
^ 陸奥国是川遺跡出土品 [Excavated Artifacts from the Korekawa Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

External links

(in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Aomori Prefecture

[1] "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[2] 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[3] "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[Aomori-4] 国・県指定文化財一覧 [List of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[UNESCO-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[6] 垂柳遺跡 [Tareyanagi Site] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[7] 陸奥国是川遺跡出土品 [Excavated Artifacts from the Korekawa Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[8] 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[9] 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

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v t e Historic Sites of Japan
Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa
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