List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 29 February 2024, 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.
*Sanuki Kokubun-ji Site
讃岐国分寺跡
Sanuki Kokubunji ato		 Takamatsu Nara period provincial temple of Sanuki Province; 80th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage 34°18′10″N 133°56′39″E / 34.30290586°N 133.94416106°E / 34.30290586; 133.94416106 (Sanuki Kokubunji Site) 3 [1]
Amagiri Castle ruins
天霧城跡
Amagiri-jō ato		 Zentsūji, Tadotsu, Mitoyo Muromachi/Sengoku period castle ruins 34°14′10″N 133°44′10″E / 34.23619999°N 133.73601756°E / 34.23619999; 133.73601756 (Amagiri Castle Site) 2 [2]
Arioka Kofun Cluster
有岡古墳群
Arioka kofun-gun		 Zentsūji Kofun period tumuli 34°13′00″N 133°47′25″E / 34.21653518°N 133.79018917°E / 34.21653518; 133.79018917 (Arioka Kofun Cluster) 1 [3]
Iwaseoyama Kofun Cluster
石清尾山古墳群
Iwaseoyama kofun-gun		 Takamatsu Kofun period tumuli 34°19′53″N 134°01′27″E / 34.33125988°N 134.02419401°E / 34.33125988; 134.02419401 (Iwaseoyama Kofun Cluster) 1 [4]
Shōdoshima Osaka Castle Stone Quarry sites
大坂城石垣石丁場跡
Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi chōba ato		 Shōdoshima designation includes the Shōdoshima Quarry Site (小豆島石丁場跡) and Higashi-Rokkō Quarry Site (東六甲石丁場跡) 34°30′33″N 134°21′12″E / 34.50930226°N 134.35332679°E / 34.50930226; 134.35332679 (Ōsaka Castle Stone Wall Stone Quarry Sites) 2 [5]
Ōnohara Kofun cluster
大野原古墳群
Ōnohara kofun-gun		 Kan'onji Kofun period tumuli 34°05′16″N 133°39′48″E / 34.087709°N 133.663255°E / 34.087709; 133.663255 (Ōnohara Kofun Cluster) 1 [6]
Kaitenyama Kofun
快天山古墳
Kaitenyama kofun		 Marugame Kofun period tumulus 34°14′20″N 133°53′26″E / 34.23884806°N 133.89048105°E / 34.23884806; 133.89048105 (Kaitenyama Kofun) 1 [7]
Kibeejima Salt Harvesting Site
喜兵衛島製塩遺跡
Kibeejima seien iseki		 Naoshima Kofun period salt factory 34°30′05″N 133°58′36″E / 34.5013235°N 133.97663534°E / 34.5013235; 133.97663534 (Kibeejima Salt Harvesting Site) 6 [8]
Kiyama
城山
Kiyama		 Sakaide, Marugame Asuka period castle ruins 34°17′23″N 133°53′23″E / 34.28978147°N 133.8897588°E / 34.28978147; 133.8897588 (Kiyama) 1 [9]
Sanuki Kokufu Site
讃岐国府跡
Sanuki kokufu ato		 Sakaide Nara period provincial capital of Sanuki Province 34°17′35″N 133°55′06″E / 34.29293333°N 133.91834722°E / 34.29293333; 133.91834722 (Kiyama) 2 [10]
Sanuki Kokubunni-ji Site
讃岐国分尼寺跡
Sanuki Kokubunniji ato		 Takamatsu Nara period provincial nunnery of Sanuki Province 34°18′35″N 133°57′45″E / 34.30983036°N 133.96238878°E / 34.30983036; 133.96238878 (Sanuki Kokubunniji Site) 3 [11]
Sanuki Henro-michi
讃岐遍路道
Sanuki henro-michi		 Mitoyo, Sakaide, Takamatsu, Zentsuji pilgrimage route; includes Mandara-ji michi (曼荼羅寺道), Zentsū-ji michi (善通寺道) and Negoro-ji michi (根香寺道) 34°20′39″N 133°57′38″E / 34.344286°N 133.960590°E / 34.344286; 133.960590 (Sanuki Henro-michi) 3, 6 [12]
Shiudeyama Site
紫雲出山遺跡
Shiudeyama ato		 Mitoyo Yayoi period settlement trace 34°14′38″N 133°35′47″E / 34.243825°N 133.596469°E / 34.243825; 133.596469 (Shiudeyama Site) 1 [13]
Shiwaku Kinbansho Site
塩飽勤番所跡
Shiwaku kinbansho ato		 Marugame Edo-period Bansho 34°23′16″N 133°47′02″E / 34.38778983°N 133.78390464°E / 34.38778983; 133.78390464 (Shiwaku Kinbansho Site) 2 [14]
Takamatsu Castle
高松城跡
Takamatsu-jō ato		 Takamatsu Edo Period castle 34°21′00″N 134°03′01″E / 34.35005401°N 134.05038592°E / 34.35005401; 134.05038592 (Takamatsu Castle Site) 2 [15]
Takamatsu Matsudaira clan cemetery
高松藩主松平家墓所
Takamatsu-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho		 Takamatsu Edo Period daimyo cemetery at Hōnen-ji (法然寺) 34°16′25″N 134°02′46″E / 34.273667°N 134.046111°E / 34.273667; 134.046111 (Takamatsu Matsudaira Clan Cemetery) 7 [16]
Tsuda Kofun Cluster
津田古墳群
Tsuda kofun-gun		 Sanuki Kofun cluster 34°18′02″N 134°14′15″E / 34.300494°N 134.23762643°E / 34.300494; 134.23762643 (Tsuda Kofun Cluster) 1 [17]
Tomita Chausuyama Kofun
富田茶臼山古墳
Tomita Chausuyama kofun		 Sanuki largest kofun in Kagawa 34°15′36″N 134°14′38″E / 34.25991608°N 134.24399067°E / 34.25991608; 134.24399067 (Tomita Chausuyama Kofun) 1 [18]
Nakadera temple ruins
中寺廃寺跡
Nakadera haiji ato		 Mannō Heian period temple ruins[5] 34°07′30″N 133°54′58″E / 34.1249915°N 133.91599015°E / 34.1249915; 133.91599015 (Nakadera Haiji Site) 3 [19]
Ninomiya Kiln ruins
二ノ宮窯跡
Ninomiya kama ato		 Mitoyo Nara period kiln ruins 34°08′52″N 133°45′17″E / 34.14771942°N 133.75484514°E / 34.14771942; 133.75484514 (Ninomiya Kiln Site) 6 [20]
Hiketa Castle ruins
引田城跡
Hiketa-jō ato		 Higashikagawa Sengoku period castle ruins 34°14′02″N 134°24′30″E / 34.23380278°N 134.40841667°E / 34.23380278; 134.40841667 (Hiketa Castle Site) 2 [21]
Fuchū-Yamanouchi Tile Kiln ruins
府中・山内瓦窯跡
Fuchū-Yamanouchi kawara-gama ato		 Sakaide, Takamatsu Nara period kiln ruins 34°17′39″N 133°56′19″E / 34.29411925°N 133.93870177°E / 34.29411925; 133.93870177 (Fuchū-Yamanouchi Tile Kiln Sites) 6 [22]
Marugame Castle
丸亀城跡
Marugame-jō ato		 Marugame Edo Period Castle 34°17′10″N 133°48′01″E / 34.28613896°N 133.80036743°E / 34.28613896; 133.80036743 (Marugame Castle Site) 2 [23]
Muneyoshi Tile Kiln ruins
宗吉瓦窯跡
Muneyoshi gayō ato		 Mitoyo Asuka period tile kiln ruins 34°11′34″N 133°41′57″E / 34.19287136°N 133.69903163°E / 34.19287136; 133.69903163 (Muneyoshi Tile Kiln Site) 6 [24]
Yashima
屋島
Yashima		 Takamatsu site of the Battle of Yashima and of Yashima-ji, 84th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage; also a Natural Monument 34°21′06″N 134°06′29″E / 34.35165509°N 134.10798214°E / 34.35165509; 134.10798214 (Yashima) 2, 3 [25]
Katsuga Castle
勝賀城跡
Katsuga-jō ato		 Takamatsu 34°20′27″N 133°58′51″E / 34.340793°N 133.980944°E / 34.340793; 133.980944 (Katsuga Castle Site) [26]
This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][6][7]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Kangi-in Tile Kiln Site
歓喜院内の瓦窯跡
Kangi-in kawara kama ato		 Mitoyo 34°10′23″N 133°44′51″E / 34.173110°N 133.747430°E / 34.173110; 133.747430 (Kangi-in Tile Kiln Site) for all refs see [27]
Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves
生駒親正夫妻墓所
Ikoma Chikamasa fusai bosho		 Takamatsu at Kōken-ji (弘憲寺)[8] 34°20′52″N 134°02′25″E / 34.347697°N 134.040198°E / 34.347697; 134.040198 (Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves)
Imaoka Kofun
今岡古墳
Imaoka kofun		 Takamatsu 34°19′51″N 133°59′20″E / 34.330909°N 133.988754°E / 34.330909; 133.988754 (Imaoka Kofun)
Kozutajima Shell Mound
小蔦島貝塚
Kozutajima kaizuka		 Mitoyo 34°11′34″N 133°38′06″E / 34.192795°N 133.635088°E / 34.192795; 133.635088 (Kozutajima Shell Mound)
Tomioka Kofun Cluster
富丘古墳群
Tomioka kofun-gun		 Tonoshō 34°29′08″N 134°11′45″E / 34.485653°N 134.195702°E / 34.485653; 134.195702 (Tomioka Kofun Cluster)
Iyadani-ji Faith Site
弥谷寺信仰遺跡
Iyadaniji shinkō iseki		 Mitoyo Temple 71 on the Shikoku pilgrimage 34°13′47″N 133°43′27″E / 34.229722°N 133.724261°E / 34.229722; 133.724261 (Iyadaniji Faith Site)
Masuehata Tile Kiln Site
ますえ畑瓦窯跡
Masuehata kawara kama ato		 Ayagawa 34°15′51″N 133°56′26″E / 34.264295°N 133.940617°E / 34.264295; 133.940617 (Masuehata Tile Kiln Site)
Subetsu Kiln Site
すべつと窯跡
Subetsu kama ato		 Ayagawa 34°15′54″N 133°56′57″E / 34.265070°N 133.949164°E / 34.265070; 133.949164 (Subetsu Kiln Site)
Tsujji Fudaba
辻の札場
Tsuji no fudaba		 Mitoyo 34°12′03″N 133°38′44″E / 34.200826°N 133.645602°E / 34.200826; 133.645602 (Tsuji Fudaba)
Yoshikane Kiln Site
吉金窯跡
Yoshikane kama ato		 Sanuki 34°16′46″N 134°12′40″E / 34.279551°N 134.211076°E / 34.279551; 134.211076 (Yoshikane Kiln Site)
Shirotori Haiji Site
白鳥廃寺跡
Shirotori Haiji ato		 Higashikagawa 34°14′34″N 134°20′40″E / 34.242770°N 134.344393°E / 34.242770; 134.344393 (Shirotori Haiji Site)
Stones for Osaka Castle and Shichibe Banya Residence Site
大坂城用残石及番屋七兵衛屋敷跡
Ōsakajō-yō zanseki oyobi banya Shichibe yashiki ato		 Shōdoshima 34°30′16″N 134°20′52″E / 34.504488°N 134.347912°E / 34.504488; 134.347912 (Stones for Osaka Castle and Shichibe Banya Residence Site)
Takamatsu Chausuyama Kofun
高松市茶臼山古墳
Takamatsu Chausuyama kofun		 Takamatsu 34°18′32″N 134°06′11″E / 34.309005°N 134.103155°E / 34.309005; 134.103155 (Takamatsu Chausuyama Kofun)
Kaihō-ji Pagoda Site
開法寺塔跡
Kaihōji tō ato		 Sakaide 34°17′32″N 133°55′02″E / 34.292167°N 133.917361°E / 34.292167; 133.917361 (Kaihōji Pagoda Site)
Tao Chausuyama Kofun
田尾茶臼山古墳
Tao Chausuyama kofun		 Sakaide, Utazu 34°18′43″N 133°50′19″E / 34.311876°N 133.838475°E / 34.311876; 133.838475 (Tao Chausuyama Kofun)
Shamijima Senninzuka
沙弥島千人塚
Shamijima Senninzuka		 Sakaide 34°20′46″N 133°49′22″E / 34.346156°N 133.822875°E / 34.346156; 133.822875 (Shamijima Senninzuka)
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Tobietsu Chōba Site) and Omi Stones
大坂城石垣石切とび越丁場跡および小海残石群
Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Tobietsu chōba ato oyobi Omi zanseki-gun		 Shōdoshima see Osaka Castle Zanseki Memorial Park (大坂城残石記念公園, Ōsaka-jō zanseki kinen kōen) 34°32′02″N 134°14′32″E / 34.533889°N 134.242201°E / 34.533889; 134.242201 (Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Tobietsu Chōba Site) and Omi Stones)
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Senge Chōba Site)
大坂城石垣石切千軒丁場跡
Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Senge chōba ato		 Shōdoshima 34°27′45″N 134°09′11″E / 34.462445°N 134.153152°E / 34.462445; 134.153152 (Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Senge Chōba Site))
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Kosehara Chōba Site)
大坂城石垣石切小瀬原丁場跡
Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Kosehara chōba ato		 Shōdoshima 34°32′00″N 134°14′31″E / 34.533306°N 134.241922°E / 34.533306; 134.241922 (Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Kosehara Chōba Site))
Hoshigajō Site
星が城跡
Hoshigajō ato		 Shōdoshima 34°30′54″N 134°19′03″E / 34.515044°N 134.317389°E / 34.515044; 134.317389 (Hoshigajō Site)
Zentsū-ji Old Precinct
善通寺旧境内
Zentsūji kyū-keidai		 Zentsūji 75th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage 34°13′30″N 133°46′26″E / 34.225087°N 133.773817°E / 34.225087; 133.773817 (Zentsūji Old Precinct)
Jinnomaru Kofun
陣の丸古墳
Jinnomaru kofun		 Marugame 34°15′28″N 133°53′40″E / 34.257784°N 133.894351°E / 34.257784; 133.894351 (Jinnomaru Kofun)
Akaokayama Kofun
赤岡山古墳
Akaokayama kofun		 Kan'onji 34°05′04″N 133°41′02″E / 34.084441°N 133.683910°E / 34.084441; 133.683910 (Akaokayama Kofun)
Minami-Kusaki Site
南草木遺跡
Minami-Kusaki iseki		 Mitoyo 34°12′03″N 133°38′50″E / 34.200908°N 133.647145°E / 34.200908; 133.647145 (Minami-Kusaki Site)
Moritsuchiyama Kofun
盛土山古墳
Moritsuchiyama kofun		 Tadotsu 34°14′54″N 133°44′12″E / 34.248277°N 133.736787°E / 34.248277; 133.736787 (Moritsuchiyama Kofun)
Kōryū-ji Site Stone Tō
興隆寺跡石塔群
Kōryūji ato sekitō-gun		 Mitoyo 34°10′01″N 133°40′23″E / 34.166896°N 133.673079°E / 34.166896; 133.673079 (Kōryūji Site Stone Tō)
Aonoyama No.1 Kiln Site
青ノ山一号窯跡
Aonoyama ichi-gō kama ato		 Marugame 34°17′33″N 133°49′27″E / 34.292520°N 133.824302°E / 34.292520; 133.824302 (Aonoyama No.1 Kiln Site)
Kasajima Castle Site
笠島城跡
Kasajima-jō ato		 Marugame 34°23′41″N 133°47′22″E / 34.394646°N 133.789393°E / 34.394646; 133.789393 (Kasajima Castle Site)
Shaminakandahama Site
沙弥ナカンダ浜遺跡
Shaminakandahama iseki		 Sakaide 34°21′06″N 133°49′14″E / 34.351709°N 133.820507°E / 34.351709; 133.820507 (Shaminakandahama Site)
This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and forty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[9]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 香川県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b 国・県指定文化財 [National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ 中寺廃寺跡 [Nakadera temple ruins] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ^ 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 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ 国・県指定史跡 [National and Prefectural Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ^ 生駒親正（いこまちかまさ）夫妻墓所 [Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves] (in Japanese). Takamatsu City. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  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 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.