List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 28 February 2024, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Kumamoto Castle Site
熊本城跡
Kumamoto-jō ato
Kumamoto 32°48′22″N 130°42′23″E / 32.8059906°N 130.70632284°E / 32.8059906; 130.70632284 (Kumamoto Castle Site) 2 [1]
Chibusan-Obusan Kofun
チブサン・オブサン古墳
Chibusan-Obusan kofun
Yamaga 33°01′50″N 130°40′03″E / 33.03068107°N 130.66756449°E / 33.03068107; 130.66756449 (Chibusan-Obusan Kofun) 1 [2]
Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound
阿高・黒橋貝塚
Adaka-Kurobashi kaizuka
Kumamoto 32°42′09″N 130°43′26″E / 32.70254555°N 130.72389278°E / 32.70254555; 130.72389278 (Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound) 1 [3]
Idera Kofun
井寺古墳
Idera kofun
Kashima 32°45′11″N 130°46′40″E / 32.75317075°N 130.77783813°E / 32.75317075; 130.77783813 (Idera Kofun) 1 [4]
Uto Castle ruins
宇土城
Uto-jō ato
Uto 32°40′45″N 130°38′46″E / 32.67930354°N 130.64601998°E / 32.67930354; 130.64601998 (Udo Castle Site) 2 [5]
Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun
永安寺東古墳・永安寺西古墳
Eianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun
Tamana 33°22′21″N 130°44′28″E / 33.372505°N 130.741196°E / 33.372505; 130.741196 (Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun) 1 [6]
Kamao Kofun
釜尾古墳
Kamao kofun
Kumamoto 32°50′20″N 130°41′48″E / 32.83898716°N 130.69663165°E / 32.83898716; 130.69663165 (Kamao Kofun) 1 [7]
Iwabaru Kofun cluster
岩原古墳群
Iwabaru kofun cluster
Yamaga 32°59′46″N 130°40′11″E / 32.99603084°N 130.66959502°E / 32.99603084; 130.66959502 (Iwabaru Kofun) 1 [8]
Kikuchi Castle ruins
鞠智城跡
Kikuchi-jō ato
Kikuchi, Yamaga mentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698[5] 33°00′08″N 130°47′09″E / 33.00218919°N 130.7858833°E / 33.00218919; 130.7858833 (Kikuchi Castle Site) 2 [9]
Kumamoto Domain Hosokawa Clan Cemetery
熊本藩主細川家墓所
Kumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho
Kumamoto at Taishō-ji (泰勝寺) 32°47′45″N 130°41′30″E / 32.79575247°N 130.69161482°E / 32.79575247; 130.69161482 (Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Graves) 7 [10]
Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses
熊本藩川尻米蔵
Kumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato
Kumamoto designation includes the sites of the Tojō Warehouse (外城蔵跡) and its moorings 32°44′19″N 130°40′43″E / 32.73856894°N 130.67849782°E / 32.73856894; 130.67849782 (Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses) 6 [11]
Kumabe Clan Yakata ruins
隈部氏
Kumabe-shi yakata ato
Yamaga 33°03′21″N 130°47′49″E / 33.05596846°N 130.79707478°E / 33.05596846; 130.79707478 (Kumabe Clan yakata) 2 [12]
Katashida Castle ruins
堅志田城
Katashida-jō ato
Misato 32°37′39″N 130°47′32″E / 32.62750389°N 130.79215272°E / 32.62750389; 130.79215272 (Katashida Castle Site) 2 [13]
Goryō Shell Mound
御領貝塚
Goryō kaizuka
Kumamoto 32°41′55″N 130°43′25″E / 32.69874814°N 130.72360805°E / 32.69874814; 130.72360805 (Goryō Shell Mound) 1 [14]
Eta Anakannon Kofun
江田穴観音古墳
Eta Anakannon kofun
Nagomi 32°58′36″N 130°36′21″E / 32.97676249°N 130.60586675°E / 32.97676249; 130.60586675 (Eta Anakannon Kofun) 1 [15]
Eta Funayama Kofun
江田船山古墳
Eta Funayama kofun
Nagomi designation includes Tsukabōzu Kofun (塚坊主古墳) and Kokuzōtsuka Kofun (虚空蔵塚古墳); excavated NT artefacts from Eta Funayama Kofun are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))[6] 32°58′08″N 130°35′55″E / 32.96875959°N 130.59870012°E / 32.96875959; 130.59870012 (Eta Funayama Kofun) 1 [16]
Sashiki Castle ruins
佐敷城
Sashiki-jō ato
Ashikita 32°18′11″N 130°30′10″E / 32.30316122°N 130.50287905°E / 32.30316122; 130.50287905 (Sashiki Castle Site) 2 [17]
Odara Kofun
小田良古墳
Odara kofun
Uki 32°38′57″N 130°29′37″E / 32.64923221°N 130.49369989°E / 32.64923221; 130.49369989 (Odara Kofun) 1 [18]
Hitoyoshi Castle ruins
人吉城跡
Hitoyoshi-jō ato
Hitoyoshi 32°12′40″N 130°45′51″E / 32.21108146°N 130.76428021°E / 32.21108146; 130.76428021 (Hitoyoshi Castle Site) 2 [19]
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
水前寺成趣園
Suizenji Jōju-en
Kumamoto also a Place of Scenic Beauty 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.79109171°N 130.73459516°E / 32.79109171; 130.73459516 (Suizenji Jōju-en) 8 [20]
Satsuma Rebellion Sites
西南戦争遺跡
seinan sensō iseki
Gyokutō, Kumamoto 32°54′42″N 130°39′06″E / 32.911595°N 130.651710°E / 32.911595; 130.651710 (Satsuma Rebellion Sites) 2 [21]
Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster
石貫ナギノ横穴群
Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun
Tamana 32°58′03″N 130°33′53″E / 32.96762214°N 130.56458435°E / 32.96762214; 130.56458435 (Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster) 1 [22]
Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs
石貫穴観音横穴
Ishinuki Anakannon yokoana
Tamana 32°58′09″N 130°33′47″E / 32.96908705°N 130.56303468°E / 32.96908705; 130.56303468 (Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs) 1 [23]
Segonkō Kofun (A)
千金甲古墳 (乙号)
Segonkō kofun (otsugō)
Kumamoto 32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E / 32.784439°N 130.630737°E / 32.784439; 130.630737 (Segonkō Kofun (A)) 1 [24]
Segonkō Kofun (B)
千金甲古墳 (甲号)
Segonkō kofun (kōgō)
Kumamoto 32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E / 32.784508°N 130.630707°E / 32.784508; 130.630707 (Segonkō Kofun (B)) 1 [25]
Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster
大村横穴群
Ōmura yokoana-gun
Hitoyoshi 32°12′58″N 130°45′09″E / 32.21611448°N 130.75238106°E / 32.21611448; 130.75238106 (Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster) 1 [26]
Daibō Kofun
大坊古墳
Daibō kofun
Tamana 32°56′56″N 130°34′13″E / 32.94890189°N 130.57041054°E / 32.94890189; 130.57041054 (Daibō Kofun) 1 [27]
Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun
大野窟古墳
Ōno-no-Iwa kofun
Hikawa 32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E / 32.572295°N 130.701599°E / 32.572295; 130.701599 (Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun) 1 [28]
Tanasoko Castle ruins
棚底城跡
Tanasoko-jō ato
Amakusa 32°24′54″N 130°20′03″E / 32.41499807°N 130.33418805°E / 32.41499807; 130.33418805 (Tanasoko Castle Site) 2 [29]
Chihen-ji ruins
池辺寺跡
Chihenji ato
Kumamoto 32°47′55″N 130°39′15″E / 32.79867685°N 130.65422132°E / 32.79867685; 130.65422132 (Chihenji Site) 3 [30]
Tsukawara Kofun Cluster
塚原古墳群
Tsukawara kofun-gun
Kumamoto 32°41′23″N 130°44′13″E / 32.68977265°N 130.73702344°E / 32.68977265; 130.73702344 (Tsukawara Kofun Cluster) 1 [31]
Tanaka Castle ruins
田中城
Tanaka-jō ato
Nagomi 33°04′41″N 130°35′44″E / 33.07802265°N 130.59545121°E / 33.07802265; 130.59545121 (Tanaka Castle Site) 2 [32]
Nabeta Cave Tombs
鍋田横穴
Nabeta yokoana
Yamaga 33°01′13″N 130°40′16″E / 33.02038349°N 130.67098902°E / 33.02038349; 130.67098902 (Nabeta Cave Tombs) 1 [33]
Futagoyama Stone Tool Production Site
二子山石器製作遺跡
Futagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki
Kōshi 32°54′23″N 130°44′31″E / 32.90636068°N 130.74191526°E / 32.90636068; 130.74191526 (Futagoyama Stone Ware Production Site) 6 [34]
Yatsushiro Castle Sites
八代城跡群
Yatsushiro shiro ato
Yatsushiro designation includes the sites of Furufumoto Castle (古麓城), Mugishima Castle (麦島城), and Yatsushiro Castle (八代城跡) 32°30′27″N 130°36′00″E / 32.507418°N 130.599911°E / 32.507418; 130.599911 (Yatsushiro Castle Sites) 2 [35]
Tomioka Christian Memorial
富岡吉利支丹供養碑
Tomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi
Reihoku 32°30′41″N 130°02′27″E / 32.51126511°N 130.04076693°E / 32.51126511; 130.04076693 (Tomioka Christian Memorial) 3 [36]
Benkei-ga-ana Kofun
弁慶ヶ穴古墳
Benkeigaana kofun
Yamaga 33°01′33″N 130°41′09″E / 33.02591526°N 130.68579082°E / 33.02591526; 130.68579082 (Benkeigaana Kofun) 1 [37]
Katōda Higashibaru Site
方保田東原遺跡
Katōda Higashibaru iseki
Yamaga 32°59′53″N 130°43′03″E / 32.99792564°N 130.71741074°E / 32.99792564; 130.71741074 (Katōda Higashibaru Site) 1 [38]
Bungo Kaidō
豊後街道
Bungo Kaidō
Aso/Ubuyama 32°58′14″N 131°13′33″E / 32.970472°N 131.225767°E / 32.970472; 131.225767 (Bungō Kaidō) 6 [39]
Buzen Kaidō
豊前街道
Buzen Kaidō
Nankan designation includes the sites of the Nankan Tea House (南関御茶屋跡) and Harakirizaka (腹切坂) 33°03′44″N 130°32′30″E / 33.06220111°N 130.54170475°E / 33.06220111; 130.54170475 (Bizen Kaidō) 6 [40]
Nozu Kofun Cluster
野津古墳群
Nozu kofun-gun
Hikawa 32°33′34″N 130°41′33″E / 32.5595474°N 130.69256252°E / 32.5595474; 130.69256252 (Nozu Kofun Cluster) 1 [41]
Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites
三井三池炭鉱跡
Mitsui Miike tankō ato
Arao designation includes the sites of Miyahara Pit (宮原坑跡) and Manda Pit (万田坑跡) and an area of Ōmuta in Fukuoka Prefecture; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[7] 33°00′49″N 130°27′22″E / 33.01366237°N 130.45612046°E / 33.01366237; 130.45612046 (Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites) 6 [42]
Jinnouchi Castle ruins
陣ノ内城跡
Jinnouchi-jō ato
Kōsa 32°38′58″N 130°48′58″E / 32.649578°N 130.816144°E / 32.649578; 130.816144 (Jinnouchi Castle Site) [43]
Yatsushiro Sea Polder Site
八代海干拓遺跡
Yatsushiro-kai kantaku iseki
Yatsushiro 32°32′00″N 130°34′49″E / 32.533278°N 130.580139°E / 32.533278; 130.580139 (Jinnouchi Castle Site) [44]
Kumamoto Domain Takase Rice Warehouse Site
熊本藩高瀬米蔵跡
Kumamoto-han Takase komegura ato
Tamana 32°55′25″N 130°33′43″E / 32.923689°N 130.561850°E / 32.923689; 130.561850 (Kumamoto Domain Takase Rice Warehouse Site) 6 [45]
Todoroki Shell Mound
轟貝塚
Todoroki kaizuka
Uto 32°40′48″N 130°38′27″E / 32.679881°N 130.640919°E / 32.679881; 130.640919 (Todoroki Shell Mound) 1 [46]
Kikuchi Clan Site
菊池氏遺跡
Kikuchi-shi iseki
Kikuchi [47]

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, seventy-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8][9]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Fujio Dolmen Cluster
藤尾支石墓群
Fujio shiseki bogun
Kikuchi 32°57′11″N 130°52′04″E / 32.953109°N 130.867707°E / 32.953109; 130.867707 (Fujio Dolmen Cluster) for all refs see [48]
Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster
長岩横穴群
Nagaiwa yokoana-gun
Yamaga 33°00′02″N 130°39′57″E / 33.000440°N 130.665942°E / 33.000440; 130.665942 (Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster)
Kamimikura Kofun
上御倉古墳
Kamimikura kofun
Aso 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E / 32.988454°N 131.123757°E / 32.988454; 131.123757 (Kamimikura Kofun)
Shimomikura Kofun
下御倉古墳
Shimomikura kofun
Aso 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E / 32.988454°N 131.123757°E / 32.988454; 131.123757 (Shimomikura Kofun)
Nakadōri Kofun Cluster
中通古墳群
Nakadōri kofun-gun
Aso 32°57′56″N 131°06′28″E / 32.965647°N 131.107814°E / 32.965647; 131.107814 (Nakadōri Kofun Cluster)
Jō Cave Tomb Cluster
城横穴群
Jō yokoana-gun
Yamaga 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E / 33.038799°N 130.674434°E / 33.038799; 130.674434 (Jō Cave Tomb Cluster)
Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster
京ガ峰横穴群
Kyōgamine yokoana-gun
Nishiki 32°12′15″N 130°48′00″E / 32.204252°N 130.800033°E / 32.204252; 130.800033 (Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster)
Jōsui-ji Site
浄水寺跡
Jōsuiji ato
Uki 32°38′23″N 130°44′27″E / 32.639713°N 130.740944°E / 32.639713; 130.740944 (Jōsuiji Site)
Mount Shōtai Old Kiln Sites
小岱山古窯跡群
Shōtai-san koyōshi-gun
Arao
Mount Shōtai Steel Production Sites
小岱山製鉄跡群
Shōtai-san seitetsu ato-gun
Arao 32°58′39″N 130°30′51″E / 32.977622°N 130.514190°E / 32.977622; 130.514190 (Mount Shōtai Steel Production Sites)
Sagara Family Graves
相良家墓地
Sagaraura-ke bochi
Hitoyoshi 32°13′05″N 130°46′22″E / 32.218138°N 130.772710°E / 32.218138; 130.772710 (Sagara Family Graves)
Ōsozō Kofun Cluster
大鼠蔵古墳群
Ōsozō kofun-gun
Yatsushiro 32°28′44″N 130°34′14″E / 32.478922°N 130.570664°E / 32.478922; 130.570664 (Ōsozō Kofun Cluster)
Myōken Jōgū Site
妙見上宮跡
Myōken Jōgū ato
Yatsushiro 32°29′06″N 130°39′35″E / 32.484932°N 130.659757°E / 32.484932; 130.659757 (Myōken Jōgū Site)
Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site
高田焼平山窯跡
Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato
Yatsushiro 32°28′08″N 130°36′32″E / 32.468966°N 130.608816°E / 32.468966; 130.608816 (Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site)
Shōgo-ji Site
聖護寺
Shōgo-ji ato
Kikuchi 33°03′57″N 130°52′54″E / 33.065944°N 130.881750°E / 33.065944; 130.881750 (Shōgoji Site)
Shōkan-ji Cornerstones
正観寺の礎石群
Shōkanji no soseki-gun
Kikuchi 32°59′02″N 130°49′02″E / 32.983954°N 130.817269°E / 32.983954; 130.817269 (Shōkanji Cornerstones)
Mangan-ji Stone and Cryptomeria
満願寺石塔群附杉群
Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura
Minamioguni 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E / 33.076125°N 131.095927°E / 33.076125; 131.095927 (Manganji Stone Tō Cluster and Cryptomeria)
Endai-ji Rock Buddhas
円台寺磨崖仏群
Endaiji magaibutsu-gun
Kumamoto 32°52′59″N 130°39′13″E / 32.882939°N 130.653523°E / 32.882939; 130.653523 (Endaiji Rock Buddhas)
Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster
浦山横穴群
Urayama yokoana-gun
Kumamoto 32°49′14″N 130°44′38″E / 32.820571°N 130.743942°E / 32.820571; 130.743942 (Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster)
Daiji-ji Precinct
大慈寺境内
Daijiji keidai
Kumamoto 32°44′00″N 130°41′22″E / 32.733278°N 130.689333°E / 32.733278; 130.689333 (Daijiji Precinct)
Shōren-ji Stone Stelai
青蓮寺古塔碑群
Shōrenji kotōhi-gun
Taragi 32°16′40″N 130°56′48″E / 32.277766°N 130.946768°E / 32.277766; 130.946768 (Shōrenji Stone Stelai)
Saian-ji Site
西安寺跡
Saianji ato
Gyokutō 32°53′32″N 130°38′09″E / 32.892295°N 130.635959°E / 32.892295; 130.635959 (Saianji Site)
Inasa Haiji Site
稲佐廃寺跡
Inasa haiji ato
Gyokutō 32°55′14″N 130°36′47″E / 32.920639°N 130.613116°E / 32.920639; 130.613116 (Inasa Haiji Site)
Kudama Castle Site
久玉城跡
Kudama-jō ato
Amakusa 32°13′17″N 130°02′00″E / 32.221374°N 130.033300°E / 32.221374; 130.033300 (Kudama Castle Site)
Umatsuka Kofun
馬塚古墳
Umatsuka kofun
Yamaga 33°02′18″N 130°40′31″E / 33.038452°N 130.675303°E / 33.038452; 130.675303 (Umatsuka Kofun)
Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun
田川内第一号古墳
Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun
Yatsushiro decorated kofun 32°26′34″N 130°35′14″E / 32.442658°N 130.587326°E / 32.442658; 130.587326 (Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun)
Daiōzan Kofun No.3
大王山古墳第三号
Daiōzan kofun daisan-gō
Yatsushiro 32°32′N 130°41′E / 32.54°N 130.69°E / 32.54; 130.69 (Daiōzan Kofun No.3)
Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster
桜の上横穴群
Sakuranoue yokoana bogun
Yamaga 32°59′58″N 130°40′10″E / 32.999450°N 130.669552°E / 32.999450; 130.669552 (Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster)
Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun
持松塚原古墳
Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun
Yamaga 32°59′04″N 130°41′11″E / 32.984566°N 130.686450°E / 32.984566; 130.686450 (Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun)
Miyazaki Brothers First Residence
宮崎兄弟の生家
Miyazaki kyōdai no seika
Arao 32°59′05″N 130°26′05″E / 32.984584°N 130.434762°E / 32.984584; 130.434762 (Miyazaki Brothers First Residence)
Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site)
徳富旧邸(大江義塾跡)
Ōe Gijuku ato
Kumamoto 32°48′11″N 130°43′15″E / 32.803084°N 130.720943°E / 32.803084; 130.720943 (Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site))
Ōtohana Kofun Cluster
大戸鼻古墳群
Ōtohana kofun-gun
Kami-Amakusa 32°31′30″N 130°27′31″E / 32.524997°N 130.458698°E / 32.524997; 130.458698 (Ōtohana Kofun Cluster)
Wakamiya Kofun
若宮古墳
Wakamiya kofun
Nagomi 32°58′40″N 130°36′21″E / 32.977644°N 130.605949°E / 32.977644; 130.605949 (Wakamiya Kofun)
Inariyama Kofun
稲荷山古墳
Inariyama kofun
Kumamoto 32°49′45″N 130°43′00″E / 32.829147°N 130.716721°E / 32.829147; 130.716721 (Inariyama Kofun)
Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster
付城横穴群
Tsukejiro yokoana-gun
Yamaga 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E / 33.038799°N 130.674434°E / 33.038799; 130.674434 (Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster)
Jion-ji Kyōzuka Kofun
慈恩寺経塚古墳
Jionji kyōzuka kofun
Kumamoto 32°57′23″N 130°43′06″E / 32.956276°N 130.718282°E / 32.956276; 130.718282 (Jionji Kyōzuka Kofun)
Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields
上村焼窯跡及び灰原
Uemura yaki-kama ato oyobi haihara
Asagiri
Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions
青木磨崖梵字群
Aoki magai bonji-gun
Tamana 32°57′35″N 130°35′03″E / 32.959814°N 130.584269°E / 32.959814; 130.584269 (Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions)
Mutabaru Site
無田原遺跡
Mutabaru iseki
Ōzu 32°55′47″N 130°52′39″E / 32.929768°N 130.877545°E / 32.929768; 130.877545 (Mutabaru Site)
Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields
高浜焼窯跡及び灰原
Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara
Amakusa 32°23′15″N 130°02′14″E / 32.387463°N 130.037141°E / 32.387463; 130.037141 (Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields)
Nagasare Kofun
長砂連古墳
Nagasare kofun
Kami-Amakusa 32°33′14″N 130°26′52″E / 32.553967°N 130.447916°E / 32.553967; 130.447916 (Nagasare Kofun)
Kesao Takatsuka Kofun
袈裟尾高塚古墳
Kesao Takatsuka kofun
Kikuchi 32°59′30″N 130°47′46″E / 32.991611°N 130.796083°E / 32.991611; 130.796083 (Kesao Takatsuka Kofun)
Chōriki Cave No.1
長刀横穴一号
Chōriki yokoana ichi-gō
Nagomi 32°58′13″N 130°36′14″E / 32.970186°N 130.603802°E / 32.970186; 130.603802 (Chōriki Cave No.1)
Kazuhara Kofun
桂原古墳
Kazuhara kofun
Uki 32°38′17″N 130°38′05″E / 32.637935°N 130.6346515°E / 32.637935; 130.6346515 (Kazuhara Kofun)
Narasaki Kofun
楢崎古墳
Narasaki kofun
Uto 32°40′41″N 130°41′32″E / 32.678115°N 130.692331°E / 32.678115; 130.692331 (Narasaki Kofun)
Saizono Kofun Cluster
才園古墳群
Saizono kofun-gun
Asagiri 32°13′47″N 130°52′13″E / 32.229720°N 130.870256°E / 32.229720; 130.870256 (Saizono Kofun Cluster)
Oni-no-Kama Kofun
鬼の釜古墳
Oni-no-kama kofun
Asagiri 32°14′53″N 130°54′12″E / 32.248062°N 130.903357°E / 32.248062; 130.903357 (Oni-no-Kama Kofun)
Chōmeijizaka Kofun Cluster
長明寺坂古墳群
Chōmeijizaka kofun-gun
Kikuchi 32°57′23″N 130°45′08″E / 32.956465°N 130.752271°E / 32.956465; 130.752271 (Chōmeijizaka Kofun Cluster)
Ōda Ware Kiln Site
網田焼窯跡
Ōda-yaki kama ato
Uto 32°40′17″N 130°33′55″E / 32.671292°N 130.565404°E / 32.671292; 130.565404 (Ōda Ware Kiln Site)
Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 Tumulus
亀塚古墳群一号墳
Kamezuka kofun-gun ichi-gō fun
Nishiki 32°11′55″N 130°49′41″E / 32.198473°N 130.828019°E / 32.198473; 130.828019 (Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 Tumulus)
Ugadake Kofun
宇賀岳古墳
Ugadake kofun
Uki 32°39′26″N 130°40′53″E / 32.657167°N 130.681429°E / 32.657167; 130.681429 (Ugadake Kofun)
Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster
津袋古墳群
Tsubukuro kofun-gun
Yamaga 33°00′46″N 130°45′03″E / 33.012748°N 130.750834°E / 33.012748; 130.750834 (Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster)
Goryōzuka Kofun
御霊塚古墳
Goryōzuka kofun
Yamaga 33°02′02″N 130°41′25″E / 33.0338936°N 130.690266°E / 33.0338936; 130.690266 (Goryōzuka Kofun)
Rokutan Steel Production Site
六反製鉄跡
Rokutan seitetsu ato
Tamana 32°58′42″N 130°32′45″E / 32.978197°N 130.545813°E / 32.978197; 130.545813 (Rokutan Steel Production Site)
Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery
城ノ原官軍墓地
Jōnohara kangun bochi
Nankan for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 33°03′46″N 130°32′32″E / 33.062710°N 130.542212°E / 33.062710; 130.542212 (Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery)
Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery
肥猪町官軍墓地
Koeimachi kangun bochi
Nankan 180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion 33°02′N 130°35′E / 33.04°N 130.59°E / 33.04; 130.59 (Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery)
Shimoiwa Government Forces Cemetery
下岩官軍墓地
Shimoiwa kangun bochi
Nagomi
Meitoku Government Forces Cemetery
明徳官軍墓地
Meitoku kangun bochi
Kumamoto 32°47′47″N 130°41′17″E / 32.796279°N 130.688030°E / 32.796279; 130.688030 (Meitoku Government Forces Cemetery)
Jinnai Government Forces Cemetery
陣内官軍墓地
Jinnai kangun bochi
Minamata 32°12′29″N 130°24′50″E / 32.207945°N 130.414012°E / 32.207945; 130.414012 (Jinnai Government Forces Cemetery)
Karimata Kofun
仮又古墳
Karimata kofun
Uto 32°40′54″N 130°38′00″E / 32.681689°N 130.633254°E / 32.681689; 130.633254 (Karimata Kofun)
Imaizumi Steel Production Site
今泉製鉄跡
Imaizumi seitetsu ato
Yatsushiro 32°28′12″N 130°38′26″E / 32.470088°N 130.640423°E / 32.470088; 130.640423 (Imaizumi Steel Production Site)
Nanamoto Government Forces Cemetery
七本官軍墓地
Nanamoto kangun bochi
Kumamoto 32°54′15″N 130°39′37″E / 32.904128°N 130.660325°E / 32.904128; 130.660325 (Nanamoto Government Forces Cemetery)
Nishihara Steel Production Site
西原製鉄遺跡
Nishihara seitetsu iseki
Gyokutō 32°53′24″N 130°37′39″E / 32.889903°N 130.6275019°E / 32.889903; 130.6275019 (Nishihara Steel Production Site)
Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun
大野窟古墳
Ōno-no-Iwa kofun
Hikawa in part a national Historic Site 32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E / 32.572295°N 130.701599°E / 32.572295; 130.701599 (Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun)
Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster
岩原横穴群
Iwabaru yokoana-gun
Yamaga 32°59′47″N 130°40′09″E / 32.996391°N 130.669284°E / 32.996391; 130.669284 (Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster)
Bettōzuka Kofun Cluster
別当塚古墳群
Bettōzuka kofun-gun
Arao 32°59′43″N 130°28′15″E / 32.995171°N 130.470795°E / 32.995171; 130.470795 (Bettōzuka Kofun Cluster)
Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites
小代焼窯跡群
Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun
Nankan 33°00′15″N 130°31′22″E / 33.004165°N 130.522857°E / 33.004165; 130.522857 (Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites)
Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tombs
つつじケ丘横穴群
Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun
Kumamoto 32°49′10″N 130°44′38″E / 32.819544°N 130.743959°E / 32.819544; 130.743959 (Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tombs)
Kayanokidani Site
柏木谷遺跡
Kayanokidani iseki
Minamiaso 32°49′10″N 131°02′26″E / 32.819336°N 131.040610°E / 32.819336; 131.040610 (Kayanokidani Site)
Shōfuku-ji Old Stelai
勝福寺古塔碑群
Shōfukuji kotō higun
Asagiri 32°16′04″N 130°53′09″E / 32.267721°N 130.885878°E / 32.267721; 130.885878 (Shōfukuji Old Stelai)
Ōya Site
大矢遺跡
Ōya iseki
Amakusa 32°27′54″N 130°11′53″E / 32.464883°N 130.197955°E / 32.464883; 130.197955 (Ōya Site)
Tokutomi Sohō & Tokutomi Kenjirō First Residence
徳富蘇峰・蘆花生家
Tokutomi Sohō・Kenjirō seika
Minamata 32°12′43″N 130°24′08″E / 32.211954°N 130.402167°E / 32.211954; 130.402167 (Ōya Site)
Takahata-Akatate Site
高畑赤立遺跡
Takahata-Akatate iseki
Yamato 32°46′48″N 131°11′34″E / 32.779875°N 131.192733°E / 32.779875; 131.192733 (Takahata-Akatate Site)
Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun Cluster
経塚・大塚古墳群
Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka kofun-gun
Tamana 32°52′28″N 130°35′14″E / 32.874369°N 130.587172°E / 32.874369; 130.587172 (Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun Cluster)
Kunigoshi Kofun
国越古墳
Kunigoshi kofun
Uki 32°38′42″N 130°38′42″E / 32.6449615°N 130.645079°E / 32.6449615; 130.645079 (Kunigoshi Kofun)
Tonkararin
トンカラリン
Tonkararin
Nagomi 32°58′06″N 130°36′12″E / 32.968235°N 130.603437°E / 32.968235; 130.603437 (Tonkararin)
Babakusu Ide no Hanaguri
馬場楠井手の鼻ぐり
Babakusu ide no hanaguri
Kikuyō 32°51′06″N 130°49′53″E / 32.851605°N 130.831491°E / 32.851605; 130.831491 (Babakusu Ide no Hanaguri)
Unganzen-ji Precinct
雲巌禅寺境内
Unganzenji keidai
Kumamoto also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty 32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E / 32.819583°N 130.622833°E / 32.819583; 130.622833 (Unganzenji Precinct)
Mangan-ji Gardens
満願寺庭園
Manganji teien
Minamioguni also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E / 33.076125°N 131.095927°E / 33.076125; 131.095927 (Manganji Gardens)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further five hundred and fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[10]

See also

References

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