List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Niigata.[1]
National Historic Sites
[edit]As of 1 January 2021, thirty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okuyama shōjōkan ruins 奥山荘城館遺跡 Okuyama no shōjōkan iseki |
Tainai, Shibata | designation includes the sites of Egami Fortified Residence (江上館跡), Tossaka Castle (鳥坂城跡), Kurata Castle (倉田城跡), Nonaka Stone Tōba (野中石塔婆群), Kotaka-gū Precinct (小鷹宮境内地), Idatenyama (韋駄天山遺跡), Kurokawa Castle (黒川城跡), Zao Gongen (蔵王権現遺跡), Kusamizu (臭水遺跡), the Kaneyama Castle Sites (金山城跡) (Ganmonyama Castle (願文山城跡), Taka Fortified Residence (高館跡), Tatenouchi (館ノ内跡), and Katatsumuriyama Castle (蝸牛山城跡)), Bō Fortified Residence (坊城館跡), Furudate Fortified Residence (古館館跡), and Tossaka Castle Sanrokukyo Fortified Residence (鳥坂城跡の山麓居館跡) |  |
38°03′18″N 139°25′18″E / 38.05510264°N 139.42166225°E | 2 | 886 |
| Okinohara Site 沖ノ原遺跡 Okinohara iseki |
Tsunan | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
36°59′33″N 138°39′06″E / 36.99255789°N 138.65178447°E | 1 | 875 |
| Shimokō Site 下国府遺跡 Shimokō iseki |
Sado | 37°58′35″N 138°21′53″E / 37.97625265°N 138.36466365°E | 1 | 872 | ||
| Shimoyachi Site 下谷地遺跡 Shimoyachi iseki |
Kashiwazaki | Yayoi period settlement trace | 37°23′51″N 138°37′27″E / 37.3975878°N 138.62411657°E | 1 | 880 | |
| Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group 観音平・天神堂古墳群 Kannondaira-Tenjindō kofun-gun |
Myōkō | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
37°03′36″N 138°13′55″E / 37.0599107°N 138.23192861°E | 1 | 874 |
| Miyaguchi Kofun Group 宮口古墳群 Miyaguchi kofun-gun |
Jōetsu | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
37°05′36″N 138°21′27″E / 37.09342193°N 138.35756425°E | 1 | 871 |
| Former Niigata Customs House 旧新潟税関 kyū-Niigata zeikan |
Niigata | Meiji period building |  |
37°55′49″N 139°03′27″E / 37.93020206°N 139.05736926°E | 9 | 866 |
| Furutsu Hachimanyama Site 古津八幡山遺跡 Furutsu Hachimanyama iseki |
Niigata | Kofun period settlement trace; designation includes Furutsu Hachimanyama Kofun (古津八幡山古墳) |  |
37°45′50″N 139°06′55″E / 37.76401067°N 139.1152276°E | 1 | 00003455 |
| Araya Site 荒屋遺跡 Araya iseki |
Nagaoka | Japanese Paleolithic site |  |
37°15′51″N 138°51′31″E / 37.2641214°N 138.85857096°E | 2 | 3430 |
| Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites 佐渡金銀山遺跡 Sado kinginzan iseki |
Sado | designation includes the sites of Dōyū-no-wareto (道遊の割戸), Sōdayū path (宗太夫間歩), Minamisawa drainage channel (南沢疎水道), the Sado bugyō offices (佐渡奉行所跡), imperial Sado branch offices (御料局佐渡支庁跡), a shōrō, memorial tō (including one for Ōkubo Nagayasu), Kawamura Hikozaemon (河村彦左衛門), the Fukiage Coast pits (吹上海岸石切場跡), post-Meiji Restoration facilities (旧佐渡鉱山の明治以降の施設群), Tsurushi silver mine (鶴子銀山跡), the Katahotori-Kanoura Coast pits (片辺・鹿野浦海岸石切場跡), and Kamiaikawa mining town (上相川地区の鉱山町跡); the Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List;[5] |  |
38°02′45″N 138°15′56″E / 38.04581642°N 138.26554165°E | 2, 3, 6 | 888 |
| Sado Kokubun-ji Site 佐渡国分寺跡 Sado Kokubunji ato |
Sado | Nara period temple ruins | 37°58′00″N 138°22′01″E / 37.96666214°N 138.36688545°E | 3 | 844 | |
| Sakado Castle ruins 坂戸城跡 Sakado-jō ato |
Minamiuonuma | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
37°03′41″N 138°53′41″E / 37.06146148°N 138.89480593°E | 2 | 879 |
| Samegao Castle Site 鮫ヶ尾城跡 Samegao-jō ato |
Myōkō | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
37°03′04″N 138°13′48″E / 37.05104305°N 138.23001345°E | 2 | 00003599 |
| Yamamoto Site 山元遺跡 Yamamoto iseki |
Murakami | Yayoi period settlement trace | 38°13′27″N 139°28′48″E / 38.22406111°N 139.48000277°E | 1 | 00003946 | |
| Terachi Site 寺地遺跡 Terachi iseki |
Itoigawa | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°01′30″N 137°48′34″E / 37.02487741°N 137.80931154°E | 1 | 883 |
| Mimitori Site 耳取遺跡 Mimitori iseki |
Mitsuke | Jōmon period settlement trace | 37°30′27″N 138°55′12″E / 37.507474°N 138.919862°E | 1 | 00003878 | |
| Muroya Cave 室谷洞窟 Muroya dōkutsu |
Aga | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°32′35″N 139°21′46″E / 37.54303751°N 139.36266178°E | 1 | 881 |
| Kasugayama Castle ruins 春日山城跡 Kasugayama-jō ato |
Jōetsu | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
37°08′50″N 138°12′33″E / 37.1472796°N 138.20928032°E | 2 | 850 |
| Kosegasawa Cave 小瀬ヶ沢洞窟 Kosegasawa dōkutsu |
Aga | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°35′32″N 139°24′18″E / 37.59224215°N 139.40506909°E | 1 | 884 |
| Matsumoto Kaidō 松本街道 Matsumoto kaidō |
Itoigawa | ancient road |  |
36°59′07″N 137°52′33″E / 36.9852218°N 137.875865°E | 6 | 3321 |
| Ayamezuka Kofun 菖蒲塚古墳 Ayamezuka kofun |
Niigata | Kofun period tumulus |  |
37°46′00″N 138°51′57″E / 37.7666377°N 138.86591875°E | 1 | 846 |
| Mizushina Kofun Group 水科古墳群 Mizushina kofun-gun |
Jōetsu | Kofun period tumuli cluster |  |
37°05′41″N 138°21′05″E / 37.09481985°N 138.35142148°E | 1 | 870 |
| Murakami Castle Site 村上城跡 Murakami-jō ato |
Murakami | Edo period castle |  |
38°13′15″N 139°29′09″E / 38.22091083°N 139.48586844°E | 2 | 887 |
| Chōjagahara Site 長者ヶ原遺跡 Chōjagahara iseki |
Itoigawa | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°01′38″N 137°51′55″E / 37.02714394°N 137.86522146°E | 1 | 868 |
| Chōjagadaira Site 長者ヶ平遺跡 Chōjagadaira iseki |
Sado | Jōmon period settlement trace | 37°49′13″N 138°14′04″E / 37.82026176°N 138.23449731°E | 1 | 885 | |
| Fujihashi Site 藤橋遺跡 Fujihashi iseki |
Nagaoka | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°25′41″N 138°46′56″E / 37.42814924°N 138.78209633°E | 1 | 877 |
| Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site 馬高・三十稲場遺跡 Umataka-Sanjūinaba iseki |
Nagaoka | Jōmon period settlement trace |  |
37°26′49″N 138°46′00″E / 37.44685608°N 138.76675924°E | 1 | 878 |
| Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins 八幡林官衙遺跡 Hachimanbayashi kanga iseki |
Nagaoka | Asuka period government complex | 37°34′47″N 138°45′28″E / 37.57973561°N 138.75770669°E | 2 | 889 | |
| Hida Sites 斐太遺跡群 Hida iseki-gun |
Myōkō | Yayoi though Kofun period settlement traces; designation includes the Fukiage Site (吹上遺跡), Hida Site (斐太遺跡), and Kamabuta Site (釜蓋遺跡) |  |
37°03′20″N 138°14′03″E / 37.05567648°N 138.23411437°E | 1 | 873 |
| Hirabayashi Castle ruins 平林城跡 Hirabayashi-jō ato |
Murakami | Sengoku period castle ruins |  |
38°08′10″N 139°28′47″E / 38.13605295°N 139.47963423°E | 2 | 876 |
| Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well Site 新津油田金津鉱場跡 Niitsu yuden Kanazu kōjō ato |
Akiha-ku, Niigata | Meiji period oil well |  |
37°45′00″N 139°06′55″E / 37.750065°N 139.115386°E | 6 | 00004040 |
| Jōnoyama Kofun 城の山古墳 Jōnoyama kofun |
Tainai | Kofun period tumulus |  |
38°02′33″N 139°22′22″E / 38.042426°N 139.372703°E | 1 | 00004058 |
| Motonoki-Tazawa Sites 本ノ木・田沢遺跡群 Motonoki・Tazawa iseki-gun |
Tōkamachi, Tsunan | designation includes the Motonoki Site (本ノ木遺跡), Tazawa Site (田沢遺跡), and Jin Site (壬遺跡) | 37°02′51″N 138°40′29″E / 37.04748°N 138.67471°E | 1 | 00004083 |
Prefectural Historic Sites
[edit]As of 1 May 2020, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][6]
Municipal Historic Sites
[edit]As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and eighty-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Echigo Province
- Sado Province
- Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Niigata)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 新潟県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b 新潟県の文化財一覧 [List of Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture - Paintings] (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Niigata Prefecture