List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nagano)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nagano.

National Historic Sites

As of 1 September 2017, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Togariishi stone age ruins 尖石石器時代遺跡 Togariishi sekki jidai iseki	Chino	see Togariishi Museum of Jōmon Archaeology	Togariishi Stone Age ruins	36°00′49″N 138°13′59″E	1	1178
Akyū ruins 阿久遺跡 Akyū iseki	Hara	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Akyū ruins	35°57′53″N 138°11′18″E	1	1198
Idojiri ruins 井戸尻遺跡 Idojiri iseki	Fujimi	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Idojiri ruins	35°52′40″N 138°16′44″E	1	1186
Former Nakagomi School 旧中込学校 kyū-Nakagomi gakkō	Saku	Meiji period Giyōfū-style building	Former Nakagomi School	36°14′14″N 138°28′20″E	4	1189
Matsushiro Literary and Military School 旧文武学校 Bunbu gakkō	Nagano	Bakumatsu period samurai school	Bunbu School	36°33′46″N 138°11′45″E	4	1182
Komagata ruins 駒形遺跡 Komagata iseki	Chino	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Komagata ruins	36°02′22″N 138°11′21″E	1	3216
Kōbōyama Kofun 弘法山古墳 Kōbōyama kofun	Matsumoto	Kofun-period burial mound	Kōbōyama Kofun	36°12′48″N 137°58′58″E	1	1193
Gonga Administrative Complex ruins 恒川官衙遺跡 Gonga kanga iseki	Iida	Nara-Heian period government complex ruins		35°30′53″N 137°49′19″E	2	00003837
Takatō Castle ruins 高遠城跡 Takatō-jō ato	Ina	Edo period Castle	Takatō Castle ruins	35°50′02″N 138°03′47″E	2	1192
Takanashi clan fortified residence ruins 高梨氏館跡 Takanashi-shi yakata ato	Nakano	Muromachi-Sengoku period fortified manor site	Takanashi Family Fortified Residence ruins	36°44′41″N 138°22′36″E	2	00003515
Sano ruins 佐野遺跡 Sano iseki	Yamanouchi	Jōmon period settlement ruins		36°43′56″N 138°24′26″E	1	1194
Teranoura stone age settlement ruins 寺ノ浦石器時代住居跡 Teranoura sekki jidai jūkyo ato	Komoro	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Teranoura stone age settlement ruins	36°21′36″N 138°23′17″E	1	1170
Kobayashi Issa former residence 小林一茶旧宅 Kobayashi Issa kyū-taku	Shinano	Edo period poet residence	Kobayashi Issa Former Residence	36°48′18″N 138°12′22″E	8	1184
Matsushiro Castle and Shingoten ruins 松代城跡 附 新御殿跡 Matsushiro-jō ato tsuketari Shingoten ato	Nagano	Edo period castle	Matsushiro Castle Site and Shingoten Site	36°33′58″N 138°11′45″E	2	1199
Matsushiro Domain Sanada clan cemetery 松代藩主真田家墓所 Matsushiro-han-shu Sanada-ke bosho	Nagano	Edo period cemetery at Chōkoku-ji (長国寺)		36°33′54″N 138°12′20″E	7	1204
Matsumoto Castle 松本城 Matsumoto-jō	Matsumoto	Edo period castle	Matsumoto Castle	36°14′20″N 137°58′10″E	2	1167
Ueda Castle 上田城 Ueda-jō	Ueda	Edo period castle	Ueda Castle	36°24′14″N 138°14′42″E	2	1173
Uenodan stone age ruins 上之段石器時代遺跡 Uenodan sekki jidai iseki	Chino	Jōmon period settlement ruins		36°02′37″N 138°13′38″E	1	1179
Hanishina Kofun group 埴科古墳群 Hanishina kofun-gun	Nagano, Chikuma	Jōmon period kofun; designation includes Mori-Shōgunzuka Kofun (森将軍塚古墳), Ariakeyama-Shōgunzuka Kofun (有明山将軍塚古墳), Kurashina-Shōgunzuka Kofun (倉科将軍塚古墳), and Doguchi-Shōgunzuka Kofun (土口将軍塚古墳)	Hanishina Kofun group	36°31′53″N 138°08′16″E	1	1190
Shinano Kokubun-ji ruins 信濃国分寺跡 Shinano kokubunji ato	Ueda	provincial temple of Shinano Province	Shinano Kokubunji ruins	36°22′50″N 138°16′14″E	3	1168
Misaka Pass 神坂峠遺跡 Misaka-tōge iseki	Achi	Jōmon period relics	Misaka Pass	35°28′16″N 137°37′58″E	3	1200
Hoshikuso Pass obsidian mine site 星糞峠黒曜石原産地遺跡 Hoshikuso-tōge kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki	Nagawa	Jōmon period archaeological site		36°09′07″N 138°12′38″E	1	3280
Senryū-Shōgunzuka Kofun - Himezuka Kofun 川柳将軍塚古墳・姫塚古墳 Senryū-Shōgunzuka kofun・Himezuka kofun	Nagano	Kofun-period burial mound		36°34′11″N 138°06′34″E	1	1195
Ōmuro Kofun group 大室古墳群 Ōmuro kofun-gun	Nagano	Kofun-period burial mound	Ōmuro Kofun group	36°35′23″N 138°13′51″E	1	1195
Ōmiyama ruins 大深山遺跡 Ōmiyama iseki	Kawakami	Jōmon period settlement ruins		35°58′39″N 138°33′56″E	1	1187
Nakasendō 中山道 Nakasendō	Nagawa, Nagiso		Nakasendō	35°32′44″N 137°35′11″E	6	1203
Tobayama Cave 鳥羽山洞窟 Tobayama dōkutsu	Ueda	Jōmon to Heian period cave dwelling		36°17′54″N 138°15′29″E	1	1196
Tochiharaiwakage ruins 栃原岩陰遺跡 Tochiharaiwakage iseki	Kitaaiki	Jōmon period settlement ruins		36°03′43″N 138°30′53″E	1	1202
Fukushima Barrier Site 福島関跡 Fukushima-no-seki ato	Kiso	Edo-period checkpoint on the Nakasendō		35°51′03″N 137°42′09″E	6	1197
Hiraide ruins 平出遺跡 Hiraide iseki	Shiojiri	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Hiraide ruins	36°06′13″N 137°56′32″E	1	1181
Yadegawa ruins 矢出川遺跡 Yadegawa iseki	Minamimaki	Japanese Paleolithic settlement ruins		35°56′46″N 138°29′01″E	1	1205
Nashikubo ruins 梨久保遺跡 Nashikubo iseki	Okaya	Jōmon period settlement ruins		36°05′18″N 138°03′34″E	1	1201
Tatsuoka Castle 龍岡城跡 Tatsuoka-jō	Saku	Bakumatsu period star fort	Tatsuoka Castle	36°11′46″N 138°30′06″E	2	1172
Intate stone age settlement ruins 戌立石器時代住居跡 Intate sekki jidai jūkyo ato	Tōmi	Jōmon period settlement ruins		36°21′41″N 138°23′07″E	1	1169
Hoshigatō obsidian mine site 星ヶ塔黒曜石原産地遺跡 Hoshigatō kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki	Shimosuwa	Jōmon period archaeological site		36°06′12″N 138°06′36″E	1	00003894
Iida Kofun group 飯田古墳群 Iida kofun-gun	Iida			35°30′08″N 137°50′43″E		[1]
Ogasawara clan castle sites 小笠原氏城跡 Ogasawara-shi jō-seki	Matsumoto	designation includes the sites of Igawa Castle (井川城跡) and Hayashi Castle		36°13′29″N 138°00′34″E		[2]
Takashima Domain Suwa clan cemetery 高島藩主諏訪家墓所 Takashima-han Suwa-ke bosho	Suwa	at Onsen-ji (Nagano) (温泉寺)		36°03′01″N 138°07′09″E		[3]

This list is complete and up to date as of September 2017.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2017, seventy Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sugadaira Karasawa Iwakage Site 菅平唐沢岩陰遺跡 Sugadaira Karasawa Iwakage iseki	Ueda			36°30′26″N 138°22′56″E		for all refs see [4]
Gotenba Site 御殿場遺跡 Gotenba iseki	Ina			35°48′47″N 137°59′49″E
Nakakoshi Site 中越遺跡 Nakakoshi iseki	Miyada			35°45′53″N 137°52′20″E
Ikenodaira Goze-iwa Site 池ノ平御坐岩遺跡 Ikenodaira Goze-iwa iseki	Miyada			35°59′54″N 138°10′02″E
Wappara Site 上原遺跡 Wappara iseki	Ōmachi			36°30′59″N 137°47′55″E
Kuribayashi Site 栗林遺跡 Kuribayashi iseki	Nakano			36°44′41″N 138°19′25″E
Mikawada Ōtsuka Kofun 三河田大塚古墳 Mikawada Ōtsuka kofun	Saku			36°14′56″N 138°27′48″E
Nakasone Shin-Ōzuka Kofun 中曽根親王塚古墳 Nakasone Shin-Ōzuka kofun	Tōmi			36°22′05″N 138°18′14″E
Shimosuwa Aozuka Kofun 下諏訪青塚古墳 Shimosuwa Aozuka kofun	Shimosuwa			36°04′35″N 138°05′21″E
Osarudō Kofun 御猿堂古墳(上川路 西第1号) Osarudō kofun (Kamikawaji nishi dai ichi-gō)	Iida			35°27′42″N 137°48′45″E
Shirotayama Kitsunezuka Kofun 代田山狐塚古墳 Shirotayama Kitsunezuka kofun	Iida			35°29′34″N 137°50′08″E
Haritsuka Kofun 針塚古墳 Haritsuka kofun	Matsumoto			36°14′00″N 138°00′05″E
Sugama Ōzuka Kofun 菅間王塚古墳 Sugama Ōzuka kofun	Nagano			36°33′55″N 138°12′13″E
Kuwanei Soratsuka 桑根井空塚 Kuwanei Soratsuka	Nagano
Hatchō Yoroizuka 八丁鎧塚 Hatchō Yoroizuka	Suzaka			36°37′25″N 138°19′27″E
Nanase Futagotsuka Kofun 七瀬双子塚古墳 Nanase Futagotsuka kofun	Nakano
Takatōyama Kofun 高遠山古墳 Takatōyama kofun	Nakano
Kansukeyama Kofun 勘介山古墳 Kansukeyama kofun	Iiyama
Netsuka Site 根塚遺跡 Netsuka iseki	Kijimadaira			36°51′13″N 138°24′03″E
Misayama Site 御射山遺跡 Misayama iseki	Suwa
Suwa Taisha Kami-sha Maemiya Site 諏訪大社上社前宮神殿跡 Suwa Taisha kami-sha maemiya gōdono ato	Chino			35°59′28″N 138°07′59″E
Ryōzen-ji Site 霊仙寺跡 Ryōzen-ji ato	Shinano			36°46′23″N 138°11′04″E
Togakushi Jinja Sacred Site 戸隠神社信仰遺跡 Togakushi Jinja shinkō iseki	Nagano, Ogawa			36°44′32″N 138°05′06″E
Tomono Castle Site 伴野城跡 Tomono-jō ato	Saku
Nenoi Clan Yakata Site 根井氏館跡 Nenoi-shi yakata ato	Saku			36°15′35″N 138°27′17″E
Ōi Castle Site 大井城跡 Ōi-jō ato	Saku			36°16′30″N 138°28′56″E
Iwao Castle Site 岩尾城跡 Iwao-jō ato	Saku			36°15′13″N 138°25′44″E
Hiraga Clan Castle Site 平賀氏城跡 Hiraga-shi-jō seki	Saku
Toishi Castle Site 戸石城跡 Toishi-jō ato	Ueda			36°25′28″N 138°17′29″E
Shioda Castle Site 塩田城跡 Shioda-jō ato	Ueda			36°20′27″N 138°11′44″E
Sanada Clan Yakata Site 真田氏館跡 Sanada-shi yakata ato	Ueda			36°25′53″N 138°18′58″E
Suwa Clan Castle Site 諏訪氏城跡 Suwa-shi-jō ato	Suwa, Chino			36°01′31″N 138°08′02″E
Uenodaira Castle Site 上ノ平城跡 Uenodaira-jō ato	Minowa			35°55′52″N 138°00′06″E
Fukuyo Castle Site 福与城跡 Fukuyo-jō ato	Minowa			35°53′45″N 138°00′01″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2017, a further six hundred and seventy-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Shinano Province
• Nagano Prefectural Museum of History
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Nagano)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Nagano)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Nagano)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Nagano Prefecture