List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okayama)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 6 August 2019, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Joseon Mission Sites includes sites in Hiroshima and Shizuoka Prefectures.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Former Shizutani School 旧閑谷学校 附 椿山・石門・津田永忠宅跡及び黄葉亭 kyū-Shizutani gakkō tsuketari Tsubakiyama・sekimon・Tsuda Nagatada taku ato oyobi kōyōtei	Bizen	designation includes Tsubakiyama, a stone gate, the site of Tsuda Nagatada Residence, and Kōyōtei	Former Shizutani Site	34°47′47″N 134°13′12″E	4	2242
Kōmori Kofun こうもり塚古墳 Kōmori kofun	Sōja		Kōmori Kofun	34°40′02″N 133°47′10″E	1	2286
Innoshō Fortified Residence Site 院庄館跡（児島高徳伝説地） Innoshō yakata ato (Kojima Takanori densetsu-chi)	Tsuyama			35°03′43″N 133°56′35″E	8	2244
Urama Chausuyama Kofun 浦間茶臼山古墳 Urama Chausuyama kofun	Okayama		Urama Chausuyama Kofun	34°42′37″N 134°04′02″E	1	2293
Okayama Castle Site 岡山城跡 Okayama-jō ato	Okayama		Okayama Castle Site	34°39′54″N 133°56′10″E	2, 8	2304
Okayama Domain Ikeda Clan Grave Sites 岡山藩主池田家墓所 附 津田永忠墓 Okayama-han shu Ikeda-ke bosho tsuketari Tsuda Nagatada haka	Okayama, Bizen, Wake	designation includes the grave of Tsuda Nagatada	Okayama Domain Ikeda Clan Grave Sites	34°39′35″N 133°58′22″E	7	3223
Shimotsumichi Family Grave 下道氏墓 Shimotsumichi uji no haka	Yakage			34°36′59″N 133°37′38″E	1, 7	2247
Kasagami Nomoji-iwa 笠神の文字岩 Kasagami nomoji-iwa	Takahashi			34°49′17″N 133°24′19″E	5,7	2272
Sabukaze Old Kiln Sites 寒風古窯跡群 Sabukaze koyō seki-gun	Setouchi		Sabukaze Old Kiln Sites	34°39′17″N 134°08′13″E	6	2302
Maruyama Kofun 丸山古墳 Maruyama kofun	Bizen			34°43′28″N 134°07′13″E	1	2282
Ki Castle Mountain 鬼城山 Ki-no-jō-san	Sōja		Ki Castle Mountain	34°43′38″N 133°45′59″E	2	2303
Former Okayama Domain Han School 旧岡山藩藩学 kyū-Okayama-han hangaku	Okayama		Former Okayama Domain Han School	34°40′03″N 133°55′38″E	4	2243
Kumayama Site 熊山遺跡 Kumayama iseki	Akaiwa		Kumayama Site	34°45′15″N 134°07′15″E	3	2279
Takamatsu Castle Site 高松城跡 附 水攻築提跡 Takamatsu-jō tsuketari Mizuzeme chikutei ato	Okayama		Takamatsu Castle Site	34°41′09″N 133°49′38″E	2	2260
Tsukuriyama Kofun 作山古墳 第一古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun	Sōja		Tsukuriyama Kofun	34°39′53″N 133°46′10″E	1	2241
Sannari Kofun 三成古墳 Sannari kofun	Tsuyama			35°04′03″N 133°53′53″E	1	2298
Yotsuzuka Kofun Cluster 四ツ塚古墳群 Yotsuzuka kofun-gun	Maniwa			35°17′49″N 133°43′01″E	1	2259
Tatetsuki Site 楯築遺跡 Tatetsuki iseki	Kurashiki		Tatetsuki Site	34°39′47″N 133°49′32″E	1	2300
Shōda Haiji Site 賞田廃寺跡 Shōda Haiji ato	Okayama		Shōda Haiji Site	34°41′54″N 133°57′41″E	3	2290
Magane Ichirizuka 真金一里塚 Magane ichirizuka	Okayama		Magane Ichirizuka	34°40′37″N 133°51′00″E	6	2256
Jingūjiyama Kofun 神宮寺山古墳 Jingūjiyama kofun	Okayama		Jingūjiyama Kofun	34°41′02″N 133°55′50″E	1	2283
Yata Ōtsuka Kofun 箭田大塚古墳 Yata Ōtsuka kofun	Kurashiki		Yata Ōtsuka Kofun	34°38′08″N 133°40′53″E	1	2258
Sōzume Tō Site 惣爪塔跡 Sōzume tō ato	Okayama			34°40′04″N 133°49′35″E	3	2255
Tsukuriyama Kofun 造山古墳 第一、二、三、四、五、六古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun	Okayama	six mounds	Tsukuriyama Kofun	34°40′18″N 133°48′01″E	1	2240
Ōmeguri-Komeguri Mountain Castle Site 大廻小廻山城跡 Ōmeguri-Komeguri sanjō ato	Okayama		Ōmeguri-Komeguri Mountain Castle Site	34°43′15″N 134°01′13″E	3	3421
Ōdara Yosemiya Site 大多羅寄宮跡 Ōdara Yosemiya ato	Okayama		Ōdara Yosemiya Site	34°40′08″N 134°00′30″E	3	2250
Ōya-Sada Kofun Cluster 大谷・定古墳群 Ōya-Sada kofun-gun	Maniwa			34°56′32″N 133°37′51″E	1	00003575
Tsukumo Shell Mound 津雲貝塚 Tsukumo kaizuka	Kasaoka			34°29′03″N 133°31′59″E	1	2288
Tsuyama Castle Site 津山城跡 Tsuyama-jō ato	Tsuyama		Tsuyama Castle Site	35°03′46″N 134°00′19″E	2	2285
Tsushima Site 津島遺跡 Tsushima iseki	Okayama		Tsushima Site	34°40′46″N 133°55′01″E	1	2289
Hata Haiji Pagoda Site 幡多廃寺塔跡 Hata Haiji tō ato	Okayama		Hata Haiji Pagoda Site	34°40′52″N 133°57′42″E	3	2277
Bizen Kokubun-ji Site 備前国分寺跡 Bizen Kokubunji ato	Akaiwa	provincial temple of Bizen Province	Bizen Kokubunji Site	34°44′20″N 133°59′58″E	3	2295
Bizen Ware Kiln Sites 備前陶器窯跡 Bizen tōki kama ato	Bizen	designation includes the sites of Inbe Minami Ōgama (伊部南大窯跡), Inbe Nishi Ōgama (伊部西大窯跡), and Inbe Kita Ōgama (伊部北大窯跡)	Bizen Ware Kiln Sites	34°44′11″N 134°09′36″E	1, 6	2284
Bitchū Kokubun-ji Site 備中国分寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunji ato	Sōja	provincial temple of Bitchū Province	Bitchū Kokubunji Site	34°40′00″N 133°46′56″E	3	2287
Bitchū Kokubunni-ji Site 備中国分尼寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunniji ato	Sōja	provincial nunnery of Bitchū Province	Bitchū Kokubunniji Site	34°40′04″N 133°47′19″E	3	2246
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Site 備中松山城跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō ato	Takahashi		Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Site	34°48′32″N 133°37′20″E	2	2280
Onoe Kurumayama Kofun 尾上車山古墳 Onoe Kurumayama kofun	Okayama		Onoe Kurumayama Kofun	34°39′32″N 133°51′55″E	1	2291
Mimasaka Kokubun-ji Site 美作国分寺跡 Mimasaka Kokubunji ato	Tsuyama	provincial temple of Bitchū Province	Mimasaka Kokubunji Site	35°03′00″N 134°02′28″E	3	3434
Miwayama Kofun Cluster 美和山古墳群 Miwayama kofun-gun	Tsuyama			35°03′48″N 133°58′00″E	1	2297
Hikozaki Shell Mound 彦崎貝塚 Hikozaki kaizuka	Okayama			34°32′58″N 133°50′07″E	1	00003576
Fukuyama Castle Site 福山城跡 Fukuyama-jō ato	Takahashi		Fukuyama Castle Site	34°38′47″N 133°45′35″E	2	2270
Mantomi Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln Site 万富東大寺瓦窯跡 Mantomi Tōdaiji kawara gama ato	Okayama		Mantomi Tōdaiji Tile Kiln Site	34°45′45″N 134°04′52″E	6	2252
Mitsukuri Genpo Old Residence 箕作阮甫旧宅 Mitsukuri Genpo]] kyū-taku	Tsuyama		Mitsukuri Genpo Old Residence	35°03′47″N 134°00′59″E	8	2294
Musa Ōtsuka Kofun 牟佐大塚古墳 Musa Ōtsuka kofun	Okayama		Musa Ōtsuka Kofun	34°43′31″N 133°58′36″E	1	2261
Kadota Shell Mound 門田貝塚 Kadota kaizuka	Setouchi		Kadota Shell Mound	34°40′00″N 134°05′40″E	1	2301
Ryōgūzan Kofun 両宮山古墳 Ryōgūzan kofun	Akaiwa		Ryōgūzan Kofun	34°44′23″N 134°00′10″E	1	2251
Joseon Mission Sites 朝鮮通信使遺跡 Chōsen tsushinshi iseki	Setouchi	designation includes Honren-ji (本蓮寺), Seiken-ji (清見寺) in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Fukuzen-ji (福禅寺) in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture	Joseon Mission Sites - Honrenji	34°37′00″N 134°09′51″E	9	3097

This list is complete and up to date as of August 2019.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 6 August 2019, sixty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Natsukawa Castle Site 撫川城跡（芝場城跡） Natsukawa-jō ato (Shibano-jō ato)	Okayama			34°38′35″N 133°50′50″E		[1]
Bizen Province Headquarters Site 備前国庁跡 Bizen kokuga ato	Okayama			34°41′31″N 133°57′23″E		[2]
Jōdo-ji 浄土寺 Jōdoji	Okayama			34°41′56″N 133°57′59″E		[3]
Kurayasu River Yoshii Sluice Gates 倉安川吉井水門 Kurayasu-gawa Yoshii suimon	Okayama			34°43′08″N 134°05′40″E		[4]
Kaya Family Fortified Residence Site 伝賀陽氏館跡 den-Kaya-shi tate ato	Okayama			34°39′49″N 133°50′42″E		[5]
Sakoda Kofun 坂古田古墳 Sakoda kofun	Okayama			34°41′41″N 133°49′51″E		[6]
Ogata Kōan Birthplace 緒方洪庵誕生地 Ogata Kōan tanjō-chi	Okayama			34°43′47″N 133°48′13″E		[7]
Kinoshita Rigen Birthplace 木下利玄生家 Kinoshita Rigen seika	Okayama			34°43′51″N 133°48′02″E		[8]
Fujiwara no Narichika Sites 藤原成親遺跡（高麗寺山門跡と藤原成親墓地） Fujiwara no Narichika iseki (Kōraiji sanmon ato to Fujiwara no Narichika bochi)	Okayama	designation includes the sites of Kōrai-ji Sanmon and Fujiwara no Narichika's grave		34°40′16″N 133°51′14″E		[9]
Takamatsu Castle Indundation Narutanigawa Site 高松城水攻め鳴谷川遺跡 附 工事奉行の墓 Takamatsu-jō mizuzeme Narutanigawa iseki tsuketari kōji bugyō no haka	Okayama			34°43′01″N 133°50′24″E		[10]
Inukai Family Residence 犬養家旧宅 Inukai-ke jūtaku	Okayama			34°39′07″N 133°50′34″E		[11]
Tokura Castle Site 徳倉城跡 Tokura-jō iseki	Okayama			34°46′31″N 133°53′45″E		[12]
Takeuchi-ryū Kobudō Birthplace 竹内流古武道発祥の地 Takeuchi-ryū kobudō hasshō no chi	Okayama			34°55′34″N 133°53′27″E		[13]
Matsuda Motonari and Ōmura Moritsune Grave Sites 松田元成及び大村盛恒墓所 Matsuda Motonari oyobi Ōmura Moritsune bosho	Okayama			34°45′59″N 134°03′15″E		[14]
Ōbosan Kofun 王墓山古墳 Ōbosan kofun	Kurashiki			34°39′35″N 133°49′35″E		[15]
Anyō-ji Urayama Sutra Mounds 安養寺裏山経塚群 Anyōji Urayama kyōzuka-gun	Kurashiki			34°38′11″N 133°45′31″E		[16]
Shimotsui Castle Site 下津井城跡 Shimotsui-jō iseki	Kurashiki			34°26′26″N 133°47′44″E		[17]
Mount Shinkumano 新熊野山 Shinkunmano-san	Kurashiki			34°32′25″N 133°49′11″E		[18]
Nozaki Family Residence 野崎家旧宅 Nozaki-ke jūtaku	Kurashiki			34°28′20″N 133°48′10″E		[19]
United Church of Christ in Japan Amaki Church and Grounds 日本キリスト教団天城教会敷地及び教会堂 Nihon kirisutokyō-dan Amagi kyōkai shikichi oyobi kyōkaidō	Kurashiki			34°33′46″N 133°48′32″E		[20]
Hakkō Haiji 八高廃寺 Hakkō haiji	Kurashiki			34°37′06″N 133°39′30″E		[21]
Shōbuzako Kofun 勝負砂古墳 Shōbuzako kofun	Kurashiki			34°37′19″N 133°42′44″E		[22]
Hikami Tennōyama Kofun - Hikami Uneyama Kofun Cluster 日上天王山古墳・日上畝山古墳群 Hikami Tennōyama kofun・Hikami Uneyama kofun-gun	Tsuyama			35°03′01″N 134°01′53″E		[23]
Kume Haiji Site 久米廃寺跡 Kume haiji ato	Tsuyama			35°03′23″N 133°55′19″E		[24]
Iwaya Castle Site 岩屋城跡 Iwaya-jō ato	Tsuyama			35°04′33″N 133°50′05″E		[25]
Yahazu Castle Site 矢筈城跡（高山城跡）附 伝草苅景継墓所 Yahazu-jō ato (Takayama-jō ato) tsuketari den-Kusakari Kagetsugu bosho	Tsuyama	designation includes the grave site of Kusakari Kagetsugu		35°11′51″N 134°06′15″E		[26]
Tsuyama Domain Matsudaira Clan Family Temple Taian-ji 津山藩主松平家菩提所泰安寺 Tsuyama-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bodaisho Taianji	Tsuyama			35°03′34″N 133°59′35″E		[27]
Sekido Haiji Site 関戸の廃寺跡 Sekido no haiji ato	Kasaoka			34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E		[28]
Kōjōkan 興譲館 Kōjōkan	Ibara			34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E		[29]
Hada Haiji 秦廃寺 Hada haiji	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E		[30]
Miyayama Tumuli - Miyayama Tenbō Kofun 宮山墳墓群 宮山天望古墳 Miyayama funbo-gun Miyayama Tenbō kofun	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E		[31]
Hōfuku-ji 宝福寺 Hōfukuji	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E		[32]
Ezaki Kofun 江崎古墳 Ezaki kofun	Sōja			34°40′07″N 133°46′37″E		[33]
Kayadera Haiji Site 栢寺廃寺跡 Kayadera haiji ato	Sōja			34°41′10″N 133°46′40″E		[34]
Junseiryō Site 順正寮跡 Junseiryō ato	Takahashi			34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E		[35]
Takahashi Christian Church 高梁基督教会堂 Takahashi kirisuto kyōkaidō	Takahashi			34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E		[36]
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Onegoya Site 備中松山城御根小屋跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō Onegoya ato	Takahashi			34°48′04″N 133°37′02″E		[37]
Yamazaki Family Grave Site 山崎家墓所 Yamazaki-ke bosho	Takahashi			34°46′51″N 133°32′51″E		[38]
Nodayama Site 野田山遺跡 Nodayama iseki	Niimi			34°55′02″N 133°27′15″E		[39]
Hōkoku-an 方谷庵 Hōkoku-an	Niimi			35°04′02″N 133°33′44″E		[40]
Shizutani Ware Kiln Site 閑谷焼窯跡 Shizutani-yaki kama ato	Bizen			34°46′34″N 134°13′03″E		[41]
Mitsuishi Castle Site 三石城跡 Mitsuishi-jō ato	Bizen			34°48′30″N 134°16′15″E		[42]
Kabusan Kofun 鹿歩山古墳 Kabusan kofun	Setouchi			34°36′54″N 134°08′38″E		[43]
Futatsukayama Kofun 二塚山古墳 Futatsukayama kofun	Setouchi			34°36′08″N 134°08′02″E		[44]
Kekōjiyama Kofun 花光寺山古墳 Kekōjiyama kofun	Setouchi			34°42′39″N 134°06′40″E		[45]
Tsukiyama Kofun 築山古墳 Tsukiyama kofun	Setouchi			34°40′46″N 134°08′15″E		[46]
Minamigata Mae-ike Site 南方前池遺跡 Minamigata Mae-ike iseki	Akaiwa			34°45′03″N 134°02′13″E		[47]
Kawahigashi Kurumuzuka Kofun 川東車塚古墳 Kawahigashi Kurumuzuka kofun	Maniwa			35°01′36″N 133°45′20″E		[48]
Miyamoto Musashi Residence 伝宮本武蔵宅跡 den-Miyamoto Musashi taku ato	Mimasaka			35°05′42″N 134°19′40″E		[49]
Doi Ichirizuka 土居一里塚 Doi ichirizuka	Mimasaka			34°59′40″N 134°15′33″E		[50]
Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 附 根小屋跡、岡本屋敷及び木戸館、伝浦上与次郎墓 Tenjinyama-jō ato tsuketari Negoya ato, Okamoto yashiki oyobi Kidokan, den-Uragami Yojirō haka	Wake	designation includes the sites of Negoya, Okamoto Residence and Kidokan, and Uragami Yojirō's grave		34°50′58″N 134°07′34″E		[51]
Tawara Weir Site 田原井堰跡 附 田原用水路一部、百間の石樋、切抜き Tawara izeki ato tsuketari Tahara yōsuiro ichibu, Hyakken no sekihi, kirinuki	Wake, Akaiwa, Okayama	designation includes a section of the Tawara canal		34°49′50″N 134°07′48″E		[52]
Kajiyadani Tatara Site 鍛冶屋谷たたら遺跡 附 供養塔［二基］ Kajiyadani tatara iseki tsuketari kuyōtō (ni-ki)	Kagamino	designation includes two memorial tō		35°12′12″N 133°47′49″E		[53]
Onbara Sites 恩原遺跡群 Onbara iseki-gun	Kagamino			35°18′19″N 133°59′28″E		[54]
Hōnen Birthplace 法然上人誕生地 Hōnen shōnin tanjō chi	Kumenan	at Tanjō-ji (誕生寺)		34°57′20″N 133°57′11″E		[55]
Karausu Tumuli 唐臼墳墓群 Karausu funbo-gun	Misaki			35°00′06″N 133°55′01″E		[56]
Tsukinowa Kofun 月の輪古墳 Tsukinowa kofun	Misaki			34°56′31″N 134°06′32″E		[57]
Itchōguro Kofun 一丁𡉕古墳 Itchōguro kofun	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′30″E		[58]
Ōzo-ike-Minami Iron Production Site 大蔵池南製鉄遺跡 Ōzo-ike-Minami seitetsu iseki	Tsuyama			35°02′05″N 133°54′54″E		[59]
Numa Site 沼遺跡 Numa iseki	Tsuyama			35°05′02″N 134°00′51″E		[60]

This list is complete and up to date as of August 2019.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, a further four hundred and sixty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Bitchū, Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces
• Okayama Prefectural Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okayama)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okayama)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Okayama)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okayama Prefecture