List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

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

National Historic Sites

Twenty-five sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.[2][3]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Isomaiwakage Site
磯間岩陰遺跡
Isomaiwakage iseki 		Tanabe 33°43′17″N 135°23′00″E / 33.72127783°N 135.3832557°E / 33.72127783; 135.3832557 (Isomaiwakage Site) 1
Shimosato Kofun
下里古墳
Shimosato kofun 		Nachikatsuura 33°35′03″N 135°55′22″E / 33.58415868°N 135.92264581°E / 33.58415868; 135.92264581 (Shimosato Kofun) 1
*Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster
岩橋千塚古墳群
Iwasesenzuka kofun-gun 		Wakayama 34°13′31″N 135°13′35″E / 34.22535457°N 135.22650145°E / 34.22535457; 135.22650145 (Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster) 1
Kii Kokubun-ji Site
紀伊国分寺跡
Kii Kokubunji ato 		Kinokawa provincial temple of Kii Province 34°16′08″N 135°20′22″E / 34.26881215°N 135.33937812°E / 34.26881215; 135.33937812 (Kii Kokubunji Site) 3
Former Nate-juku Honjin
旧名手宿本陣
Kyū-Nate-juku honjin 		Kinokawa 34°16′33″N 135°26′09″E / 34.27596902°N 135.43572635°E / 34.27596902; 135.43572635 (Former Nate-juku Honjin) 6
Kongōbu-ji Precinct
金剛峯寺境内
Kongōbuji keidai 		Kōya head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism with multiple National Treasures; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[4][5] 34°12′47″N 135°34′47″E / 34.21309528°N 135.57971061°E / 34.21309528; 135.57971061 (Kongōbuji Precinct) 3
Hiromura Dike
広村堤防
Hiromura teibō 		Hirogawa 34°01′35″N 135°10′14″E / 34.02628096°N 135.17054705°E / 34.02628096; 135.17054705 (Hiromura Dike) 6
Kōzanji Shell Mound
高山寺貝塚
Kōzanji kaizuka 		Tanabe 33°44′24″N 135°22′42″E / 33.73992211°N 135.37828182°E / 33.73992211; 135.37828182 (Kōzanji Shell Mound) 1
Kōyasan Chōishi
高野山町石
Kōyasan chōishi 		Kōya, Katsuragi, Kudoyama inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[4][5] 34°13′34″N 135°32′16″E / 34.22604038°N 135.53779234°E / 34.22604038; 135.53779234 (Kōyasan Chōishi) 3, 6
Negoro-ji Precinct
根来寺境内
Negoroji keidai 		Iwade 34°17′15″N 135°19′04″E / 34.28744537°N 135.31780333°E / 34.28744537; 135.31780333 (Negoroji Precinct) 3
Misu Haiji Pagoda Site
三栖廃寺塔跡
Misu Haiji tō ato 		Tanabe 33°44′14″N 135°25′00″E / 33.73711595°N 135.41653021°E / 33.73711595; 135.41653021 (Misu Haiji Pagoda Site) 3
Shikagō Ichirizuka
四箇郷一里塚
Shikagō ichirizuka 		Wakayama 34°14′42″N 135°12′03″E / 34.24498517°N 135.20078714°E / 34.24498517; 135.20078714 (Shikagō Ichirizuka) 6
Ueno Haiji Site
上野廃寺跡
Ueno Haiji ato 		Wakayama 34°16′29″N 135°15′15″E / 34.27460766°N 135.25430508°E / 34.27460766; 135.25430508 (Ueno Haiji Site) 3
Shingū Castle Site and Mizuno Clan Graves
新宮城跡附水野家墓所
Shingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho 		Shingū 33°43′05″N 135°59′08″E / 33.71793361°N 135.98564486°E / 33.71793361; 135.98564486 (Shingū Castle Site and Mizuno Clan Graves) 2, 7
Nishi Kokubun Pagoda Site
西国分塔跡
Nishi Kokubun tō ato 		Iwade 34°15′57″N 135°19′53″E / 34.26596199°N 135.33145028°E / 34.26596199; 135.33145028 (Nishi Kokubun Pagoda Site) 3
Ōtani Kofun
大谷古墳
Ōtani kofun 		Wakayama 34°15′42″N 135°10′35″E / 34.26161825°N 135.17634967°E / 34.26161825; 135.17634967 (Ōtani Kofun) 1
Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct
丹生都比売神社境内
Nyūtsuhime Jinja keidai 		Katsuragi inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[4][5] 34°15′30″N 135°31′27″E / 34.25833976°N 135.52425715°E / 34.25833976; 135.52425715 (Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct) 3
Hamaguchi Goryō Grave
浜口梧陵墓
Hamaguchi Goryō no haka 		Hirogawa 34°01′16″N 135°10′05″E / 34.02102815°N 135.16814668°E / 34.02102815; 135.16814668 (Hamaguchi Goryō Grave) 7
Myōe Kishū Sites and Tōba
明恵紀州遺跡率都婆
Myōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba 		Arida, Yuasa, Aridagawa 34°04′18″N 135°09′35″E / 34.07174983°N 135.15972962°E / 34.07174983; 135.15972962 (Myōe Kishū Sites and Tōba) 3, 7
Narugami Shell Mound
鳴神貝塚
Narugami kaizuka 		Wakayama 34°13′50″N 135°12′42″E / 34.23057523°N 135.21179749°E / 34.23057523; 135.21179749 (Narugami Shell Mound) 1
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
Wakayama-jō 		Wakayama 34°13′39″N 135°10′16″E / 34.22753836°N 135.17109892°E / 34.22753836; 135.17109892 (Wakayama Castle) 2
Wakayama Domain Tokugawa Clan Graves
和歌山藩主徳川家墓所
Wakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho 		Kainan 34°06′32″N 135°10′01″E / 34.10895802°N 135.16707259°E / 34.10895802; 135.16707259 (Wakayama Domain Tokugawa Clan Graves) 7
Kumano Sanzan
熊野三山
Kumano sanzan 		Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura designation includes an area of Kihō in Mie Prefecture 33°43′37″N 135°58′55″E / 33.72693148°N 135.98189923°E / 33.72693148; 135.98189923 (Kumano Sanzan) 3
Ōmine Okugakemichi
大峯奥駈道
Ōmine okugakemichi 		Tanabe, Shingū trail inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[4][5] designation includes areas of Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, and Gojō in Nara Prefecture 34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E / 34.22400209°N 135.95521982°E / 34.22400209; 135.95521982 (Ōmine Okugakemichi) 3, 6
Kumano Sankeimichi
熊野参詣道
Kumano sankeimichi 		Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, Kōya trails inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List among the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[4][5] designation includes the Nakahechi (中辺路), Ōhechi (大辺路), Kohechi (小辺路), Iseji (伊勢路), Kumano River (熊野川), Shichirimi-hama (七里御浜), and Hano-no-Iwa (花の窟) and areas of Nosegawa and Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture 33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E / 33.90166772°N 135.80310716°E / 33.90166772; 135.80310716 (Kumano Sankeimichi) 3, 6

Prefectural Historic Sites

A further one hundred sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 和歌山県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kii Mountain Range (Japan)" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. ↑ 区分別指定件数一覧表 [Table of Designations by Class] (in Japanese). Wakayama Prefecture. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ↑ 県指定文化財・記念物 [Prefectural Designations - Monuments] (in Japanese). Wakayama Prefecture. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

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