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This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nara.[1]
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As of 17 June 2022, one hundred and twenty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including ten *Special Historic Sites); Ishinokarato Kofun and Narayama Tile Kiln Sites span the prefectural borders with Kyoto, Ōmine Okugakemichi those with Wakayama, and Kumano Sankeimichi those with both Wakayama and Mie.[2][3][4] Many are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as component sites of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area or Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range; others have been proposed for future inscription as part of Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties.[5][6][7][8]
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Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Kitora Kofun キトラ古墳 Kitora kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°27′04″N 135°48′19″E | 1 | 3293 |
*Takamatsuzuka Kofun 高松塚古墳 Takamatsuzuka kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°27′44″N 135°48′22″E | 1 | 2020 |
*Yamada-dera ruins 山田寺跡 Yamada-dera ato |
Sakurai | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°29′03″N 135°49′48″E | 3 | 1931 |
*Ishibutai Kofun 石舞台古墳 Ishibutai kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°28′01″N 135°49′34″E | 1 | 1984 |
*Suyama Kofun 巣山古墳 Suyama kofun |
Kōryō | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°33′24″N 135°44′28″E | 1 | 1959 |
*Fujiwara Palace Site 藤原宮跡 Fujiwara-kyū seki |
Kashihara | site of the Asuka period capital of Japan | ![]() |
34°30′08″N 135°48′26″E | 2 | 1989 |
*Monju-in Nishi Kofun 文殊院西古墳 Monjuin nishi kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°30′14″N 135°50′33″E | 1 | 1944 |
*Heijō Palace Site 平城宮跡 Heijō-kyū seki |
Nara | site of the Nara period capital of Japan | 34°41′31″N 135°47′50″E | 2 | 1942 | |
*Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Garden 平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園 Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō miya ato teien |
Nara | also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty | ![]() |
34°41′02″N 135°48′08″E | 2 | 2032 |
*Moto Yakushi-ji ruins 本薬師寺跡 Moto-Yakushiji ato |
Kashihara | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°29′34″N 135°48′00″E | 3 | 1934 |
Nagareyama Kofun cluster ナガレ山古墳 Nagareyama kofun-gun |
Kawai | Kofun period tumulus | 34°33′36″N 135°44′10″E | 1 | 2029 | |
Marukoyama Kofun マルコ山古墳 Marukoyama kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | 34°27′39″N 135°47′26″E | 1 | 2038 | |
Mesuriyama Kofun メスリ山古墳 Mesuriyama kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°29′55″N 135°50′50″E | 1 | 2036 |
Ōbara-dera ruins 粟原寺跡 Ōbaradera ato |
Sakurai | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°29′55″N 135°53′32″E | 3 | 1954 |
Abe-dera ruins 安倍寺跡 Abedera ato |
Sakurai | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°30′05″N 135°50′23″E | 3 | 2015 |
Uda Matsuyama Castle Site 宇陀松山城跡 Uda Matsuyama-jō ato |
Uda | Sengoku period castle ruins | ![]() |
34°28′53″N 135°56′15″E | 2 | 00003506 |
Uchi River Rock Carvings 宇智川磨崖碑 Uchi-gawa magaihi |
Gojō | Nara period magaibutsu carvings | ![]() |
34°21′26″N 135°42′41″E | 3 | 1935 |
Udozuka Kofun 烏土塚古墳 Udozuka kofun |
Heguri | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°37′04″N 135°42′09″E | 1 | 2017 |
Eisan-ji Temporary Palace Site 栄山寺行宮跡 Eisanji angū ato |
Gojō | Nanboku-chō palace for the Southern Court | 34°21′21″N 135°43′15″E | 2 | 1986 | |
Shiozuka Kofun 塩塚古墳 Shiozuka kofun |
Nara | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°42′10″N 135°47′34″E | 1 | 2025 |
Oka-dera ruins 岡寺跡 Okadera ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°28′18″N 135°49′41″E | 3 | 00003465 |
Yashikiyama Kofun 屋敷山古墳 Yashikiyama kofun |
Katsuragi | Kofun period tumulus | 34°29′13″N 135°42′50″E | 1 | 2018 | |
Otomeyama Kofun 乙女山古墳 Otomeyama kofun |
Kawai, Kōryō | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°33′50″N 135°44′23″E | 1 | 1994 |
Hanayamazuka Kofun 花山塚古墳 Hanayamazuka kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°30′26″N 135°54′25″E | 1 | 1960 |
Nukatabe Kiln Site 額田部窯跡 Nukatabe kama ato |
Yamatokōriyama | Kamakura period kiln ruins | ![]() |
34°36′10″N 135°46′21″E | 6 | 1967 |
Chihara Ōbaka Kofun 茅原大墓古墳 Chihara Ōbaka kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°32′12″N 135°50′50″E | 1 | 2039 |
Maruyama Kofun 丸山古墳 Maruyama kofun |
Kashihara | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°28′36″N 135°47′53″E | 1 | 2013 |
Iwayayama Kofun 岩屋山古墳 Iwayayama kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | 34°27′57″N 135°47′51″E | 1 | 2012 | |
Kibi-ike temple ruins 吉備池廃寺跡 Kibi-ike Haiji ato |
Sakurai | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°30′19″N 135°50′00″E | 3 | 3325 |
Mount Yoshino 吉野山 Yoshino-yama |
Yoshino | Holy mountain, also a Place of Scenic Beauty | ![]() |
34°21′23″N 135°52′14″E | 2, 3 | 1950 |
Tachibana-dera Precinct 橘寺境内 Tachibanadera keidai |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°28′12″N 135°49′04″E | 3 | 2009 |
Miyayama Kofun 宮山古墳 Miyayama kofun |
Gose | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°26′34″N 135°44′01″E | 1 | 1937 |
Miyataki Site 宮滝遺跡 Miyataki iseki |
Yoshino | Jomon through early Nara period settlement traces; site of Asuka period Yoshino Palace | ![]() |
34°22′37″N 135°53′34″E | 1, 2 | 2000 |
Koseyama Kofun Cluster 巨勢山古墳群 Koseyama kofun-gun |
Gose | Kofun period tumuli cluster | ![]() |
34°26′05″N 135°44′12″E | 1 | 3349 |
Kose-dera Pagoda Site 巨勢寺塔跡 Kosedera tō ato |
Gose | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°25′32″N 135°45′12″E | 3 | 1955 |
Kōfuku-ji Old Precinct 興福寺旧境内 Kōfukuji kyū-keidai |
Nara | One of the Seven Great Temples of Nara | ![]() |
34°40′57″N 135°49′52″E | 3 | 2010 |
Mount Kongō 金剛山 Kongō-san |
Gose | Holy mountain | ![]() |
34°25′01″N 135°40′39″E | 2, 3 | 1979 |
Kushiyama Kofun 櫛山古墳 Kushiyama kofun |
Tenri | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°33′25″N 135°51′07″E | 1 | 1998 |
Kengoshizuka Kofun - Koshitsukagomon Kofun 牽牛子塚古墳・越塚御門古墳 Kengoshizuka kofun・Koshitsukagomon kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumuli | 34°27′59″N 135°47′32″E | 1 | 1945 | |
Mita-Ōsawa Kofun Cluster 見田・大沢古墳群 Mita-Ōsawa kofun-gun |
Uda | early Kofun period tumuli cluster | ![]() |
34°28′51″N 135°58′27″E | 1 | 2041 |
Gangō-ji Gokuraku-in (Gokurakubō) 元興寺極楽坊境内 Gangōji Gokurakubō keidai |
Nara | Remnant of one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara | ![]() |
34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E | 3 | 2004 |
Gangō-ji Kotōin Site 元興寺小塔院跡 Gangōji Kotōin ato |
Nara | Remnant of one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara | ![]() |
34°40′35″N 135°49′46″E | 3 | 2005 |
Gangō-ji Pagoda Site 元興寺塔跡 Gangōji tō ato |
Nara | Remnant of one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara | ![]() |
34°40′36″N 135°49′54″E | 3 | 1975 |
Gyōki Grave 行基墓 Gyōki-no-haka |
Ikoma | Grave of Asuka/Nara period monk | ![]() |
34°40′21″N 135°42′13″E | 7 | 1936 |
Takamiya temple ruins 高宮廃寺跡 Takamiya Haiji ato |
Gose | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°24′14″N 135°41′26″E | 3 | 1956 |
Takatori Castle ruins 高取城跡 Takatori-jō ato |
Takatori | Sengoku period castle ruins | ![]() |
34°25′53″N 135°49′34″E | 2 | 1992 |
Kurozuka Kofun 黒塚古墳 Kurozuka kofun |
Tenri | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°33′36″N 135°50′35″E | 1 | 3283 |
Samida Takarazuka Kofun 佐味田宝塚古墳 Samida Takarazuka kofun cluster |
Kawai | Kofun period tumulus | 34°33′23″N 135°43′36″E | 1 | 2046 | |
Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun 桜井茶臼山古墳 Sakurai Chausuyama kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°30′41″N 135°51′25″E | 1 | 2021 |
Mii 三井 Mii |
Ikaruga | Asuka period well | ![]() |
34°37′23″N 135°44′16″E | 3, 8 | 1988 |
Mii Tile Kiln Site 三井瓦窯跡 Mii kawara kama ato |
Ikaruga | Asuka period kiln remains | 34°37′26″N 135°44′37″E | 6 | 1974 | |
Ichiohakayama Kofun - Ichio Miyazuka Kofun 市尾墓山古墳・市尾宮塚古墳 Ichiohakayama kofun・Ichio Miyazuka kofun |
Takatori | Kofun period tumuli | ![]() |
34°26′34″N 135°46′21″E | 1 | 2037 |
Jikō-in Gardens 慈光院庭園 Jikōin teien |
Yamatokōriyama | Edo period tea ceremony gardens, also a Place of Scenic Beauty | ![]() |
34°37′54″N 135°45′29″E | 8 | 1982 |
Tamakiyama Kofun Cluster 珠城山古墳 Tamakiyama kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 34°32′47″N 135°50′54″E | 1 | 2030 | |
Sakafuneishi Site 酒船石遺跡 Sakafuneishi iseki |
Asuka | Asuka period monolith with mysterious carvings | ![]() |
34°28′32″N 135°49′24″E | 1 | 1963 |
Kasugayama Stone Buddhas 春日山石窟仏 Kasuga-yama sekkutsubutsu |
Nara | Heian period stone carvings | ![]() |
34°40′36″N 135°52′25″E | 3 | 1948 |
Kasuga Taisha Precinct 春日大社境内 Kasuga Taisha keidai |
Nara | Ancient Shinto shrine | ![]() |
34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E | 3 | 2045 |
Oharida no Yasumaro Tomb 小治田安萬侶の墓 Oharida no Yasumaro no haka |
Nara | ![]() |
34°35′48″N 135°56′57″E | 7 | 2014 | |
Matsuyama Nishiguchi Barrier Gate 松山西口関門 Matsuyama nishiguchi kanmon |
Uda | Edo period castle town gate | ![]() |
34°29′00″N 135°55′52″E | 2 | 1971 |
Shōbuike Kofun 菖蒲池古墳 Shōbuike kofun |
Kashihara | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°28′21″N 135°48′28″E | 1 | 1962 |
Kanmaki Kudo Kofun Cluster 上牧久渡古墳群 Kanmaki Kudo kofun-gun |
Kanmaki | Kofun period tumuli cluster | ![]() |
34°33′06″N 135°42′34″E | 1 | 00003881 |
Ueyama Kofun 植山古墳 Ueyama kofun |
Kashihara | Kofun period tumulus | 34°28′35″N 135°48′14″E | 1 | 3324 | |
Niizawa Senzuka Kofun Cluster 新沢千塚古墳群 Niizawa Senzuka kofun-gun |
Kashihara | Kofun period tumuli cluster | ![]() |
34°28′54″N 135°46′29″E | 1 | 2028 |
Former Morino physic garden 森野旧薬園 Morino kyū-Yaku-en |
Uda | Edo period medicinal herb garden | ![]() |
34°28′41″N 135°55′58″E | 5 | 1952 |
Midoro Kofun 水泥古墳 Midoro kofun |
Gose | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°24′43″N 135°44′33″E | 1 | 2003 |
Shōchō 1 Yagyū Tokusei Inscription 正長元年柳生徳政碑 Shōchō gannen Yagyū tokusei-hi |
Nara | Nanboku-cho period monument | ![]() |
34°43′44″N 135°57′11″E | 3, 7 | 2040 |
Somanouchi Kofun cluster 杣之内古墳群 Somanouchi Kofun-gun |
Tenri | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°35′33″N 135°50′35″E | 1 | 1958 |
Saidai-ji Precinct 西大寺境内 Saidaiji keidai |
Nara | Nara period temple foundations | ![]() |
34°41′36″N 135°46′46″E | 3 | 2006 |
Akatsuchiyama Kofun 赤土山古墳 Akatsuchiyama kofun |
Tenri | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°37′10″N 135°50′22″E | 1 | 2049 |
Kawara-dera Site 川原寺跡 Kawaradera ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°28′21″N 135°49′03″E | 3 | 1932 |
Ō no Yasumaro Tomb 太安萬侶墓 Ō no Yasumaro no haka |
Nara | grave of Asuka period nobleman | 34°39′55″N 135°54′27″E | 7 | 2035 | |
Daian-ji Former Precinct 大安寺旧境内附石橋瓦窯跡 Daianji kyū-keidai tsuketari Ishibashi kawara gama ato |
Nara | Asuka period temple ruins; designation includes the Ishibashi Tile Kiln Site | ![]() |
34°48′00″N 135°48′56″E | 3 | 1930 |
Daikandai-ji Site 大官大寺跡 Daikandaiji ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°29′18″N 135°49′05″E | 3 | 1933 |
Ōmiwa Jinja Precinct 大神神社境内 Ōmiwa Jinja keidai |
Sakurai | Ancient Shinto shrine | ![]() |
34°31′59″N 135°51′45″E | 3 | 2044 |
Ōtsukayama Kofun Cluster 大塚山古墳群 Ōtsukayama kofun-gun |
Kawai | Kofun period tumuli cluster; designation includes Ōtsukayama Kofun (大塚山古墳), Shiroyama Kofun (城山古墳), Takayamazuka No.1, 2, 3, 4 Kofun (高山塚一・二・三・四号古墳), Kusōzuka Kofun (九僧塚古墳), and Maruyama Kofun (丸山古墳) | ![]() |
34°35′09″N 135°44′35″E | 1 | 1995 |
Ōminesan-ji Precinct 大峰山寺境内 Ōminesanji keidai |
Tenkawa | Holy mountain | ![]() |
34°15′14″N 135°56′25″E | 3 | 3358 |
Ōno-dera Stone Buddhas 大野寺石仏 Ōnodera sekibutsu |
Uda | Kamakura period magaibutsu | ![]() |
34°33′45″N 136°00′55″E | 3 | 1981 |
Jigokudani Stone Buddhas 地獄谷石窟仏 Jigokudani sekkutsubutsu |
Nara | Nara-Heian period stone carvings | ![]() |
34°40′28″N 135°52′38″E | 3 | 1949 |
Chūgū-ji Site 中宮寺跡 Chūgūji ato |
Ikaruga | Asuka period temple | 34°36′59″N 135°44′38″E | 3 | 2047 | |
Nakaoyama Kofun 中尾山古墳 Nakaoyama kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°27′51″N 135°48′22″E | 1 | 1961 |
Jōrin-ji ruins 定林寺跡 Jōrinji ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | 34°28′01″N 135°48′46″E | 3 | 2007 | |
Akasaka Tennōzan Kofun 天王山古墳 Akasaka Tennōzan kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°30′01″N 135°52′28″E | 1 | 1993 |
Karako-Kagi Site 唐古・鍵遺跡 Karako・Kagi iseki |
Tawaramoto | Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum | ![]() |
34°34′05″N 135°47′50″E | 1 | 3220 |
Tōshōdai-ji Old Precinct 唐招提寺旧境内 Tōshōdaiji kyū-keidai |
Nara | Nara period temple | ![]() |
34°40′30″N 135°47′05″E | 3 | 2011 |
Shimanoyama Kofun 島の山古墳 Shimanoyama kofun |
Kawanishi | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°35′01″N 135°45′57″E | 1 | 3337 |
Tōdai-ji Old Precinct 東大寺旧境内 Tōdaiji kyū-keidai |
Nara | Nara period temple | ![]() |
34°41′22″N 135°50′24″E | 3 | 1977 |
Tōdai-ji Tōnan-in Old Precinct 東大寺東南院旧境内 Tōdaiji Tōnan-in kyū-keidai |
Nara | Nara period temple ruins | 34°41′08″N 135°50′29″E | 2 | 1978 | |
Taima-dera Nakanobō Gardens 当麻寺中之坊庭園 Taimadera Nakanobō teien |
Katsuragi | also a Place of Scenic Beauty | 34°30′56″N 135°41′43″E | 8 | 1980 | |
Fujinoki Kofun 藤ノ木古墳 Fujinoki kofun |
Ikaruga | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°36′42″N 135°43′46″E | 1 | 2048 |
Fujiwara-kyō Site 藤原京跡 Fujiwara-kyō seki |
Kashihara | designation include the Suzaku Avenue (朱雀大路跡), Sakyō Shichijō Ichi-Nibō (左京七条一・二坊跡), and Ukyō Shichijō Ichibō (右京七条一坊跡) Sites | ![]() |
34°29′46″N 135°48′27″E | 2 | 2031 |
Fujiwara no Muchimaro Grave 藤原武智麿墓 Fujiwara no Muchimaro no haka |
Gojō | 34°21′37″N 135°43′15″E | 7 | 1987 | ||
Zutō 頭塔 Zutō |
Nara | Nara period step pyramid Buddhist site | ![]() |
34°40′38″N 135°50′20″E | 3 | 1939 |
Futazuka Kofun 瓢箪山古墳 Futazuka kofun |
Katsuragi | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°29′13″N 135°42′02″E | 1 | 2033 |
Ninji temple ruins 尼寺廃寺跡 Ninji Haiji ato |
Kashiba | ![]() |
34°34′26″N 135°42′03″E | 3 | 3326 | |
Hiso-dera Site 比曽寺跡 Hisodera ato |
Ōyodo | Asuka period temple ruins | 34°24′18″N 135°49′52″E | 3 | 1957 | |
Asuka Inabuchi Palace Site 飛鳥稲淵宮殿跡 Asuka Inabuchi-kyūden ato |
Asuka | 34°27′47″N 135°49′20″E | 2 | 2034 | ||
Asuka Palace Site 飛鳥宮跡 Asuka-kyū-seki |
Asuka | ![]() |
34°28′24″N 135°49′16″E | 2 | 2019 | |
Asuka Capital Site Garden Pond 飛鳥京跡苑池 Asuka-kyō ato enchi |
Asuka | also a Place of Scenic Beauty | ![]() |
34°28′30″N 135°49′07″E | 2, 8 | 00003443 |
Asuka-dera Site 飛鳥寺跡 Asukadera ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°28′43″N 135°49′14″E | 3 | 2008 |
Asuka Mizuochi Site 飛鳥水落遺跡 Asuka Mizuochi iseki |
Asuka | Asuka period water clock ruins | ![]() |
34°28′49″N 135°49′06″E | 2 | 2027 |
Asuka Pond Workshop Site 飛鳥池工房遺跡 Asuka-ike kōbō iseki |
Asuka | Asuka period government workshops | ![]() |
34°28′38″N 135°49′21″E | 6 | 3302 |
Saki Hyōtanyama Kofun 瓢箪山古墳 Hyōtanyama kofun |
Nara | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°42′00″N 135°47′29″E | 1 | 2016 |
Fumi no Nemaro Grave 文祢麻呂の墓 Fumi no Nemaro no haka |
Uda | Asuka period general's grave | 34°30′03″N 135°58′35″E | 7 | 2042 | |
Heijō-kyō Suzaku-ōji 平城京朱雀大路跡 Heijō-kyō Suzaku Ōji |
Nara | traces of Nara period main street of Heijō-kyō | 34°41′08″N 135°47′40″E | 2 | 2043 | |
Hirano Tsukaanayama Kofun 平野塚穴山古墳 Hirano Tsukaanayama kofun |
Kashiba | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°34′01″N 135°41′41″E | 1 | 2022 |
Hokke-ji Old Precinct 法華寺旧境内 Hokkeiji kyū-keidai |
Nara | Asuka period temple; designation includes Hokke-ji Precinct (法華寺境内) and Amida Jōdo-in Site (阿弥陀浄土院跡) | ![]() |
34°41′32″N 135°48′15″E | 3 | 3282 |
Hokki-ji Precinct 法起寺境内 Hokkiji keidai |
Ikaruga | Asuka period temple | ![]() |
34°37′22″N 135°44′45″E | 3 | 2050 |
Hōryū-ji Old Precinct 法隆寺旧境内 Hōryūji kyū-keidai |
Ikaruga | Asuka period temple | ![]() |
34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E | 2, 3 | 1991 |
Kitayama Jūhachikento 北山十八間戸 Kitayama jūhakkenko |
Nara | ![]() |
34°41′47″N 135°50′08″E | 5 | 1938 | |
Bakuya Kofun 牧野古墳 Bakuya kofun |
Kōryō | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°33′15″N 135°43′27″E | 1 | 1999 |
Kebara temple ruins 毛原廃寺跡 Kebara Haiji ato |
Yamazoe | Nara period temple ruins | 34°38′09″N 136°02′43″E | 3 | 1953 | |
Yakushi-ji Old Precinct 薬師寺旧境内 Yakushiji kyū-keidai |
Nara | ![]() |
34°40′07″N 135°47′04″E | 3 | 2051 | |
Yōraku Kofun Cluster 与楽古墳群 Yōraku kofun-gun |
Takatori | designation includes Yōraku Kansuzuka Kofun (与楽鑵子塚古墳), Yōraku Kanjo Kofun (与楽カンジョ古墳), and Terasakishirakabezuka Kofun (寺崎白壁塚古墳) | ![]() |
34°27′58″N 135°46′47″E | 1 | 00003782 |
Hinokuma-dera ruins 檜隈寺跡 Hinokumadera ato |
Asuka | Asuka period temple ruins | ![]() |
34°27′24″N 135°48′11″E | 3 | 00003442 |
Makimuku Site 纒向遺跡 Makimuku iseki |
Sakurai | Yayoi-Kofun period settlement ruins | ![]() |
34°32′46″N 135°50′25″E | 1 | 00003818 |
Makimuku Kofun Cluster 纒向古墳群 Makimuku kofun-gun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 34°32′46″N 135°50′10″E | 1 | 00003473 | |
Kusabaka Kofun 艸墓古墳 Kusabaka kofun |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°30′13″N 135°50′46″E | 1 | 2024 |
Uguisuzuka Kofun 鶯塚古墳 Uguisuzuka kofun |
Nara | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°41′27″N 135°51′15″E | 1 | 1985 |
Ōmine Okugakemichi 大峯奥駈道 Ōmine okugakemichi |
Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, Gojō | Holy mountain; designation includes areas of Tanabe and Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture | ![]() |
34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E | 3, 6 | 3359 |
Kumano Sankeimichi 熊野参詣道 Kumano sankeimichi |
Nosegawa, Totsukawa | designation includes areas of Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, and Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture | ![]() |
33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E | 3, 6 | 3269 |
Ishinokarato Kofun 石のカラト古墳 Ishinokarato kofun |
Nara | Kofun period tumulus; designation includes an area of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture | ![]() |
34°43′26″N 135°46′43″E | 1 | 3099 |
Nara-yama Tile Kiln Sites 奈良山瓦窯跡 Nara-yama kawara gama ato |
Nara | Nara period tile kiln ruins; designation includes the Utahime (歌姫瓦窯跡), Onjogadani (音如ヶ谷瓦窯跡), Ichisaka (市坂瓦窯跡), Umedani (梅谷瓦窯跡), and Kaseyama (鹿背山瓦窯跡) Tile Kiln Sites and an area of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture | 34°43′04″N 135°48′55″E | 6 | 3093 | |
Hashihaka Kofun Moat 箸墓古墳周濠 Hashihaka kofun shūgō |
Sakurai | Kofun period tumulus moat | 34°32′22″N 135°50′18″E | 1 | 00003969 | |
Miyakozuka Kofun 都塚古墳 Miyakozuka kofun |
Asuka | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°28′16″N 135°49′14″E | 1 | 00003995 |
Jōurugami Kofun 條ウル神古墳 Jōurugami kofun |
Gose | Kofun period tumulus | ![]() |
34°26′36″N 135°44′39″E | 1 | 00004143 |
Ise Hon Kaidō 伊勢本街道 Ise Hon Kaidō |
Soni | 34°29′44″N 136°05′05″E | 6 | 00004144 | ||
Kōriyama Castle ruins 郡山城跡 Kōriyama-jō ato |
Yamatokōriyama | Edo period castle ruins | 34°39′07″N 135°46′44″E | 2 | 00004165 |
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As of 1 May 2021, fifty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][9][10]
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Takidera Rock Buddhas 滝寺の磨崖仏 Takidera no magaibutsu | Nara | 34°39′46″N 135°44′35″E | for all refs see | |||
Pagoda Forest 塔の森 tō-no-mori | Nara, Tenri | 34°37′57″N 135°54′40″E | ||||
Oyamide Site 尾山代遺跡 Oyamide iseki | Nara | 34°42′48″N 136°02′28″E | ||||
Ishiuchi Castle Site 石打城跡 Ishiuchi-jō ato | Nara | 34°43′11″N 136°03′54″E | ||||
Sanryōbo Kofun Cluster 三陵墓古墳群 Sanryōbo kofun-gun | Nara | ![]() | 34°35′40″N 135°57′29″E | |||
Kōriyama Castle Site 郡山城跡 Kōriyama-jō ato | Yamatokōriyama | 34°39′07″N 135°46′44″E | ||||
Koizumi Ōtsuka Kofun 小泉大塚古墳 Koizumi Ōtsuka Kofun | Yamatokōriyama | ![]() | 34°37′47″N 135°45′15″E | |||
Nishitanaka Tile Kiln 西田中瓦窯 Nishitanaka gayō | Yamatokōriyama | 34°38′17″N 135°45′18″E | ||||
Nakayama Ōtsuka Kofun 中山大塚古墳 Nakayama Ōtsuka Kofun | Tenri | ![]() | 34°33′58″N 135°50′54″E | |||
Shimoikeyama Kofun 下池山古墳 Shimoikeyama Kofun | Tenri | 34°34′07″N 135°50′47″E | ||||
Kotani Kofun 小谷古墳 Kotani kofun | Kashihara | ![]() | 34°28′27″N 135°47′04″E | |||
Iwafune 岩船 Iwafune | Kashihara | 34°28′14″N 135°47′19″E | ||||
Masuda Pond Embankment 益田池の堤附樋管 Masuda-ike no tsutsumi tsuketari hikan | Kashihara | 34°28′51″N 135°47′02″E | ||||
Monju-in Higashi Kofun 文殊院東古墳 Monjuin higashi kofun | Sakurai | ![]() | 34°30′14″N 135°50′33″E | |||
Tōnomine Chōishi 多武峯町石 Tōnomine chōishi | Sakurai | thirty-one of the original fifty-two stone markers that lead from the first torii to the precinct of Tanzan Jinja; erected in 1654[11] | 34°28′51″N 135°47′02″E | |||
Tanikubi Kofun 谷首古墳 Tanikubi kofun | Sakurai | ![]() | 34°30′06″N 135°50′37″E | |||
Munesaka Kofun ムネサカ古墳(第1号墳) Munesaka kofun (daiichi-gō fun) | Sakurai | 34°30′13″N 135°53′13″E | ||||
Koshizuka Kofun 越塚古墳 Koshizuka kofun | Sakurai | ![]() | 34°29′54″N 135°53′34″E | |||
Ukita Mori Legendary Site 浮田杜伝説地 Ukita Mori densetsu-chi | Gojō | ![]() | 34°21′42″N 135°42′25″E | |||
Arasaka Kiln Site 荒坂窯跡 Arasaka kama ato | Gojō | 34°22′28″N 135°42′00″E | ||||
Minamiada Ōtsukayama Kofun 南阿田大塚山古墳 Minamiada Ōtsukayama kofun | Gojō | ![]() | 34°22′14″N 135°45′21″E | |||
Nekozuka Kofun 猫塚古墳 Nekozuka kofun | Gojō | ![]() | 34°22′35″N 135°42′15″E | |||
Gongendō Kofun 権現堂古墳 Gongendō kofun | Gose | 34°25′26″N 135°45′19″E | ||||
Shingūyama Kofun 新宮山古墳 Shingūyama kofun | Gose | 34°25′59″N 135°45′06″E | ||||
Mino no Okamaro Tomb 美努岡萬墓 Mino no Okamaro no haka | Ikoma | ![]() | 34°40′01″N 135°42′11″E | |||
Kubiko Kofun Cluster 首子古墳群 Kubiko kofun-gun | Katsuragi | 34°31′08″N 135°41′57″E | ||||
Takenouchi Kofun Cluster 竹内古墳群 Takenouchi kofun-gun | Katsuragi | 34°30′36″N 135°41′46″E | ||||
Shibazuka Kofun 芝塚古墳 Shibazuka kofun | Katsuragi | 34°30′10″N 135°42′00″E | ||||
Toritaniguchi Kofun 鳥谷口古墳 Toritaniguchi kofun | Katsuragi | ![]() | 34°31′15″N 135°41′17″E | |||
Hirabayashi Kofun 平林古墳 Hirabayashi kofun | Katsuragi | ![]() | 34°29′54″N 135°41′52″E | |||
Kamori Haiji 加守廃寺 Kamori Haiji | Katsuragi | 34°31′51″N 135°41′16″E | ||||
Tadazuka Haiji 只塚廃寺 Tadazuka Haiji | Katsuragi | 34°31′17″N 135°41′59″E | ||||
Fuefuki Jinja Kofun 笛吹神社古墳 Fuefuki Jinja kofun | Katsuragi | 34°28′18″N 135°42′36″E | ||||
Komagaeri Haiji and Tile Kiln Site 駒帰廃寺(伝安楽寺)附瓦窯跡 Komagaeri Haiji (den-Anrakuji) tsuketari kawara gama ato | Uda | 34°27′41″N 135°58′40″E | ||||
Okunoshiba No.1 and No.2 Kofun 奥ノ芝1号墳・奥ノ芝2号墳 Okunoshiba ichi-gō fun・Okunoshiba ni-gō fun | Uda | ![]() | 34°32′13″N 135°57′35″E | |||
Taniwaki Kofun 谷脇古墳 Taniwaki kofun | Uda | ![]() | 34°28′15″N 135°56′58″E | |||
Iburi-Yakushi Rock Buddhas 飯降薬師の磨崖仏 Iburi-Yakushi no magaibutsu | Uda | 34°34′58″N 135°59′36″E | ||||
Ōkawa Site 大川遺跡 Ōkawa iseki | Yamazoe | 34°41′50″N 136°04′25″E | ||||
Nishinomiya Kofun 西宮古墳 Nishinomiya Kofun | Heguri | ![]() | 34°37′23″N 135°42′08″E | |||
Miyayamazuka Kofun 宮山塚古墳 Miyayamazuka Kofun | Heguri | ![]() | 34°37′15″N 135°42′41″E | |||
Tsuboriyama Kofun ツボリ山古墳 Tsuboriyama Kofun | Heguri | ![]() | 34°37′48″N 135°41′48″E | |||
Misato Kofun 三里古墳 Misato Kofun | Heguri | ![]() | 34°37′56″N 135°42′29″E | |||
Heiryū-ji Site 平隆寺跡 Heiryūji ato | Sangō | 34°36′20″N 135°41′56″E | ||||
Hotokezuka Kofun 仏塚古墳 Hotokezuka Kofun | Ikaruga | 34°37′12″N 135°43′56″E | ||||
Toyoura-dera Site 豊浦寺跡 Toyouradera ato | Asuka | 34°28′56″N 135°48′46″E | ||||
Ki-dera Site 紀寺跡 Kidera ato | Asuka | 34°29′34″N 135°48′42″E | ||||
Hatakeda Kofun 畠田古墳 Hatakeda kofun | Ōji | ![]() | 34°34′30″N 135°41′15″E | |||
Daruma-ji Stone Pagoda Site 達磨寺石塔埋納遺構 Darumaji sekitō mainōikō | Ōji | ![]() | 34°35′23″N 135°42′25″E | |||
Yamato Tenjinyama Kofun 大和天神山古墳 Yamato Tenjinyama kofun | Tenri | 34°33′27″N 135°50′45″E | ||||
Miyoshi Ishizuka Kofun 三吉石塚古墳 Miyoshi Ishizuka kofun | Kōryō | ![]() | 34°33′02″N 135°44′07″E | |||
Okamine Kofun 岡峯古墳 Okamine kofun | Shimoichi | ![]() | 34°22′45″N 135°47′43″E | |||
Ryūmon-ji Pagoda Site 龍門寺塔跡 Ryūmonji tō ato | Yoshino | 34°25′39″N 135°53′29″E | ||||
Ishigami Kofun and Ōiwa No.2 Kofun 石神古墳附大岩二号墳 Ishigami kofun tsuketari Ōiwa ni-gō fun | Ōyodo | 34°25′09″N 135°45′56″E | ||||
Saian-ji Site 西安寺跡 Saianji ato | Ōji | 34°35′35″N 135°42′46″E | ||||
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As of 1 May 2021, a further fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[4][12][13]
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Furuichi Tumulus 古市方形墳 Furuichi hōkeifun | Nara | 34°39′43″N 135°50′31″E | ||||
Nogami Kofun 野神古墳 Nogami kofun | Nara | 34°39′53″N 135°49′21″E | ||||
Mizuki Kofun 水木古墳 Mizuki kofun | Nara | ![]() | 34°42′11″N 135°55′52″E | |||
Itsutsuzuka Kofun Cluster 五つ塚古墳群 Itsutsuzuka kofun-gun | Nara | 34°38′33″N 135°50′56″E | ||||
Sugawara-higashi Site Haniwa Kiln Sites 菅原東遺跡埴輪窯跡群 Sugawara-higashi iseki haniwa kama ato gun | Nara | 34°41′06″N 135°47′00″E | ||||
Minamitawara Rock Buddhas 南田原磨崖仏 Minamitawara magaibutsu | Nara | 34°38′52″N 135°54′49″E | ||||
Ōryū-ji Rock Buddhas 王龍寺磨崖仏 Ōryūji magaibutsu | Nara | 34°42′16″N 135°43′04″E | ||||
Hōtoku-ji Yagyū Clan Graves 芳徳寺柳生家墓所附列堂和尚墓所 Hōtokuji Yagyū-ke bosho tsuketari tetsudō Oshō bosho | Nara | ![]() | 34°43′54″N 135°57′14″E | |||
Wakatsuki Village and Moat 若槻環濠及び集落 Wakatsuki kangō oyobi shūraku | Yamatokōriyama | ![]() | 34°38′05″N 135°48′00″E | |||
Hieda Village and Moat 稗田環濠及び集落 Hieda kangō oyobi shūraku | Yamatokōriyama | ![]() | 34°38′22″N 135°47′46″E | |||
Toyotomi Hidenaga Grave 大納言塚 Dainagonzuka | Yamatokōriyama | ![]() | 34°38′45″N 135°46′28″E | |||
Warizuka Kofun 割塚古墳 Warizuka kofun | Yamatokōriyama | 34°38′37″N 135°45′27″E | ||||
Utagasaki Mausoleum 歌ヶ崎廟 Utagasaki-byō | Yamatokōriyama | 34°39′02″N 135°45′33″E | ||||
Uenomiya Site 上之宮遺跡 Uenomiya iseki | Sakurai | ![]() | 34°30′05″N 135°50′53″E | |||
Kabutozuka Kofun 兜塚古墳 Kabutozuka kofun | Sakurai | ![]() | 34°29′54″N 135°51′08″E | |||
Katahara No.1 Tumulus カタハラ1号墳 Katahara ichi-gō fun | Sakurai | 34°29′53″N 135°52′36″E | ||||
Kuroma Kofun 黒駒古墳 Kuroma kofun | Gojō | 34°20′06″N 135°40′58″E | ||||
Nishiyama Kofun 西山古墳 Nishiyama kofun | Gojō | 34°22′37″N 135°42′57″E | ||||
Bessho Shiroyama No. 1 and 2 Tumuli 別所城山第1・2号墳 Bessho Shiroyama daiichi・ni-gō fun | Kashiba | 34°32′04″N 135°43′35″E | ||||
Hirano No. 2 and 3 Kilns 平野2・3号窯 Hirano daini・san-gō gama | Kashiba | 34°34′06″N 135°41′47″E | ||||
Ana-Yakushi Stone Buddhas 穴薬師石仏 Ana-Yakushi no sekibutsu | Uda | 34°34′37″N 135°59′30″E | ||||
Shimokasama Amida Rock Buddhas 下笠間の阿弥陀磨崖仏 Shimokasama no Amida magaibutsu | Uda | 34°37′12″N 136°01′29″E | ||||
Iwao Jinja 岩尾神社 Iwao Jinja | Yamazoe | 34°41′07″N 136°04′20″E | ||||
Tenjinja Grounds 天神社遷幸の地 Tenjinja senkō no chi | Yamazoe | 34°41′12″N 135°59′28″E | ||||
Tennō-no-Mori - Suijin-no-Mori 天王の森・水神の森 Tennō-no-mori・Suijin-no-mori | Yamazoe | 34°40′51″N 135°58′32″E | ||||
Hiraiwa Kofun 平岩古墳 Hiraiwa kofun | Yamazoe | 34°38′14″N 136°03′26″E | ||||
Yahashira Jinja Precinct 八柱神社境内 Yahashira Jinja keidai | Yamazoe | 34°39′31″N 136°01′32″E | ||||
Kenjōtsuka Kofun 剣上塚古墳 Kenjōtsuka kofun | Heguri | 34°37′25″N 135°41′47″E | ||||
Kuritsuka Kofun 栗塚古墳 Kuritsuka kofun | Heguri | 34°37′19″N 135°42′04″E | ||||
Myōren Grave 命蓮墓 Myōren-no-haka | Heguri | in the grounds of Chōgosonshi-ji | 34°36′34″N 135°40′11″E | |||
Shigisan Castle Site 信貴山城跡 Shigisan-jō ato | Heguri | ![]() | 34°36′46″N 135°40′06″E | |||
Tateno Castle Hōkyōintō 立野城 宝篋印塔 Tateno-jō hōkyōintō | Sangō | 34°36′05″N 135°41′15″E | ||||
Mimuroyama No.2 and No.3 Kofun 三室山古墳 二号墳・三号墳 Mimuroyama kofun ni・san-gō fun | Sangō | 34°35′27″N 135°40′55″E | ||||
Tsuji no Kakiuchi No.1 and No.2 Tile Kilns 辻ノ垣内瓦窯1号窯・2号窯 Tsuji no Kakiuchi kawaragama ichi-gō kama ni-gō kama | Sangō | 34°36′29″N 135°41′41″E | ||||
Komazuka Kofun 駒塚古墳 Komazuka kofun | Ikaruga | ![]() | 34°36′50″N 135°44′44″E | |||
Chōshimaru Kofun 調子丸古墳 Chōshimaru kofun | Ikaruga | 34°36′47″N 135°44′47″E | ||||
Minabuchi Shōan Grave 南淵請安先生の墓 Minabuchi Shōan sensei no haka | Asuka | in the grounds of Ryūfuku-ji (竜福寺) | 34°27′14″N 135°49′31″E | |||
Stepping Stones of Asuka River 飛鳥川の飛び石 Asuka-gawa no tobiishi | Asuka | 34°27′29″N 135°49′09″E | ||||
Abeyama Kofun Cluster 安部山古墳群 Abeyama kofun-gun | Kōryō | 34°32′11″N 135°43′53″E | ||||
Makigamine Kofun 槇ヶ峯古墳 Makigamine kofun | Ōyodo | ![]() | 34°23′17″N 135°48′45″E | |||
Hokura Kofun 保久良古墳 Hokura kofun | Ōyodo | ![]() | 34°24′22″N 135°45′41″E | |||
Yanagi Crossing 柳の渡し Yanagi watashi | Ōyodo | ![]() | 34°23′28″N 135°49′57″E | |||
Nonokuma Kofun 野々熊古墳 Nonokuma kofun | Shimoichi | 34°23′08″N 135°48′59″E | ||||
Sainokami Stele 塞の神石碑 Sainokami sekihi | Shimoichi | |||||
Shōya-tsuji Road Marker 庄屋辻の道標 Shōya-tsuji no michi shirube | Shimoichi | ![]() | 34°19′54″N 135°49′00″E | |||
Taira no Koremori Mound 平維盛塚 Taira no Koremori tsuka | Nosegawa | 34°06′48″N 135°38′42″E | ||||
Ōmine Okugakemichi 大峯奥駈道 Ōmine kugakemichi | Kamikitayama | ![]() | 34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E | |||
Sannokō Palace Site - Mausoleum Site 三之公御所跡及び廟所 Sannokō gosho ato oyobi byōsho | Kawakami | 34°15′33″N 136°05′23″E | ||||
Ogura-no-Miya Mausoleum Site - Sumiyoshi Shrine 小倉宮廟所住吉社 Ogura-no-miya byōsho Sumiyoshi-sha | Kawakami | |||||
Dogura Monumental Inscription 土倉翁造林頌徳記念岸壁碑文 Dogura-ō zōrin shōtoku kinen ganpeki hibun | Kawakami | 34°21′23″N 135°55′33″E | ||||
Dogura Residence Site 土倉翁屋敷跡 Dogura-ō yashiki ato | Kawakami | |||||
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