List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kanagawa)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2014, sixty-one sites have been designated as being of national significance, including the Old Hakone Road, which spans the prefectural borders with Shizuoka.^[2][3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Isehara Hachimandai Stone Age Dwelling Site 伊勢原八幡台石器時代住居跡 Isehara Hachimandai sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Isehara			35°23′20″N 139°18′31″E / 35.38893842°N 139.30849847°E	1	792
Isshōmasu Site 一升桝遺跡 Isshōmasu iseki	Kamakura	earthworks beside the road, half a kilometre from Gokuraku-ji[4]		35°18′53″N 139°31′39″E / 35.3146051°N 139.52758283°E	2, 6	00003514
Inamuragasaki 稲村ヶ崎 (新田義貞徒渉伝説地) Inamuragasaki	Kamakura	said to have been the route of Nitta Yoshisada for the Siege of Kamakura (1333)		35°18′07″N 139°31′32″E / 35.30199813°N 139.52549508°E	8	790
Egara Tenjin Shrine Precinct 荏柄天神社境内 Egara Tenjin-sha keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura;[5][6] the ICP honden dates to 1316[7]		35°19′33″N 139°33′52″E / 35.32592137°N 139.56436886°E	3	00003454
Yōfuku-ji Site 永福寺跡 Yōfukuji ato	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′38″N 139°34′08″E / 35.32731805°N 139.56881901°E	3	804
Engaku-ji Precinct 円覚寺境内 Engakuji keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°20′16″N 139°32′52″E / 35.33790762°N 139.5478108°E	3	808
Engaku-ji Gardens 円覚寺庭園 Engakuji teien	Kamakura	also a Place of Scenic Beauty; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°20′12″N 139°32′43″E / 35.33677183°N 139.54539308°E	8	788
Kewaizaka Pass 仮粧坂 Kehaizaka	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′37″N 139°32′44″E / 35.32695051°N 139.54566391°E	6	814
Natsushima Shell Mound 夏島貝塚 Natsushima kaizuka	Yokosuka			35°19′21″N 139°38′58″E / 35.32236445°N 139.64956105°E	1	817
Kakuon-ji Precinct 覚園寺境内 Kakuonji keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′59″N 139°33′49″E / 35.33298577°N 139.56353313°E	3	809
Kamakura Daibutsuden Site 鎌倉大仏殿跡 Kamakura daibutsuden ato	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′00″N 139°32′09″E / 35.31673435°N 139.53571041°E	3	3385
Kamegayatsuzaka Pass 亀ヶ谷坂 Kamegayatsuzaka	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′51″N 139°33′01″E / 35.33076405°N 139.55038805°E	6	812
Former Yokohama Specie Bank Head Office 旧横浜正金銀行本店 kyū-Yokohama Shōkin Ginkō honten kaizuka	Yokohama	established in 1880, the ICP honkan (main building) dates to 1904 and is used for the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History[8]		35°26′57″N 139°38′11″E / 35.449059°N 139.636307°E	6	824
Former Sagami River Pier 旧相模川橋脚 kyū-Sagami-gawa kyōkyaku	Chigasaki			35°19′55″N 139°23′04″E / 35.33198299°N 139.38441004°E	6	777
Kobukurozaka Pass 巨福呂坂 Kobukurozaka	Kamakura			35°19′39″N 139°33′16″E / 35.32739418°N 139.55455648°E	6	813
Gokuraku-ji Precinct - Tomb of Ninshō 極楽寺境内・忍性墓 Gokurakuji keidai・Ninshō no haka	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°18′36″N 139°31′44″E / 35.3100966°N 139.52880202°E	7	781
Kenchō-ji Precinct 建長寺境内 Kenchōji keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′54″N 139°33′17″E / 35.33160435°N 139.55467388°E	3	805
Kenchō-ji Gardens 建長寺庭園 Kenchōji teien	Kamakura	also a Place of Scenic Beauty; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′56″N 139°33′20″E / 35.33218681°N 139.55554868°E	8	787
Moto-Hakone Stone Buddhas 元箱根石仏群 Moto-Hakone sekibutsu	Hakone	designation includes three gorintō, one dating to 1295, and a hōkyōintō of 1296; the ICP sculptures date from the late C13/early C14[9][10][11]		35°13′02″N 139°02′19″E / 35.21714185°N 139.03863773°E	3	797
Goryōgaidai Shell Mound 五領ヶ台貝塚 Goryōgaidai kaizuka	Hiratsuka			35°21′16″N 139°18′02″E / 35.35437008°N 139.300568°E	1	818
Grave of William Adams 三浦安針墓 Miura Anjin no haka	Yokosuka			35°16′45″N 139°38′27″E / 35.27911496°N 139.64084299°E	7	774
Santonodai Site 三殿台遺跡 Santonodai iseki	Yokohama			35°25′14″N 139°36′39″E / 35.42065195°N 139.61075656°E	1	802
Wakamiya Ōji 若宮大路 Wakamiya Ōji	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°18′58″N 139°33′01″E / 35.31612247°N 139.55027298°E	3, 6	793
Jufuku-ji Precinct 寿福寺境内 Jufukuji keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′27″N 139°32′57″E / 35.32417515°N 139.54924252°E	3	801
Akibayama Kofun Cluster 秋葉山古墳群 Akibayama kofun-gun	Ebina			35°28′12″N 139°24′15″E / 35.47004387°N 139.4041932°E	1	00003453
Katsusaka Site 勝坂遺跡 Katsusaka iseki	Sagamihara			35°30′32″N 139°23′18″E / 35.50889722°N 139.38826591°E	1	819
Odawara Castle Site 小田原城跡 Odawara-jō ato	Odawara			35°15′03″N 139°09′13″E / 35.25069544°N 139.1535599°E	2	794
Shōmyō-ji Precinct 称名寺境内 Shōmyōji keidai	Yokohama	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°20′38″N 139°37′49″E / 35.34401438°N 139.63033998°E	3	773
Jōkōmyō-ji Precinct - Grave of Reizei Tamesuke 浄光明寺境内・冷泉為相墓 Jōkōmyōji keidai・Reizeni Tamesuke haka	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′37″N 139°33′05″E / 35.32698816°N 139.55137061°E	3, 7	780
Jōchi-ji Precinct 浄智寺境内 Jōchiji keidai	Kamakura			35°20′00″N 139°32′48″E / 35.33345466°N 139.54661145°E	3	800
Jōmyō-ji Precinct 浄妙寺境内 Jōmyōji keidai	Kamakura			35°19′21″N 139°34′16″E / 35.32257345°N 139.57111023°E	3	806
Kanzaki Site 神崎遺跡 Kanzaki iseki	Ayase			35°24′37″N 139°24′26″E / 35.41024387°N 139.40715118°E	1	00003699
Zuisen-ji Precinct 瑞泉寺境内 Zuisenji keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′21″N 139°34′16″E / 35.32257345°N 139.57111023°E	3	815
Suara Stone Age Site 寸沢嵐石器時代遺跡 Suara shisekki-jidai iseki	Sagamihara			35°36′00″N 139°13′24″E / 35.59995902°N 139.22343084°E	1	785
Mount Ishigaki 石垣山 Ishigaki-yama	Odawara			35°14′08″N 139°07′39″E / 35.23545028°N 139.12745228°E	2	799
Kawajiri Stone Age Site 川尻石器時代遺跡 Kawajiri shisekki-jidai iseki	Sagamihara			35°35′30″N 139°18′01″E / 35.5915723°N 139.30018766°E	1	786
Sagami Kokubun-ji Site 相模国分寺跡 Sagami Kokubunji ato	Ebina	provincial temple of Sagami Province		35°27′16″N 139°23′52″E / 35.45443278°N 139.39780691°E	3	771
Sagami Kokubunni-ji Site 相模国分尼寺跡 Sagami Kokubunniji ato	Ebina	provincial nunnery of Sagami Province		35°27′38″N 139°23′53″E / 35.46047584°N 139.39806854°E	3	825
Ōmachi Shakadō Pass Site 大町釈迦堂口遺跡 Ōmachi Shakado-guchi iseki	Kamakura			35°19′02″N 139°33′54″E / 35.31725805°N 139.56498735°E	3	00003681
Ōtsuka-Saikachido Site 大塚・歳勝土遺跡 Ōtsuka-Saikachido iseki	Yokohama			35°33′02″N 139°34′50″E / 35.55066428°N 139.58062308°E	1	823
Daibutsu Pass 大仏切通 Daibutsu kiridōshi	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′38″N 139°31′59″E / 35.32709408°N 139.53318115°E	6	820
Asaina Pass 朝夷奈切通 Asaina kiridōshi	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′51″N 139°35′28″E / 35.33076405°N 139.59105875°E	6	811
Nagaesakurayama Kofun Cluster 長柄桜山古墳群 Nagaesakurayama kofun-gun	Zushi, Hayama			35°17′14″N 139°35′05″E / 35.28711559°N 139.58482271°E	1	3351
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Precinct 鶴岡八幡宮境内 Tsurugaoka Hachimangū keidai	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′31″N 139°33′21″E / 35.32529159°N 139.5559293°E	3	807
Grave of Uesugi Norikata 伝上杉憲方墓 den-Uesugi Norikata no haka	Kamakura			35°18′34″N 139°31′47″E / 35.30952262°N 139.52962639°E	7	782
Tanamukaihara Site 田名向原遺跡 Tanamukaihara iseki	Sagamihara			35°31′46″N 139°21′18″E / 35.52930989°N 139.35507767°E	1	3244
Tōshō-ji Site 東勝寺跡 Tōshōji ato	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′14″N 139°33′35″E / 35.32065359°N 139.55969649°E	2, 3	3213
Fujisawa Memorial Tower to Friends and Foe Fujisawa tekimikata kuyōtō	Fujisawa	erected to commemorate those who fell in the Uesugi Zenshū Rebellion (上杉禅秀の乱) of Ōei 23 (1416); on the grounds of Shōjōkō-ji (清浄光寺)[12]		35°20′51″N 139°29′19″E / 35.34760627°N 139.48867362°E	3	776
Grave of Hino Toshimoto 日野俊基墓 Hino Toshimoto no haka	Kamakura			35°19′41″N 139°32′35″E / 35.32816406°N 139.54303228°E	7	779
Hakone Barrier Site 箱根関跡 Hakone no seki ato	Hakone			35°11′33″N 139°01′34″E / 35.1923674°N 139.02617866°E	6	772
Buppō-ji Site 仏法寺跡 Buppōji ato	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°18′26″N 139°31′52″E / 35.30735767°N 139.53098513°E	3	00003501
Hokkedō Site 法華堂跡 (源頼朝墓・北条義時墓) Hokkedō ato (Minamoto Yoritomo no haka・Hōjō Yoshitoki no haka)	Kamakura	designation includes the tombs of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hōjō Yoshitoki		35°19′33″N 139°33′40″E / 35.32591733°N 139.56099667°E	3, 7	778
Hōjō Clan Tokiwa Residence Site 北条氏常盤亭跡 Hōjō-shi Tokiwa-tei ato	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°19′24″N 139°31′55″E / 35.32340499°N 139.53200341°E	2	821
Nagoe Pass 名越切通 Nagoe kiridōshi	Kamakura	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°18′27″N 139°33′53″E / 35.30738381°N 139.56470343°E	6	803
Meigetsu-in Precinct 明月院境内 Meigetsuin keidai	Kamakura			35°20′06″N 139°33′05″E / 35.33504347°N 139.55130101°E	3	822
Wakae Island 和賀江嶋 Wakaenoshima	Kamakura, Zushi	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura[5][6]		35°18′01″N 139°33′05″E / 35.30028254°N 139.55142955°E	3, 5, 6	810
Akasaka Site 赤坂遺跡 Akasaka iseki	Miura			35°10′35″N 139°33′05″E / 35.176299°N 139.55142955°E	1
Old Hakone Road 箱根旧街道 Hakone kyū-kaidō	Hakone	stretch of the old Tōkaidō; the designation includes areas of Mishima and Kannami in Shizuoka Prefecture		35°11′36″N 139°01′35″E / 35.19331254°N 139.02647902°E	6	798
Tachibana Kanga Sites 橘樹官衙遺跡群 Tachibana kanga iseki-gun	Kawasaki			35°34′42″N 139°37′09″E / 35.578452°N 139.619204°E
Shimoterao Kanga Sites 下寺尾官衙遺跡群 Shimoterao kanga iseki-gun	Chigasaki			35°21′46″N 139°23′48″E / 35.362666°N 139.396538°E
Tokyo Bay Fort Sites 東京湾要塞跡 Tōkyō-wan yōsai ato	Yokosuka	designation includes the sites of Sarushima Battery (猿島砲台跡) and Chiyogasaki Battery (千代ヶ崎砲台跡)		35°17′10″N 139°41′38″E / 35.286020°N 139.693995°E

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, twenty-five sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[13][14]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Hayakawa Castle Site 早川城跡 Hayakawa-jō ato	Ayase			35°26′14″N 139°25′10″E / 35.437220°N 139.419535°E
Ichigao Cave Tomb Cluster 市ヶ尾横穴古墳群 Ichigao ōketsu kofun-gun	Yokohama			35°33′27″N 139°32′24″E / 35.557403°N 139.539992°E
Shinano Ichirizuka 品濃一里塚 Shinano ichirizuka	Yokohama	on the old Tōkaidō		35°25′57″N 139°33′52″E / 35.432465°N 139.564369°E
Inarimae Kofun Cluster 稲荷前古墳群 Inarimae kofun-gun	Yokohama			35°33′35″N 139°31′55″E / 35.559628°N 139.531928°E
Shibokuchi Shell Mound 子母口貝塚 Shibokuchi kaizuka	Kawasaki			35°34′28″N 139°37′31″E / 35.574406°N 139.625388°E
Higashi Takane Site 東高根遺跡 Higashi Takane iseki	Kawasaki	Yayoi- to Kofun-period settlement, now protected within Higashi Takane Forest Park (東高根森林公園)		35°36′16″N 139°35′11″E / 35.604444°N 139.586389°E
Maginu Kofun 馬絹古墳 Maginu kofun	Kawasaki			35°35′01″N 139°36′05″E / 35.583683°N 139.601526°E
Saifukuji Kofun 西福寺古墳 Saifukuji kofun	Kawasaki			35°34′59″N 139°36′29″E / 35.583073°N 139.608019°E
Kayama Shell Mound 茅山貝塚 Kayama kaizuka	Yokosuka			35°14′02″N 139°41′38″E / 35.233881°N 139.693807°E
Yoshii Shell Mound and associated site 吉井貝塚を中心とした遺跡 Yoshii kaizuka wo chūshin to shita iseki	Yokosuka	late-Heian yamashiro and a Jōmon midden		35°14′18″N 139°42′07″E / 35.238232°N 139.702068°E
Dankazura 段葛 Dankazura	Kamakura	pathway along Wakamiya Ōji leading to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū		35°19′11″N 139°33′09″E / 35.319856°N 139.552594°E
Hyakuhachi Yagura 百八やぐら Hyakuhachi Yagura	Kamakura	yagura near Kakuon-ji (覚園寺)		35°19′51″N 139°33′52″E / 35.330899°N 139.564347°E
Ishibashiyama Battlefied 石橋山古戦場のうち与一塚及び文三堂 Ishibashiyama ko-senjō no uchi Yoichi-zuka oyobi bunzōdō	Odawara	designation includes the burial mound of Sanada Yoshitada (佐奈田義忠)		35°13′16″N 139°08′25″E / 35.221121°N 139.140333°E
Tsutsumi Shell Mound 堤貝塚 Tsutsumi kaizuka	Chigasaki			35°21′46″N 139°25′26″E / 35.362722°N 139.423750°E
Bishamon Caves Yayoi Dwelling Sites 毘沙門洞窟弥生時代住居阯群 Bishamon dōkutsu Yayoi-jidai jūkyoshi-gun	Miura			35°08′23″N 139°39′18″E / 35.139669°N 139.654984°E
Futagozuka Kofun 二子塚古墳 Futagozuka kofun	Hadano			35°21′34″N 139°16′00″E / 35.359341°N 139.266708°E
Mediaeval Architecture of Kami-Hamada 上浜田中世建築遺構群 Kami-Hamada chūsei kenchiku ikō-gun	Ebina			35°26′40″N 139°24′08″E / 35.444349°N 139.402224°E
Kamaguchi Kofun 釜口古墳 Kamaguchi kofun	Ōiso			35°19′03″N 139°19′07″E / 35.317594°N 139.318646°E
Tarekoyatonishi Cave Tomb Cluster たれこ谷戸西横穴群 Tarekoyatonishi ōketsu-gun	Ōiso			35°19′02″N 139°16′14″E / 35.317331°N 139.270549°E
Shōgakubo Cave Tomb Cluster 庄ケ久保横穴群 Shōgakubo ōketsu-gun	Ōiso			35°18′49″N 139°17′22″E / 35.313689°N 139.289453°E
Yōkokujiyato Cave Tomb Cluster 楊谷寺谷戸横穴群 Yōkokujiyato ōketsu-gun	Ōiso			35°19′15″N 139°18′49″E / 35.320780°N 139.313743°E
Kawamura Castle Site 河村城跡 Kawamura-jō ato	Yamakita			35°21′20″N 139°04′38″E / 35.355579°N 139.077355°E
Dohi Sugiyama Cave 土肥椙山厳窟(伝源頼朝隠潜地) Tohi Sugiyama gankutsu (den-Minamoto no Yoritomo insenchi)	Yugawara	said to have been the hiding place of Minamoto no Yoritomo after the Battle of Ishibashiyama		35°09′53″N 139°04′31″E / 35.164687°N 139.075413°E
Dohi Clan Graves 土肥一族の墓所 Tohi ichizoku no bosho	Yugawara			35°08′52″N 139°06′08″E / 35.147828°N 139.102149°E
Enoshima 江ノ島 Enoshima	Fujisawa	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		35°17′59″N 139°28′49″E / 35.299722°N 139.480278°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014 a further one hundred and twenty-nine sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[15]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Sagami Province
• Musashi Province
• Kamakura Museum of National Treasures
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kanagawa)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 神奈川県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
4. 一升桝遺跡 [Isshōmasu Site] (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
5. "Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
6. "「武家の古都・鎌倉」の世界文化遺産推薦について(案)" [Concerning the World Heritage Nomination "Kamakura, Home of the Samurai"] (PDF). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
7. 荏柄天神社本殿 [Egara Tenjin Shrine Honden] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
8. 旧横浜正金銀行本店本館 [Former Yokohama Specie Bank Head Office Main Building] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
9. 元箱根磨崖仏 [Moto-Hakone magaibutsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
10. 地藏菩薩立像 [Jizō Bosatsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
11. 元箱根磨崖仏 [Moto-Hakone magaibutsu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
12. 藤沢敵御方供養塔 [Memorial Tower to Friends and Foe] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
13. 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 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
14. 文化財をさがす [Cultural Property Search] (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
15. 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 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kanagawa Prefecture