List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, twenty sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Sanuki Kokubun-ji Site 讃岐国分寺跡 Sanuki Kokubunji ato	Takamatsu	provincial temple of Sanuki Province; 80th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°18′10″N 133°56′39″E / 34.30290586°N 133.94416106°E	3
Shiwaku Kinbansho Site 塩飽勤番所跡 Shiwaku kinbansho ato	Marugame			34°23′16″N 133°47′02″E / 34.38778983°N 133.78390464°E	2
Yashima 屋島 Yashima	Takamatsu	site of the Battle of Yashima and of Yashima-ji, 84th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage; also a Natural Monument		34°21′06″N 134°06′29″E / 34.35165509°N 134.10798214°E	2, 3
Kaitenyama Kofun 快天山古墳 Kaitenyama kofun	Marugame			34°14′20″N 133°53′26″E / 34.23884806°N 133.89048105°E	1
Marugame Castle Site 丸亀城跡 Marugame-jō ato	Marugame			34°17′10″N 133°48′01″E / 34.28613896°N 133.80036743°E	2
Kibeejima Salt Harvesting Site 喜兵衛島製塩遺跡 Kibeejima seien iseki	Naoshima			34°30′05″N 133°58′36″E / 34.5013235°N 133.97663534°E	6
Takamatsu Castle Site 高松城跡 Takamatsu-jō ato	Takamatsu			34°21′00″N 134°03′01″E / 34.35005401°N 134.05038592°E	2
Sanuki Kokubunni-ji Site 讃岐国分尼寺跡 Sanuki Kokubunniji ato	Takamatsu	provincial nunnery of Sanuki Province		34°18′35″N 133°57′45″E / 34.30983036°N 133.96238878°E	3
Muneyoshi Tile Kiln Site 宗吉瓦窯跡 Muneyoshi gayō ato	Mitoyo			34°11′34″N 133°41′57″E / 34.19287136°N 133.69903163°E	6
Kiyama 城山 Kiyama	Sakaide, Marugame			34°17′23″N 133°53′23″E / 34.28978147°N 133.8897588°E	1
Iwaseoyama Kofun Cluster 石清尾山古墳群 Iwaseoyama kofun-gun	Takamatsu			34°19′53″N 134°01′27″E / 34.33125988°N 134.02419401°E	1
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle Chōba Sites 大坂城石垣石切丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishikiri chōba ato	Shōdoshima			34°30′33″N 134°21′12″E / 34.50930226°N 134.35332679°E	2
Nakadera Haiji Site 中寺廃寺跡 Nakadera haiji ato	Mannō	finds during excavation suggest a C10/11 date[5]		34°07′30″N 133°54′58″E / 34.1249915°N 133.91599015°E	3
Amagiri Castle Site 天霧城跡 Amagiri-jō ato	Zentsūji, Tadotsu, Mitoyo			34°14′10″N 133°44′10″E / 34.23619999°N 133.73601756°E	2
Ninomiya Kiln Site 二ノ宮窯跡 Ninomiya kama ato	Mitoyo			34°08′52″N 133°45′17″E / 34.14771942°N 133.75484514°E	6
Tomitachausuyama Kofun 富田茶臼山古墳 Tomitachausuyama kofun	Sanuki			34°15′36″N 134°14′38″E / 34.25991608°N 134.24399067°E	1
Fuchū-Yamanouchi Tile Kiln Sites 府中・山内瓦窯跡 Fuchū-Yamanouchi kawara-gama ato	Sakaide, Takamatsu			34°17′39″N 133°56′19″E / 34.29411925°N 133.93870177°E	6
Arioka Kofun Cluster 有岡古墳群 Arioka kofun-gun	Zentsūji			34°13′00″N 133°47′25″E / 34.21653518°N 133.79018917°E	1
Tsuda Kofun Cluster 津田古墳群 Tsuda kofun-gun	Sanuki			34°17′18″N 134°16′17″E / 34.288265°N 134.271469°E	1
Sanuki Henro-michi 讃岐遍路道 Sanuki henro-michi	Takamatsu, Zentsuji	pilgrimage route; includes Mandalaji-michi (曼荼羅寺道) and Negoroji-michi (根香寺道)		34°20′39″N 133°57′38″E / 34.344286°N 133.960590°E	3

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, thirty-two sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][6][7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Wankashizuka - Tsunozuka - Hiratsuka 椀貸塚、角塚及び平塚 Wankashizuka, Tsunozuka oyobi Hiratsuka	Kan'onji			34°05′15″N 133°39′47″E / 34.087373°N 133.663187°E
Kangi-in Tile Kiln Site 歓喜院内の瓦窯跡 Kangi-in kawara kama ato	Mitoyo			34°10′23″N 133°44′51″E / 34.173110°N 133.747430°E
Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves 生駒親正夫妻墓所 Ikoma Chikamasa fusai bosho	Takamatsu	at Kōken-ji (弘憲寺)[8]		34°20′52″N 134°02′25″E / 34.347697°N 134.040198°E
Imaoka Kofun 今岡古墳 Imaoka kofun	Takamatsu			34°19′51″N 133°59′20″E / 34.330909°N 133.988754°E
Kozutajima Shell Mound 小蔦島貝塚 Kozutajima kaizuka	Mitoyo			34°11′34″N 133°38′06″E / 34.192795°N 133.635088°E
Tomioka Kofun Cluster 富丘古墳群 Tomioka kofun-gun	Tonoshō			34°29′08″N 134°11′45″E / 34.485653°N 134.195702°E
Iyadani-ji Faith Site 弥谷寺信仰遺跡 Iyadaniji shinkō iseki	Mitoyo	Temple 71 on the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°13′47″N 133°43′27″E / 34.229722°N 133.724261°E
Masuehata Tile Kiln Site ますえ畑瓦窯跡 Masuehata kawara kama ato	Ayagawa			34°15′57″N 133°56′37″E / 34.265826°N 133.943548°E
Subetsu Kiln Site すべつと窯跡 Subetsu kama ato	Ayagawa			34°15′10″N 133°56′52″E / 34.252831°N 133.947802°E
Tsujji Fudaba 辻の札場 Tsuji no fudaba	Mitoyo			34°12′03″N 133°38′44″E / 34.200826°N 133.645602°E
Yoshikane Kiln Site 吉金窯跡 Yoshikane kama ato	Sanuki			34°16′46″N 134°12′40″E / 34.279551°N 134.211076°E
Shirotori Haiji Site 白鳥廃寺跡 Shirotori Haiji ato	Higashikagawa			34°14′34″N 134°20′40″E / 34.242770°N 134.344393°E
Stones for Osaka Castle and Shichibe Banya Residence Site 大坂城用残石及番屋七兵衛屋敷跡 Ōsakajō-yō zanseki oyobi banya Shichibe yashiki ato	Shōdoshima			34°30′16″N 134°20′52″E / 34.504488°N 134.347912°E
Takamatsu Chausuyama Kofun 高松市茶臼山古墳 Takamatsu Chausuyama kofun	Takamatsu			34°18′32″N 134°06′11″E / 34.309005°N 134.103155°E
Kaihō-ji Pagoda Site 開法寺塔跡 Kaihōji tō ato	Sakaide			34°17′32″N 133°55′02″E / 34.292167°N 133.917361°E
Tao Chausuyama Kofun 田尾茶臼山古墳 Tao Chausuyama kofun	Sakaide/Utazu			34°18′43″N 133°50′19″E / 34.311876°N 133.838475°E
Shamijima Senninzuka 沙弥島千人塚 Shamijima Senninzuka	Sakaide			34°20′46″N 133°49′22″E / 34.346156°N 133.822875°E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Tobietsu Chōba Site) and Omi Stones 大坂城石垣石切とび越丁場跡および小海残石群 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Tobietsu chōba ato oyobi Omi zanseki-gun	Shōdoshima	see Osaka Castle Zanseki Memorial Park (大坂城残石記念公園 Ōsaka-jō zanseki kinen kōen)		34°32′02″N 134°14′32″E / 34.533889°N 134.242201°E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Senge Chōba Site) 大坂城石垣石切千軒丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Senge chōba ato	Shōdoshima			34°27′45″N 134°09′11″E / 34.462445°N 134.153152°E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Kosehara Chōba Site) 大坂城石垣石切小瀬原丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Kosehara chōba ato	Shōdoshima			34°32′00″N 134°14′31″E / 34.533306°N 134.241922°E
Hoshigajō Site 星が城跡 Hoshigajō ato	Shōdoshima			34°30′54″N 134°19′03″E / 34.515044°N 134.317389°E
Zentsū-ji Old Precinct 善通寺旧境内 Zentsūji kyū-keidai	Zentsūji	75th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°13′30″N 133°46′26″E / 34.225087°N 133.773817°E
Jinnomaru Kofun 陣の丸古墳 Jinnomaru kofun	Marugame			34°15′28″N 133°53′40″E / 34.257784°N 133.894351°E
Akaokayama Kofun 赤岡山古墳 Akaokayama kofun	Kan'onji			34°05′04″N 133°41′02″E / 34.084441°N 133.683910°E
Minami-Kusaki Site 南草木遺跡 Minami-Kusaki iseki	Mitoyo			34°12′03″N 133°38′50″E / 34.200908°N 133.647145°E
Moritsuchiyama Kofun 盛土山古墳 Moritsuchiyama kofun	Tadotsu			34°14′54″N 133°44′12″E / 34.248277°N 133.736787°E
Kōryū-ji Site Stone Tō 興隆寺跡石塔群 Kōryūji ato sekitō-gun	Mitoyo			34°10′01″N 133°40′23″E / 34.166896°N 133.673079°E
Aonoyama No.1 Kiln Site 青ノ山一号窯跡 Aonoyama ichi-gō kama ato	Marugame			34°17′33″N 133°49′27″E / 34.292520°N 133.824302°E
Shiudeyama Site 紫雲出山遺跡 Shiudeyama ato	Mitoyo			34°13′22″N 133°36′53″E / 34.222732°N 133.614671°E
Kasajima Castle Site 笠島城跡 Kasajima-jō ato	Marugame			34°23′42″N 133°46′59″E / 34.394941°N 133.783028°E
Shaminakandahama Site 沙弥ナカンダ浜遺跡 Shaminakandahama iseki	Sakaide			34°20′59″N 133°49′19″E / 34.349610°N 133.821952°E
Kōjikizan Sutra Repositories 香色山経塚群 Kōjikizan kyōzuka-gun	Zentsūji			34°13′25″N 133°46′22″E / 34.223610°N 133.772761°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further one hundred and thirty-eight sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Sanuki Province
• The Kagawa Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagawa)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 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 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 香川県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. 国・県指定文化財 [National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. 中寺廃寺跡 [Nakadera Haiji Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
6. 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 2 August 2014.
7. 国・県指定史跡 [National and Prefectural Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
8. 生駒親正（いこまちかまさ）夫妻墓所 [Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves] (in Japanese). Takamatsu City. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
9. 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 2 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Historic Sites of Kagawa Prefecture