List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aichi)

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

National Historic Sites[]

As of 1 September 2019, forty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Nagoya Castle 名古屋城跡 Nagoya-jō ato	Naka-ku, Nagoya	Edo period castle		35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E / 35.18471409; 136.8994001 (Nagoya Castle)	2	1422
Ano Ichirizuka 阿野一里塚 Ano ichirizuka	Toyoake	Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō		35°02′52″N 137°00′12″E / 35.04771664°N 137.00342828°E / 35.04771664; 137.00342828 (Ano Ichirizuka)	6	1431
Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins 伊良湖東大寺瓦窯跡 Irago Tōdaiji gayō-seki	Tahara	Kamakura period kiln ruins		34°35′42″N 137°03′23″E / 34.5951283°N 137.05629558°E / 34.5951283; 137.05629558 (Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln)	6	1452
Urigō ruins 瓜郷遺跡 Urigō iseki	Toyohashi	Yayoi period settlement trace		34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E / 34.7851741; 137.37532263 (Urigō ruins)	1	1449
Okehazama Battlefield site 桶狭間古戦場伝説地附戦人塚 Okehazama ko-senjō den setsuchi tsuketari sennintsuka	Toyohashi	Sengoku period battlefield relics		35°03′36″N 136°58′51″E / 35.05998388°N 136.98075472°E / 35.05998388; 136.98075472 (Okehazama Battlefield site)	2, 7, 8	1432
Kaigarayama Shell Midden 貝殻山貝塚 Kaigarayama kaizuka	Kiyosu	Yayoi period midden & settlement trace		35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.21859969°N 136.85136432°E / 35.21859969; 136.85136432 (Kaigarayama Shell Midden)	1	1456
Yoshigo Shell Midden 吉胡貝塚 Yoshigo kaizuka	Tahara	Jōmon period midden & settlement trace		34°40′54″N 137°16′51″E / 34.68158603°N 137.28094438°E / 34.68158603; 137.28094438 (Yoshigo Shell Midden)	1	1445
Mikawa Kokubun-ji ruins 三河国分寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunji ato	Toyokawa	Nara period provincial temple of Mikawa Province		34°50′17″N 137°20′30″E / 34.83799184°N 137.34155232°E / 34.83799184; 137.34155232 (Mikawa Kokubun-ji)	3	1404
Mikawa Kokubunni-ji ruins 三河国分尼寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunniji ato	Toyokawa	Nara period provincial nunnery of Mikawa Province		34°50′26″N 137°20′41″E / 34.84060888°N 137.34478239°E / 34.84060888; 137.34478239 (Mikawa Kokubunni-ji)	3	1405
Shidami Kofun group 志段味古墳群 Shidami kofun-gun	Moriyama-ku, Nagoya	Kofun period tumuli cluster; designation comprises Shiratorizuka Kofun (白鳥塚古墳), Owaribe Jinja Kofun (尾張戸神社古墳), Naka-Yashiro Kofun (中社古墳), Minami-Yashiro Kofun (南社古墳), Shidami Ōtsuka Kofun (志段味大塚古墳), Kattezuka Kofun (勝手塚古墳), and Tōgokusan Shirotori Kofun (東谷山白鳥古墳)		35°15′19″N 137°02′40″E / 35.25517602°N 137.04443853°E / 35.25517602; 137.04443853 (Shidami Kofun group)	1	1458
Mount Komaki 小牧山 Komakiyama	Komaki	Sengoku period castle ruins		35°17′33″N 136°54′46″E / 35.2923732°N 136.91275088°E / 35.2923732; 136.91275088 (Mount Komaki)	2	1408
松平氏遺跡 Matsudaira-shi iseki	Toyota	Sengoku period origins of Matsudaira clan; designation includes Matsudaira Tōshō-gū, Matsudaira Castle, Ogyū Castle, Kōgetsu-in		35°03′02″N 137°15′52″E / 35.05068141°N 137.26441401°E / 35.05068141; 137.26441401 (Matsudaira village sites)	2, 3	3248
Shingū ruins 真宮遺跡 Shingū iseki	Okazaki	Jōmon-Heian period settlement trace		34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E / 34.7851741; 137.37532263 (Shingū ruins)	1	1460
Susenoja cave 嵩山蛇穴 Susenoja ana	Toyohashi	Jōmon period cave dwelling		34°47′51″N 137°29′06″E / 34.79747521°N 137.484964°E / 34.79747521; 137.484964 (Susenoja cave)	1	1451
Seto Kiln ruins 瀬戸窯跡 Seto kama ato	Seto	Muromachi-Edo period kiln ruins; designation comprises the Konagasō Pottery Kiln ruins (小長曽陶器窯跡) and (瓶子陶器窯跡)		35°13′05″N 137°09′48″E / 35.21803757°N 137.16338313°E / 35.21803757; 137.16338313 (Seto Kiln ruins)	6	1455
Shōbōji Kofun 正法寺古墳 Shōbōji kofun	Nishio	Kofun period tumulus		34°47′23″N 137°05′07″E / 34.78965423°N 137.08537798°E / 34.78965423; 137.08537798 (Shōbōji kofun)	1	1429
Aotsuka Kofun 青塚古墳 Aotsuka Kofun	Inuyama	Kofun period tumulus		35°19′34″N 136°55′45″E / 35.32624586°N 136.92907535°E / 35.32624586; 136.92907535 (Aotsuka Kofun)	1	1461
Ōarako Old Kiln ruins 大アラコ古窯跡 Ōarako ko-yōseki	Tahara	Heian-Kamakura period kiln ruins		34°38′05″N 137°11′43″E / 34.63465334°N 137.19540835°E / 34.63465334; 137.19540835 (Ōarako Kiln ruins)	6	1454
Ōguruwa Shell Midden 大曲輪貝塚 Ōguruwa kaizuka	Mizuho-ku, Nagoya	Jōmon period midden & settlement trace		35°07′23″N 136°56′35″E / 35.12303412°N 136.9431098°E / 35.12303412; 136.9431098 (Ōguruwa Shell Midden)	1	1440
Ōtaka Castle ruins 大高城跡 Ōtaka-jō ato	Midori-ku, Nagoya	Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes the ruins of Marune-toride (丸根砦跡) and Washizu-toride (鷲津砦跡)		35°04′10″N 136°56′33″E / 35.06957156°N 136.94237997°E / 35.06957156; 136.94237997 (Ōtaka Castle)	2	1436
Ōyama temple ruins 大山廃寺跡 Ōyama Haiji ato	Komaki	Nara-Heian period temple ruins		35°19′20″N 137°00′20″E / 35.32226327°N 137.00568518°E / 35.32226327; 137.00568518 (Ōyama temple ruins)	3	1412
Ōhira Ichirizuka 大平一里塚 Ōhira ichirizuka	Okazaki	Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō		34°56′29″N 137°11′37″E / 34.94136385°N 137.1936737°E / 34.94136385; 137.1936737 (Ōhira Ichirizuka)	6	1434
Danpusan Kofun 断夫山古墳 Danpusan Kofun	Atsuta-ku, Nagoya	Kofun period tumulus		35°07′51″N 136°54′11″E / 35.13090932°N 136.90318426°E / 35.13090932; 136.90318426 (Danpusan Kofun)	1	1462
Nagakute Battlefield site 長久手古戦場 Nagakute ko-senjō	Nagakute	Sengoku period battlefield site; designation includes Mount Mihata (御旗山), Mount Irogane (色金山), and the Kubizuka (首塚)		35°11′10″N 137°03′18″E / 35.18608369°N 137.05490487°E / 35.18608369; 137.05490487 (Nagakute Battlefield site)	2, 7	1439
Nagashino Castle ruins 長篠城跡 Nagashino-jō ato	Shinshiro	Sengoku period castle ruins		34°55′21″N 137°33′34″E / 34.9226054°N 137.55939116°E / 34.9226054; 137.55939116 (Nagashino Castle ruins)	2	1414
Shimabara Domain Fukōzu Matsudaira clan cemetery 島原藩深溝松平家墓所 Shimabara-han Fukōzu Matsudaira-ke bosho	Kōta	Daimyō cemetery at Honkō-ji (本光寺), the Fukōzu-Matsudaira clan bodaiji		35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E / 35.18471409; 136.8994001 (Shimabara Fukōzu-Matsudaira clan cemetery)	7	00003838
Higashinomiya Kofun 東之宮古墳 Higashinomiya Kofun	Inuyama	Kofun period tumulus		35°23′25″N 136°57′03″E / 35.39014037°N 136.95083093°E / 35.39014037; 136.95083093 (Higashinomiya Kofun)	1	1459
Futago Kofun 二子古墳 Futago Kofun	Anjō	Kofun period tumulus		34°55′44″N 137°05′47″E / 34.92884193°N 137.09648685°E / 34.92884193; 137.09648685 (Futago Kofun)	1	1409
Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun 味美二子山古墳 Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun	Kasugai	Kofun period tumulus		35°13′33″N 136°56′12″E / 35.225944°N 136.93662236°E / 35.225944; 136.93662236 (Ajiyoshi Futagoyama Kofun)	1	1430
Irimi Shell Midden 入海貝塚 Irimi kaizuka	Higashiura	Jōmon period midden & settlement trace		34°59′08″N 136°58′11″E / 34.98550624°N 136.96968334°E / 34.98550624; 136.96968334 (Irimi Shell Midden)	1	1448
Hachimanyama Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama Kofun	Shōwa-ku, Nagoya	Kofun period tumulus		35°09′14″N 136°55′26″E / 35.15386154°N 136.92401576°E / 35.15386154; 136.92401576 (Hachimanyama Kofun)	1	1418
Owari Kokubun-ji ruins 尾張国分寺跡 Owari Kokubunji ato	Inazawa	Nara period provincial temple of Owari Province		35°14′00″N 136°46′24″E / 35.233413°N 136.773423°E / 35.233413; 136.773423 (Owari Kokubun-ji)	3	00003747
Himeogawa Kofun 姫小川古墳 Himeogawa Kofun	Anjō	Kofun period tumulus		34°54′56″N 137°05′44″E / 34.91550515°N 137.09561959°E / 34.91550515; 137.09561959 (Himeogawa Kofun)	1	1410
Dodo Sue Ware Kiln ruins 百々陶器窯跡 Dodo Sue-ki kama ato	Tahara	Heian to Kamakura period kiln ruins		34°38′43″N 137°17′57″E / 34.64517885°N 137.29908096°E / 34.64517885; 137.29908096 (Dodo Sue Ware Kiln ruins)	6	1403
Tomida Ichirizuka 富田一里塚 Tomida ichirizuka	Ichinomiya	Edo period monuments on the Tōkaidō		35°17′45″N 136°44′30″E / 35.29590955°N 136.74154944°E / 35.29590955; 136.74154944 (Tomida Ichirizuka)	6	1433
Maiki temple ruins Pagoda foundations 舞木廃寺塔跡 Maiki Haiji tō ato	Toyota	Nara period Buddhist temple ruins		35°08′44″N 137°10′11″E / 35.14552493°N 137.16977326°E / 35.14552493; 137.16977326 (Maiki temple ruins)	3	1413
Kitano temple ruins 北野廃寺跡 Kitano Haiji ato	Okazaki	Nara period Buddhist temple ruins		34°59′26″N 137°08′24″E / 34.99054502°N 137.13987524°E / 34.99054502; 137.13987524 (Kitano temple ruins)	3	1411
Honshō-ji precincts 本證寺境内 Honshō-ji keinai	Anjō	Sengoku period fortified Buddhist temple		34°54′01″N 137°05′07″E / 34.900416°N 137.085278°E / 34.900416; 137.085278 (Honshō-ji)	3	00003895
Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun 馬越長火塚古墳 Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun	Toyohashi	Sengoku period fortified Buddhist temple		34°48′54″N 137°26′52″E / 34.814983°N 137.447841°E / 34.814983; 137.447841 (Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun)	1	00003931
Inuyama Castle 犬山城跡 Magoshi-Nagahizuka Kofun	Inuyama	Sengoku/Edo period Castle		35°23′14″N 136°56′22″E / 35.387250°N 136.939347°E / 35.387250; 136.939347 (Inuyama Castle)	1	00004024

Prefectural Historic Sites[]

As of 1 May 2019, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][5]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ono no Michikaze 小野道風誕生伝説地 Ono no Michikaze tanjō den-setsuchi	Kasugai			35°13′11″N 136°58′04″E / 35.219705°N 136.967872°E / 35.219705; 136.967872 (Ono no Michikaze Legendary Birthplace)		[1]
大地遺跡 Daichi iseki	Iwakura			35°16′28″N 136°51′47″E / 35.274425°N 136.863039°E / 35.274425; 136.863039 (Daichi Site)		[2]
炭焼平古墳群 Sumiyakibira kofun-gun	Toyokawa			34°52′41″N 137°26′12″E / 34.878089°N 137.436706°E / 34.878089; 137.436706 (Sumiyakibira Kofun Cluster)		[3]
馬見塚遺跡 Mamizuka iseki	Ichinomiya			35°17′29″N 136°49′14″E / 35.291509°N 136.820511°E / 35.291509; 136.820511 (Mamizuka Site)		[4]
大根平遺跡 Ōnedaira iseki	Shitara			35°10′08″N 137°37′44″E / 35.168806°N 137.628917°E / 35.168806; 137.628917 (Ōnedaira Site)		[5]
髙根遺跡 Takane iseki	Komaki			35°17′30″N 136°58′48″E / 35.291734°N 136.980044°E / 35.291734; 136.980044 (Takane Site)		[6]
鞍船遺跡 Kurabune iseki	Shitara			35°10′26″N 137°37′26″E / 35.173778°N 137.623764°E / 35.173778; 137.623764 (Kurabune Site)		[7]
史跡大御堂寺 shiseki Ōmidōji	Mihama	contains the grave of Minamoto no Yoshitomo		34°46′15″N 136°51′11″E / 34.770877°N 136.852950°E / 34.770877; 136.852950 (Ōmidōji Site)		[8]
Site 宇利城跡 Uri-jō ato	Shinshiro			34°51′55″N 137°31′47″E / 34.865273°N 137.529720°E / 34.865273; 137.529720 (Uri Castle Site)		[9]
大髙山古窯 Ōdakayama ko-yō	Handa			34°55′44″N 136°56′50″E / 34.928912°N 136.947235°E / 34.928912; 136.947235 (Ōdakayama Old Kiln)		[10]
ruins 飯盛城址 Iimori-jō shi	Toyota			35°07′57″N 137°18′58″E / 35.132395°N 137.316184°E / 35.132395; 137.316184 (Iimori Castle Site)		[11]
籠池古窯 Kago-ike ko-yō	Tokoname			34°55′23″N 136°52′09″E / 34.923150°N 136.869290°E / 34.923150; 136.869290 (Kago Pond Old Kiln)		[12]
岩場古墳 Iwaba kofun	Nishio			34°48′14″N 137°05′04″E / 34.803937°N 137.084473°E / 34.803937; 137.084473 (Iwaba Kofun)		[13]
来迎寺一里塚 Raigōji Ichirizuka	Chiryū			35°00′06″N 137°04′13″E / 35.001545°N 137.070258°E / 35.001545; 137.070258 (Raigōji Ichirizuka)		[14]
浅井古墳群 Asai kofun-gun	Ichinomiya			35°21′00″N 136°49′44″E / 35.349978°N 136.828816°E / 35.349978; 136.828816 (Asai Kofun Cluster)		[15]
長泉塚古墳 Chōsenzuka kofun	Fusō			35°21′21″N 136°55′26″E / 35.355944°N 136.923908°E / 35.355944; 136.923908 (Chōsenzuka Kofun)		[16]
前芝の燈明台 Maeshiba no tōmyōdai	Toyohashi	19.8 m lighthouse built in 1669, in use until 1908, and restored in 1966 after damage in the Ise Bay Typhoon[6]		34°46′49″N 137°20′07″E / 34.780388°N 137.335217°E / 34.780388; 137.335217 (Maeshiba Lighthouse)		[17]
ruins 設樂城跡 Shitara-jō ato	Tōei			35°04′48″N 137°41′18″E / 35.079959°N 137.688456°E / 35.079959; 137.688456 (Shitara Castle Site)		[18]
岩津第1号古墳 Iwazu daiichigō kofun	Okazaki			35°00′23″N 137°10′21″E / 35.006508°N 137.172404°E / 35.006508; 137.172404 (Iwazu No.1 Kofun)		[19]
刈谷西部の縄文遺跡 Kariya seibu no Jōmon iseki	Kariya			34°59′55″N 136°59′40″E / 34.998574°N 136.994383°E / 34.998574; 136.994383 (West Kariya Jōmon Site)		[20]
皿山古窯群 Sarayama ko-yō-gun	Tahara			34°36′14″N 137°06′05″E / 34.603921°N 137.101264°E / 34.603921; 137.101264 (Sarayama Old Kilns)		[21]
Okoshi-juku Ferry Site 起渡船場跡 Okoshi tosenba ato	Ichinomiya			35°18′37″N 136°44′12″E / 35.310152°N 136.736650°E / 35.310152; 136.736650 (Okoshi Ferry Site)		[22]
祐福寺一里塚 Yūfukuji Ichirizuka	Tōgō			35°05′02″N 137°02′42″E / 35.084008°N 137.044943°E / 35.084008; 137.044943 (Yūfukuji Ichirizuka)		[23]
検見塚 Kemizuka	Kiyosu			35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.218566°N 136.851389°E / 35.218566; 136.851389 (Kemizuka)		[24]
豊田大塚古墳 Toyota Ōtsuka kofun	Toyota			35°02′44″N 137°09′56″E / 35.045615°N 137.165616°E / 35.045615; 137.165616 (Toyota Ōtsuka Kofun)		[25]
Precinct 妙興寺境内地 Myōkōji keidai-chi	Ichinomiya			35°17′07″N 136°48′00″E / 35.285236°N 136.800081°E / 35.285236; 136.800081 (Myōkōji Precinct)		[26]
権現山古墳 (第一号墳/第二号墳) Gongenyama kofun	Toyohashi			34°48′51″N 137°26′02″E / 34.814239°N 137.433831°E / 34.814239; 137.433831 (Gongenyama Kofun)		[27]
伊川津貝塚 Ikawazu kaizuka	Tahara			34°38′44″N 137°08′53″E / 34.645597°N 137.147999°E / 34.645597; 137.147999 (Ikawazu Shell Mound)		[28]
黒笹七号窯 Kurozasa nanagō yō	Tōgō			35°07′06″N 137°05′16″E / 35.118469°N 137.087660°E / 35.118469; 137.087660 (Kurozasa No.7 Kiln)		[29]
神明宮第1号古墳 Shinmeigū daiichi kofun	Okazaki			34°56′10″N 137°12′33″E / 34.936188°N 137.209132°E / 34.936188; 137.209132 (Shinmeigū No.1 Kofun)		[30]
太夫塚古墳 Tayūzuka kofun	Okazaki			34°54′53″N 137°09′11″E / 34.914841°N 137.153116°E / 34.914841; 137.153116 (Tayūzuka Kofun)		[31]
城宝寺古墳 Jōhōji kofun	Tahara			34°40′03″N 137°16′04″E / 34.667611°N 137.267690°E / 34.667611; 137.267690 (Jōhōji Kofun)		[32]
妙感寺古墳 Myōkanji kofun	Inuyama			35°23′07″N 136°56′51″E / 35.385411°N 136.947370°E / 35.385411; 136.947370 (Myōkanji Kofun)		[33]
池田第1号古墳 Ikeda daiichigō kofun	Toyota			35°09′35″N 137°10′25″E / 35.159740°N 137.173705°E / 35.159740; 137.173705 (Ikeda No.1 Kofun)		[34]
旗頭山尾根古墳群 Hatagashirayama-One kofun-gun	Shinshiro			34°51′43″N 137°27′20″E / 34.862060°N 137.455487°E / 34.862060; 137.455487 (Hatagashirayama-One Kofun Cluster)		[35]
断上山古墳 (第9号古墳／第10号古墳) Danjōyama kofun	Shinshiro			34°55′00″N 137°31′24″E / 34.916763°N 137.523326°E / 34.916763; 137.523326 (Danjōyama Kofun)		[36]
今朝平遺跡 Kesadaira iseki	Toyota			35°08′20″N 137°19′34″E / 35.138923°N 137.326199°E / 35.138923; 137.326199 (Kesadaira Site)		[37]
八王子貝塚 Hachiōji kaizuka	Nishio			34°53′06″N 137°02′28″E / 34.885068°N 137.041183°E / 34.885068; 137.041183 (Hachiōji Shell Mound)		[38]
- 白山神社古墳・御旅所古墳 Hakusan Jinja kofun・Otabisho kofun	Kasugai			35°13′37″N 136°56′07″E / 35.226969°N 136.935367°E / 35.226969; 136.935367 (Hakusan Jinja Kofun - Otabisho Kofun)		[39]
枯木宮貝塚 Karekinomiya kaizuka	Nishio			34°50′17″N 137°01′12″E / 34.838177°N 137.020100°E / 34.838177; 137.020100 (Karekinomiya Shell Mound)		[40]
板山長根古窯 Itayama-Nnagane ko-yō	Agui			34°56′23″N 136°56′29″E / 34.939655°N 136.941302°E / 34.939655; 136.941302 (Itayama-Nagane Old Kiln)		[41]
宇都宮神社古墳 Utsunomiya Jinja kofun	Komaki			35°16′46″N 136°53′46″E / 35.279469°N 136.896183°E / 35.279469; 136.896183 (Utsunomiya Jinja Kofun)		[42]
吉良八幡山古墳 Kirahachimanyama kofun	Nishio			34°50′45″N 137°05′03″E / 34.845750°N 137.084167°E / 34.845750; 137.084167 (Kirahachimanyama Kofun)		[43]

Municipal Historic Sites[]

As of 1 May 2019, a further four hundred and forty-three Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[7]

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• Owari Province
• Mikawa Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Aichi)

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External links[]

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Aichi Prefecture
• (in Japanese) Historic Sites of Aichi Prefecture