List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)

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

National Historic Sites[]

As of 1 July 2021, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Kumamoto Castle Site 熊本城跡 Kumamoto-jō ato	Kumamoto			32°48′22″N 130°42′23″E / 32.8059906°N 130.70632284°E / 32.8059906; 130.70632284 (Kumamoto Castle Site)	2	[1]
チブサン・オブサン古墳 Chibusan-Obusan kofun	Yamaga			33°01′50″N 130°40′03″E / 33.03068107°N 130.66756449°E / 33.03068107; 130.66756449 (Chibusan-Obusan Kofun)	1	[2]
阿高・黒橋貝塚 Adaka-Kurobashi kaizuka	Kumamoto			32°42′09″N 130°43′26″E / 32.70254555°N 130.72389278°E / 32.70254555; 130.72389278 (Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound)	1	[3]
井寺古墳 Idera kofun	Kashima			32°45′11″N 130°46′40″E / 32.75317075°N 130.77783813°E / 32.75317075; 130.77783813 (Idera Kofun)	1	[4]
Site 宇土城跡 Udo-jō ato	Uto			32°40′45″N 130°38′46″E / 32.67930354°N 130.64601998°E / 32.67930354; 130.64601998 (Udo Castle Site)	2	[5]
- 永安寺東古墳・永安寺西古墳 Eianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun	Tamana			33°22′21″N 130°44′28″E / 33.372505°N 130.741196°E / 33.372505; 130.741196 (Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun)	1	[6]
釜尾古墳 Kamao kofun	Kumamoto			32°50′20″N 130°41′48″E / 32.83898716°N 130.69663165°E / 32.83898716; 130.69663165 (Kamao Kofun)	1	[7]
岩原古墳群 Iwabaru kofun	Yamaga			32°59′46″N 130°40′11″E / 32.99603084°N 130.66959502°E / 32.99603084; 130.66959502 (Iwabaru Kofun)	1	[8]
Kikuchi Castle Site 鞠智城跡 Kikuchi-jō ato	Kikuchi, Yamaga	mentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698[5]		33°00′08″N 130°47′09″E / 33.00218919°N 130.7858833°E / 33.00218919; 130.7858833 (Kikuchi Castle Site)	2	[9]
Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan 熊本藩主細川家墓所 Kumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho	Kumamoto	at (泰勝寺)		32°47′45″N 130°41′30″E / 32.79575247°N 130.69161482°E / 32.79575247; 130.69161482 (Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Graves)	7	[10]
Kumamoto Han 熊本藩川尻米蔵跡 Kumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato	Kumamoto	designation includes the sites of the Tojō Warehouse (外城蔵跡) and its moorings		32°44′19″N 130°40′43″E / 32.73856894°N 130.67849782°E / 32.73856894; 130.67849782 (Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses)	6	[11]
Site 隈部氏館跡 Kumabe-shi yakata ato	Yamaga			33°03′21″N 130°47′49″E / 33.05596846°N 130.79707478°E / 33.05596846; 130.79707478 (Kumabe Clan Residence Site)	2	[12]
Site 堅志田城跡 Katashida-jō ato	Misato			32°37′39″N 130°47′32″E / 32.62750389°N 130.79215272°E / 32.62750389; 130.79215272 (Katashida Castle Site)	2	[13]
御領貝塚 Goryō kaizuka	Kumamoto			32°41′55″N 130°43′25″E / 32.69874814°N 130.72360805°E / 32.69874814; 130.72360805 (Goryō Shell Mound)	1	[14]
江田穴観音古墳 Eta Anakannon kofun	Nagomi			32°58′36″N 130°36′21″E / 32.97676249°N 130.60586675°E / 32.97676249; 130.60586675 (Eta Anakannon Kofun)	1	[15]
Eta Funayama Kofun 江田船山古墳 Eta Funayama kofun	Nagomi	designation includes Tsukabōzu Kofun (塚坊主古墳) and Kokuzōtsuka Kofun (虚空蔵塚古墳); excavated NT artefacts from Eta Funayama Kofun are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))[6]		32°58′08″N 130°35′55″E / 32.96875959°N 130.59870012°E / 32.96875959; 130.59870012 (Eta Funayama Kofun)	1	[16]
Site 佐敷城跡 Sashiki-jō ato	Ashikita			32°18′11″N 130°30′10″E / 32.30316122°N 130.50287905°E / 32.30316122; 130.50287905 (Sashiki Castle Site)	2	[17]
小田良古墳 Odara kofun	Uki			32°38′57″N 130°29′37″E / 32.64923221°N 130.49369989°E / 32.64923221; 130.49369989 (Odara Kofun)	1	[18]
Hitoyoshi Castle Site 人吉城跡 Hitoyoshi-jō ato	Hitoyoshi			32°12′40″N 130°45′51″E / 32.21108146°N 130.76428021°E / 32.21108146; 130.76428021 (Hitoyoshi Castle Site)	2	[19]
Suizen-ji Jōju-en 水前寺成趣園 Suizenji Jōju-en	Kumamoto	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.79109171°N 130.73459516°E / 32.79109171; 130.73459516 (Suizenji Jōju-en)	8	[20]
Satsuma Rebellion Sites 西南戦争遺跡 seinan sensō iseki	Gyokutō, Kumamoto			32°54′42″N 130°39′06″E / 32.911595°N 130.651710°E / 32.911595; 130.651710 (Satsuma Rebellion Sites)	2	[21]
石貫ナギノ横穴群 Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun	Tamana			32°58′03″N 130°33′53″E / 32.96762214°N 130.56458435°E / 32.96762214; 130.56458435 (Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster)	1	[22]
石貫穴観音横穴 Ishinuki Anakannon yokoana	Tamana			32°58′09″N 130°33′47″E / 32.96908705°N 130.56303468°E / 32.96908705; 130.56303468 (Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs)	1	[23]
千金甲古墳 (乙号) Segonkō kofun (otsugō)	Kumamoto			32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E / 32.784439°N 130.630737°E / 32.784439; 130.630737 (Segonkō Kofun (A))	1	[24]
千金甲古墳 (甲号) Segonkō kofun (kōgō)	Kumamoto			32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E / 32.784508°N 130.630707°E / 32.784508; 130.630707 (Segonkō Kofun (B))	1	[25]
大村横穴群 Ōmura yokoana-gun	Hitoyoshi			32°12′58″N 130°45′09″E / 32.21611448°N 130.75238106°E / 32.21611448; 130.75238106 (Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster)	1	[26]
大坊古墳 Daibō kofun	Tamana			32°56′56″N 130°34′13″E / 32.94890189°N 130.57041054°E / 32.94890189; 130.57041054 (Daibō Kofun)	1	[27]
大野窟古墳 Ōno-no-Iwa kofun	Hikawa			32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E / 32.572295°N 130.701599°E / 32.572295; 130.701599 (Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun)	1	[28]
Site 棚底城跡 Tanasoko-jō ato	Amakusa			32°24′54″N 130°20′03″E / 32.41499807°N 130.33418805°E / 32.41499807; 130.33418805 (Tanasoko Castle Site)	2	[29]
Site 池辺寺跡 Chihenji ato	Kumamoto			32°47′55″N 130°39′15″E / 32.79867685°N 130.65422132°E / 32.79867685; 130.65422132 (Chihenji Site)	3	[30]
塚原古墳群 Tsukawara kofun-gun	Kumamoto			32°41′23″N 130°44′13″E / 32.68977265°N 130.73702344°E / 32.68977265; 130.73702344 (Tsukawara Kofun Cluster)	1	[31]
Site 田中城跡 Tanaka-jō ato	Nagomi			33°04′41″N 130°35′44″E / 33.07802265°N 130.59545121°E / 33.07802265; 130.59545121 (Tanaka Castle Site)	2	[32]
鍋田横穴 Nabeta yokoana	Yamaga			33°01′13″N 130°40′16″E / 33.02038349°N 130.67098902°E / 33.02038349; 130.67098902 (Nabeta Cave Tombs)	1	[33]
二子山石器製作遺跡 Futagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki	Kōshi			32°54′23″N 130°44′31″E / 32.90636068°N 130.74191526°E / 32.90636068; 130.74191526 (Futagoyama Stone Ware Production Site)	6	[34]
八代城跡群 Yatsushiro shiro ato	Yatsushiro	designation includes the sites of (古麓城跡), (麦島城跡), and (八代城跡)		32°30′27″N 130°36′00″E / 32.507418°N 130.599911°E / 32.507418; 130.599911 (Yatsushiro Castle Sites)	2	[35]
富岡吉利支丹供養碑 Tomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi	Reihoku			32°30′41″N 130°02′27″E / 32.51126511°N 130.04076693°E / 32.51126511; 130.04076693 (Tomioka Christian Memorial)	3	[36]
弁慶ヶ穴古墳 Benkeigaana kofun	Yamaga			33°01′33″N 130°41′09″E / 33.02591526°N 130.68579082°E / 33.02591526; 130.68579082 (Benkeigaana Kofun)	1	[37]
方保田東原遺跡 Katōda Higashibaru iseki	Yamaga			32°59′53″N 130°43′03″E / 32.99792564°N 130.71741074°E / 32.99792564; 130.71741074 (Katōda Higashibaru Site)	1	[38]
Bungo Kaidō 豊後街道 Bungo Kaidō	Aso/Ubuyama			32°58′14″N 131°13′33″E / 32.970472°N 131.225767°E / 32.970472; 131.225767 (Bungō Kaidō)	6	[39]
豊前街道 Bizen Kaidō	Nankan	designation includes the sites of the Nankan Tea House (南関御茶屋跡) and Harakirizaka (腹切坂)		33°03′44″N 130°32′30″E / 33.06220111°N 130.54170475°E / 33.06220111; 130.54170475 (Bizen Kaidō)	6	[40]
野津古墳群 Nozu kofun-gun	Hikawa			32°33′34″N 130°41′33″E / 32.5595474°N 130.69256252°E / 32.5595474; 130.69256252 (Nozu Kofun Cluster)	1	[41]
Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites 三井三池炭鉱跡 Mitsui Miike tankō ato	Arao	designation includes the sites of Miyahara Pit (宮原坑跡) and Manda Pit (万田坑跡) and an area of Ōmuta in Fukuoka Prefecture; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[7]		33°00′49″N 130°27′22″E / 33.01366237°N 130.45612046°E / 33.01366237; 130.45612046 (Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites)	6	[42]
Site 陣ノ内城跡 Jinnouchi-jō ato	Kōsa			32°38′58″N 130°49′02″E / 32.649456°N 130.817208°E / 32.649456; 130.817208 (Jinnouchi Castle Site)		[43]

Prefectural Historic Sites[]

As of 1 May 2020, eighty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][8]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
円台寺磨崖仏群 Endaiji magaibutsu-gun	Kumamoto			32°52′59″N 130°39′13″E / 32.882939°N 130.653523°E / 32.882939; 130.653523 (Endaiji Rock Buddhas)		[44]
浦山横穴群 Urayama yokoana-gun	Kumamoto			32°49′14″N 130°44′38″E / 32.820571°N 130.743942°E / 32.820571; 130.743942 (Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster)		[45]
Daiji-ji Precinct 大慈寺境内 Daijiji keidai	Kumamoto			32°44′00″N 130°41′22″E / 32.733278°N 130.689333°E / 32.733278; 130.689333 (Daijiji Precinct)		[46]
Site 大江義塾跡 Ōe Gijuku ato	Kumamoto			32°48′11″N 130°43′15″E / 32.803084°N 130.720943°E / 32.803084; 130.720943 (Ōe Gijuku Site)		[47]
稲荷山古墳 Inariyama kofun	Kumamoto			32°49′45″N 130°43′00″E / 32.829147°N 130.716721°E / 32.829147; 130.716721 (Inariyama Kofun)		[48]
慈恩寺経塚古墳 Jionji kyōzuka kofun	Kumamoto			32°57′23″N 130°43′06″E / 32.956276°N 130.718282°E / 32.956276; 130.718282 (Jionji Kyōzuka Kofun)		[49]
明徳官軍墓地 Akinori kangun bochi	Kumamoto			32°47′47″N 130°41′17″E / 32.796279°N 130.688030°E / 32.796279; 130.688030 (Akinori Imperial Army Cemetery)		[50]
七本官軍墓地 Nanamoto kangun bochi	Kumamoto			32°54′15″N 130°39′37″E / 32.904128°N 130.660325°E / 32.904128; 130.660325 (Nanamoto Imperial Army Cemetery)		[51]
つつじヶ丘横穴群 Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun	Kumamoto			32°49′10″N 130°44′38″E / 32.819563°N 130.743844°E / 32.819563; 130.743844 (Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tomb Cluster)		[52]
Precinct 雲巌禅寺境内 Unganzenji keidai	Kumamoto	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E / 32.819583°N 130.622833°E / 32.819583; 130.622833 (Unganzenji Precinct)		[53]
高浜焼窯跡及び灰原 Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara	Amakusa			32°23′15″N 130°02′14″E / 32.387463°N 130.037141°E / 32.387463; 130.037141 (Takahama-yaki Kiln Site)		[54]
大矢遺跡 Ōya iseki	Amakusa			32°27′54″N 130°11′53″E / 32.464883°N 130.197955°E / 32.464883; 130.197955 (Ōya Site)		[55]
Site 久玉城跡 Kudama-jō ato	Amakusa			32°13′17″N 130°02′00″E / 32.221374°N 130.033300°E / 32.221374; 130.033300 (Kudama Castle Site)		[56]
中通古墳群 Nakadōri kofun-gun	Aso			32°57′56″N 131°06′28″E / 32.965647°N 131.107814°E / 32.965647; 131.107814 (Nakadōri Kofun Cluster)		[57]
上御倉古墳 Kamimikura kofun	Aso			32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E / 32.988454°N 131.123757°E / 32.988454; 131.123757 (Kamimikura Kofun)		[58]
下御倉古墳 Shimomikura kofun	Aso			32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E / 32.988454°N 131.123757°E / 32.988454; 131.123757 (Shimomikura Kofun)		[59]
相良家墓地 Sagaraura-ke bochi	Hitoyoshi			32°13′05″N 130°46′22″E / 32.218138°N 130.772710°E / 32.218138; 130.772710 (Sagaraura Family Graves)		[60]
長砂連古墳 Nagazare kofun	Kami-Amakusa			32°33′14″N 130°26′52″E / 32.553967°N 130.447916°E / 32.553967; 130.447916 (Nagazare Kofun)		[61]
大戸鼻古墳群 Ōtohana kofun-gun	Kami-Amakusa			32°31′30″N 130°27′31″E / 32.524997°N 130.458698°E / 32.524997; 130.458698 (Ōtohana Kofun Cluster)		[62]
Site 聖護寺跡 Shōgo-ji ato	Kikuchi			33°03′57″N 130°52′54″E / 33.065944°N 130.881750°E / 33.065944; 130.881750 (Shōgoji Site)		[63]
Cornerstones 正観寺の礎石群 Shōkanji no soseki-gun	Kikuchi			32°59′02″N 130°49′02″E / 32.983954°N 130.817269°E / 32.983954; 130.817269 (Shōkanji Cornerstones)		[64]
袈裟尾高塚古墳 Kesao Takatsuka kofun	Kikuchi			32°59′30″N 130°47′46″E / 32.991611°N 130.796083°E / 32.991611; 130.796083 (Kesao Takatsuka Kofun)		[65]
長明寺坂古墳群 Chōmenjizaka kofun-gun	Kikuchi			32°57′23″N 130°45′08″E / 32.956465°N 130.752271°E / 32.956465; 130.752271 (Chōmenjizaka Kofun Cluster)		[66]
藤尾支石墓群 Fujio shiseki bogun	Kikuchi			32°57′11″N 130°52′04″E / 32.953109°N 130.867707°E / 32.953109; 130.867707 (Fujio Dolmen Cluster)		[67]
青木磨崖梵字群 Aoki magai bonji-gun	Tamana			32°57′35″N 130°35′03″E / 32.959814°N 130.584269°E / 32.959814; 130.584269 (Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions)		[68]
宇賀岳古墳 Ugadake kofun	Uki			32°39′26″N 130°40′53″E / 32.657167°N 130.681429°E / 32.657167; 130.681429 (Ugadake Kofun)		[69]
浄水寺古碑群附(つけたり)補修碑 Jōsuiji ko-ishibumi-gun tsuketari hoshū-hi	Uki			32°38′23″N 130°44′28″E / 32.639849°N 130.741006°E / 32.639849; 130.741006 (Jōsuiji Stelai)		[70]
長岩横穴群 Nagaiwa yokoana-gun	Yamaga			33°00′02″N 130°39′57″E / 33.000440°N 130.665942°E / 33.000440; 130.665942 (Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster)		[71]
城横穴群 Jō yokoana-gun	Yamaga			33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E / 33.038799°N 130.674434°E / 33.038799; 130.674434 (Jō Cave Tomb Cluster)		[72]
馬塚古墳 Umazuka kofun	Yamaga			33°02′18″N 130°40′31″E / 33.038452°N 130.675303°E / 33.038452; 130.675303 (Umazuka Kofun)		[73]
桜の上横穴群 Sakuranoue yokoana bogun	Yamaga			32°59′58″N 130°40′10″E / 32.999450°N 130.669552°E / 32.999450; 130.669552 (Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster)		[74]
持松塚原古墳 Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun	Yamaga			32°59′04″N 130°41′11″E / 32.984566°N 130.686450°E / 32.984566; 130.686450 (Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun)		[75]
付城横穴群 Tsukejiro yokoana-gun	Yamaga			33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E / 33.038799°N 130.674434°E / 33.038799; 130.674434 (Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster)		[76]
津袋古墳群 Tsubukuro kofun-gun	Yamaga			33°00′46″N 130°45′03″E / 33.012748°N 130.750834°E / 33.012748; 130.750834 (Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster)		[77]
御霊塚古墳 Goryōzuka kofun	Yamaga			33°02′02″N 130°41′25″E / 33.0338936°N 130.690266°E / 33.0338936; 130.690266 (Goryōzuka Kofun)		[78]
岩原横穴群 Iwabaru yokoana-gun	Yamaga			32°59′47″N 130°40′09″E / 32.996391°N 130.669284°E / 32.996391; 130.669284 (Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster)		[79]
妙見上宮跡 Myōken Jōgū ato	Yatsushiro			32°29′06″N 130°39′35″E / 32.484932°N 130.659757°E / 32.484932; 130.659757 (Myōken Jōgū Site)		[80]
高田焼平山窯跡 Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato	Yatsushiro			32°28′08″N 130°36′32″E / 32.468966°N 130.608816°E / 32.468966; 130.608816 (Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site)		[81]
田川内第一号古墳 Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun	Yatsushiro	decorated kofun		32°26′34″N 130°35′14″E / 32.442658°N 130.587326°E / 32.442658; 130.587326 (Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun)		[82]
大鼠蔵古墳群 Ōsozō kofun-gun	Yatsushiro			32°28′44″N 130°34′14″E / 32.478922°N 130.570664°E / 32.478922; 130.570664 (Ōsozō Kofun Cluster)		[83]
今泉製鉄跡 Imaizumi seitetsu ato	Yatsushiro			32°28′12″N 130°38′26″E / 32.470088°N 130.640423°E / 32.470088; 130.640423 (Imaizumi Steel Site)		[84]
大鞘樋門群 Ozaya himon gun	Yatsushiro			32°33′11″N 130°37′24″E / 32.552927°N 130.623236°E / 32.552927; 130.623236 (Ozaya Sluice Gates)		[85]
Stone Tō and Cryptomeria 満願寺石塔群附杉群 Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura	Minamioguni			33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E / 33.076125°N 131.095927°E / 33.076125; 131.095927 (Manganji Stone Tō Cluster and Cryptomeria)		[86]
Gardens 満願寺庭園 Manganji teien	Minamioguni	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E / 33.076125°N 131.095927°E / 33.076125; 131.095927 (Manganji Gardens)		[87]
上村焼窯跡及び灰塚 Uemura-yaki kama ato oyobi haizuka	Asagiri			32°12′44″N 130°55′38″E / 32.212333°N 130.927361°E / 32.212333; 130.927361 (Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Mound)		[88]
才園古墳群 Saizono kofun-gun	Asagiri			32°13′47″N 130°52′13″E / 32.229720°N 130.870256°E / 32.229720; 130.870256 (Saizono Kofun Cluster)		[89]
鬼の釜古墳 Oni-no-kama kofun	Asagiri					[90]
Old Stone Tō Inscriptions 勝福寺古塔碑群 Shōfukuji kotō higun	Asagiri			32°16′04″N 130°53′09″E / 32.267721°N 130.885878°E / 32.267721; 130.885878 (Shōfukuji Old Stone Tō Inscriptions)		[91]
京ヶ峰横穴群 Kyōgamine yokoana-gun	Nishiki			32°12′11″N 130°47′57″E / 32.203111°N 130.799167°E / 32.203111; 130.799167 (Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster)		[92]
城ノ原官軍墓地 Jōnohara kangun bochi	Nankan	for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877		33°03′46″N 130°32′32″E / 33.062710°N 130.542212°E / 33.062710; 130.542212 (Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery)		[93]
肥猪町官軍墓地 Koeimachi kangun bochi	Nankan	180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion		33°02′18″N 130°35′10″E / 33.038447°N 130.586047°E / 33.038447; 130.586047 (Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery)		[94]
小代焼窯跡群 Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun	Nankan			33°00′15″N 130°31′22″E / 33.004165°N 130.522857°E / 33.004165; 130.522857 (Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites)		[95]

Municipal Historic Sites[]

As of 1 May 2020, a further five hundred and fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

See also[]

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• Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Kumamoto)

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