List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shiga)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, fifty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including two *Special Historic Sites); Genbao Castle Site spans the prefectural borders with Fukui.[2][3]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Azuchi Castle Site
安土城跡
Azuchi-jō ato
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi
Azuchi Castle Site
35°09′23″N 136°08′22″E 2 1562
*Hikone Castle Site
彦根城跡
Hikone-jō ato
Hikone submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List[4]
Hikone Castle Site
35°16′34″N 136°15′07″E 2 1591
Ashiura Kannon-ji Site
芦浦観音寺
Ashiura Kannonji ato
Kusatsu 35°03′35″N 135°57′17″E 2, 3 3403
Ise Site
伊勢遺跡
Ise iseki
Moriyama
Ise Site
35°03′56″N 135°59′26″E 1 00003748
Kinugawa Haiji Site
衣川廃寺跡
Kinugawa Haiji ato
Ōtsu 35°06′36″N 135°54′23″E 3 1603
Enman-in Gardens
円満院庭園
Enman-in teien
Ōtsu also a Place of Scenic Beauty
Enman-in Gardens
35°00′50″N 135°51′12″E 8 1568
Shimonogō Site
下之郷遺跡
Shimonogō iseki
Moriyama 35°03′59″N 135°59′23″E 1 3323
Kamaha Castle Site
鎌刃城
Kamaha-jō ato
Maibara
Kamaha Castle Site
35°17′49″N 136°18′50″E 2 3417
Kannonji Castle Site
観音寺城跡
Kannonji-jō ato
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi
Kannonji Castle Site
35°08′45″N 136°09′27″E 2 1607
Gichū-ji Precinct
義仲寺境内
Gichūji keidai
Ōtsu
Gichūji Precinct
35°00′11″N 135°52′48″E 3 1596
Former Wachūsan Honpo
旧和中散本舗
kyū-Wachūsan honpo
Rittō 35°01′29″N 136°01′07″E 6 1588
Kyōgoku Clan Fortified Residence Site - Yataka-ji Site
京極氏遺跡 京極氏城館跡 弥高寺跡
Kyōgoku-shi iseki Kyōgoku-shi jōkan ato Yatakaji ato
Maibara 35°23′40″N 136°24′39″E 2 3431
Ōmi Kokufu Site
近江国府跡
Ōmi kokufu ato
Ōtsu designation includes the site of the provincial offices (国庁跡), Sōyama Site (惣山遺跡), Aoei Site (青江遺跡), and Chūroi Site (中路遺跡)
Ōmi Kokufu Site
34°58′16″N 135°55′11″E 2 1597
Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site
近江大津宮錦織遺跡
Ōmi Ōtsu-kyū Nishigori iseki
Ōtsu
Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site
35°01′42″N 135°51′18″E 2 1605
Anō Haiji Site
穴太廃寺
Anō Haiji ato
Ōtsu 35°03′12″N 135°52′03″E 3 1611
Kohori Kofun Cluster
古保利古墳群
Kohori kofun-gun
Nagahama 35°27′36″N 136°12′02″E 1 3377
Kōjō-in Gardens
光浄院庭園
Kōjō-in teien
Ōtsu also a Place of Scenic Beauty 35°00′50″N 135°51′09″E 8 1569
Kōka District Chūsō Sites
甲賀郡中惣遺跡群
Kōka-gun Chūsō iseki-gun
Kōka 34°53′14″N 136°14′59″E 2 00003602
Ōjiyama Kofun
皇子山古墳
Ōjiyama kofun
Ōtsu
Ōjiyama Kofun
35°01′44″N 135°51′03″E 1 1601
Kōjinyama Kofun
荒神山古墳
Kōjinyama kofun
Hikone
Kōjinyama Kofun
35°14′06″N 136°11′53″E 1 00003703
Komasaka Rock Buddhas
狛坂磨崖仏
Komasaka magaibutsu
Rittō
Komasaka Rock Buddhas
34°57′32″N 136°00′39″E 3 1586
Shigaraki Palace Site
紫香楽宮跡
Shigaraki-no-miya ato
Kōka
Shigaraki Palace Site
34°55′07″N 136°04′57″E 2 1560
Kasugayama Kofun Cluster
春日山古墳群
Kasugayama kofun-gun
Ōtsu 35°07′15″N 135°54′27″E 1 1602
Odani Castle Site
小谷城跡
Odani-jō ato
Nagahama
Odani Castle Site
35°27′33″N 136°16′36″E 2 1577
Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site
垂水斎王頓宮
Tarumi Saiō tongū ato
Kōka
Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site
34°56′21″N 136°15′54″E 2 1585
Sūfuku-ji Site
崇福寺跡
Sūfukuji ato
Ōtsu
Sūfukuji Site
35°02′39″N 135°50′50″E 3 1578
Seta Hills Production Sites
瀬田丘陵生産遺跡群
Seta kyūryō seisan iseki-gun
Kusatsu, Ōtsu 34°59′41″N 135°57′05″E 6 1608
Mount Shimizu Fortified Residence Site
清水山城館跡
Shimizu-yama jōkan ato
Takashima 35°21′37″N 136°01′10″E 2 3432
Kyotaki-dera Kyōgoku Clan Grave Site
清滝寺京極家墓所
Kyotakidera Kyōgoku-ke bosho
Maibara
Kyotakidera Kyōgoku Clan Grave Site
35°20′43″N 136°23′15″E 7 1567
Yukinoyama Kofun
雪野山古墳
Yukinoyama kofun
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi, Ryūō
Yukinoyama Kofun
35°07′42″N 136°05′53″E 1 00003839
Zenpō-in Gardens
善法院庭園
Zenpō-in teien
Ōtsu also a Place of Scenic Beauty 35°00′48″N 135°51′00″E 8 1570
Kusatsu-juku Honjin
草津宿本陣
Kusatsu-juku honjin
Kusatsu
Kusatsu-juku Honjin
35°01′05″N 135°57′36″E 6 1589
Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster
大岩山古墳群
Ōiwayama kofun-gun
Yasu
Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster
35°04′38″N 136°02′31″E 1 1579
Dainaka Lake Nami Site
大中の湖南遺跡
Dainaka-no-ko Nami iseki
Ōmihachiman
Dainaka Lake Nami Site
35°10′22″N 136°07′48″E 1 1598
Chikubu Island
竹生島
Chikubu-shima
Nagahama also a Place of Scenic Beauty
Chikubu Island
35°25′20″N 136°08′36″E 3 1564
Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun
茶臼山古墳・小茶臼山古墳
Chausuyama kofun・Kochausuyama kofun
Ōtsu
Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun
34°59′25″N 135°53′02″E 1 1553
Tōju Shoin Site
藤樹書院
Tōju shoin ato
Takashima
Tōju Shoin Site
35°19′17″N 136°01′48″E 4 1557
Dōnoue Site
堂ノ上遺跡
Dōnoue iseki
Ōtsu 34°58′19″N 135°54′41″E 2 1604
Minamishigachō Haiji Site
南滋賀町廃寺跡
Minamishigachō Haiji ato
Ōtsu
Minamishigachō Haiji Site
35°02′09″N 135°51′16″E 3 1595
Hiyoshi Jinja Precinct
日吉神社境内
Hiyoshi Jinja
Ōtsu
Hiyoshi Jinja Precinct
35°04′23″N 135°51′45″E 3 1599
Haishō Bodai-ji Stone Tahōtō and Buddhas
廃少菩提寺石多宝塔および石仏
Haishō bodaiji seki tahōtō oyobi sekibutsu
Konan 35°01′37″N 136°03′21″E 3 1561
Hyakusai-ji Precinct
百済寺境内
Hyakusaiji Jinja
Higashiōmi
Hyakusaiji Precinct
35°07′34″N 136°17′32″E 2, 3 00003601
Hyōtanyama Kofun
瓢箪山古墳
Hyōtanyama kofun
Ōmihachiman
Hyōtanyama Kofun
35°08′32″N 136°08′54″E 1 1594
Binman-ji Stone Buddha Valley Grave Site
敏満寺石仏谷墓跡
Binmanji ishibotoke-dani haka ato
Taga 35°12′47″N 136°17′14″E 7 00003456
Kitaōmi Fortified Residence Sites
北近江城館跡群
Kitaōmi jōkan ato-gun
Nagahama designation comprises the sites of the Shimosaka Family Fortified Residence (下坂氏館跡) and Mitamura Family Fortified Residence (三田村氏館跡) 35°25′04″N 136°18′32″E 2 00003470
Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave
北畠具行
Kitabatake Tomoyuki no haka
Maibara
Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave
35°20′28″N 136°23′27″E 7 1565
Oisono Forest
老蘇森
Oisono-mori
Ōmihachiman
Oisono Forest
35°07′50″N 136°09′41″E 8 1590
Minakuchi Okayama Castle Site
水口岡山城
Minakuchi Okayama-jō ato
Kōka
Minakuchi Okayama Castle Site
34°58′12″N 136°10′53″E 2 00003968
Nagahara Palace Site - Iba Palace Site
永原御殿跡及び伊庭御殿跡
Nagahara goten ato oyobi Iba goten ato
Higashiōmi, Yasu 35°05′30″N 136°02′07″E 2 00004096
Genbao Castle Site
玄藩尾城(内中尾山城)跡
Genbao-jō (Uchinakaoyama-jō) ato
Nagahama designation includes an area of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture
Genbao Castle Site
35°35′51″N 136°10′23″E 2 3329

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, forty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[5][6]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Awazu Tongū Site
禾津頓宮
Awazu tongū ato
Ōtsu34°59′45″N 135°53′25″Efor all refs see
Former Shōzōbō Gardens
旧正蔵坊庭園
kyū-Shōzōbō teien
Ōtsu35°01′N 135°51′E
Kotō Ware Kiln Sites
湖東焼窯場跡
Kotō-yaki kama-ba ato
Hikone35°16′40″N 136°16′08″E
Kaigome Kofun
垣篭古墳
Kaigome Kofun
Nagahama35°24′13″N 136°19′44″E
Chausuyama Kofun
茶臼山古墳
Chausuyama kofun
Nagahama35°24′28″N 136°19′41″E
Daikichi-ji Site
大吉寺跡
Daikichiji ato
Nagahama35°28′27″N 136°19′37″E
Wakamiyama Kofun
若宮山古墳
Wakamiyama kofun
Nagahama35°26′45″N 136°12′19″E
Kohori Kofun Cluster
古保利古墳群
Kohori kofun-gun
Nagahamain part now a national Historic Site35°28′03″N 136°11′45″E
Yokoyama Jinja Kofun
横山神社古墳
Yokoyama Jinja kofun
Nagahama35°29′03″N 136°13′09″E
Matsuo Miyayama Kofun Cluster
松尾宮山古墳群
Matsuo Miyayama kofun-gun
Nagahama35°28′28″N 136°12′32″E
Nishino Water Course
西野水道
Nishino suidō
Nagahama35°27′59″N 136°11′51″E
Himezuka Kofun
姫塚古墳
Himezuka kofun
Nagahama35°28′13″N 136°13′06″E
Shiotsu Maruyama Kofun
塩津丸山古墳群
Shiotsu Maruyama kofun
Nagahama35°31′23″N 136°09′13″E
Morokawa Tile Kiln Site
諸川瓦窯跡
Morokawa kawara kama ato
Nagahama35°29′03″N 136°07′57″E
Akada Family Gardens
赤田氏庭園
Akada-shi teien
Nagahama35°28′N 136°19′E
Senzokyō Kofun Cluster
千僧供古墳群
Senzokyō kofun-gun
Ōmihachiman35°06′16″N 136°07′02″E
Ima-juku Ichirizuka
今宿一里塚
Ima-juku ichirizuka
Moriyama35°03′03″N 135°59′14″E
Anyō-ji Gardens
安養寺庭園
Anyōji teien
Rittō35°01′00″N 136°00′04″E
Mikumo Castle Site
三雲城跡
Mikumo=jō ato
Konan34°58′51″N 136°05′34″E
Former Tōkaidō Yokota Ferry Site
旧東海道横田渡跡
kyū-Tōkaidō Yokota-wataru ato
Kōka34°58′54″N 136°07′40″E
Minakuchi Castle Site
水口城跡
Minakuchi-jō ato
Kōka34°58′12″N 136°09′56″E
Ue Site
植遺跡
Ue iseki
Kōka34°58′N 136°08′E
Shigaraki Ware Old Kiln Sites
信楽焼古窯跡群
Shigaraki-yaki koyōseki-gun
Kōkaincludes the Nakaide Old Kiln Site (中井出古窯跡)34°55′47″N 136°05′41″E
Ogawa Castle Site
小川城跡
Ogawa-jō ato
Kōka34°50′40″N 136°02′15″E
Chokushi Kofun Cluster
勅旨古墳群
Chokushi kofun-gun
Kōka34°53′58″N 136°04′18″E
Ōzuka Kofun
王塚古墳
Ōzuka kofun
Takashima35°25′29″N 136°00′57″E
Kutsuki Jin'ya Site
朽木陣屋跡
Kutsuki jin'ya ato
Takashima35°21′24″N 135°55′15″E
Ukawa 48 Buddhas
鵜川四十八体仏
Ukawa shijūhattai Butsu
Takashima35°16′46″N 136°01′00″E
Inariyama Kofun
稲荷山古墳
Inariyama kofun
Takashima35°19′02″N 136°00′51″E
Ōmizo Domain Branch House Grave Site
大溝藩分部家墓所
Ōmizo-han wakebe-ke bosho
Takashima33°15′56″N 131°10′52″E
Hachimansha Kofun Cluster
八幡社古墳群
Hachimansha kofun-gun
Higashiōmi35°04′56″N 136°08′41″E
Gotō Fortified Residence Site
後藤館跡
Gotō-yakata ato
Higashiōmi35°05′11″N 136°08′55″E
Kanagai Site
金貝遺跡
Kanagai iseki
Higashiōmi35°06′23″N 136°13′08″E
Kimura Kofun Cluster
木村古墳群
Kimura kofun-gun
Higashiōmi35°04′23″N 136°10′06″E
Hōdō-ji Haiji Site
法堂寺廃寺跡
Hōdōji Haiji ato
Higashiōmi35°10′53″N 136°10′26″E
Shōdō Kofun Cluster
勝堂古墳群
Shōdō kofun-gun
Higashiōmidesignation includes Akatsuka Kofun (赤塚古墳), Bentenzuka Kofun (弁天塚古墳), Okarayama Kofun (おから山古墳), and Gyōjazuka Kofun (行者塚古墳)35°09′01″N 136°14′16″E
Jingō Kamezuka Kofun
神郷亀塚古墳
Jingō Kamezuka kofun
Higashiōmi35°10′40″N 136°11′02″E
Burial Mounds to the East of Lake Biwa (Kamigano Kofun Cluster - Hirayanagi Kofun Cluster)
湖東地域の群集墳(上蚊野古墳群・平柳古墳群)
kotō-chiiki no gunshū-fun (Kamigano kofun-gun・Hirayanagi kofun-gun)
Aishō, Higashiōmi35°09′23″N 136°16′32″E
Aidani Kumahara Site
相谷熊原遺跡
Aidani Kumahara iseki
Higashiōmi35°04′33″N 136°18′59″E
Matsuo-ji Site
松尾寺
Matsuoji ato
Maibara35°18′23″N 136°20′10″E
Yamatsuteru Jinja Kofun
山津照神社古墳
Yamatsuteru Jinja kofun
Maibara35°19′48″N 136°19′20″E
Tsukuriya Kiln Site
作谷窯跡
Tsukuriya kama ato
Hino35°01′04″N 136°11′14″E
Amamiya Kofun
雨宮古墳
Amamiya kofun
Ryūō35°02′40″N 136°07′44″E
Yukino-dera Site
雪野寺
Yukino-dera
Ryūō35°04′20″N 136°08′36″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further eighty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 滋賀県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "Hikone-Jo (castle)". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "県指定史跡・名勝・天然記念物" [Prefectural Monuments] (PDF). Shiga Prefecture. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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