List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 17 December 2021, twenty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Sannai-Maruyama Site
三内丸山遺跡
Sannai-Maruyama iseki		 Aomori inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E 1 108
Akōbō Kofun Cluster
阿光坊古墳群
Akōbō kofun-gun		 Oirase Kofun period tumuli 40°36′34″N 141°22′36″E 1 00003536
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site
亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡
Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki		 Tsugaru inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°53′06″N 140°20′22″E 1 97
Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site
五所川原須恵器窯跡
Goshogawara Sue-ki kama ato		 Goshogawara Heian period kiln ruins 40°45′31″N 140°32′49″E 6 3397
Takayashikidate Site
高屋敷館遺跡
Takayashikidate iseki		 Aomori Heian period settlement ruins 40°44′13″N 140°35′04″E 1 3276
Ne Castle ruins
根城跡
Ne-jō ato		 Hachinohe Muromachi period 40°30′22″N 141°27′39″E 2 95
Shichinohe Castle ruins
七戸城跡
Shichinohe-jō ato		 Shichinohe Muromachi period castle ruins 40°41′52″N 141°08′57″E 2 96
Tosaminato ruins
十三湊遺跡
Tosa minato iseki		 Goshogawara Muromachi period settlement ruins 41°01′43″N 140°19′46″E 1, 2, 6 00003446
Komakino Site
小牧野遺跡
Komakino iseki		 Aomori inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°44′19″N 141°08′57″E 1 107
Tareyanagi Site
垂柳遺跡
Tareyanagi iseki		 Inakadate Yayoi period rice paddies[6] 40°37′59″N 140°33′57″E 6 3251
Korekawa Site
是川遺跡
Korekawa iseki		 Hachinohe ICP excavated artefacts;[7] inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E 1 101
Shōjujidate Castle ruins
聖寿寺館跡
Shōjujitate ato		 Nanbu Muromachi period castle ruins 40°24′45″N 141°15′54″E 2 3396
Tangotai Kofun cluster
丹後平古墳群
Tangotai kofun		 Hachinohe Kofun period tumuli 40°28′52″N 141°28′01″E 1 3207
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound
長七谷地貝塚
Chōshichiyachi kaizuka		 Hachinohe 40°34′19″N 141°27′32″E 1 106
Tsugaru Clan Castle Sites
津軽氏城跡
Tsugaru-shi shiro ato		 Hirosaki, Ajigasawa designation includes the sites of Tanesato Castle, Horikoshi Castle, and Hirosaki Castle (pictured) 40°36′27″N 140°27′51″E 2 99
Tagoyano Shell Mound
田小屋野貝塚
Tagoyano kaizuka		 Tsugaru site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°53′17″N 140°20′21″E 1 98
Futatsumori Site
二ツ森貝塚
Futatsumori kaizuka		 Shichinohe inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°44′54″N 141°13′47″E 1 3206
Hamashiriya Shell Mound
浜尻屋貝塚
Hamashiriya kaizuka		 Higashidōri Muromachi period shell middens 41°24′38″N 141°27′31″E 1 00003495
Namioka Castle ruins
浪岡城跡
Namioka-jō ato		 Aomori Muromachi period castle ruins 40°43′04″N 140°36′17″E 2 93
Ōmori Katsuyama Site
大森勝山遺跡
Ōmori Katsuyama iseki		 Hirosaki Jōmon period stone circle; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 40°36′11″N 140°27′50″E 1 00003759
Ōdai Yamamoto I Site
大平山元遺跡
Ōdai Yamamoto iseki		 Sotogahama inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] 41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E 1 00003780
Sannobō Site
山王坊遺跡
Sannobō iseki		 Goshogawara Muromachi period temple ruins 41°03′58″N 140°22′02″E 3 00003964
Sannohe Castle Site
三戸城跡
Sannohe-jō ato		Sannohe40°22′52″N 141°15′50″E2

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 11 October 2021, a further twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Seki Old Stelai
関の古碑群
Seki no ko-hi-gun		Fukauraforty-two C14 memorial stelai40°44′23″N 140°06′14″E
Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery
八戸南部家墓所
Hachinohe nanbu-ke bosho		Hachinohe40°30′10″N 141°29′20″E
Karauma Stele
唐馬の碑
Karauma no hi		Sannohe40°23′45″N 141°15′50″E
Tenma Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Hachinohein Tenma; one mound survives40°28′33″N 141°30′47″E
Tairakubo Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Towadain Tairakubo; both mounds survive40°34′29″N 141°15′53″E
Ikenotani Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Towadain Ikenotai; both mounds survive40°40′34″N 141°10′29″E
Bonozuka Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Nohejiin Bonozuka; both mounds survive40°51′33″N 141°07′36″E
Sotsukozawa Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Shichinohein Sotsukozawa; both mounds survive40°47′00″N 141°10′21″E
Morinokami Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Shichinohein Morinokami; both mounds survive40°44′45″N 141°09′24″E
Nagakubo Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Hachinohein Nagakubo; one mound survives40°26′14″N 141°27′48″E
Shinden Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Hachinohein Shinden; both mounds survive40°24′34″N 141°26′21″E
Sunakozaki Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Hachinohein Sunakozaki; both mounds survive40°22′36″N 141°25′01″E
Yahatazaki Site
八幡崎遺跡
Yahatazaki iseki		Hirakawa40°37′03″N 140°32′07″E
Hankyōzuka
藩境塚
Hankyōzuka		Hiranai/Nohejifour mounds40°53′14″N 141°04′57″E
Battle of Noheji cemetery
野辺地戦争戦死者の墓所
Noheji-sensō senshisha no bosho		Noheji40°52′16″N 141°06′34″E
Nakano Ichirizuka
一里塚
ichirizuka		Sannohein Nakano; both mounds survive40°21′01″N 141°15′43″E
Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele
斗内千人塚 墳丘 供養塔
Tonai senninzuka funkyū kuyōtō		Sannohefrom the great famine of 1783-4 (天明の大飢饉)40°21′34″N 141°12′25″E
Memorial Stele and Platform for the Starved
餓死萬霊等供養塔及び戒壇石
Gashi banrei-tō kuyōtō oyobi kaidanseki		Hachinohefrom the 1780s famine; in Teranoue40°29′55″N 141°31′35″E
Nakasato Castle ruins
中里城遺跡
Nakasato-jō iseki		Nakadomari40°58′13″N 140°26′30″E
Tairadate Battery ruins
平舘台場跡
Tairadate daiba ato		Sotogahama41°10′28″N 140°38′34″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, a further ninety-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[9]

See also
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References
  1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 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 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. 国・県指定文化財一覧 [List of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. 垂柳遺跡 [Tareyanagi Site] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  7. 陸奥国是川遺跡出土品 [Excavated Artifacts from the Korekawa Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. 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 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  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 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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