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 / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E / 40.81103046; 140.69849073 (Sannai-Maruyama Site)	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 / 40.60932481°N 141.37675044°E / 40.60932481; 141.37675044 (Akōbō Kofun Cluster)	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 / 40.884895°N 140.339569°E / 40.884895; 140.339569 (Kamegaoka Stone Age Site)	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 / 40.758636°N 140.546814°E / 40.758636; 140.546814 (Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site)	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 / 40.73694142°N 140.58444583°E / 40.73694142; 140.58444583 (Takayashikidate Site)	1	3276
Ne Castle ruins 根城跡 Ne-jō ato	Hachinohe	Muromachi period		40°30′22″N 141°27′39″E / 40.50619217°N 141.46092654°E / 40.50619217; 141.46092654 (Ne Castle ruins)	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 / 40.69766596°N 141.149052°E / 40.69766596; 141.149052 (Shichinohe Castle ruins)	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 / 41.02849518°N 140.3294933°E / 41.02849518; 140.3294933 (Tosaminato ruins)	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 / 40.7385616°N 141.149052°E / 40.7385616; 141.149052 (Komakino Site)	1	107
Tareyanagi Site 垂柳遺跡 Tareyanagi iseki	Inakadate	Yayoi period rice paddies[6]		40°37′59″N 140°33′57″E / 40.63291889°N 140.5659689°E / 40.63291889; 140.5659689 (Tareyanagi Site)	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 / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E / 40.473722; 141.491032 (Korekawa Site)	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 / 40.41246999°N 141.2651261°E / 40.41246999; 141.2651261 (Shōjujitate ruins)	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 / 40.48117767°N 141.46694685°E / 40.48117767; 141.46694685 (Tangotai Kofun)	1	3207
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound 長七谷地貝塚 Chōshichiyachi kaizuka	Hachinohe			40°34′19″N 141°27′32″E / 40.571987°N 141.458878°E / 40.571987; 141.458878 (Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound)	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 / 40.607371°N 140.464218°E / 40.607371; 140.464218 (Tsuruga clan castles)	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 / 40.888176°N 140.339233°E / 40.888176; 140.339233 (Tagoyano Shell Mound)	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 / 40.74845883°N 141.22984087°E / 40.74845883; 141.22984087 (Futatsumori Shell Mound)	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 / 41.41065294°N 141.45849047°E / 41.41065294; 141.45849047 (Hamashiriya Shell Mound)	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 / 40.71790161°N 140.60476718°E / 40.71790161; 140.60476718 (Namioka Castle ruins)	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 / 40.6031025°N 140.46392222°E / 40.6031025; 140.46392222 (Ōmori Katsuyama Site)	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 / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E / 41.067288; 140.554973 (Odai Yamamoto I Site)	1	00003780
Sannobō Site 山王坊遺跡 Sannobō iseki	Goshogawara	Muromachi period temple ruins		41°03′58″N 140°22′02″E / 41.06624°N 140.36720°E / 41.06624; 140.36720 (Sannobō Site)	3	00003964
Sannohe Castle Site 三戸城跡 Sannohe-jō ato	Sannohe			40°22′52″N 141°15′50″E / 40.381101°N 141.263971°E / 40.381101; 141.263971 (Sannohe Castle Site)	2

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	Fukaura	forty-two C14 memorial stelai		40°44′23″N 140°06′14″E / 40.739624°N 140.103997°E / 40.739624; 140.103997 (Seki Old Stelai)
Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery 八戸南部家墓所 Hachinohe nanbu-ke bosho	Hachinohe			40°30′10″N 141°29′20″E / 40.502860°N 141.488875°E / 40.502860; 141.488875 (Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery)
Karauma Stele 唐馬の碑 Karauma no hi	Sannohe			40°23′45″N 141°15′50″E / 40.395866°N 141.263988°E / 40.395866; 141.263988 (Karauma Stele)
Tenma Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Tenma; one mound survives		40°28′33″N 141°30′47″E / 40.475885°N 141.513133°E / 40.475885; 141.513133 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2019-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
Tairakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Tairakubo; both mounds survive		40°34′29″N 141°15′53″E / 40.574620°N 141.264589°E / 40.574620; 141.264589 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Ikenotani Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Ikenotai; both mounds survive		40°40′34″N 141°10′29″E / 40.676098°N 141.174595°E / 40.676098; 141.174595 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Bonozuka Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Noheji	in Bonozuka; both mounds survive		40°51′33″N 141°07′36″E / 40.859071°N 141.126782°E / 40.859071; 141.126782 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Sotsukozawa Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Sotsukozawa; both mounds survive		40°47′00″N 141°10′21″E / 40.783369°N 141.172385°E / 40.783369; 141.172385 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Morinokami Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Morinokami; both mounds survive		40°44′45″N 141°09′24″E / 40.74581°N 141.156571°E / 40.74581; 141.156571 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Nagakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Nagakubo; one mound survives		40°26′14″N 141°27′48″E / 40.437361°N 141.463330°E / 40.437361; 141.463330 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2019-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
Shinden Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Shinden; both mounds survive		40°24′34″N 141°26′21″E / 40.409559°N 141.439211°E / 40.409559; 141.439211 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2019-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
Sunakozaki Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Sunakozaki; both mounds survive		40°22′36″N 141°25′01″E / 40.376579°N 141.416960°E / 40.376579; 141.416960 (Ichirizuka)		Archived 2019-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
Yahatazaki Site 八幡崎遺跡 Yahatazaki iseki	Hirakawa			40°37′03″N 140°32′07″E / 40.617463°N 140.5352°E / 40.617463; 140.5352 (Yahatazaki Site)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Hankyōzuka 藩境塚 Hankyōzuka	Hiranai/Noheji	four mounds		40°53′14″N 141°04′57″E / 40.887108°N 141.082488°E / 40.887108; 141.082488 (Hankyōzuka)		Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Battle of Noheji cemetery 野辺地戦争戦死者の墓所 Noheji-sensō senshisha no bosho	Noheji			40°52′16″N 141°06′34″E / 40.871181°N 141.109461°E / 40.871181; 141.109461 (Noheji Battle Graves of the Dead)		Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
Nakano Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Sannohe	in Nakano; both mounds survive		40°21′01″N 141°15′43″E / 40.350354°N 141.261992°E / 40.350354; 141.261992 (Ichirizuka)
Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele 斗内千人塚 墳丘 供養塔 Tonai senninzuka funkyū kuyōtō	Sannohe	from the great famine of 1783-4 (天明の大飢饉)		40°21′34″N 141°12′25″E / 40.359573°N 141.206919°E / 40.359573; 141.206919 (Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele)
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	Hachinohe	from the 1780s famine; in Teranoue		40°29′55″N 141°31′35″E / 40.498594°N 141.526415°E / 40.498594; 141.526415 (Memorial Stele and Platform for the Starved)		Archived 2019-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
Nakasato Castle ruins 中里城遺跡 Nakasato-jō iseki	Nakadomari			40°58′13″N 140°26′30″E / 40.970210°N 140.441666°E / 40.970210; 140.441666 (Nakasato Castle Site)
Tairadate Battery ruins 平舘台場跡 Tairadate daiba ato	Sotogahama			41°10′28″N 140°38′34″E / 41.174572°N 140.642724°E / 41.174572; 140.642724 (Tairadate Battery Site)

Municipal Historic Sites

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

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Mutsu Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Aomori)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Aomori)
• Aomori Prefectural Museum

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Aomori Prefecture