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 August 2014, thirty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^[2][3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Nagoya Castle Site 名古屋城跡 Nagoya-jō ato	Nagoya			35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E / 35.18471409; 136.8994001 (Nagoya Castle Site)	2
Ano Ichirizuka 阿野一里塚 Ano ichirizuka	Toyoake	on the Tōkaidō; both mounds survive[4]		35°02′52″N 137°00′12″E / 35.04771664°N 137.00342828°E / 35.04771664; 137.00342828 (Ano Ichirizuka)	6	1431
Irago Tile Kiln Site for Tōdai-ji 伊良湖東大寺瓦窯跡 Irago Tōdaiji gayō-seki	Tahara			34°35′42″N 137°03′23″E / 34.5951283°N 137.05629558°E / 34.5951283; 137.05629558 (Lake Ira Tile Kiln Site for Tōdaiji)	6
Urigō Site 瓜郷遺跡 Urigō iseki	Toyohashi			34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E / 34.7851741; 137.37532263 (Urigō Site)	1
Okehazama Battlefield 桶狭間古戦場伝説地附戦人塚 Okehazama ko-senjō den setsuchi tsuketari sennintsuka	Toyoake	designation includes the burial mound of the fallen		35°03′36″N 136°58′51″E / 35.05998388°N 136.98075472°E / 35.05998388; 136.98075472 (Okehazama Battlefield)	2, 7, 8
Kaigarayama Shell Mound 貝殻山貝塚 Kaigarayama kaizuka	Kiyosu			35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.21859969°N 136.85136432°E / 35.21859969; 136.85136432 (Kaigarayama Shell Mound)	1
Yoshigo Shell Mound 吉胡貝塚 Yoshigo kaizuka	Tahara			34°40′54″N 137°16′51″E / 34.68158603°N 137.28094438°E / 34.68158603; 137.28094438 (Yoshigo Shell Mound)	1
Mikawa Kokubun-ji Site 三河国分寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunji ato	Toyokawa	provincial temple of Mikawa Province		34°50′17″N 137°20′30″E / 34.83799184°N 137.34155232°E / 34.83799184; 137.34155232 (Mikawa Kokubunji Site)	3
Mikawa Kokubunni-ji Site 三河国分尼寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunniji ato	Toyokawa	provincial nunnery of Mikawa Province		34°50′26″N 137°20′41″E / 34.84060888°N 137.34478239°E / 34.84060888; 137.34478239 (Mikawa Kokubunniji Site)	3
Konagasō Pottery Kiln Site 小長曽陶器窯跡 Konagasō tōki kama ato	Seto			35°13′05″N 137°09′48″E / 35.21803757°N 137.16338313°E / 35.21803757; 137.16338313 (Konagasō Pottery Kiln Site)	6
Mount Komaki 小牧山 Komaki-yama	Komaki			35°17′33″N 136°54′46″E / 35.2923732°N 136.91275088°E / 35.2923732; 136.91275088 (Mount Komaki)	2
Matsudaira Clan Sites 松平氏遺跡 Matsudaira-shi iseki	Toyota			35°03′02″N 137°15′52″E / 35.05068141°N 137.26441401°E / 35.05068141; 137.26441401 (Matsudaira Clan Sites)	2, 3
Shingū Site 真宮遺跡 Shingū iseki	Okazaki			34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E / 34.7851741; 137.37532263 (Shingū Site)	1
Susenoja Cave 嵩山蛇穴 Susenoja ana	Toyohashi			34°47′51″N 137°29′06″E / 34.79747521°N 137.484964°E / 34.79747521; 137.484964 (Susenoja Cave)	1
Shōbōji Kofun 正法寺古墳 Shōbōji kofun	Nishio			34°47′23″N 137°05′07″E / 34.78965423°N 137.08537798°E / 34.78965423; 137.08537798 (Shōbōji Kofun)	1
Aoyama Kofun 青塚古墳 Aoyama kofun	Inuyama			35°19′34″N 136°55′45″E / 35.32624586°N 136.92907535°E / 35.32624586; 136.92907535 (Aoyama Kofun)	1
Ōarako Old Kiln Site 大アラコ古窯跡 Ōarako ko-yōseki	Tahara			34°38′05″N 137°11′43″E / 34.63465334°N 137.19540835°E / 34.63465334; 137.19540835 (Ōarako Old Kiln Site)	6
Ōguruwa Shell Mound 大曲輪貝塚 Ōguruwa kaizuka	Nagoya			35°07′23″N 136°56′35″E / 35.12303412°N 136.9431098°E / 35.12303412; 136.9431098 (Ōguruwa Shell Mound)	1
Ōtaka Castle Site 大高城跡 Ōtaka-jō ato	Nagoya	designation includes the fortified sites 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 Site)	2
Ōyama Haiji Site 大山廃寺跡 Ōyama Haiji ato	Komaki			35°19′20″N 137°00′20″E / 35.32226327°N 137.00568518°E / 35.32226327; 137.00568518 (Ōyama Haiji Site)	3
Ōhira Ichirizuka 大平一里塚 Ōhira ichirizuka	Okazaki			34°56′29″N 137°11′37″E / 34.94136385°N 137.1936737°E / 34.94136385; 137.1936737 (Ōhira Ichirizuka)	6
Danpusan Kofun 断夫山古墳 Danpusan kofun	Nagoya			35°07′51″N 136°54′11″E / 35.13090932°N 136.90318426°E / 35.13090932; 136.90318426 (Danpusan Kofun)	1
Nagakute Battlefield 長久手古戦場 Nagakute ko-senjō	Nagakute	designation includes the sites of Mount Mihata (御旗山), Mount Irogane (色金山), and the neck mound (首塚)		35°11′10″N 137°03′18″E / 35.18608369°N 137.05490487°E / 35.18608369; 137.05490487 (Nagakute Battlefield)	2, 7
Nagashino Castle Site 長篠城跡 Nagashino-jō ato	Shinshiro			34°55′21″N 137°33′34″E / 34.9226054°N 137.55939116°E / 34.9226054; 137.55939116 (Nagashino Castle Site)	2
Higashinomiya Kofun 東之宮古墳 Higashinomiya kofun	Inuyama			35°23′25″N 136°57′03″E / 35.39014037°N 136.95083093°E / 35.39014037; 136.95083093 (Higashinomiya Kofun)	1
Futago Kofun 二子古墳 Futago kofun	Anjō			34°55′44″N 137°05′47″E / 34.92884193°N 137.09648685°E / 34.92884193; 137.09648685 (Futago Kofun)	1
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Kasugai			35°13′33″N 136°56′12″E / 35.225944°N 136.93662236°E / 35.225944; 136.93662236 (Futagoyama Kofun)	1
Irimi Shell Mound 入海貝塚 Irimi kaizuka	Higashiura			34°59′08″N 136°58′11″E / 34.98550624°N 136.96968334°E / 34.98550624; 136.96968334 (Irimi Shell Mound)	1
Shiratorizuka Kofun 白鳥塚古墳 Shiratorizuka kofun	Nagoya			35°15′19″N 137°02′40″E / 35.25517602°N 137.04443853°E / 35.25517602; 137.04443853 (Shiratorizuka Kofun)	1
Shiratorizuka Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama kofun	Nagoya			35°09′14″N 136°55′26″E / 35.15386154°N 136.92401576°E / 35.15386154; 136.92401576 (Hachimanyama Kofun)	1
Owari Kokubun-ji Site 尾張国分寺跡 Owari Kokubunji ato	Inazawa	provincial temple of Owari Province		35°14′00″N 136°46′24″E / 35.233413°N 136.773423°E / 35.233413; 136.773423 (Owari Kokubunji Site)	3
Himeogawa Kofun 姫小川古墳 Himeogawa kofun	Anjō			34°54′56″N 137°05′44″E / 34.91550515°N 137.09561959°E / 34.91550515; 137.09561959 (Himeogawa Kofun)	1
Dodo Sue Ware Kiln Site 百々陶器窯跡 Dodo Sue-ki kama ato	Tahara			34°38′43″N 137°17′57″E / 34.64517885°N 137.29908096°E / 34.64517885; 137.29908096 (Dodo Sue Ware Kiln Site)	6
Tomida Ichirizuka 富田一里塚 Tomida ichirizuka	Ichinomiya			35°17′45″N 136°44′30″E / 35.29590955°N 136.74154944°E / 35.29590955; 136.74154944 (Tomida Ichirizuka)	6
Maiki Haiji Pagoda Site 舞木廃寺塔跡 Maiki Haiji tō ato	Toyota			35°08′44″N 137°10′11″E / 35.14552493°N 137.16977326°E / 35.14552493; 137.16977326 (Maiki Haiji Pagoda Site)	3
Kitano Haiji Site 北野廃寺跡 Kitano Haiji ato	Okazaki			34°59′26″N 137°08′24″E / 34.99054502°N 137.13987524°E / 34.99054502; 137.13987524 (Kitano Haiji Site)	3
Shimabara Domain Fukōzu Matsudaira Clan Graves 島原藩主深溝松平家墓所 Shimabara-han Fukōzu Matsudaira-ke bosho	Kōta	in the grounds of Honkō-ji (本光寺), the clan bodaiji		35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E / 35.18471409; 136.8994001 (Shimabara Domain Fukōzu Matsudaira Clan Graves)	7

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty-five sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[5][6]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ono no Michikaze Legendary Birthplace 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)
Daichi Site 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)
Sumiyakibira Kofun Cluster 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)
Mamizuka Site 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)
Ōnedaira Site 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)
Takane Site 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)
Kurabune Site 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)
Ōmidō-ji Site 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)
Uri Castle 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)
Ōdakayama Old Kiln 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)
Honshō-ji Precinct 本證寺境内地 Honshōji keidai-chi	Anjō			34°54′01″N 137°05′07″E / 34.900416°N 137.085278°E / 34.900416; 137.085278 (Honshōji Precinct)
Iimori Castle Site 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)
Kago Pond Old Kiln 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)
Iwaba Kofun 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)
Raigōji Ichirizuka 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)
Asai Kofun Cluster 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)
Chōsenzuka Kofun 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)
Maeshiba Lighthouse 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[7]		34°46′49″N 137°20′07″E / 34.780388°N 137.335217°E / 34.780388; 137.335217 (Maeshiba Lighthouse)
Shitara Castle Site 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)
Iwazu No.1 Kofun 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)
West Kariya Jōmon Site 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)
Sarayama Old Kilns 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)
Okoshi 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)
Yūfukuji Ichirizuka 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)
Kemizuka 検見塚 Kemizuka	Kiyosu			35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.218566°N 136.851389°E / 35.218566; 136.851389 (Kemizuka)
Toyota Ōtsuka Kofun 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)
Myōkō-ji 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)
Gongenyama Kofun 権現山古墳 Gongenyama kofun	Toyohashi			34°48′51″N 137°26′02″E / 34.814239°N 137.433831°E / 34.814239; 137.433831 (Gongenyama Kofun)
Ikawazu Shell Mound 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)
Kurozasa No.7 Kiln 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)
Shinmeigū No.1 Kofun 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)
Tayūzuka Kofun 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)
Jōhōji Kofun 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)
Myōkanji Kofun 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)
Ikeda No.1 Kofun 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)
Hatagashirayamaone Kofun Cluster 旗頭山尾根古墳群 Hatagashirayamaone kofun-gun	Shinshiro			34°51′43″N 137°27′20″E / 34.862060°N 137.455487°E / 34.862060; 137.455487 (Hatagashirayamaone Kofun Cluster)
Danjōyama Kofun 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)
Kesadaira Site 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)
Magoshinagahizuka Kofun 馬越長火塚古墳 Magoshinagahizuka kofun	Toyohashi			34°49′00″N 137°26′31″E / 34.816631°N 137.441859°E / 34.816631; 137.441859 (Magoshinagahizuka Kofun)
Hachiōji Shell Mound 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)
Hakusan Jinja Kofun - Otabisho Kofun 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)
Karekinomiya Shell Mound 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)
Itayamanagane Old Kiln 板山長根古窯 Itayamanagane ko-yō	Agui			34°56′23″N 136°56′29″E / 34.939655°N 136.941302°E / 34.939655; 136.941302 (Itayamanagane Old Kiln)
Utsunomiya Jinja Kofun 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)
Kirahachimanyama Kofun 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)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further four hundred and thirty-six sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

Historic Sites of Japan
Hokkaido	Hokkaido
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyushu	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa
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See also

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

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