List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)

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

As of 24 June 2024, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^[2][3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Chūson-ji Precinct 中尊寺境内 Chūson-ji keidai	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		39°00′07″N 141°06′00″E / 39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E / 39.00186419; 141.10007091 (Chūson-ji Precinct)	3	165
*Muryōkō-in ruins 無量光院跡 Muryōkōin ato	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′35″N 141°06′57″E / 38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E / 38.99293001; 141.1158882 (Muryōkō-in ruins)	3	117
*Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha 毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡 Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′26″N 141°06′56″E / 38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E / 38.99053116; 141.11545706 (Mōtsū-ji Precinct)	3	116
Ayaorishinden Site 綾織新田遺跡 Ayaorishinden iseki	Tōno	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°19′01″N 141°17′56″E / 39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E / 39.31704513; 141.29888505 (Ayaorishinden Site)	1	3344
Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō	Ichinohe, Iwate	Edo period highway		40°14′20″N 141°28′07″E / 40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E / 40.2388038; 141.46854328 (Ōshū Kaidō)	6	00003655
Shimofunato Shell Mound 下船渡貝塚 Shimofunato kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°02′16″N 141°43′09″E / 39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E / 39.03776484; 141.7190317 (Shimofunato Shell Mound)	1	129
Tsunozuka Kofun 角塚古墳 Tsunozuka kofun	Ōshū	Kofun period tumuli		39°08′29″N 141°05′37″E / 39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E / 39.14136172; 141.09374587 (Tsunozuka Kofun)	1	168
Kabayama Site 樺山遺跡 Kabayama iseki	Kitakami	Jōmon period settlement		39°14′32″N 141°07′48″E / 39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E / 39.24234144; 141.12987147 (Kabayama Site)	1	163
Hashino iron mining and smelting site 橋野高炉跡 Hashino kōro ato	Kamaishi	oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[5][6]		39°20′36″N 141°40′57″E / 39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E / 39.34342274; 141.6824396 (Hashino Blast Furnace Site)	6	157
Kinkeizan 金鶏山 Kinkeizan	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E / 38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E / 38.99335037; 141.10920153 (Kinkeizan)	2,3	3428
Kunohe Castle ruins 九戸城跡 Kunohe-jō ato	Ninohe	Muromachi period castle ruins		40°16′04″N 141°18′11″E / 40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E / 40.26790019; 141.30316196 (Kunohe Castle ruins)	2	134
Goshono site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki	Ichinohe	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]		40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E / 40.19815136; 141.30645834 (Goshono site)	1	169
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 江釣子古墳群 Ezuriko kofun-gun	Kitakami	Kofun period tumuli		39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E / 39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E / 39.29146211; 141.08231253 (Ezuriko Kofun Cluster)	1	166
Former Residence of Takano Chōei 高野長英旧宅 Takano Chōei kyū-taku	Ōshū	Bakumatsu period rangaku scholar residence		39°08′30″N 141°08′28″E / 39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E / 39.14161321; 141.14100696 (Former Residence of Takano Chōei)	8	128
Kunimisan temple ruins 国見山廃寺跡 Kunimisan Haiji ato	Kitakami	Heian period temple ruins		39°15′48″N 141°08′32″E / 39.263443°N 141.14212°E / 39.263443; 141.14212 (Kunimisan temple ruins)	3	3398
Honederamura Shōen ruins 骨寺村荘園遺跡 Honederamura shōen iseki	Ichinoseki	Heian period estate ruins		38°58′54″N 140°57′06″E / 38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E / 38.9817021; 140.95177743 (Honederamura Shōen Site)	6	3415
Sakiyama Shell Mound 崎山貝塚 Sakiyama kaizuka	Miyako	Jōmon period shell midden		39°40′29″N 141°57′41″E / 39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E / 39.67463142; 141.96144694 (Sakiyama Shell Mound)	1	170
Shiwa Castle ruins 志波城跡 Shiwa-jō ato	Morioka	Heian period castle ruins		39°41′08″N 141°06′22″E / 39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E / 39.68555267; 141.10624036 (Shiwa Castle ruins)	2	167
Morioka Castle 盛岡城跡 Morioka-jō ato	Morioka	Edo period castle		39°42′02″N 141°09′04″E / 39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E / 39.70066353; 141.15108067 (Morioka Castle)	2	141
Ōsuzukami Site 大清水上遺跡 Ōsuzukami iseki	Ōshū	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°06′47″N 140°57′14″E / 39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E / 39.11310698; 140.95390454 (Ōsuzukami Site)	1	00003597
Ōhora Shell Mound 大洞貝塚 Ōhora kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°04′01″N 141°44′40″E / 39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E / 39.06681149; 141.74457859 (Ōhora Shell Mound)	1	3299
Takonoura Shell Mound 蛸ノ浦貝塚 Takonoura kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°02′08″N 141°44′23″E / 39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E / 39.0356528; 141.7398608 (Takonoura Shell Mound)	1	130
Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 Takkoku-no-Iwaya	Hiraizumi	Heian period Buddhist site		38°58′08″N 141°03′29″E / 38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E / 38.96901282; 141.0581363 (Takkoku-no-Iwaya)	3	3414
Isawa Castle Site 胆沢城跡 Isawa-jō ato	Ōshū	Heian period castle ruins		39°10′51″N 141°08′07″E / 39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E / 39.18075357; 141.13514156 (Isawa Castle Site)	2	118
Nakazawahama Shell Mound 中沢浜貝塚 Nakazawahama kaizuka	Rikuzentakata	Jōmon period shell midden		38°57′16″N 141°41′39″E / 38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E / 38.95441924; 141.69403949 (Nakazawahama Shell Mound)	1	131
Tokutan Castle ruins 徳丹城跡 Tokutan-jō ato	Yahaba	Heian period castle ruins		39°36′28″N 141°10′21″E / 39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E / 39.60777681; 141.17236734 (Tokutan Castle ruins)	2	159
Nanbu-Date border mounds 南部領伊達領境塚 Nanbu-ryō Date-ryō	Kitakami, Kanegasaki	Edo period border markers		39°15′53″N 141°03′03″E / 39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E / 39.26466287; 141.05074033 (Nambu-Date border mounds)	2	3252
Hatten Site 八天遺跡 Hatten iseki	Kitakami	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°19′44″N 141°09′26″E / 39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E / 39.32894584; 141.15726166 (Hatten Site)	1	164
Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi 柳之御所・平泉遺跡群 Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun	Hiraizumi, Ōshū	designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara temple ruins (長者ヶ原廃寺跡) and Shirotoridate ruins (白鳥舘遺跡), which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology"[8][9][10]		38°59′37″N 141°07′09″E / 38.993611°N 141.119167°E / 38.993611; 141.119167 (Yanagi-no-Gosho)	2	171
Tonomi Palisade ruins 鳥海柵跡 Tonomi-no-saku iseki	Kanegasaki	Heian period castle ruins		39°11′22″N 141°06′52″E / 39.18949°N 141.11450°E / 39.18949; 141.11450 (Tonomi Palisade ruins)	2	00003816
Yakata Site 屋形遺跡 Yakata iseki	Kamaishi			39°10′54″N 141°53′43″E / 39.18165°N 141.89514°E / 39.18165; 141.89514 (Yakata Site)	1	00004110
Kuriki Iron Mine Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato	Sumita			39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E / 39.16816°N 141.41888°E / 39.16816; 141.41888 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site)	6	00004139
Nabekura Castle Site 鍋倉城跡 Nabekura-jō ato	Tōno	Sengoku-Edo period castle		39°19′35″N 141°31′38″E / 39.326250°N 141.527311°E / 39.326250; 141.527311 (Nabekura Castle Site)	2	00004171
Kuroyama Old Cave Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki	Kunohe			40°14′14″N 141°23′27″E / 40.237354°N 141.390856°E / 40.237354; 141.390856 (Kuroyama Old Cave Site)		[1]

As of 1 May 2024, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[11]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Noda Pit Dwelling Sites 野田竪穴住居跡群 Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun	Noda			40°06′12″N 141°48′10″E / 40.103216°N 141.802734°E / 40.103216; 141.802734 (Noda Pit Dwelling Sites)		[2]
Dorota temple ruins 泥田廃寺跡 Dorota Haiji ato	Ichinoseki			38°56′20″N 141°06′50″E / 38.938925°N 141.113977°E / 38.938925; 141.113977 (Dorota Haiji Site)		[3]
Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site 関谷洞窟住居跡 Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Ōfunato			39°07′39″N 141°40′21″E / 39.127472°N 141.672446°E / 39.127472; 141.672446 (Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site)		[4]
Funakubo Cave 舟久保洞窟 Funakubo dōkutsu	Shiwa			39°34′19″N 141°14′46″E / 39.571855°N 141.246243°E / 39.571855; 141.246243 (Funakubo Cave)		[5]
Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site 仙波堤竪穴住居跡 Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°57′36″N 141°10′49″E / 39.959904°N 141.180346°E / 39.959904; 141.180346 (Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site)		[6]
Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site 今松竪穴住居跡 Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°57′43″N 141°09′17″E / 39.961925°N 141.154833°E / 39.961925; 141.154833 (Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site)		[7]
Ezomori Kofun えぞ森古墳 Ezomori kofun	Yahaba			39°37′02″N 141°10′10″E / 39.617337°N 141.169519°E / 39.617337; 141.169519 (Ezomori Kofun)		[8]
Ukishima Kofun Cluster 浮島古墳群 Ukishima kofun-gun	Iwate			39°56′23″N 141°08′50″E / 39.939653°N 141.147323°E / 39.939653; 141.147323 (Ukishima Kofun Cluster)		[9]
Nippei Site 新平遺跡 Nippei iseki	Yahaba			39°19′07″N 141°03′49″E / 39.318713°N 141.063720°E / 39.318713; 141.063720 (Nippei Site)		[10]
Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site 明後沢古瓦出土地 Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi	Ōshū			39°05′05″N 141°07′35″E / 39.084738°N 141.126466°E / 39.084738; 141.126466 (Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site)		[11]
Futago and Narita Ichirizuka 二子・成田一里塚 Futago・Narita Ichirizuka	Kitakami			39°20′53″N 141°07′49″E / 39.347992°N 141.130151°E / 39.347992; 141.130151 (Futago - Narita Ichirizuka)		[12]
Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound 丹内山神社経塚 Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka	Hanamaki			39°20′49″N 141°17′15″E / 39.346965°N 141.2874963°E / 39.346965; 141.2874963 (Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound)		[13]
Kaitori Shell Mound 貝鳥貝塚 Kaitori kaizuka	Ichinoseki			38°47′02″N 141°10′20″E / 38.783850°N 141.172248°E / 38.783850; 141.172248 (Kaitori Shell Mound)		[14]
Shimokado Okahijirizuka 下門岡ひじり塚 Shimokado Okahijirizuka	Kitakami			39°14′48″N 141°08′22″E / 39.246541°N 141.139428°E / 39.246541; 141.139428 (Shimokado Okahijirizuka)		[15]
Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka 雫石街道の一里塚 Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka	Takizawa, Shizukuishi			39°42′03″N 141°03′00″E / 39.700781°N 141.049905°E / 39.700781; 141.049905 (Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka)		[16]
Ezo Ichirizuka 江曽一里塚 Ezo ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°27′07″N 141°08′19″E / 39.452068°N 141.138589°E / 39.452068; 141.138589 (Ezo Ichirizuka)		[17]
Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound 一石一字経塚 Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka	Miyako			39°38′33″N 141°56′30″E / 39.642420°N 141.941653°E / 39.642420; 141.941653 (Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound)		[18]
Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka 末崎川一里塚 Matsusakigawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′21″N 141°28′52″E / 39.839229°N 141.481015°E / 39.839229; 141.481015 (Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka)		[19]
Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka 毘沙門堂平一里塚 Bishamondōhira ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′48″N 141°25′50″E / 39.846767°N 141.430435°E / 39.846767; 141.430435 (Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka)		[20]
Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka 塚の沢一里塚 Tsukanosawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N 141°23′06″E / 39.827786°N 141.385117°E / 39.827786; 141.385117 (Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka)		[21]
Ōhashi Ichirizuka 大橋一里塚 Ōhashi ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N 141°19′38″E / 39.827654°N 141.327267°E / 39.827654; 141.327267 (Ōhashi Ichirizuka)		[22]
Onomatsu Ichirizuka 小野松一里塚 Onomatsu ichirizuka	Morioka			39°46′01″N 141°09′57″E / 39.766985°N 141.165905°E / 39.766985; 141.165905 (Onomatsu Ichirizuka)		[23]
Niizuka Ichirizuka 新塚一里塚 Niizuka ichirizuka	Morioka			39°52′22″N 141°11′03″E / 39.872792°N 141.184273°E / 39.872792; 141.184273 (Niizuka Ichirizuka)		[24]
Ōtake temple ruins 大竹廃寺跡 Ōtake Haiji ato	Kitakami			39°18′35″N 141°09′39″E / 39.309821°N 141.160852°E / 39.309821; 141.160852 (Ōtake Haiji Site)		[25]
Takahatake Ichirizuka 高畑一里塚 Takahatake ichirizuka	Morioka			39°41′16″N 141°14′56″E / 39.687661°N 141.248815°E / 39.687661; 141.248815 (Takahatake Ichirizuka)		[26]
Kuribayashi Copper Mint ruins 栗林銭座跡 Kuribayashi zeniza ato	Kamaishi			39°20′07″N 141°49′22″E / 39.335151°N 141.822890°E / 39.335151; 141.822890 (Kuribayashi Copper Mint Site)		[27]
Kawarage Tile Kiln ruins 川原毛瓦窯跡 Kawarage kawara kama ato	Shiwa			39°34′05″N 141°09′14″E / 39.568139°N 141.153825°E / 39.568139; 141.153825 (Kawarage Tile Kiln Site)		[28]
Kotsunagi Ichirizuka 小繋一里塚 Kotsunagi ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°07′00″N 141°16′32″E / 40.116795°N 141.275522°E / 40.116795; 141.275522 (Kotsunagi Ichirizuka)		[29]
Ueda Ichirizuka 上田一里塚 Ueda ichirizuka	Morioka			39°44′08″N 141°08′35″E / 39.735426°N 141.143032°E / 39.735426; 141.143032 (Ueda Ichirizuka)		[30]
Kouchikyū Ichirizuka 好地旧一里塚 Kouchikyū ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°29′30″N 141°08′35″E / 39.491705°N 141.143063°E / 39.491705; 141.143063 (Kouchikyū Ichirizuka)		[31]
Tamagawa Iron Mine ruins 玉川鉄山跡 Tamagawa tetsuzan ato	Karumai			40°16′53″N 141°34′33″E / 40.281269°N 141.575927°E / 40.281269; 141.575927 (Tamagawa Iron Mining Site)		[32]
Ōzuchi Castle ruins 大槌城跡 Ōzuchi-jō ato	Ōtsuchi			39°21′42″N 141°53′46″E / 39.361710°N 141.896195°E / 39.361710; 141.896195 (Ōzuchi Castle Site)		[33]
Tateishino Ichi Site 館石野I遺跡 Tateishino ichi iseki	Tanohata			39°54′09″N 141°55′40″E / 39.902549°N 141.927798°E / 39.902549; 141.927798 (Tateishino Ichi Site)		[34]
Ōdate Settlement Site 大館町遺跡 Ōdate-chō ato	Morioka	inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period		39°42′55″N 141°06′50″E / 39.715147°N 141.113772°E / 39.715147; 141.113772 (Ōdate Settlement Site)		[35]
Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki	Kunohe			40°14′15″N 141°23′27″E / 40.237387°N 141.390909°E / 40.237387; 141.390909 (Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site)		[36]
Kuriki Iron Mine Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato	Sumita			39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E / 39.168058°N 141.418948°E / 39.168058; 141.418948 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site)		[37]
Yubunezawa Stone Circle 湯舟沢環状列石 Yubunezawa kanjō resseki	Takizawa			39°46′52″N 141°05′51″E / 39.781165°N 141.097504°E / 39.781165; 141.097504 (Yubunezawa Stone Circle)		[38]

As of 1 May 2024, a further one hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[12]

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