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This category contains nationally designated Historic Sites (史跡, shiseki).As of 1 February 2012, there were 1667 Historic Sites, including 60 Special Historic Sites.. In some instances the designated property may not correspond exactly with the listed article; for instance, when a monument forms part of a temple.
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties: Nara: 2007 ii, iii, iv, v, vi (cultural) This nomination comprises historical sites from the Asuka period, centred around the city of Asuka which served as the capital of Japan before being moved to Nara in 710. Tombs, temples, and the remains of palaces ...
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Former Hama-rikyū Teien Gardens 旧浜離宮庭園 kyū-Hama-rikyū teien: Chūō: Edo period gardens; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
As of October 24, 2023 there are 1,040 Natural Monuments, 1895 Historic Sites, 429 Places of Scenic Beauty, 75 Special Natural Monuments, 36 Special Places of Scenic Beauty and 63 Special Historic Sites. [3] Since a single item can fall under more than one of these categories, the total number of sites is less than the sum of designations.
Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...
Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) include historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals ...
Special National Historic Site of Japan Important Cultural Property of Japan The Sannai-Maruyama Site ( 三内丸山遺跡 , Sannai-Maruyama iseki ) is an archaeological site and museum located in the Maruyama and Yasuta neighborhoods to the southwest of central Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan , containing the ruins of a very ...
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity. In 794, the Japanese imperial family moved the capital to Heian-kyō.