List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ehime)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 October 2024, eighteen Sites have been designated as being of national significance.[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Iyo Kokubun-ji Pagoda Site 伊予国分寺塔跡 Iyo Kokubunji tō ato	Imabari	Nara period provincial temple of Iyo Province; 59th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°01′33″N 133°01′37″E	3	[1]
Umamukaiyama Kofun 宇摩向山古墳 Umamukaiyama kofun	Shikokuchūō	Kofun period tumulus		34°00′24″N 133°35′05″E	1	[2]
Uwajima Castle 宇和島城 Uwajima-jō	Uwajima	Edo Period castle		33°13′11″N 132°33′54″E	2	[3]
Einōsan Castle ruins 永納山城跡 Einōsan-jō ato	Saijō	Asuka period fortification ruins		33°58′38″N 133°03′15″E	2	[4]
Kagomori Castle ruins 川後森城跡 Kagomori-jō ato	Matsuno	Sengoku period castle ruins		33°13′25″N 132°42′34″E	2	[5]
Kume Kanga sites 久米官衙遺跡群 Kume Kanga iseki-gun	Matsuyama	Nara period local administration complex ruins[5]		33°48′37″N 132°48′05″E	2, 3	[6]
Matsuyama Castle 松山城跡 Matsuyama-jō ato	Matsuyama	Edo Period castle		33°50′44″N 132°45′56″E	2	[7]
Kamikuroiwaiwakage Site 上黒岩岩陰遺跡 Kamikuroiwaiwakage iseki	Kumakōgen	Jōmon period rock shelter		33°37′04″N 132°57′37″E	1	[8]
Yuzuki Castle ruins 湯築城跡 Yuzuki-jō ato	Matsuyama	Muromachi period castle ruins		33°50′53″N 132°47′13″E	2	[9]
Tōmyō-ji former precinct 等妙寺旧境内 Tōmyōji kyū-keidai	Kihoku	C14 Tendai temple burned in 1588[6]		33°13′50″N 132°40′31″E	3	[10]
Noshima Castle ruins 能島城跡 Noshima-jō ato	Imabari	Sengoku period castle ruins on the island of Noshima		34°10′58″N 133°04′51″E	2	[11]
Hōan-ji temple ruins 法安寺跡 Hōanji ato	Saijō	late Asuka or early Nara-period temple[7]		33°53′59″N 133°05′23″E	3	[12]
Myōkensan Kofun 妙見山古墳 Myōkensan kofun	Imabari	Kofun period tumulus		34°03′31″N 132°55′51″E	1	[13]
Hasaike Kofun 葉佐池古墳 Hasaike kofun	Matsuyama	Kofun period tumulus		33°48′52″N 132°50′51″E	1	[14]
Iyo Henro-michi 伊予遍路道 Iyo henro-michi	Ainan, Saijō, Seiyo, Shikokuchūō, Uwajima	pilgrimage route; designation comprises Kanjizai-ji michi (観自在寺道), Inari Jinja precinct (稲荷神社境内), Ryūkō-ji precinct (龍光寺境内), Butsumoku-ji michi (仏木寺道), Meiseki-ji precinct (明石寺境内), Daihō-ji michi (大寶寺道), Yokomine-ji michi (横峰寺道), Yokomine-ji precinct (横峰寺境内), and Sankaku-ji Okunoin michi (三角寺奥之院道)		33°50′16″N 133°06′40″E	3, 6	[15]
Yawatahama Kaidō Kasagi Pass 八幡浜街道笠置峠越 Yawatahama kaidō Kasagi tōge-goe	Seiyo, Yawatahama	Remnants of ancient road in use since Kofun period		33°50′16″N 133°06′40″E		[16]
Yugeshima Shōen ruins 弓削島荘遺跡 Yuge-jima no shō iseki	Kamijima	Heian period shōen remnants		34°16′35″N 133°12′49″E		[17]
Hirajō Shell Mound 平城貝塚 Hirajō kaizuka	Ainan			32°57′46″N 132°33′53″E		[18]

This list is complete and up to date as of October 2024.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, fifty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8][9]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Shikidō and Maihatsutō 子規堂 (附埋髪塔) Shikidō tsuketari Maihatsutō	Matsuyama	former residence of Masaoka Shiki		33°50′06″N 132°45′48″E		[19]
Kōshin-an 庚申庵 Kōshin-an	Matsuyama	former residence of Kurita Chodō		33°50′37″N 132°45′17″E		[20]
Ippen Shōnin Birthplace 一遍上人の誕生地 Ippen Shōnin no tanjō-chi	Matsuyama	at Hōgon-ji		33°51′06″N 132°47′23″E		[21]
Ebara Castle Site 荏原城跡 Ebara-jō seki	Matsuyama			33°45′58″N 132°48′45″E		[22]
Matsudaira Sadayuki Mausoleum 松平定行の霊廟 Matsudaira Sadayuki no reibyō	Matsuyama	at Jōshin-ji (常信寺)		33°51′25″N 132°47′03″E		[23]
Adachi Shigenobu Grave 足立重信の墓 Adachi Shigenobu no haka	Matsuyama			33°51′22″N 132°45′58″E		[24]
Aochi Rinsō Grave 青地林宗の墓 Aochi Rinsō no haka	Matsuyama			33°51′21″N 132°45′58″E		[25]
Kagiya Kana Grave 鍵谷カナの墓 Kagiya Kana no haka	Matsuyama			33°48′49″N 132°42′11″E		[26]
Matsudaira Sadamasa Mausoleum 松平定政の霊廟 Matsudaira Sadamasa no reibyō	Matsuyama	at Jōshin-ji (常信寺)		33°51′25″N 132°47′03″E		[27]
Kikuya Shinsuke Grave 菊屋新助の墓 Kikuya Shinsuke no haka	Matsuyama			33°50′57″N 132°45′37″E		[28]
Kyōsekizan Kofun 経石山古墳 Kyōsekizan kofun	Matsuyama			33°49′50″N 132°47′38″E		[29]
Higashino Ochaya Site 東野お茶屋跡 Higashino ochaya ato	Matsuyama			33°50′27″N 132°48′13″E		[30]
Agata Shell Mound 阿方貝塚 Agata kaizuka	Imabari			34°03′48″N 132°58′22″E		[31]
Hidaka Kujirayama Kofun 日高鯨山の古墳 Hidaka Kujirayama no kofun	Imabari			34°03′30″N 132°58′59″E		[32]
Imabari Castle Site 今治城跡 Imabari-jō seki	Imabari			34°03′47″N 133°00′25″E		[33]
Iyo Kokubunni-ji Pagoda Site 伊予国分尼寺塔跡 Iyo Kokubunniji tō ato	Imabari	provincial nunnery of Iyo Province		34°00′48″N 133°02′02″E		[34]
Imabari Domain Lords' Graves 今治藩主の墓 Imabari-han-shu no haka	Imabari			34°01′47″N 133°02′07″E		[35]
Date Hidemune Grave 伊達秀宗の墓 Date Hidemune no haka	Uwajima	at Tōgaku-ji (等覚寺)		33°13′01″N 132°34′26″E		[36]
Date Munenari and his Wife's Graves 伊達宗城及び夫人の墓 Date Munenari oyobi fujin no haka	Uwajima	at Tōgaku-ji (等覚寺)		33°13′01″N 132°34′26″E		[37]
Besshi Copper Mine Kuchiya Site 別子銅山口屋跡 Besshi dōzan kuchiya ato	Niihama			33°58′06″N 133°16′29″E		[38]
Doigamae Site 土居構跡 Doigamae ato	Saijō			33°53′48″N 133°11′10″E		[39]
Nakae Tōju Residence Site 中江藤樹の邸跡 Nakae Tōju no yashiki ato	Ōzu			33°30′23″N 132°32′21″E		[40]
Ōzu Castle Site 大洲城跡 Ōzu-jō seki	Ōzu			33°30′34″N 132°32′28″E		[41]
Kawada Yūkin Family Graves 川田雄琴一家の墓 Kawada Yūkin ikka no haka	Ōzu			33°30′13″N 132°32′51″E		[42]
Asahiyama Kofun 朝日山古墳 Asahiyama kofun	Shikokuchūō			33°58′41″N 133°35′13″E		[43]
Iyooka Kofun 伊予岡古墳 Iyooka kofun	Iyo			33°45′17″N 132°42′37″E		[44]
Ichiba Tile Kiln Sites 市場かわらがはな古代窯跡群 Ichiba kawara ga hana kodai kama ato-gun	Iyo			33°44′00″N 132°41′47″E		[45]
Nanba-Okutani Kofun 難波奥谷古墳 Nanba-Okutani kofun	Matsuyama			33°58′34″N 132°48′14″E		[46]
Yokoyama Castle Site 横山城跡 Yokoyama-jō seki	Matsuyama			33°55′11″N 132°48′30″E		[47]
Eryō Castle Site 恵良城跡 Eryō-jō seki	Matsuyama			33°59′31″N 132°47′59″E		[48]
Ōzora-Takahara Kofun Cluster 大空・高原古墳群 Ōzora・Takahara kofun-gun	Shikokuchūō			33°57′36″N 133°28′01″E		[49]
Kondō Tokuzan Former Residence 近藤篤山の旧邸 Kondō Tokuzan no kyū-tei	Saijō			33°53′37″N 133°07′01″E		[50]
Funayama Kofun Cluster 船山古墳群 Funayama kofun-gun	Saijō			33°53′46″N 133°06′26″E		[51]
Nonose Kofun 野々瀬の古墳 Nonose no kofun	Imabari			33°59′29″N 133°01′55″E		[52]
Taki Jinja Kofun Cluster 多伎神社古墳群 Taki Jinja kofun-gun	Imabari			34°00′13″N 132°59′41″E		[53]
Imo Jizō 甘藷地蔵 Imo Jizō	Imabari			34°13′42″N 133°02′59″E		[54]
Amazaki Castle Site 甘崎城跡 Amazaki-jō seki	Imabari			34°14′40″N 133°03′23″E		[55]
Kawakami Jinja Kofun 川上神社古墳 Kawakami Jinja kofun	Tōon			33°47′59″N 132°54′50″E		[56]
Kōsaikyo 仰西渠 Kōsaikyo	Kumakōgen			33°40′16″N 132°53′32″E		[57]
Ginō Sakubee Grave 義農作兵衛の墓 Ginō Sakubee no haka	Masaki			33°47′19″N 132°42′16″E		[58]
Ōgeta Kofun Cluster 大下田古墳群 Ōgeta kofun-gun	Tobe			33°46′03″N 132°47′36″E		[59]
Takano Chōei Retreat 高野長英の隠れ家 Takano Chōei no kakurega	Seiyo			33°21′45″N 132°30′52″E		[60]
Senka Kōji Grave 泉貨居士の墓 Senka Kōji no haka	Seiyo			33°22′28″N 132°39′03″E		[61]
Mitaki Castle Site 三滝城跡 Mitaki-jō seki	Seiyo			33°24′34″N 132°47′57″E		[62]
Anagami Cave Site 穴神洞遺跡 Anagami-dō iseki	Seiyo			33°23′01″N 132°49′09″E		[63]
Nakatsugawa Cave Site 中津川洞穴遺跡 Nakatsugawa dōketsu iseki	Seiyo			33°22′44″N 132°46′33″E		[64]
Iwaya Site 岩谷遺跡 Iwaya iseki	Kihoku			33°15′49″N 132°42′37″E		[65]
Hirajō Shell Mound 平城貝塚 Hirajō kaizuka	Ainan			32°57′56″N 132°33′06″E		[66]
Takano Chōei Battery Site 高野長英築造の台場跡 Takano Chōei chikuzō no daiba ato	Ainan			32°56′04″N 132°33′56″E		[67]
Kasagitōge Kofun 笠置峠古墳 Kasagitōge kofun	Seiyo			33°24′10″N 132°27′45″E		[68]

This list is complete and up to date as of October 2024.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, a further three hundred and twenty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[10]

Registered Historic Sites

As of 1 October 2024, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.[11][12]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Hozumi Bridge 穂積橋 Hozumi-bashi	Uwajima			33°13′24″N 132°33′38″E		[69]

This list is complete and up to date as of October 2024.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Iyo Province
• Museum of Ehime History and Culture
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Ehime)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Ehime)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 愛媛県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
4. 国・県指定文化財等 [National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
5. 久米官衙遺跡群 [Kume Kanga Sites] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
6. 等妙寺旧境内 [Tōmyōji Former Precincts] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
7. 法安寺跡 [Hōanji Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 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 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
9. 記念物 史跡 [Monuments - Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
10. "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 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
11. 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
12. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (遺跡関係 福島県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Ehime Prefecture
• (in Japanese) Historic Sites of Ehime Prefecture