List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 1 February 2024, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).[2][3][4][5]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭跡 Goryōkaku ato	Hakodate		Goryōkaku Site	41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E	2	7
Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡群 Usakumai iseki-gun	Chitose			42°49′06″N 141°34′31″E	2	58
Otafunbe Chashi Site オタフンベチャシ跡 Otafunbe chashi ato	Urahoro	Ainu hilltop fort or chashi; the name is derived from the Ainu terms for "sand" (ota) and "whale" (funbe)[6]		42°49′32″N 143°50′34″E	2	61
Karinba Site カリンバ遺跡 Karinba iseki	Eniwa		Karinba Site	42°53′19″N 141°35′41″E	1	3413
Kiusu Burial Mounds キウス周堤墓群 Kiusu shūtei bogun	Chitose	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]	Kiusu Burial Mounds	42°53′09″N 141°42′59″E	1	60
Shibechari River Basin Chashi Sites - Appetsu Chashi Site シベチャリ川流域チャシ跡群及びアッペツチャシ跡 Shibechari-gawa ryūiki chashi ato-gun oyobi Appetsu chashi ato	Shinhidaka, Hidaka			42°19′46″N 142°22′21″E	2	3204
Pirika Site ピリカ遺跡 Pirika iseki	Imakane			42°28′36″N 140°12′17″E	1	75
Fugoppe Cave フゴッペ洞窟 Fugoppe dōkutsu	Yoichi	Zoku-Jōmon rock art: incised human figures, animals, and boats; excavated artefacts include earthenware and items made of stone, horn, and bone[8][9][10]	Fugoppe Cave	43°11′41″N 140°50′17″E	1	35
Yukuepira Chashi Site ユクエピラチャシ跡 Yukuepira chashi ato	Rikubetsu			43°27′51″N 143°44′09″E	2	70
Otoe Stone Circle 音江環状列石 Otoe kanjō-resseki	Fukagawa			43°40′27″N 142°02′00″E	1	36
Hokkaidō Development Commission Headquarters Site・Former Hokkaidō Government Office 開拓使札幌本庁本庁舎跡および旧北海道庁本庁舎 Kaitakushi Sapporo honchō honchōsha ato oyobi kyū-Hokkaidō-chō honchōsha	Sapporo		Hokkaidō Development Commission Headquarters Site & Former Hokkaidō Government Office	43°03′50″N 141°20′54″E	2	41
Kakinoshima Site 垣ノ島遺跡 Kakinoshima iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]	Kakinoshima Site	41°55′44″N 140°56′51″E	1	00003697
Former Okuyuki Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Okuyuki-eki teisho	Betsukai		Former Okuyuki Station Facilities	43°18′47″N 145°12′34″E	6	00003717
Former Lower Yoichi Duty House 旧下ヨイチ運上家 kyū-Shimo-Yoichi unjō-ke	Yoichi	the ICP Matsumae Clan building of 1853 was renovated in 1891[11]		43°11′52″N 140°47′18″E	6	47
Former Shimamatsu Station Site 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Shimamatsu ekitei-sho	Kitahiroshima		Former Shimamatsu Station	42°55′26″N 141°32′17″E	6	68
Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery 旧余市福原漁場 kyū-Yoichi Fukuhara gyoba	Yoichi	herring fishing facilities		43°11′59″N 140°46′42″E	6	63
Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery 旧留萌佐賀家漁場 kyū-Rumoi Saga-ke gyoba	Rumoi		Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery	43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E	6	77
Kotoni Tondenhei Residence 琴似屯田兵村兵屋跡 Kotoni tondenhei-son heioku ato	Sapporo	the tondenhei were former samurai recruited from 1874 as farmer-soldiers, to farm and potentially defend Hokkaidō[12]	Kotoni Tondenhei Residence	43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E	2, 6	64
Katsuragaoka Chashi Site 桂ヶ岡砦跡 Katsuragaoka chashi ato	Abashiri		Katsuragaoka Chashi Site	44°01′04″N 144°16′12″E	1, 2	20
Ebetsu Kofun Cluster 江別古墳群 Ebetsu kofun-gun	Ebetsu		Ebetsu Kofun Cluster	43°07′01″N 141°30′57″E	1	3205
Kokutai-ji Site 国泰寺跡 Kokutaiji ato	Akkeshi		Kokutaiji Site	43°01′50″N 144°50′15″E	3	48
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 根室半島チャシ跡群 Nemuro hantō chashi ato-gun	Nemuro		Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites	43°10′14″N 145°30′24″E	2	66
Moyoro Shell Mound 最寄貝塚 Moyoro kaizuka	Abashiri		Moyoro Shell Mound	44°01′31″N 144°16′05″E	1	22
Shiryōkaku 四稜郭 Shiryōkaku	Hakodate		Shiryōkaku	41°49′33″N 140°46′13″E	2	14
Shinori Fortified Residence Site 志苔館跡 Shinori tate ato	Hakodate	destroyed in the Ainu uprisings of 1457 (Koshamain's War) and 1512[13]	Shinoritate Fortified Residence Site	41°45′56″N 140°49′20″E	2	16
Temiya Cave 手宮洞窟 Temiya dōkutsu	Otaru	incised rock art site published by John Milne in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1879[10]	Temiya Cave	43°12′45″N 141°00′13″E	1	1
Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings 春採台地竪穴群 Harutoridaichi tateana-gun	Kushiro			42°58′29″N 144°23′58″E	1	21
Shōnai Han Hamamasu Jin'ya Site 庄内藩ハママシケ陣屋跡 Shōnai-han Hamamashike jinya ato	Ishikari			43°35′24″N 141°23′36″E	2	73
Matsumae Clan Castle Sites 松前氏城跡 Matsumae-shi shiro ato	Matsumae, Assabu	designation includes the sites of Matsumae Castle (福山城跡) and Tate Castle (館城跡)	Matsumae Clan Castle Sites	41°25′48″N 140°06′29″E	2	17
Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site 松前藩戸切地陣屋跡 Matsumae-han Hekirichi jinya ato	Hokuto		Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site	41°51′14″N 140°37′09″E	2	38
Matsumae Han Matsumae Clan Graves 松前藩主松前家墓所 Matsumae-han-shu Matsumae-ke bosho	Matsumae			41°25′53″N 140°06′21″E	7	62
Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites 上之国館跡 Kaminokuni tate ato	Kaminokuni	designation includes the sites of the Hanazawa (花沢館跡), Suzaki (洲崎館跡), and Katsuyama (勝山館跡) (pictured) fortified residences	Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites	41°48′00″N 140°06′02″E	2	54
Tokoro Site 常呂遺跡 Tokoro iseki	Kitami			44°07′48″N 144°00′56″E	1	49
Nishitsukigaoka Site 西月ヶ岡遺跡 Nishitsukigaoka iseki	Nemuro			43°18′59″N 145°33′31″E	1	52
Shizugawa Site 静川遺跡 Shizugawa iseki	Tomakomai			42°40′37″N 141°49′06″E	1	69
Zenkō-ji Site 善光寺跡 Zenkōji ato	Date		Zenkōji Site	42°31′15″N 140°46′48″E	3	50
Ō Fortified Residence Site 大館跡 Ō tate ato	Matsumae			41°26′10″N 140°06′32″E	2	53
Ōfune Site 大船遺跡 Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]	Ōfune Site	41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E	1	3300
Ōyachi Shell Mound 大谷地貝塚 Ōyachi kaizuka	Yoichi			43°11′27″N 140°50′07″E	1	3270
East Ezo Nanbu Han Jin'ya Sites 東蝦夷地南部藩陣屋跡 higashi Ezo-chi Nanbu-han jinya ato	Muroran, Oshamambe, Mori	designation includes the sites of the Mororan Jin'ya (モロラン陣屋跡), Oshamanbe Jin'ya (ヲシャマンベ陣屋跡), and Sunahara Jin'ya (砂原陣屋跡)		42°22′11″N 140°56′53″E	2	15
East Kushiro Shell Mound 東釧路貝塚 higashi Kushiro kaizuka	Kushiro			42°59′39″N 144°24′45″E	1	42
Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds 入江・高砂貝塚 Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as two of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]	Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds	42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E	1	3333
Oshoro Stone Circle 忍路環状列石 Oshoro kanjō-resseki	Otaru		Oshoro Stone Circle	43°11′58″N 140°52′29″E	1	37
Shirataki Site 白滝遺跡群 Shirataki iseki	Engaru			43°52′28″N 143°08′00″E	1	74
Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site 白老仙台藩陣屋跡 Shiraoi Sendai-han jinya ato	Shiraoi		Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site	42°33′47″N 141°20′34″E	2	39
Shibetsu Sites 標津遺跡群 Shibetsu iseki-gun	Shibetsu	designation includes the Ichanikarikariusu Site (伊茶仁カリカリウス遺跡), old road, and Sanbongi Site (三本木遺跡)		43°40′28″N 145°05′39″E	1	51
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[7]	Kitakogane Shell Mound	42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E	1	71
Hokuto Site 北斗遺跡 Hokuto iseki	Kushiro		Hokuto Site	43°04′07″N 144°19′02″E	1	56
Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site 茂別館跡 Mobetsu tate ato	Hokuto			41°46′13″N 140°36′15″E	2	65
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木遺跡 Washinoki iseki	Mori		Washinoki Site	42°06′58″N 140°31′34″E	1	00003466
Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site チャシコツ岬上遺跡 Chashikotsu-misaki kami-iseki	Shari			44°04′05″N 144°58′39″E	1	00004055
Samani Mountain Trail 様似山道 Samani sandō	Samani			42°07′40″N 142°56′02″E	6	00004019
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿留山道 Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E	6	00004020
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿留山道 Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E	6	00004020
Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites 釧路川流域チャシ跡群 Kushiro-gawa-ryūiki chashi ato-gun	Kushiro, Teshikaga, Shibecha, Kushiro	designation comprises the sites of Moshiriya Chashi (モシリヤチャシ跡) (pictured), Harutorucharanke Chashi (ハルトルチャランケチャシ跡), Urankoushi Chashi (ウランコウシチャシ跡), Kutcharoshipe Chashi 1・2 (クッチャロシペ第1・第2チャシ跡), Puirakuni Chashi (プイラクニチャシ跡), Shirarutoro Chashi 1 (シラルトロ第1チャシ跡), Shirarutoro Chashi 2 (シラルトロ第2チャシ跡), Matakotan Chashi (マタコタンチャシ跡), Tenneru Chashi 1 (テンネル第1チャシ跡) & Tapukopu Chashi (タプコプチャシ跡)		42°59′01″N 144°23′46″E		[1]
Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery 旧歌棄佐藤家漁場 kyū-Utasutsu Satō-ke gyoba	Suttsu			42°47′20″N 140°18′36″E	6	00003927

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

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][14][15]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kobui Blast Furnace Site 古武井熔鉱炉跡 Kobui yōkōro ato	Hakodate			41°47′38″N 141°05′56″E		for all refs see [2]
Menagawa Brick Mill Site 女那川煉瓦製造所跡 Menagawa renga seizōjo ato	Hakodate			41°45′50″N 141°04′17″E
Esan Shell Mound 恵山貝塚 Esan kaizuka	Hakodate			41°47′10″N 141°08′31″E
Hokkaidō Development Commission Ippongi Triangulation Base 開拓史三角測量一本木基点 Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō-Ippongi kiten	Hokuto			41°50′10″N 140°39′43″E
Aonae Dune Site 青苗砂丘遺跡 Aonae sakyū iseki	Okushiri			42°03′56″N 139°27′10″E
Iwanai Higashiyama Cylinder Culture Site 岩内東山円筒文化遺跡 Iwanai Higashiyama entō bunka iseki	Iwanai			42°59′00″N 140°31′34″E
Mount Jichin Stone Circle 地鎮山環状列石 Jichin-yama kanjō-resseki	Otaru			43°11′49″N 140°52′18″E
Mount Nishizaki Stone Circle 西崎山環状列石 Nishizaki-yama kanjō-resseki	Yoichi			43°11′24″N 140°50′46″E
Nokanan Burial Mounds 野花南周堤墓群 Nokanan shūtei bogun	Ashibetsu			43°28′08″N 142°16′06″E
Kamui Kotan Pit Dwelling Site 神居古潭竪穴住居遺跡 Kamui Kotan tateana jūkyo iseki	Asahikawa			43°43′31″N 142°11′14″E
Sōya Gokoku-ji Site 宗谷の護国寺跡 Sōya Gokokuji ato	Wakkanai			45°29′06″N 141°53′01″E
Hamatonbetsu Lake Kutcharo Pit Group 浜頓別クッチャロ湖畔竪穴群 Hamatonbetsu Kutcharo-ko hotori tateana-gun	Hamatonbetsu			45°07′31″N 142°20′50″E
Okoppe Toyono Pit Dwelling Site 興部豊野竪穴住居跡 Okoppe Toyono tateana jūkyo ato	Okoppe			44°27′35″N 143°10′02″E
Shari Burial Mounds 斜里朱円周堤墓群 Shari shuen shūtei bogun	Shari			43°53′58″N 144°44′16″E
Shari Pit Dwelling Sites 朱円竪穴住居跡群 shuen tateana jūkyo ato-gun	Shari			43°55′01″N 144°45′23″E
Omusaro Plateau Pit Group オムサロ台地竪穴群 Omusaro daichi tateana-gun	Monbetsu			44°23′23″N 143°16′57″E
Shibunotsunai Pit Dwelling Site シブノツナイ竪穴住居跡 Shibunotsunai tateana jūkyo ato	Yūbetsu			44°14′43″N 143°33′45″E
Hokkaidō Development Commission Yūfutsu Triangulation Base 開拓使三角測量勇払基点 Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō Yūfutsu-kiten	Tomakomai			42°37′55″N 141°43′54″E
Mukawa Tomb Cluster 鵡川盛土墳墓群 Mukawa moritsuchi funbo-gun	Mukawa			42°33′45″N 141°56′32″E
Shizunai Mount Goten Tomb Cluster 静内御殿山墳墓群 Shizunai Goten-yama funbo-gun	Shinhidaka			42°22′09″N 142°23′37″E
Monbetsu Tomihito Family Graves 門別富仁家噴墓群 Monbetsu Tomihito-ke funbo-gun	Hidaka			42°28′48″N 142°04′24″E
Urahoro Shinyoshino Plateau Stone Tool Site 浦幌新吉野台細石器遺跡 Urahoro Shinyoshino-dai hoso-sekki iseki	Urahoro			42°46′07″N 143°37′24″E
Tokachi Okoppe Site 十勝オコッペ遺跡 Tokachi Okoppe iseki	Urahoro			42°47′02″N 143°47′10″E
Tokachi Buto Sites 十勝太遺跡群 Tokachi Buto iseki-gun	Urahoro			42°45′40″N 143°41′08″E
Tokachi Horokayantō Pit Group 十勝ホロカヤントー竪穴群 Tokachi Horokayantō tateana-gun	Taiki			42°32′40″N 143°29′26″E
Akkeshi Kamuiwa Chashi and Pit Group 厚岸神岩砦跡及び竪穴群 Akkeshi Kamuiwa chashi ato oyobi tateana-gun	Akkeshi			43°04′09″N 144°52′57″E

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

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and seventy-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[16][17]

See also

• Cultural Property (Japan)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 March 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 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 北海道)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
4. 北海道の指定文化財件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties in Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
5. 国の指定・選定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
6. オタフンベチャシ跡 [Otafunbe Chashi Site] (in Japanese). Urahoro Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
7. "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
8. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Yoichi Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
9. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
10. Hudson, Mark (17 August 2003). "Japan's Cave Art: Mystery cloaks Hokkaido motifs". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
11. 旧下ヨイチ運上家 [Former Lower Yoichi Duty House] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
12. Irish, Ann B (2009). Hokkaido: A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan's Northern Island. McFarland. pp. 119 ff. ISBN 978-0-786-44449-6.
13. 志苔館跡 [Shinori Fortified Residence Site] (in Japanese). Hakodate City. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
14. 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 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
15. 北海道指定の文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
16. 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 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
17. 市町村の指定文化財一覧 [List of Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)