List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kumamoto.

National Historic Sites As of 1 August 2025, forty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Kumamoto Castle SiteKumamoto-jō ato Kumamoto 2 Chibusan-Obusan KofunChibusan-Obusan kofun Yamaga 1 Adaka-Kurobashi Shell MoundAdaka-Kurobashi kaizuka Kumamoto 1 Idera KofunIdera kofun Kashima 1 Uto Castle ruinsUto-jō ato Uto 2 Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi KofunEianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun Tamana 1 Kamao KofunKamao kofun Kumamoto 1 Iwabaru Kofun clusterIwabaru kofun cluster Yamaga 1 Kikuchi Castle ruinsKikuchi-jō ato Kikuchi, Yamaga mentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698 2 Kumamoto Domain Hosokawa Clan CemeteryKumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho Kumamoto at 7 Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice WarehousesKumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato Kumamoto designation includes the sites of the and its moorings 6 Kumabe Clan Yakata ruinsKumabe-shi yakata ato Yamaga 2 Katashida Castle ruinsKatashida-jō ato Misato 2 Goryō Shell MoundGoryō kaizuka Kumamoto 1 Eta Anakannon KofunEta Anakannon kofun Nagomi 1 Eta Funayama KofunEta Funayama kofun Nagomi designation includes and ; excavated NT artefacts from Eta Funayama Kofun are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)) 1 Sashiki Castle ruinsSashiki-jō ato Ashikita 2 Odara KofunOdara kofun Uki 1 Hitoyoshi Castle ruinsHitoyoshi-jō ato Hitoyoshi 2 Suizen-ji Jōju-enSuizenji Jōju-en Kumamoto also a Place of Scenic Beauty 8 Satsuma Rebellion Sitesseinan sensō iseki Gyokutō, Kumamoto 2 Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb ClusterIshinukinagi no yokoana-gun Tamana 1 Ishinuki Anakannon Cave TombsIshinuki Anakannon yokoana Tamana 1 Segonkō Kofun (A)Segonkō kofun (otsugō) Kumamoto 1 Segonkō Kofun (B)Segonkō kofun (kōgō) Kumamoto 1 Ōmura Cave Tomb ClusterŌmura yokoana-gun Hitoyoshi 1 Daibō KofunDaibō kofun Tamana 1 Ōno-no-Iwa KofunŌno-no-Iwa kofun Hikawa 1 Tanasoko Castle ruinsTanasoko-jō ato Amakusa 2 Chihen-ji ruinsChihenji ato Kumamoto 3 Tsukawara Kofun ClusterTsukawara kofun-gun Kumamoto 1 Tanaka Castle ruinsTanaka-jō ato Nagomi 2 Nabeta Cave TombsNabeta yokoana Yamaga 1 Futagoyama Stone Tool Production SiteFutagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki Kōshi 6 Yatsushiro Castle SitesYatsushiro shiro ato Yatsushiro designation includes the sites of , , and 2 Tomioka Christian MemorialTomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi Reihoku 3 Benkei-ga-ana KofunBenkeigaana kofun Yamaga 1 Katōda Higashibaru SiteKatōda Higashibaru iseki Yamaga 1 Bungo KaidōBungo Kaidō Aso/Ubuyama 6 Buzen KaidōBuzen Kaidō Nankan designation includes the sites of the and 6 Nozu Kofun ClusterNozu kofun-gun Hikawa 1 Mitsui Miike Coal Mine SitesMitsui Miike tankō ato Arao designation includes the sites of and and an area of Ōmuta in Fukuoka Prefecture; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining 6 Jinnouchi Castle ruinsJinnouchi-jō ato Kōsa Yatsushiro Sea Polder SiteYatsushiro-kai kantaku iseki Yatsushiro Kumamoto Domain Takase Rice Warehouse SiteKumamoto-han Takase komegura ato Tamana 6 Todoroki Shell MoundTodoroki kaizuka Uto 1 Kikuchi Clan SiteKikuchi-shi iseki Kikuchi Taragi Sagara Clan SiteTaragi Sagara-shi iseki Taragi

Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 August 2024, seventy-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Fujio Dolmen ClusterFujio shiseki bogun Kikuchi for all refs see Nagaiwa Cave Tomb ClusterNagaiwa yokoana-gun Yamaga Kamimikura KofunKamimikura kofun Aso Shimomikura KofunShimomikura kofun Aso Nakadōri Kofun ClusterNakadōri kofun-gun Aso Jō Cave Tomb ClusterJō yokoana-gun Yamaga Kyōgamine Cave Tomb ClusterKyōgamine yokoana-gun Nishiki Jōsui-ji SiteJōsuiji ato Uki Mount Shōtai Old Kiln SitesShōtai-san koyōshi-gun Arao Mount Shōtai Steel Production SitesShōtai-san seitetsu ato-gun Arao Sagara Family GravesSagaraura-ke bochi Hitoyoshi Ōsozō Kofun ClusterŌsozō kofun-gun Yatsushiro Myōken Jōgū SiteMyōken Jōgū ato Yatsushiro Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln SiteKōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato Yatsushiro Shōgo-ji SiteShōgo-ji ato Kikuchi Shōkan-ji CornerstonesShōkanji no soseki-gun Kikuchi Mangan-ji Stone Tō and CryptomeriaManganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura Minamioguni Endai-ji Rock BuddhasEndaiji magaibutsu-gun Kumamoto Urayama Cave Tomb ClusterUrayama yokoana-gun Kumamoto Daiji-ji PrecinctDaijiji keidai Kumamoto Shōren-ji Stone StelaiShōrenji kotōhi-gun Taragi Saian-ji SiteSaianji ato Gyokutō Inasa Haiji SiteInasa haiji ato Gyokutō Kudama Castle SiteKudama-jō ato Amakusa Umatsuka KofunUmatsuka kofun Yamaga Tanokawachi No.1 KofunTanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun Yatsushiro decorated kofun Daiōzan Kofun No.3Daiōzan kofun daisan-gō Yatsushiro Sakuranoue Cave Tomb ClusterSakuranoue yokoana bogun Yamaga Mochimatsu Tsukahara KofunMochimatsu Tsukahara kofun Yamaga Miyazaki Brothers First ResidenceMiyazaki kyōdai no seika Arao Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site)Ōe Gijuku ato Kumamoto Ōtohana Kofun ClusterŌtohana kofun-gun Kami-Amakusa Wakamiya KofunWakamiya kofun Nagomi Inariyama KofunInariyama kofun Kumamoto Tsukejiro Cave Tomb ClusterTsukejiro yokoana-gun Yamaga Jion-ji Kyōzuka KofunJionji kyōzuka kofun Kumamoto Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash FieldsUemura yaki-kama ato oyobi haihara Asagiri Aoki Sanskrit InscriptionsAoki magai bonji-gun Tamana Mutabaru SiteMutabaru iseki Ōzu Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash FieldsTakahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara Amakusa Nagasare KofunNagasare kofun Kami-Amakusa Kesao Takatsuka KofunKesao Takatsuka kofun Kikuchi Chōriki Cave No.1Chōriki yokoana ichi-gō Nagomi Kazuhara KofunKazuhara kofun Uki Narasaki KofunNarasaki kofun Uto Saizono Kofun ClusterSaizono kofun-gun Asagiri Oni-no-Kama KofunOni-no-kama kofun Asagiri Chōmeijizaka Kofun ClusterChōmeijizaka kofun-gun Kikuchi Ōda Ware Kiln SiteŌda-yaki kama ato Uto Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 TumulusKamezuka kofun-gun ichi-gō fun Nishiki Ugadake KofunUgadake kofun Uki Tsubukuro Kofun ClusterTsubukuro kofun-gun Yamaga Goryōzuka KofunGoryōzuka kofun Yamaga Rokutan Steel Production SiteRokutan seitetsu ato Tamana Jōnohara Government Forces CemeteryJōnohara kangun bochi Nankan for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 Koeimachi Government Forces CemeteryKoeimachi kangun bochi Nankan 180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion Shimoiwa Government Forces CemeteryShimoiwa kangun bochi Nagomi Meitoku Government Forces CemeteryMeitoku kangun bochi Kumamoto Jinnai Government Forces CemeteryJinnai kangun bochi Minamata Karimata KofunKarimata kofun Uto Imaizumi Steel Production SiteImaizumi seitetsu ato Yatsushiro Nanamoto Government Forces CemeteryNanamoto kangun bochi Kumamoto Nishihara Steel Production SiteNishihara seitetsu iseki Gyokutō Ōno-no-Iwa KofunŌno-no-Iwa kofun Hikawa in part a national Historic Site Iwabaru Cave Tomb ClusterIwabaru yokoana-gun Yamaga Bettōzuka Kofun ClusterBettōzuka kofun-gun Arao Shōdai Ware Kiln SitesShōdai-yaki kama ato-gun Nankan Tsutsujigaoka Cave TombsTsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun Kumamoto Kayanokidani SiteKayanokidani iseki Minamiaso Shōfuku-ji Old StelaiShōfukuji kotō higun Asagiri Ōya SiteŌya iseki Amakusa Tokutomi Sohō & Tokutomi Kenjirō First ResidenceTokutomi Sohō・Kenjirō seika Minamata Takahata-Akatate SiteTakahata-Akatate iseki Yamato Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun ClusterKyōzuka-Ōtsuka kofun-gun Tamana Kunigoshi KofunKunigoshi kofun Uki TonkararinTonkararin Nagomi Babakusu Ide no HanaguriBabakusu ide no hanaguri Kikuyō Unganzen-ji PrecinctUnganzenji keidai Kumamoto also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty Mangan-ji GardensManganji teien Minamioguni also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty

Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 August 2024, a further five hundred and fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)

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