List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

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

National Historic Sites As of 17 June 2022, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Iwasesenzuka Kofun ClusterIwasesenzuka kofun-gun Wakayama Kofun period tumuli cluster 1 Isoma Rock Shelter SiteIsoma iwakage iseki Tanabe Kofun period grave site 1 Shimosato KofunShimosato kofun Nachikatsuura Kofun period tumulus 1 Kii Kokubun-ji ruinsKii Kokubunji ato Kinokawa Nara period provincial temple of Kii Province 3 Former Nate-juku HonjinKyū-Nate-juku honjin Kinokawa Edo Period Honjin 6 Kongōbu-ji PrecinctKongōbuji keidai Kōya head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism with multiple National Treasures; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 3 Hiromura EmbankmentHiromura teibō Hirogawa Edo period seawall 6 Kōzanji Shell MoundKōzanji kaizuka Tanabe Jōmon period shell midden 1 Kōyasan ChōishiKōyasan chōishi Kōya, Katsuragi, Kudoyama inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 3, 6 Negoro-ji PrecinctNegoroji keidai Iwade noted Buddhist temple 3 Misuji temple ruins Pagoda siteMisu Haiji tō ato Tanabe Asuka period temple ruins 3 Shikagō IchirizukaShikagō ichirizuka Wakayama Edo period road marker 6 Ueno temple ruins SiteUeno Haiji ato Wakayama Asuka period temple ruins 3 Shingū Castle ruins and Mizuno clan cemeteryShingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho Shingū Edo Period castle and daimyō cemetery 2, 7 Nishi Kokubun pagoda site Nishi Kokubun tō ato Iwade Asuka period temple ruins 3 Ōtani KofunŌtani kofun Wakayama Kofun period tumulus 1 Niutsuhime Jinja PrecinctNyūtsuhime Jinja keidai Katsuragi inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 3 Dōjō-ji PrecinctDōjōji keidai Hidakagawa noted Buddhist temple 3 Hamaguchi Goryō graveHamaguchi Goryō no haka Hirogawa Bakumatsu period local administrator 7 Myōe Kishū CenotaphsMyōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba Arida, Yuasa, Aridagawa relics associated with Kamakura period Buddhist monk 3, 7 Narugami Shell MoundNarugami kaizuka Wakayama Jōmon period shell midden 1 Wakayama CastleWakayama-jō Wakayama Edo period Castle 2 Kishū Tokugawa clan cemeteryWakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho Kainan Edo period daimyō cemetery at Chōhō-ji 7 Kumano SanzanKumano sanzan Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura designation includes an area of Kihō in Mie Prefecture 3 Ōmine OkugakemichiŌmine okugakemichi Tanabe, Shingū trail inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range; designation includes areas of Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, and Gojō in Nara Prefecture 3, 6 Kumano SankeimichiKumano sankeimichi Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, Kōya trails inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List among the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range; designation includes the , , , , , , and and areas of Nosegawa and Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture 3, 6 Atagi Clan Fortified Residence SiteAtagi-shi jōkan ato Shirahama 2 Suiken EmbankmentSuiken teibō Wakayama Edo period seawall 6 Kashinosaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck SiteKashinosaki tōdai oyobi Erutūruru-gō sōnan jiken iseki Kushimoto early Meiji period lighthouse 6, 9 Yuasa Fortified Residence SitesYuasa jōkan ato Aridagawa, Yuasa late Heian through Nanboku-chō period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of and 2, 6, 9 Shingū Shimohonmachi SiteShingū Shimohonmachi iseki Shingū

Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 April 2022, one hundred and one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Ohara Tōdō GraveOhara Tōdō haka Wakayama at for all refs see Kanō Morohira GraveKanō Morohira haka Wakayama Kawanabe Ōji SiteKawanabe ōji ato Wakayama Kamayama Kofun ClusterKamayama kofun-gun Wakayama Okayama-no-Jishōdō Bell TowerOkayama no jishōdō Wakayama Yamaguchi Haiji SiteYamaguchi Haiji ato Wakayama Shakanokoshi KofunShakanokoshi kofun Wakayama Saikazaki BatterySaikazaki daiba Wakayama WakanouraSaikazaki daiba Wakayama designation includes , , , , , , , , and ; also a national Place of Scenic Beauty Hirai No.1 Tumulus and Hirai Haniwa Kiln SitesHirai ichi-gō fun oyobi Hirai haniwa kama ato-gun Wakayama Matsushiro Ōji SiteMatsushiro ōji ato Kainan Haraido Ōji SiteHaraido ōji ato Kainan Muroyama KofunMuroyama kofun Kainan Tokorozaka Ōji SiteTokorozaka ōji ato Kainan Myōshū Shōnin MausoleumMyōshū Shōnin byōsho Kainan Mera KofunMera kofun Kainan Matsusaka Ōji SiteMatsusaka ōji ato Kainan Kitsumoto Ōji SiteKitsumoto ōji ato Kainan Fukushō-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)Fukushōji keidai (Kumano sankei-michi Kiiji) Kainan Hanaoka Seishū Grave SteleHanaoka Seishū no bohi Kinokawa Morita Sessai Grave SiteMorita Sessai-ō no bochi Kinokawa Maruyama KofunMaruyama kofun Kinokawa Toya Shinemon Grave SiteToya Shinemon no bochi Hashimoto Konono Haiji Pagoda SiteKonono haiji tō ato Hashimoto Nagoso Haiji SiteNagoso haiji ato Hashimoto Misasagiyama KofunMisasagiyama kofun Hashimoto Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi GraveŌhata Saizō Katsuyoshi no haka Hashimoto Suda Hachiman Jinja Sutra MoundSuda Hachiman Jinja kyōzuka Hashimoto Nagoso Cremation TombsNagoso kasōbo Hashimoto Jōfuku-ji Precinct (Kōya Sankeimichi Kurokomichi)Jōfukuji keidai (Kōya Sankei-michi Kuroko-michi) Hashimoto Mediaeval Agricultural Water Supply MongakuyuChūsei nōkō yōsuiro Mongakuyu Katsuragi MitanizakaMitanizaka Katsuragi Saya-dera SiteSaya-dera ato Katsuragi Sanada Yashiki SiteSanada yashiki ato Kudoyama Toyotomi Clan Grave SiteToyotomi-ke bosho Kōya Zen Nun Jōchi SteleZen-ni Jōchi ishibumi Kōya Memorial Stele to the Enemy and Allied War Dead During the Imjin WarKōrai-jin teki mikata senshi-sha kuyō-hi Kōya Sūgen (Husband and Wife) Stone GorintōSūgen fujin gorin sekitō Kōya Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori Grave SiteTakeda Shingen・Takeda Katsuyori bochi Kōya Itogamura IchirizukaItogamura ichirizuka Arida Hajikami KofunHajikami no kofun Arida Kishū Mikan Place of Origin"Kishū mikan" saisho no chi tsuketari Kishū kankitsu shōso no hi Arida designation includes a stele to the progenitor of Kishū Citreae Kumezaki Ōji SiteKumezaki ōji ato Yuasa Myōe Shōnin Site Karumo-jimaMyōe Shōnin iseki Karumo-jima Yuasa Jinsen-ji "Records of Experience of the Great Earthquake and Tsunami" SteleJinsenji "dai-jishin tsunami kokoroe no ki" hi Yuasa Sakasagawa ŌjiSakasagawa ōji Yuasa Shōraku-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)Shōrakuji keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji) Yuasa Itoga PassItoga-tōge Yuasa Taikyū ShrineTaikyū-sha Hirogawa Hamaguchi Goryō SteleHamaguchi Goryō hi Hirogawa Hōtō and HōkyōintōOku no hōtō oyobi hōkyōintō Aridagawa Nakisawame KofunNakisawame no kofun Aridagawa Toya Castle SiteToya-jōshi Aridagawa Sōgi Hōshi Residence SiteSōgi hōshi yashiki ato Aridagawa Higashiōtani Sutra Mound SiteHigashiōtani kyōzuka iseki tsuketari wakyō Aridagawa designation includes a Japanese-style mirror Iwauchi Kofun ClusterIwauchi kofun-gun Gobō Hotokeido and Former Ueno Ōji Site (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)Hotokeido・Ueno Ōji kyū-chi (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji) Gobō Kameyama Castle SiteKameyama-jō ato Gobō Tokuhon Shōnin BirthplaceTokuhon Shōnin tanjō iseki Hidaka Taie Ōji SiteTaie ōji ato Hidaka Mukaiyama KofunMukaiyama kofun Hidaka Benzaitenyama KofunBenzaitenyama kofun Hidaka Nyakuichiōji Jinja Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji)Nyakuichiōji Jinja keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji) Hidaka Sonkō-jiSonkōji Hidakagawa Iwashiro Musubi-MatsuIwashiro musubi-matsu Minabe Iwashiro Ōji SiteIwashiro ōji ato Minabe Senri Ōji SiteSenri ōji ato Minabe Minabe Ōji SiteMinabe ōji ato Minabe Nakayama Ōji SiteNakayama ōji ato Inami Kirimezaki Burial MoundKirimezaki tsukaana Inami Kiribe Ōji SiteKiribe ōji ato Inami Detachi Ōji SiteDetachi ōji ato Tanabe Chikatsuyu HōtōChikatsuyu hōtō Tanabe Nonagase Clan-Yokoya Clan Grave SiteNonagase-shi Yokoya-shi ichizoku no bosho Tanabe Kuroda Jubee GraveKuroda Jubee no haka Tanabe Mediaeval Imperial Visit Lodging SiteMotomiya Takenobō Yashiki SiteChūsei gyōkō goshukuhakujoMotomiya Takenobō yashiki ato Tanabe Ayukawa Ōji SiteAyukawa ōji ato Tanabe Cliff Buddha Name Stele (So-called Ippen Shōnin Buddha Name Stone)Magai myōgō hi (den-Ippen Shōnin myōgō ishi) Tanabe Hosshinmon Ōji SiteHosshinmon ōji ato tsuketari Namu Hōdō ato Tanabe designation includes the Namu Hōdō Site Tenchūgumi Shishi Imprisonment StorehouseTenchūgumi shishi yūhei no kura Tanabe Aku River Thousand BuddhasAku-gawa no sentaibutsu Shirahama Hisamezuka KofunHisamezuka kofun Shirahama Aku River Burial MoundAku-gawa no tsukaana Shirahama Ichinose Ōji SiteIchinose ōji ato Kamitonda Hama Ōji SiteHama ōji ato Shingū Sano Ōji SiteSano ōji ato Shingū Stele Inscribed with the Lotus SutraShosha Myōhō Renge intō Shingū Kamikurayama Steps and Dismounting MarkerKamikurayama tsuki ishidan "geba" hyōseki Shingū Ippen Shōnin Name Stele Erection SiteIppen Shōnin myōgō hi konryū no chi Shingū Yamagami Fudōdō SiteYamagami Fudōdō ato Nachikatsuura Emperor Kameyama Sotoba Erection SiteKameyama tennō gosotoba konryū-chi ato Nachikatsuura at Kumano Nachi Taisha Hanayama Hōō Confinement SiteHanayama hōō gokago-sho ato Nachikatsuura at Kumano Nachi Taisha Tafuke Ōji SiteTafuke ōji ato Nachikatsuura Mediaeval Imperial Visit Enlightened Lodging SiteChūsei gyōkō-kei goshukuhakujo Nachikatsuura at Seiganto-ji Daitai-ji SteleDaitaiji no itabi Nachikatsuura Whaling Pioneer Wada Yorimoto GraveHogei no oya Wada Yorimoto no haka Taiji Ertuğrul Shipwreck SitesErutūruru-gō jiken kanren iseki-gun Kushimoto designation comprises four components: the , , , and Muryō-ji PrecinctMuryōji keidai Kushimoto Funatoyama Kofun ClusterFunatoyama kofun-gun Iwade, Wakayama Shishigase PassShishigase tōge Hidaka, Hirogawa

Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2021, two hundred and five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

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