List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tottori)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 29 February 2024, thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the San'indō spans the prefectural borders with Shimane.^[2]^[3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sainoo temple ruins 斎尾廃寺跡 Sainoo Haiji ato*	Kotoura	Asuka period temple ruins	35°28′54″N 133°42′41″E / 35.48171°N 133.71145°E / 35.48171; 133.71145 (Sainoo Haiji Site)	3	[1]
Amidaji Kofun Cluster 阿弥大寺古墳群 Amidaji kofun-gun	Kurayoshi	Kofun period tumulus cluster	35°25′24″N 133°45′13″E / 35.42344°N 133.75369°E / 35.42344; 133.75369 (Amidaji Kofun Cluster)	1	[2]
Ifukibe no Tokotari grave 伊福吉部徳足比売墓跡 Ifukibe Tokotari hime no haka ato	Tottori	Asuka period court lady's grave	35°28′54″N 134°16′30″E / 35.48166°N 134.27491°E / 35.48166; 134.27491 (Ifukibe-no-Tokotari Grave Site)	7	[3]
Inaba Provincial Capital ruins 因幡国庁跡 Inaba koku-chō ato	Tottori	Nara-Heian period provincial capital ruins	35°28′31″N 134°15′57″E / 35.47533°N 134.26596°E / 35.47533; 134.26596 (Inaba Provincial Offices Site)	2	[4]
Kajiyama Kofun 梶山古墳 Kajiyama kofun	Tottori	painted Kofun^[4]	35°27′05″N 134°17′41″E / 35.45151°N 134.29462°E / 35.45151; 134.29462 (Kajiyama Kofun)	1	[5]
Iwai temple ruins Pagoda Site 岩井廃寺塔跡 Iwai Haiji tō ato	Iwami	Hakuho period temple ruins	35°33′25″N 134°22′08″E / 35.55693°N 134.36893°E / 35.55693; 134.36893 (Iwai Haiji Pagoda Site)	3	[6]
Hashizu Kofun Cluster 橋津古墳群 Hashizu kofun-gun	Yurihama	Kofun period tumuli cluster	35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E / 35.50452°N 133.88194°E / 35.50452; 133.88194 (Hashizu Kofun Cluster)	1	[7]
Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster 向山古墳群 Mukoeyama kofun-gun	Yonago	Kofun period tumuli cluster	35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E / 35.50452°N 133.88194°E / 35.50452; 133.88194 (Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster)	1	[8]
Mukibanda Site 妻木晩田遺跡 Mukoeyama kofun-gun	Yonago/Daizen	Yayoi period settlement ruins	35°27′40″N 133°27′21″E / 35.46115°N 133.45570°E / 35.46115; 133.45570 (Mukibanda Site)	1	[9]
Mount Mitoku 三徳山 Mitoku-san	Misasa	also a Place of Scenic Beauty; the Nagaire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji is a National Treasure^[5]	35°23′51″N 133°57′30″E / 35.39752°N 133.95834°E / 35.39752; 133.95834 (Mount Mitoku)	3	[10]
Sanmyōji Kofun 三明寺古墳 Sanmyōji kofun	Kurayoshi	Kofun period tumulus	35°26′27″N 133°49′56″E / 35.44096°N 133.83225°E / 35.44096; 133.83225 (Sanmyōji Kofun)	1	[11]
Wakasa Oniga Castle ruins 若桜鬼ヶ城跡 Wakasa Oniga-jō ato	Wakasa	Sengoku period castle ruins	35°20′17″N 134°23′49″E / 35.33798°N 134.39698°E / 35.33798; 134.39698 (Wakasa Oniga Castle Site)	2	[12]
Kamiyodo temple ruins 上淀廃寺跡 Kamiyodo Haiji ato	Yonago	Asuka period temple ruins	35°27′16″N 133°26′46″E / 35.45456°N 133.44623°E / 35.45456; 133.44623 (Kamiyodo Haiji Site)	3	[13]
Aoyakamiji Site 青谷上寺地遺跡 Aoyakamiji chiiseki	Tottori	Yayoi period settlement traces	35°30′51″N 133°59′35″E / 35.51409°N 133.99294°E / 35.51409; 133.99294 (Aoyakamiji Site)	1	[14]
Aoki Site 青木遺跡 Aoki iseki	Yonago	Yayoi period settlement trace	35°23′52″N 133°22′05″E / 35.39791°N 133.36796°E / 35.39791; 133.36796 (Aoki Site)	1	[15]
Senjōsan Temporary Palace Site 船上山行宮跡 Senjōsan angū ato	Kotoura	Kamakura period ruins	35°25′27″N 133°35′11″E / 35.42419°N 133.58639°E / 35.42419; 133.58639 (Senjōsan Temporary Palace Site)	2, 3	[16]
Ōhara temple ruins Pagoda Site 大原廃寺塔跡 Ōhara Haiji tō ato	Kurayoshi	Asuka period temple ruis	35°25′13″N 133°51′30″E / 35.42021°N 133.85846°E / 35.42021; 133.85846 (Ōhara Haiji Pagoda Site)	3	[17]
Ōmidō temple ruins 大御堂廃寺跡 Ōmidō Haiji ato	Kurayoshi	Asuka period temple ruins	35°25′53″N 133°50′18″E / 35.43128°N 133.83840°E / 35.43128; 133.83840 (Ōmidō Haiji Site)	3	[18]
Ōtaka Kanga ruins 大高野官衙遺跡 Ōtaka no kanga iseki	Kotoura	Heian period local government office ruins	35°29′43″N 133°41′34″E / 35.49530805°N 133.69277472°E / 35.49530805; 133.69277472 (Ōtaka Government Offices)	2	[19]
Chizu Road-Shitosaka Pass 智頭往来志戸坂峠越 Chizu-ōrai Shitosaka-tōgekoe	Chizu	ancient highway traces	35°12′33″N 134°19′43″E / 35.20918°N 134.32871°E / 35.20918; 134.32871 (Chizu Road-Shitosaka Pass)	6	[20]
Tottori Castle Site 鳥取城跡附太閤ヶ平 Tottori-jō ato tsuketari Taikōganaru	Tottori	Edo period castle	35°30′37″N 134°14′30″E / 35.51029°N 134.24180°E / 35.51029; 134.24180 (Tottori Castle Site)	2	[21]
Tottori Domain Ikeda clan cemetery 鳥取藩主池田家墓所 Tottori-han-shu Ikeda-ke bosho	Tottori	Edo period daimyō cemetery	35°29′04″N 134°16′10″E / 35.48438°N 134.26957°E / 35.48438; 134.26957 (Tottori Domain Ikeda Clan Graves)	7	[22]
Tottori Domain Battery Sites 鳥取藩台場跡 Tottori-han daiba ato	Sakaiminato, Hokuei, Yurihama, Yonago, Iwami	Bakumatsu period fortifications; designation includes the sites of the Yura (由良台場跡), Sakai (境台場跡), Yodoe (淀江台場跡), Hashizu (橋津台場跡), and Uratomi (浦富台場跡) Batteries	35°30′20″N 133°52′23″E / 35.50550°N 133.87313°E / 35.50550; 133.87313 (Tottori Domain Battery Sites)	2	[23]
Hajimomoi temple ruins 土師百井廃寺跡 Hajimomoi Haiji ato	Yazu	Asuka period temple ruins	35°24′26″N 134°13′54″E / 35.40715°N 134.23180°E / 35.40715; 134.23180 (Hajimomoi Haiji Site)	3	[24]
Tochimoto temple ruins 栃本廃寺跡 Tochimoto Haiji ato	Tottori	Asuka period temple ruins	35°28′16″N 134°22′15″E / 35.47123°N 134.37083°E / 35.47123; 134.37083 (Tochimoto Haiji Site)	3	[25]
Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound 伯耆一宮経塚 Hōki Ichinomiya kyōzuka	Yurihama	Heian period sutra mount with excavated artifacts designated a National Treasure^[6]	35°29′21″N 133°54′14″E / 35.48920°N 133.90385°E / 35.48920; 133.90385 (Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound)	3	[26]
Hōki Provincial Capital ruins 伯耆国府跡 Hōki kokufu ato	Kurayoshi	designation includes the sites of the Hōki Provincial Offices (国庁跡), Hokkeji-bata Site (法華寺畑遺跡), and Funioka Site (不入岡遺跡)	35°25′55″N 133°47′07″E / 35.43201°N 133.78526°E / 35.43201; 133.78526	2	[27]
Hōki Kokunbun-ji ruins 伯耆国分寺跡 Hōki Kokunbunji ato	Kurayoshi	Nara period provincial temple of Hōki Province	35°25′57″N 133°47′23″E / 35.43255°N 133.78979°E / 35.43255; 133.78979 (Hōki Kokunbunji Site)	3	[28]
Fuse Kofun 布勢古墳 Fuse kofun	Tottori	Kofun period tumulus	35°30′19″N 134°10′38″E / 35.50531°N 134.17724°E / 35.50531; 134.17724 (Fuse Kofun)	1	[29]
Fukuichi Site 福市遺跡 Fukuichi iseki	Yonago	Yayoi - Kofun period settlement trace	35°24′10″N 133°22′04″E / 35.40285°N 133.36785°E / 35.40285; 133.36785 (Fukuichi Site)	1	[30]
Yonago Castle Site 米子城跡 Yonago-jō ato	Yonago	Edo period castle ruins	35°25′29″N 133°19′27″E / 35.42482°N 133.32408°E / 35.42482; 133.32408 (Yonago Castle Site)	2	[31]
Kitayama Kofun 北山古墳 Kitayama kofun	Yurihama	Kofun period tumulus	35°27′51″N 133°53′04″E / 35.46409°N 133.88444°E / 35.46409; 133.88444 (Kitayama Kofun)	1	[32]
San'indō 山陰道 San'indō	Iwami	remains of the Edo-period road; designation includes the Kamō Pass (蒲生峠越), Toku-jō Pass (徳城峠越), and Nosaka Pass (野坂峠越), and an area of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture	35°31′23″N 134°24′23″E / 35.52317°N 134.40646°E / 35.52317; 134.40646 (San'indō)	6	[33]
Daisen-ji Old Precinct 大山寺旧境内 Daisenji kyū-keidai	Daisen		35°23′28″N 133°32′06″E / 35.390980°N 133.534881°E / 35.390980; 133.534881 (Daisenji Old Precinct)	3	[34]
Odaka Castle Site 尾高城跡 Odaka-jō ato	Yonago		35°25′15″N 133°24′44″E / 35.420968°N 133.412102°E / 35.420968; 133.412102 (Odaka Castle Site)		[35]

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[7]^[8]

Site	Municipality	Coordinates	Ref.
Sorayama No. 2 Kofun 空山２号古墳 Sorayama ni-gō kofun	Tottori	35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E / 35.442035°N 134.242323°E / 35.442035; 134.242323 (Sorayama No. 2 Kofun)	[36]
Sorayama No. 10 Kofun 空山10号古墳 Sorayama jū-gō kofun	Tottori	35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E / 35.442035°N 134.242323°E / 35.442035; 134.242323 (Sorayama No. 10 Kofun)	[37]
Sorayama No. 15 Kofun 空山15号古墳 Sorayama jūgo-gō kofun	Tottori	35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E / 35.442035°N 134.242323°E / 35.442035; 134.242323 (Sorayama No. 15 Kofun)	[38]
Sorayama No. 16 Kofun 空山16号古墳 Sorayama jūroku-gō kofun	Tottori	35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E / 35.442035°N 134.242323°E / 35.442035; 134.242323 (Sorayama No. 16 Kofun)	[39]
Bōgazuka Kofun 坊ヶ塚古墳 Bōgazuka kofun	Tottori	35°27′00″N 134°14′48″E / 35.44992°N 134.24663°E / 35.44992; 134.24663 (Bōgazuka Kofun)	[40]
Yamagahana Kofun 山ヶ鼻古墳 Yamagahana kofun	Tottori	35°29′26″N 134°11′58″E / 35.49053°N 134.19931°E / 35.49053; 134.19931 (Yamagahana Kofun)	[41]
Fukuba Kofun 福庭古墳 Fukuba kofun	Kurayoshi	35°27′55″N 133°51′15″E / 35.46518°N 133.85428°E / 35.46518; 133.85428 (Fukuba Kofun)	[42]
Sagiyama Kofun 鷺山古墳 Sagiyama kofun	Tottori	35°28′46″N 134°16′45″E / 35.47937°N 134.27913°E / 35.47937; 134.27913 (Sagiyama Kofun)	[43]
Akoyama No. 22 Kofun 阿古山２２号古墳 Akoyama nijūni-gō kofun	Tottori	35°30′31″N 134°00′43″E / 35.50856°N 134.01181°E / 35.50856; 134.01181 (Akoyama No. 22 Kofun)	[44]
Idekamiiwa Kofun 出上岩屋古墳 Idekamiiwa kofun	Kotoura	35°30′08″N 133°37′35″E / 35.50234°N 133.62635°E / 35.50234; 133.62635 (Idekamiiwa Kofun)	[45]
Iwayanaru Kofun 岩屋平ル古墳 Iwayanaru kofun	Daisen	35°30′10″N 133°35′50″E / 35.502743°N 133.597139°E / 35.502743; 133.597139 (Iwayanaru Kofun)	[46]
Takata No. 26 Tumulus 高田２６号墳 Takata nijūroku-gō fun	Daisen	35°28′28″N 133°28′47″E / 35.47449°N 133.47960°E / 35.47449; 133.47960 (Takata No. 26 Tumulus)	[47]
Ishizuka Haiji Pagoda Site 石塚廃寺塔跡 Ishizuka Haiji tō ato	Kurayoshi	35°23′52″N 133°46′41″E / 35.39765°N 133.77819°E / 35.39765; 133.77819 (Ishizuka Haiji Pagoda Site)	[48]
Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 Tenjinyama-jō ato	Tottori	35°30′35″N 134°10′35″E / 35.50966°N 134.17652°E / 35.50966; 134.17652 (Tenjinyama Castle Site)	[49]
Dainichiji Kofun Cluster 大日寺古墓群 Dainichiji kofun-gun	Kurayoshi	35°25′30″N 133°42′39″E / 35.42494°N 133.71078°E / 35.42494; 133.71078 (Dainichiji Kofun Cluster)	[50]
Kaneda Tile Kiln Site 金田瓦窯跡 Kaneda kawara kama ato	Nanbu	35°20′53″N 133°22′40″E / 35.34811°N 133.37769°E / 35.34811; 133.37769 (Kaneda Tile Kiln Site)	[51]
Futagamiyama Castle Site 二上山城跡 Futagamiyama-jō ato	Iwami	35°32′26″N 134°19′09″E / 35.540559°N 134.319188°E / 35.540559; 134.319188 (Futagamiyama Castle Site)	[52]
Ueshi Castle Site 羽衣石城跡 Ueshi-jō ato	Yurihama	35°26′14″N 133°53′54″E / 35.43731°N 133.89846°E / 35.43731; 133.89846 (Ueshi Castle Site)	[53]
Nii Mishima Valley Tumulus 新井三嶋谷墳丘墓 Nii Mishima-tani funkyū haka	Iwami	35°33′46″N 134°20′05″E / 35.56281°N 134.33476°E / 35.56281; 134.33476 (Nii Mishima Valley Tumulus)	[54]
Tsugōyama Tatara Site 都合山たたら跡 Tsugōyama tatara ato	Hino	35°10′22″N 133°21′41″E / 35.172905°N 133.361524°E / 35.172905; 133.361524 (Tsugōyama Tatara Site)	[55]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and twenty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

References

^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ 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 29 February 2024.
^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡鳥取県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ 梶山古墳 [Kajiyama Kofun] (in Japanese). Kyushu National Museum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^ 三仏寺奥院 (投入堂) [Sanbutsuji Okunoin (Nageiredō)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^ 伯耆一宮経塚出土品 [Excavated artefacts from Hōki Ichinomiya sutra mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ 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 29 February 2024.
^ 県指定史跡 [Prefectural Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ 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 29 February 2024.

External links

(in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Tottori Prefecture

[1] "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 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 29 February 2024.

[3] "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡鳥取県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[4] 梶山古墳 [Kajiyama Kofun] (in Japanese). Kyushu National Museum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

[5] 三仏寺奥院 (投入堂) [Sanbutsuji Okunoin (Nageiredō)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

[6] 伯耆一宮経塚出土品 [Excavated artefacts from Hōki Ichinomiya sutra mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[7] 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 29 February 2024.

[8] 県指定史跡 [Prefectural Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[9] 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 29 February 2024.

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Historic Sites of Japan
Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa
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National Historic Sites

Prefectural Historic Sites

Municipal Historic Sites

See also

References

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