List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido)

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

National Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭ごりょうかく跡あと Goryōkaku ato	Hakodate		Goryōkaku Site	41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E	2	7
Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡いせき群ぐん 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あと Otafunbe chashi ato	Urahoro	Ainu hilltop fort or chashi; the name is derived from the Ainu terms for "sand" (ota) and "whale" (funbe)		42°49′32″N 143°50′34″E	2	61
Karinba Site カリンバ遺跡いせき Karinba iseki	Eniwa		Karinba Site	42°53′19″N 141°35′41″E	1	3413
Kiusu Burial Mounds キウス周しゅう堤つつみ墓はか群ぐん Kiusu shūtei bogun	Chitose	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Kiusu Burial Mounds	42°53′09″N 141°42′59″E	1	60
Shibechari River Basin Chashi Sites - Appetsu Chashi Site シベチャリ川がわ流域りゅういきチャシ跡あと群ぐん及およびアッペツチャシ跡あと Shibechari-gawa ryūiki chashi ato-gun oyobi Appetsu chashi ato	Shinhidaka, Hidaka			42°19′46″N 142°22′21″E	2	3204
Pirika Site ピリカ遺跡いせき Pirika iseki	Imakane			42°28′36″N 140°12′17″E	1	75
Fugoppe Cave フゴッペ洞窟どうくつ 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	Fugoppe Cave	43°11′41″N 140°50′17″E	1	35
Yukuepira Chashi Site ユクエピラチャシ跡あと Yukuepira chashi ato	Rikubetsu			43°27′51″N 143°44′09″E	2	70
Otoe Stone Circle 音江おとえ環状かんじょう列石れっせき Otoe kanjō-resseki	Fukagawa			43°40′27″N 142°02′00″E	1	36
Hokkaidō Development Commission Headquarters Site・Former Hokkaidō Government Office 開拓かいたく使し札幌さっぽろ本庁ほんちょう本庁ほんちょう舎しゃ跡あとおよび旧きゅう北海道庁ほっかいどうちょう本ほん庁舎ちょうしゃ 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 垣かきノ島しま遺跡いせき Kakinoshima iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Kakinoshima Site	41°55′44″N 140°56′51″E	1	00003697
Former Okuyuki Station Facilities 旧きゅう奥行臼おくゆきうす駅逓えきてい所しょ kyū-Okuyuki-eki teisho	Betsukai		Former Okuyuki Station Facilities	43°18′47″N 145°12′34″E	6	00003717
Former Lower Yoichi Duty House 旧きゅう下したヨイチ運上うんじょう家か kyū-Shimo-Yoichi unjō-ke	Yoichi	the ICP Matsumae Clan building of 1853 was renovated in 1891		43°11′52″N 140°47′18″E	6	47
Former Shimamatsu Station Site 旧きゅう奥行臼おくゆきうす駅逓えきてい所しょ kyū-Shimamatsu ekitei-sho	Kitahiroshima		Former Shimamatsu Station	42°55′26″N 141°32′17″E	6	68
Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery 旧きゅう余市よいち福原ふくはら漁場ぎょじょう kyū-Yoichi Fukuhara gyoba	Yoichi	herring fishing facilities		43°11′59″N 140°46′42″E	6	63
Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery 旧きゅう留萌るもい佐賀さが家か漁場ぎょじょう kyū-Rumoi Saga-ke gyoba	Rumoi		Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery	43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E	6	77
Kotoni Tondenhei Residence 琴似ことに屯田とんでん兵ひょう村むら兵ひょう屋や跡あと Kotoni tondenhei-son heioku ato	Sapporo	the tondenhei were former samurai recruited from 1874 as farmer-soldiers, to farm and potentially defend Hokkaidō	Kotoni Tondenhei Residence	43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E	2, 6	64
Katsuragaoka Chashi Site 桂かつらヶ岡おか砦とりで跡あと Katsuragaoka chashi ato	Abashiri		Katsuragaoka Chashi Site	44°01′04″N 144°16′12″E	1, 2	20
Ebetsu Kofun Cluster 江別えべつ古墳こふん群ぐん Ebetsu kofun-gun	Ebetsu		Ebetsu Kofun Cluster	43°07′01″N 141°30′57″E	1	3205
Kokutai-ji Site 国泰寺くにたいじ跡あと Kokutaiji ato	Akkeshi		Kokutaiji Site	43°01′50″N 144°50′15″E	3	48
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 根室半島ねむろはんとうチャシ跡あと群ぐん Nemuro hantō chashi ato-gun	Nemuro		Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites	43°10′14″N 145°30′24″E	2	66
Moyoro Shell Mound 最さい寄よせ貝塚かいづか Moyoro kaizuka	Abashiri		Moyoro Shell Mound	44°01′31″N 144°16′05″E	1	22
Shiryōkaku 四よん稜りょう郭かく Shiryōkaku	Hakodate		Shiryōkaku	41°49′33″N 140°46′13″E	2	14
Shinori Fortified Residence Site 志こころざし苔こけ館かん跡あと Shinori tate ato	Hakodate	destroyed in the Ainu uprisings of 1457 (Koshamain's War) and 1512	Shinoritate Fortified Residence Site	41°45′56″N 140°49′20″E	2	16
Temiya Cave 手宮てみや洞窟どうくつ Temiya dōkutsu	Otaru	incised rock art site published by John Milne in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1879	Temiya Cave	43°12′45″N 141°00′13″E	1	1
Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings 春採はるとり台地だいち竪穴たてあな群ぐん Harutoridaichi tateana-gun	Kushiro			42°58′29″N 144°23′58″E	1	21
Shōnai Han Hamamasu Jin'ya Site 庄内しょうない藩はんハママシケ陣屋じんや跡あと Shōnai-han Hamamashike jinya ato	Ishikari			43°35′24″N 141°23′36″E	2	73
Matsumae Clan Castle Sites 松前まさき氏し城跡じょうせき Matsumae-shi shiro ato	Matsumae, Assabu	designation includes the sites of Matsumae Castle (福山ふくやま城跡じょうせき) and Tate Castle (館かん城じょう跡あと)	Matsumae Clan Castle Sites	41°25′48″N 140°06′29″E	2	17
Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site 松前まさき藩はん戸切とぎり地ち陣屋じんや跡あと 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 松前まさき藩主はんしゅ松前まさき家か墓所はかしょ Matsumae-han-shu Matsumae-ke bosho	Matsumae			41°25′53″N 140°06′21″E	7	62
Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites 上之うえの国こく館かん跡あと Kaminokuni tate ato	Kaminokuni	designation includes the sites of the Hanazawa (花沢はなざわ館かん跡あと), Suzaki (洲崎すざき館かん跡あと), and Katsuyama (勝山かつやま館かん跡あと) (pictured) fortified residences	Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites	41°48′00″N 140°06′02″E	2	54
Tokoro Site 常呂ところ遺跡いせき Tokoro iseki	Kitami			44°07′48″N 144°00′56″E	1	49
Nishitsukigaoka Site 西にし月がつヶ岡おか遺跡いせき Nishitsukigaoka iseki	Nemuro			43°18′59″N 145°33′31″E	1	52
Shizugawa Site 静川しずかわ遺跡いせき Shizugawa iseki	Tomakomai			42°40′37″N 141°49′06″E	1	69
Zenkō-ji Site 善光寺ぜんこうじ跡あと Zenkōji ato	Date		Zenkōji Site	42°31′15″N 140°46′48″E	3	50
Ō Fortified Residence Site 大館おおだて跡あと Ō tate ato	Matsumae			41°26′10″N 140°06′32″E	2	53
Ōfune Site 大船おおふな遺跡いせき Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Ōfune Site	41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E	1	3300
Ōyachi Shell Mound 大谷地おおやち貝塚かいづか Ōyachi kaizuka	Yoichi			43°11′27″N 140°50′07″E	1	3270
East Ezo Nanbu Han Jin'ya Sites 東ひがし蝦夷えぞ地ち南部なんぶ藩はん陣屋じんや跡あと higashi Ezo-chi Nanbu-han jinya ato	Muroran, Oshamambe, Mori	designation includes the sites of the Mororan Jin'ya (モロラン陣屋じんや跡あと), Oshamanbe Jin'ya (ヲシャマンベ陣屋じんや跡あと), and Sunahara Jin'ya (砂原すなはら陣屋じんや跡あと)		42°22′11″N 140°56′53″E	2	15
East Kushiro Shell Mound 東ひがし釧路くしろ貝塚かいづか higashi Kushiro kaizuka	Kushiro			42°59′39″N 144°24′45″E	1	42
Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds 入江いりえ・高砂たかさご貝塚かいづか Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as two of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds	42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E	1	3333
Oshoro Stone Circle 忍路おしょろ環状かんじょう列石れっせき Oshoro kanjō-resseki	Otaru		Oshoro Stone Circle	43°11′58″N 140°52′29″E	1	37
Shirataki Site 白滝しらたき遺跡いせき群ぐん Shirataki iseki	Engaru			43°52′28″N 143°08′00″E	1	74
Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site 白老しらおい仙台せんだい藩はん陣屋じんや跡あと Shiraoi Sendai-han jinya ato	Shiraoi		Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site	42°33′47″N 141°20′34″E	2	39
Shibetsu Sites 標津しべつ遺跡いせき群ぐん Shibetsu iseki-gun	Shibetsu	designation includes the Ichanikarikariusu Site (伊茶仁いちゃにカリカリウス遺跡いせき), old road, and Sanbongi Site (三本木さんぼんぎ遺跡いせき)		43°40′28″N 145°05′39″E	1	51
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金きたこがね貝塚かいづか Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Kitakogane Shell Mound	42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E	1	71
Hokuto Site 北斗ほくと遺跡いせき Hokuto iseki	Kushiro		Hokuto Site	43°04′07″N 144°19′02″E	1	56
Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site 茂しげる別館べっかん跡あと Mobetsu tate ato	Hokuto			41°46′13″N 140°36′15″E	2	65
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木わしのき遺跡いせき Washinoki iseki	Mori		Washinoki Site	42°06′58″N 140°31′34″E	1	00003466
Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site チャシコツ岬みさき上じょう遺跡いせき Chashikotsu-misaki kami-iseki	Shari			44°04′05″N 144°58′39″E	1	00004055
Samani Mountain Trail 様似さまに山道さんどう Samani sandō	Samani			42°07′40″N 142°56′02″E	6	00004019
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿さる留山とめやま道どう Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E	6	00004020
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿さる留山とめやま道どう Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E	6	00004020
Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites 釧路くしろ川がわ流域りゅういきチャシ跡あと群ぐん Kushiro-gawa-ryūiki chashi ato-gun	Kushiro, Teshikaga, Shibecha, Kushiro	designation comprises the sites of Moshiriya Chashi (モシリヤチャシ跡あと) (pictured), Harutorucharanke Chashi (ハルトルチャランケチャシ跡あと), Urankoushi Chashi (ウランコウシチャシ跡あと), Kutcharoshipe Chashi 1・2 (クッチャロシペ第だい1・第だい2チャシ跡あと), Puirakuni Chashi (プイラクニチャシ跡あと), Shirarutoro Chashi 1 (シラルトロ第だい1チャシ跡あと), Shirarutoro Chashi 2 (シラルトロ第だい2チャシ跡あと), Matakotan Chashi (マタコタンチャシ跡あと), Tenneru Chashi 1 (テンネル第だい1チャシ跡あと) & Tapukopu Chashi (タプコプチャシ跡あと)		42°59′01″N 144°23′46″E		[1]
Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery 旧きゅう歌棄うたすつ佐藤さとう家か漁場ぎょじょう 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.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kobui Blast Furnace Site 古武井こぶい熔鉱炉ようこうろ跡あと Kobui yōkōro ato	Hakodate			41°47′38″N 141°05′56″E		for all refs see [2]
Menagawa Brick Mill Site 女那川めながわ煉瓦れんが製造せいぞう所しょ跡あと Menagawa renga seizōjo ato	Hakodate			41°45′50″N 141°04′17″E
Esan Shell Mound 恵山えさん貝塚かいづか Esan kaizuka	Hakodate			41°47′10″N 141°08′31″E
Hokkaidō Development Commission Ippongi Triangulation Base 開拓かいたく史し三角さんかく測量そくりょう一いち本木もとき基点きてん Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō-Ippongi kiten	Hokuto			41°50′10″N 140°39′43″E
Aonae Dune Site 青苗あおなえ砂丘さきゅう遺跡いせき Aonae sakyū iseki	Okushiri			42°03′56″N 139°27′10″E
Iwanai Higashiyama Cylinder Culture Site 岩内いわない東山とうざん円筒えんとう文化ぶんか遺跡いせき Iwanai Higashiyama entō bunka iseki	Iwanai			42°59′00″N 140°31′34″E
Mount Jichin Stone Circle 地ち鎮山環状かんじょう列石れっせき Jichin-yama kanjō-resseki	Otaru			43°11′49″N 140°52′18″E
Mount Nishizaki Stone Circle 西崎にしざき山やま環状かんじょう列石れっせき Nishizaki-yama kanjō-resseki	Yoichi			43°11′24″N 140°50′46″E
Nokanan Burial Mounds 野花南のかなん周しゅう堤つつみ墓はか群ぐん Nokanan shūtei bogun	Ashibetsu			43°28′08″N 142°16′06″E
Kamui Kotan Pit Dwelling Site 神居かむい古潭こたん竪穴たてあな住居じゅうきょ遺跡いせき Kamui Kotan tateana jūkyo iseki	Asahikawa			43°43′31″N 142°11′14″E
Sōya Gokoku-ji Site 宗谷そうやの護国寺ごこくじ跡あと Sōya Gokokuji ato	Wakkanai			45°29′06″N 141°53′01″E
Hamatonbetsu Lake Kutcharo Pit Group 浜頓別はまとんべつクッチャロ湖くっちゃろこ畔ほとり竪穴たてあな群ぐん Hamatonbetsu Kutcharo-ko hotori tateana-gun	Hamatonbetsu			45°07′31″N 142°20′50″E
Okoppe Toyono Pit Dwelling Site 興部おこっぺ豊野とよの竪穴たてあな住居じゅうきょ跡あと Okoppe Toyono tateana jūkyo ato	Okoppe			44°27′35″N 143°10′02″E
Shari Burial Mounds 斜里しゃり朱しゅ円周えんしゅう堤つつみ墓はか群ぐん Shari shuen shūtei bogun	Shari			43°53′58″N 144°44′16″E
Shari Pit Dwelling Sites 朱円しゅえん竪穴たてあな住居じゅうきょ跡あと群ぐん shuen tateana jūkyo ato-gun	Shari			43°55′01″N 144°45′23″E
Omusaro Plateau Pit Group オムサロ台地だいち竪穴たてあな群ぐん Omusaro daichi tateana-gun	Monbetsu			44°23′23″N 143°16′57″E
Shibunotsunai Pit Dwelling Site シブノツナイ竪穴たてあな住居じゅうきょ跡あと Shibunotsunai tateana jūkyo ato	Yūbetsu			44°14′43″N 143°33′45″E
Hokkaidō Development Commission Yūfutsu Triangulation Base 開拓かいたく使し三角さんかく測量そくりょう勇払ゆうふつ基点きてん Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō Yūfutsu-kiten	Tomakomai			42°37′55″N 141°43′54″E
Mukawa Tomb Cluster 鵡川むかわ盛土もりつち墳墓ふんぼ群ぐん Mukawa moritsuchi funbo-gun	Mukawa			42°33′45″N 141°56′32″E
Shizunai Mount Goten Tomb Cluster 静内しずない御殿山ごてんやま墳墓ふんぼ群ぐん Shizunai Goten-yama funbo-gun	Shinhidaka			42°22′09″N 142°23′37″E
Monbetsu Tomihito Family Graves 門別もんべつ富とみ仁じん家か噴墓群ぐん Monbetsu Tomihito-ke funbo-gun	Hidaka			42°28′48″N 142°04′24″E
Urahoro Shinyoshino Plateau Stone Tool Site 浦幌うらほろ新しん吉野よしの台だい細ほそ石器せっき遺跡いせき Urahoro Shinyoshino-dai hoso-sekki iseki	Urahoro			42°46′07″N 143°37′24″E
Tokachi Okoppe Site 十勝とかちオコッペ遺跡いせき Tokachi Okoppe iseki	Urahoro			42°47′02″N 143°47′10″E
Tokachi Buto Sites 十勝太とかちぶと遺跡いせき群ぐん Tokachi Buto iseki-gun	Urahoro			42°45′40″N 143°41′08″E
Tokachi Horokayantō Pit Group 十勝とかちホロカヤントー竪穴たてあな群ぐん Tokachi Horokayantō tateana-gun	Taiki			42°32′40″N 143°29′26″E
Akkeshi Kamuiwa Chashi and Pit Group 厚岸あっけし神かみ岩がん砦とりで跡あと及および竪穴たてあな群ぐん 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.

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

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)