List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, thirty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Okuyama shōjōkan ruins 奥山おくやま荘そう城しろ館かん遺跡いせき Okuyama no shōjōkan iseki	Tainai, Shibata	designation includes the sites of Egami Fortified Residence (江上こうじょう館かん跡あと), Tossaka Castle (鳥とり坂城さかき跡あと), Kurata Castle (倉田くらた城跡じょうせき), Nonaka Stone Tōba (野中のなか石せき塔婆とうば群ぐん), Kotaka-gū Precinct (小鷹こたか宮みや境内けいだい地ち), Idatenyama (韋駄天山あまやま遺跡いせき), Kurokawa Castle (黒川くろかわ城跡じょうせき), Zao Gongen (蔵王ざおう権現ごんげん遺跡いせき), Kusamizu (臭におい水すい遺跡いせき), the Kaneyama Castle Sites (金山かなやま城跡じょうせき) (Ganmonyama Castle (願文がんもん山城やましろ跡あと), Taka Fortified Residence (高館たかだて跡あと), Tatenouchi (館ノ内たてのうち跡あと), and Katatsumuriyama Castle (蝸牛山かたつむりやま城跡じょうせき)), Bō Fortified Residence (坊ぼう城じょう館かん跡あと), Furudate Fortified Residence (古館ふるだて館かん跡あと), and Tossaka Castle Sanrokukyo Fortified Residence (鳥坂とりさか城跡じょうせきの山麓さんろく居館きょかん跡あと)	Okuyama Manor, Castle, and Fortified Residence Sites	38°03′18″N 139°25′18″E	2	886
Okinohara Site 沖おきノ原はら遺跡いせき Okinohara iseki	Tsunan	Jōmon period settlement trace	Okinohara Site	36°59′33″N 138°39′06″E	1	875
Shimokō Site 下しも国府こくふ遺跡いせき Shimokō iseki	Sado			37°58′35″N 138°21′53″E	1	872
Shimoyachi Site 下谷地しもやち遺跡いせき Shimoyachi iseki	Kashiwazaki	Yayoi period settlement trace		37°23′51″N 138°37′27″E	1	880
Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group 観音かんのん平たいら・天神堂てんしんどう古墳こふん群ぐん Kannondaira-Tenjindō kofun-gun	Myōkō	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group	37°03′36″N 138°13′55″E	1	874
Miyaguchi Kofun Group 宮口みやぐち古墳こふん群ぐん Miyaguchi kofun-gun	Jōetsu	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Miyaguchi Kofun Group	37°05′36″N 138°21′27″E	1	871
Former Niigata Customs House 旧きゅう新潟にいがた税関ぜいかん kyū-Niigata zeikan	Niigata	Meiji period building	Former Niigata Customs House	37°55′49″N 139°03′27″E	9	866
Furutsu Hachimanyama Site 古津ふるつ八幡山はちまんやま遺跡いせき Furutsu Hachimanyama iseki	Niigata	Kofun period settlement trace; designation includes Furutsu Hachimanyama Kofun (古津ふるつ八幡山はちまんやま古墳こふん)	Furutsu Hachimanyama Site	37°45′50″N 139°06′55″E	1	00003455
Araya Site 荒屋あばらや遺跡いせき Araya iseki	Nagaoka	Japanese Paleolithic site	Araya Site	37°15′51″N 138°51′31″E	2	3430
Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites 佐渡さど金きん銀山ぎんざん遺跡いせき Sado kinginzan iseki	Sado	designation includes the sites of Dōyū-no-wareto (道みち遊ゆうの割わり戸ど), Sōdayū path (宗そう太夫たゆう間あいだ歩ふ), Minamisawa drainage channel (南沢みなみさわ疎水そすい道どう), the Sado bugyō offices (佐渡さど奉行ぶぎょう所しょ跡あと), imperial Sado branch offices (御料ごりょう局きょく佐渡さど支庁しちょう跡あと), a shōrō, memorial tō (including one for Ōkubo Nagayasu), Kawamura Hikozaemon (河村かわむら彦左衛門ひこざえもん), the Fukiage Coast pits (吹上ふきあげ海岸かいがん石切場いしきりば跡あと), post-Meiji Restoration facilities (旧きゅう佐渡さど鉱山こうざんの明治めいじ以降いこうの施設しせつ群ぐん), Tsurushi silver mine (鶴子つるこ銀山ぎんざん跡あと), the Katahotori-Kanoura Coast pits (片辺かたほとり・鹿野かの浦うら海岸かいがん石切場いしきりば跡あと), and Kamiaikawa mining town (上相川かみあいかわ地区ちくの鉱山こうざん町まち跡あと); the Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List;	Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites	38°02′45″N 138°15′56″E	2, 3, 6	888
Sado Kokubun-ji Site 佐渡さど国分寺こくぶんじ跡あと Sado Kokubunji ato	Sado	Nara period temple ruins		37°58′00″N 138°22′01″E	3	844
Sakado Castle ruins 坂戸さかど城跡じょうせき Sakado-jō ato	Minamiuonuma	Sengoku period castle ruins	Sakado Castle ruins	37°03′41″N 138°53′41″E	2	879
Samegao Castle Site 鮫さめヶ尾城おじろ跡あと Samegao-jō ato	Myōkō	Sengoku period castle ruins	Samegao Castle Site	37°03′04″N 138°13′48″E	2	00003599
Yamamoto Site 山元やまもと遺跡いせき Yamamoto iseki	Murakami	Yayoi period settlement trace		38°13′27″N 139°28′48″E	1	00003946
Terachi Site 寺地てらち遺跡いせき Terachi iseki	Itoigawa	Jōmon period settlement trace	Terachi Site	37°01′30″N 137°48′34″E	1	883
Mimitori Site 耳取みみとり遺跡いせき Mimitori iseki	Mitsuke	Jōmon period settlement trace		37°30′27″N 138°55′12″E	1	00003878
Muroya Cave 室谷むろたに洞窟どうくつ Muroya dōkutsu	Aga	Jōmon period settlement trace	Muroya Cave	37°32′35″N 139°21′46″E	1	881
Kasugayama Castle ruins 春日山かすがやま城跡じょうせき Kasugayama-jō ato	Jōetsu	Sengoku period castle ruins	Kasugayama Castle ruins	37°08′50″N 138°12′33″E	2	850
Kosegasawa Cave 小瀬こせヶ沢さわ洞窟どうくつ Kosegasawa dōkutsu	Aga	Jōmon period settlement trace	Kosegasawa Cave	37°35′32″N 139°24′18″E	1	884
Matsumoto Kaidō 松本まつもと街道かいどう Matsumoto kaidō	Itoigawa	ancient road	Matsumoto Kaidō	36°59′07″N 137°52′33″E	6	3321
Ayamezuka Kofun 菖蒲しょうぶ塚づか古墳こふん Ayamezuka kofun	Niigata	Kofun period tumulus	Ayamezuka Kofun	37°46′00″N 138°51′57″E	1	846
Mizushina Kofun Group 水科みずしな古墳こふん群ぐん Mizushina kofun-gun	Jōetsu	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Mizushina Kofun Group	37°05′41″N 138°21′05″E	1	870
Murakami Castle Site 村上むらかみ城跡じょうせき Murakami-jō ato	Murakami	Edo period castle	Murakami Castle Site	38°13′15″N 139°29′09″E	2	887
Chōjagahara Site 長者ちょうじゃヶ原げん遺跡いせき Chōjagahara iseki	Itoigawa	Jōmon period settlement trace	Chōjagahara Site	37°01′38″N 137°51′55″E	1	868
Chōjagadaira Site 長者ちょうじゃヶ平ひら遺跡いせき Chōjagadaira iseki	Sado	Jōmon period settlement trace		37°49′13″N 138°14′04″E	1	885
Fujihashi Site 藤橋ふじはし遺跡いせき Fujihashi iseki	Nagaoka	Jōmon period settlement trace	Fujihashi Site	37°25′41″N 138°46′56″E	1	877
Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site 馬うま高だか・三さん十じゅう稲場いなば遺跡いせき Umataka-Sanjūinaba iseki	Nagaoka	Jōmon period settlement trace	Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site	37°26′49″N 138°46′00″E	1	878
Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins 八幡林やはたばやし官衙かんが遺跡いせき Hachimanbayashi kanga iseki	Nagaoka	Asuka period government complex		37°34′47″N 138°45′28″E	2	889
Hida Sites 斐太遺跡いせき群ぐん Hida iseki-gun	Myōkō	Yayoi though Kofun period settlement traces; designation includes the Fukiage Site (吹上ふきあげ遺跡いせき), Hida Site (斐太遺跡いせき), and Kamabuta Site (釜がま蓋ぶた遺跡いせき)	Hida Sites	37°03′20″N 138°14′03″E	1	873
Hirabayashi Castle ruins 平林ひらばやし城跡じょうせき Hirabayashi-jō ato	Murakami	Sengoku period castle ruins	Hirabayashi Castle Site	38°08′10″N 139°28′47″E	2	876
Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well Site 新津にいつ油田ゆでん金津かなづ鉱こう場じょう跡あと Niitsu yuden Kanazu kōjō ato	Akiha-ku, Niigata	Meiji period oil well	Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well	37°45′00″N 139°06′55″E	6	00004040
Jōnoyama Kofun 城しろの山やま古墳こふん Jōnoyama kofun	Tainai	Kofun period tumulus	Jōnoyama Kofun	38°02′33″N 139°22′22″E	1	00004058
Motonoki-Tazawa Sites 本ほんノ木き・田沢たざわ遺跡いせき群ぐん Motonoki・Tazawa iseki-gun	Tōkamachi, Tsunan	designation includes the Motonoki Site (本ほんノ木き遺跡いせき), Tazawa Site (田沢たざわ遺跡いせき), and Jin Site (壬みずのえ遺跡いせき)		37°02′51″N 138°40′29″E	1	00004083

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2021.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site 新穂にいほ玉作たまつくり遺跡いせき Niibo tama-tsukuri iseki	Sado			38°00′53″N 138°25′00″E		for all refs see [1]
Kariwa Shell Mound 刈羽かりわ貝塚かいづか Kariwa kaizuka	Kariwa			37°25′16″N 138°38′07″E
Sugawara Kofun 菅原すがわら古墳こふん Sugawara kofun	Jōetsu			37°04′26″N 138°19′37″E
Ryōkan Birth Place (Tachibana-ya Site) 良寛りょうかん生誕せいたん地ち (橘屋たちばなや跡あと) Ryōkan seitan-chi (Tachibanaya ato)	Izumozaki	near the Ryōkan Memorial Museum (良寛りょうかん記念きねん館かん, Ryōkan kinenkan)		37°32′31″N 138°41′14″E
Ryōkan Study Sites (Gogō-an Precinct, Otoko Jinja Precinct) 良寛りょうかん修業しゅうぎょう地ち (五ご合ごう庵あん境内けいだい、乙子おとこ神社じんじゃ境内けいだい) Ryōkan shūgyō-chi (Gogō-an keidai, Otoko Jinja keidai)	Tsubame			37°39′44″N 138°48′44″E
Ryōkan Demise Sites (Kimura Family House, Ryūsen-ji Cemetery) 良寛りょうかん終焉しゅうえん地ち (木村きむら家か邸てい域いき、隆泉寺りゅうせんじ墓地ぼち) Ryōkan shūenchi (Kimura-ke tei-iki, Ryūsenji bochi)	Nagaoka			37°34′55″N 138°46′13″E
Sōma Gyofū Residence 相馬そうま御風ぎょふう宅たく Sōma Gyofū taku	Itoigawa			37°02′46″N 137°51′40″E
Mikuni Kaidō Waki Honjin Site (Ikeda-ya) 三国街道脇本陣跡池田家 Mikuni Kaidō waki honjin ato (Ikeda-ya)	Yuzawa			36°53′42″N 138°46′41″E
Yoita Castle Site 与板よいた城しろ跡あと Yoita-jō ato	Nagaoka			37°32′02″N 138°48′03″E
Takada Castle Site 高田たかだ城跡じょうせき Takada-jō ato	Jōetsu			37°06′36″N 138°15′22″E
Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites 小泊こどまり須恵すえ器き窯かま跡あと群ぐん Kodomari sue-ki kama ato-gun	Sado			37°52′48″N 138°17′55″E
Hamochi Castle Site 羽茂はも城しろ跡あと Hamochi-jō ato	Sado			37°50′37″N 138°19′07″E
Aikawa Mine Site 相川あいかわ鉱山こうざん遺跡いせき Aikawa kōzan iseki	Sado			38°02′45″N 138°14′15″E
Nōmine Castle Site 直ちょく峰みね城じょう跡あと Nōmine-jō ato	Jōetsu			37°08′24″N 138°27′02″E
Tochio Castle Site 栃尾とちお城跡じょうせき Tochio-jō ato	Nagaoka			37°28′25″N 138°59′15″E
Suyoshi Castle Site 栖吉すよし城じょう跡あと Suyoshi-jō ato	Nagaoka			37°25′34″N 138°53′53″E
Tsugawa Castle Site 津川つがわ城しろ跡あと Tsugawa-jō ato	Aga			37°41′06″N 139°27′34″E
Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site 尼瀬あまぜ油田ゆでん機械きかい掘ほ第だい1号ごう井い跡あと Amase yuden kikaiku daiichi-gō i ato	Izumozaki			37°32′20″N 138°40′44″E
Kabanosawa Castle Site 樺沢かばさわ城跡じょうせき Kabanosawa-jō ato	Minami-Uonuma			37°01′35″N 138°49′46″E
Fujitsuka Shell Mound 藤塚ふじつか貝塚かいづか Fujitsuka kaizuka	Sado			37°57′56″N 138°21′00″E
Shiiya Jin'ya Site 椎谷しいや陣屋じんや跡あと Shiiya jinya ato	Kashiwazaki			37°28′33″N 138°37′09″E
Iizunayama Kofun Cluster 飯綱いいづな山さん古墳こふん群ぐん Iizunayama kofun-gun	Minami-Uonuma			37°04′29″N 138°52′09″E
Arikoyama Kofun Cluster 蟻あり子こ山やま古墳こふん群ぐん Arikoyama kofun-gun	Minami-Uonuma			37°05′02″N 138°52′10″E
Echigo Government Offices Site 越後えちご府ふ跡あと(天朝てんちょう山さん) Echigo-fu (Tenchō-yama)	Agano			37°50′15″N 139°13′37″E
Iwayasan Cave 岩屋山いわやさん石窟せっくつ Iwayasan sekkutsu	Sado			37°48′44″N 138°14′57″E
Mano Kofun Cluster 真野まの古墳こふん群ぐん Mano kofun-gun	Sado			37°56′29″N 138°18′39″E
Igarashi Fortified Residence Site 五十嵐いがらし館かん跡あと Igarashi tate ato	Sanjō			37°34′17″N 139°02′50″E
Yasuda Castle Site 安田やすだ城しろ跡あと Yasuda-jō ato	Agano			37°46′26″N 139°14′14″E
Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site 下畑しもはた玉作たまつくり遺跡いせき Shimohata tama tsukuri iseki	Sado			38°00′00″N 138°22′39″E
Niibo Castle Site 新穂にいほ城しろ跡あと Niibo-jō ato	Sado			38°00′52″N 138°24′25″E
Daigahana Kofun 台ケ鼻だいがはな古墳こふん Daigahana kofun	Sado			37°57′56″N 138°15′15″E
Hamahata Cave Site 浜はま端はし洞穴どうけつ遺跡いせき Hamahata dōkestu iseki	Sado			37°59′55″N 138°14′07″E
Arato Castle Site 荒戸あらと城しろ跡あと Arato-jō ato	Yuzawa			36°54′27″N 138°47′32″E
Shitakurayama Castle Site 下倉山しもくらやま城跡じょうせき Shitakurayama-jō ato	Uonuma			37°14′38″N 138°57′02″E
Aoki Castle Site 青木あおき城跡じょうせき Aoki-jō ato	Sado			38°01′19″N 138°25′21″E
Ōida Castle Site 大井田おいだ城跡じょうせき Ōida-jō ato	Tōkamachi			37°09′44″N 138°46′50″E
Yokotakiyama Haiji Site 横よこ滝山たきやま廃寺はいじ跡あと Yokotakiyama Haiji ato	Nagaoka			37°37′08″N 138°49′03″E
Kagohō Site 籠かご峰ほう遺跡いせき Kagohō iseki	Jōetsu			36°56′46″N 138°12′56″E
Motoyoita Castle Site 本与板もとよいた城じょう跡あと Motoyoita-jō ato	Nagaoka			37°33′02″N 138°48′25″E
Nechi Castle Site 根ね知ち城じょう跡あと Nechi-jō ato	Itoigawa			36°57′23″N 137°52′19″E
Matoba Site 的場まとば遺跡いせき Matoba iseki	Niigata			37°51′43″N 138°59′41″E
Choritsu Site 緒いとぐち立りつ遺跡いせき Choritsu iseki	Niigata			37°51′34″N 138°59′10″E
Ōbasawa Castle Site 大葉おおば沢さわ城跡じょうせき Ōbasawa-jō ato	Murakami			38°14′35″N 139°31′46″E
Ogawa Battery Site 小川おがわ台場だいば跡あと Ogawa daiba ato	Sado			38°03′43″N 138°14′07″E
Baba Fortified Residence Site 馬場ばば館かん跡あと Baba-date ato	Murakami			38°07′45″N 139°25′41″E
Imai Castle Site 今井いまい城跡じょうせき Imai-jō ato	Tsunan			36°59′19″N 138°36′56″E

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2021.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and eighty-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Echigo Province
• Sado Province
• Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Niigata)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Niigata Prefecture