List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shiga)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2015, forty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance (including two *Special Historic Sites).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Azuchi Castle Site 安土城跡 Azuchi-jō ato*	Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi		35°09′23″N 136°08′22″E / 35.15638215°N 136.13934871°E / 35.15638215; 136.13934871 (Azuchi Castle Site)	2	1562
Hikone Castle Site 彦根城跡 Hikone-jō ato*	Hikone	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List^[5]	35°16′34″N 136°15′07″E / 35.27613421°N 136.25205662°E / 35.27613421; 136.25205662 (Hikone Castle Site)	2	1591
Ashiura Kannon-ji Site 芦浦観音寺跡 Ashiura Kannonji ato	Kusatsu		35°03′35″N 135°57′17″E / 35.05968591°N 135.95458705°E / 35.05968591; 135.95458705 (Ashiura Kannonji Site)	2, 3	3403
Ise Site 伊勢遺跡 Ise iseki	Moriyama		35°03′56″N 135°59′26″E / 35.065530°N 135.990675°E / 35.065530; 135.990675 (Ise Site)	1	00003748
Kinugawa Haiji Site 衣川廃寺跡 Kinugawa Haiji ato	Ōtsu		35°06′36″N 135°54′23″E / 35.1099614°N 135.90633211°E / 35.1099614; 135.90633211 (Kinugawa Haiji Site)	3	1603
Enman-in Gardens 円満院庭園 Enman-in teien	Ōtsu	also a Place of Scenic Beauty	35°00′50″N 135°51′12″E / 35.01397751°N 135.85341666°E / 35.01397751; 135.85341666 (Enman-in Gardens)	8	1568
Shimonogō Site 下之郷遺跡 Shimonogō iseki	Moriyama		35°03′59″N 135°59′23″E / 35.066309°N 135.9897189°E / 35.066309; 135.9897189 (Shimonogō Site)	1	3323
Kamaha Castle Site 鎌刃城跡 Kamaha-jō ato	Maibara		35°17′49″N 136°18′50″E / 35.29687245°N 136.31376998°E / 35.29687245; 136.31376998 (Kamaha Castle Site)	2	3417
Kannonji Castle Site 観音寺城跡 Kannonji-jō ato	Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi		35°08′45″N 136°09′27″E / 35.14582748°N 136.1575712°E / 35.14582748; 136.1575712 (Kannonji Castle Site)	2	1607
Gichū-ji Precinct 義仲寺境内 Gichūji keidai	Ōtsu		35°00′11″N 135°52′48″E / 35.00298452°N 135.88013088°E / 35.00298452; 135.88013088 (Gichūji Precinct)	3	1596
Former Wachūsan Honpo 旧和中散本舗 kyū-Wachūsan honpo	Rittō		35°01′29″N 136°01′07″E / 35.024669°N 136.01860739°E / 35.024669; 136.01860739 (Former Wachūsan Honpo)	6	1588
Kyōgoku Clan Fortified Residence Site - Yataka-ji Site 京極氏遺跡京極氏城館跡弥高寺跡 Kyōgoku-shi iseki Kyōgoku-shi jōkan ato Yatakaji ato	Maibara		35°23′40″N 136°24′39″E / 35.39436129°N 136.41081822°E / 35.39436129; 136.41081822	2	3431
Ōmi Kokufu Site 近江国府跡 Ōmi kokufu ato	Ōtsu	designation includes the site of the provincial offices (国庁跡), Sōyama Site (惣山遺跡), Aoei Site (青江遺跡), and Chūroi Site (中路遺跡)	34°58′16″N 135°55′11″E / 34.97123928°N 135.91971016°E / 34.97123928; 135.91971016 (Ōmi Kokufu Site)	2	1597
Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site 近江大津宮錦織遺跡 Ōmi Ōtsu-kyū Nishigori iseki	Ōtsu		35°01′42″N 135°51′18″E / 35.0282825°N 135.85501912°E / 35.0282825; 135.85501912 (Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site)	2	1605
Anō Haiji Site 穴太廃寺跡 Anō Haiji ato	Ōtsu		35°03′12″N 135°52′03″E / 35.05324733°N 135.86754922°E / 35.05324733; 135.86754922 (Anō Haiji Site)	3	1611
Kohori Kofun Cluster 古保利古墳群 Kohori kofun-gun	Nagahama		35°27′36″N 136°12′02″E / 35.4599092°N 136.20048399°E / 35.4599092; 136.20048399 (Kohori Kofun Cluster)	1	3377
Kōjō-in Gardens 光浄院庭園 Kōjō-in teien	Ōtsu	also a Place of Scenic Beauty	35°00′50″N 135°51′09″E / 35.01398388°N 135.85252556°E / 35.01398388; 135.85252556 (Kōjō-in Gardens)	8	1569
Kōka District Chūsō Sites 甲賀郡中惣遺跡群 Kōka-gun Chūsō iseki-gun	Kōka		34°53′14″N 136°14′59″E / 34.88730993°N 136.24977464°E / 34.88730993; 136.24977464 (Kōka District Chūsō Sites)	2	00003602
Ōjiyama Kofun 皇子山古墳 Ōjiyama kofun	Ōtsu		35°01′44″N 135°51′03″E / 35.0288114°N 135.85080409°E / 35.0288114; 135.85080409 (Ōjiyama Kofun)	1	1601
Kōjinyama Kofun 荒神山古墳 Kōjinyama kofun	Hikone		35°14′06″N 136°11′53″E / 35.23508964°N 136.19802917°E / 35.23508964; 136.19802917 (Kōjinyama Kofun)	1	00003703
Komasaka Rock Buddhas 狛坂磨崖仏 Komasaka magaibutsu	Rittō		34°57′32″N 136°00′39″E / 34.9588533°N 136.01083453°E / 34.9588533; 136.01083453 (Komasaka Rock Buddhas)	3	1586
Shigaraki Palace Site 紫香楽宮跡 Shigaraki-no-miya ato	Kōka		34°55′07″N 136°04′57″E / 34.91866834°N 136.08256774°E / 34.91866834; 136.08256774 (Shigaraki Palace Site)	2	1560
Kasugayama Kofun Cluster 春日山古墳群 Kasugayama kofun-gun	Ōtsu		35°07′15″N 135°54′27″E / 35.12071788°N 135.90740644°E / 35.12071788; 135.90740644 (Kasugayama Kofun Cluster)	1	1602
Odani Castle Site 小谷城跡 Odani-jō ato	Nagahama		35°27′33″N 136°16′36″E / 35.45921485°N 136.27675104°E / 35.45921485; 136.27675104 (Odani Castle Site)	2	1577
Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site 垂水斎王頓宮跡 Tarumi Saiō tongū ato	Kōka		34°56′21″N 136°15′54″E / 34.93906555°N 136.2649789°E / 34.93906555; 136.2649789 (Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site)	2	1585
Sūfuku-ji Site 崇福寺跡 Sūfukuji ato	Ōtsu		35°02′39″N 135°50′50″E / 35.0440973°N 135.84728044°E / 35.0440973; 135.84728044 (Sūfukuji Site)	3	1578
Seta Hills Production Sites 瀬田丘陵生産遺跡群 Seta kyūryō seisan iseki-gun	Kusatsu, Ōtsu		34°59′41″N 135°57′05″E / 34.99480136°N 135.95139835°E / 34.99480136; 135.95139835 (Seta Hills Production Sites)	6	1608
Mount Shimizu Fortified Residence Site 清水山城館跡 Shimizu-yama jōkan ato	Takashima		35°21′37″N 136°01′10″E / 35.36014645°N 136.01957714°E / 35.36014645; 136.01957714	2	3432
Kyotaki-dera Kyōgoku Clan Grave Site 清滝寺京極家墓所 Kyotakidera Kyōgoku-ke bosho	Maibara		35°20′43″N 136°23′15″E / 35.34522765°N 136.38760098°E / 35.34522765; 136.38760098	7	1567
Yukinoyama Kofun 雪野山古墳 Yukinoyama kofun	Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi, Ryūō		35°07′42″N 136°05′53″E / 35.12833305°N 136.09809138°E / 35.12833305; 136.09809138 (Yukinoyama Kofun)	1	00003839
Zenpō-in Gardens 善法院庭園 Zenpō-in teien	Ōtsu	also a Place of Scenic Beauty	35°00′48″N 135°51′00″E / 35.01333718°N 135.85004279°E / 35.01333718; 135.85004279 (Zenpō-in Gardens)	8	1570
Kusatsu-juku Honjin 草津宿本陣 Kusatsu-juku honjin	Kusatsu		35°01′05″N 135°57′36″E / 35.01808465°N 135.95994514°E / 35.01808465; 135.95994514 (Kusatsu-juku Honjin)	6	1589
Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster 大岩山古墳群 Ōiwayama kofun-gun	Yasu		35°04′38″N 136°02′31″E / 35.07735066°N 136.04191446°E / 35.07735066; 136.04191446 (Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster)	1	1579
Dainaka Lake Nami Site 大中の湖南遺跡 Dainaka-no-ko Nami iseki	Ōmihachiman		35°10′22″N 136°07′48″E / 35.17267381°N 136.12991157°E / 35.17267381; 136.12991157 (Dainaka Lake Nami Site)	1	1598
Chikubu Island 竹生島 Chikubu-shima	Nagahama	also a Place of Scenic Beauty	35°25′20″N 136°08′36″E / 35.42214334°N 136.14337787°E / 35.42214334; 136.14337787 (Chikubu Island)	3	1564
Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳・小茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun・Kochausuyama kofun	Ōtsu		34°59′25″N 135°53′02″E / 34.99028341°N 135.88384656°E / 34.99028341; 135.88384656	1	1553
Tōju Shoin Site 藤樹書院跡 Tōju shoin ato	Takashima		35°19′17″N 136°01′48″E / 35.32138558°N 136.02990393°E / 35.32138558; 136.02990393 (Tōju Shoin Site)	4	1557
Dōnoue Site 堂ノ上遺跡 Dōnoue iseki	Ōtsu		34°58′19″N 135°54′41″E / 34.97206256°N 135.9112782°E / 34.97206256; 135.9112782 (Dōnoue Site)	2	1604
Minamishigachō Haiji Site 南滋賀町廃寺跡 Minamishigachō Haiji ato	Ōtsu		35°02′09″N 135°51′16″E / 35.03594694°N 135.85444988°E / 35.03594694; 135.85444988 (Minamishigachō Haiji Site)	3	1595
Hiyoshi Jinja Precinct 日吉神社境内 Hiyoshi Jinja	Ōtsu		35°04′23″N 135°51′45″E / 35.072948°N 135.86244768°E / 35.072948; 135.86244768 (Hiyoshi Jinja Precinct)	3	1599
Haishō Bodai-ji Stone Tahōtō and Buddhas 廃少菩提寺石多宝塔および石仏 Haishō bodaiji seki tahōtō oyobi sekibutsu	Konan		35°01′37″N 136°03′21″E / 35.02705862°N 136.05594669°E / 35.02705862; 136.05594669	3	1561
Hyakusai-ji Precinct 百済寺境内 Hyakusaiji Jinja	Higashiōmi		35°07′34″N 136°17′32″E / 35.12618673°N 136.29225151°E / 35.12618673; 136.29225151 (Hyakusaiji Precinct)	2, 3	00003601
Hyōtanyama Kofun 瓢箪山古墳 Hyōtanyama kofun	Ōmihachiman		35°08′32″N 136°08′54″E / 35.14211665°N 136.14823793°E / 35.14211665; 136.14823793 (Hyōtanyama Kofun)	1	1594
Binman-ji Stone Buddha Valley Grave Site 敏満寺石仏谷墓跡 Binmanji ishibotoke-dani haka ato	Taga		35°12′47″N 136°17′14″E / 35.21305253°N 136.2873421°E / 35.21305253; 136.2873421	7	00003456
Kitaōmi Fortified Residence Sites 北近江城館跡群 Kitaōmi jōkan ato-gun	Nagahama	designation comprises the sites of the Shimosaka Family Fortified Residence (下坂氏館跡) and Mitamura Family Fortified Residence (三田村氏館跡)	35°25′04″N 136°18′32″E / 35.41764077°N 136.30886364°E / 35.41764077; 136.30886364 (Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave)	2	00003470
Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave 北畠具行墓 Kitabatake Tomoyuki no haka	Maibara		35°20′28″N 136°23′27″E / 35.3411635°N 136.39074936°E / 35.3411635; 136.39074936 (Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave)	7	1565
Oisono Forest 老蘇森 Oisono-mori	Ōmihachiman		35°07′50″N 136°09′41″E / 35.1305979°N 136.16125559°E / 35.1305979; 136.16125559 (Oisono Forest)	8	1590

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[6]^[7]

Site	Municipality	Coordinates
Kotō Ware Kiln Sites 湖東焼窯場跡 Kotō-yaki kama-ba ato	Hikone	35°16′40″N 136°16′08″E / 35.277682°N 136.269007°E / 35.277682; 136.269007 (Kotō Ware Kiln Sites)
Kaigome Kofun 垣篭古墳 Kaigome Kofun	Nagahama	35°24′13″N 136°19′44″E / 35.403708°N 136.328799°E / 35.403708; 136.328799 (Kaigome Kofun)
Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun	Nagahama	35°24′28″N 136°19′41″E / 35.407765°N 136.328058°E / 35.407765; 136.328058 (Chausuyama Kofun)
Senzokyō Kofun Cluster 千僧供古墳群 Senzokyō kofun-gun	Ōmihachiman	35°06′16″N 136°07′02″E / 35.104322°N 136.117237°E / 35.104322; 136.117237 (Senzokyō Kofun Cluster)
Hachimansha Kofun Cluster 八幡社古墳群 Hachimansha kofun-gun	Higashiōmi	35°04′56″N 136°08′41″E / 35.082217°N 136.144778°E / 35.082217; 136.144778 (Hachimansha Kofun Cluster)
Gotō Fortified Residence Site 後藤館跡 Gotō-yakata ato	Higashiōmi	35°05′11″N 136°08′55″E / 35.086396°N 136.148629°E / 35.086396; 136.148629 (Gotō Fortified Residence)
Ashiura Kannonji Fortified Residence Site 芦浦観音寺館跡 Ashiura Kannonji yakata ato	Kusatsu	35°03′35″N 135°57′18″E / 35.059611°N 135.955028°E / 35.059611; 135.955028
Ima-juku Ichirizuka 今宿一里塚 Ima-juku ichirizuka	Moriyama	35°03′03″N 135°59′14″E / 35.050833°N 135.987222°E / 35.050833; 135.987222 (Ima-juku Ichirizuka)
Izumi Kofun Cluster 泉古墳群 Izumi kofun-gun	Kōka	34°59′16″N 136°08′08″E / 34.987667°N 136.135556°E / 34.987667; 136.135556 (Izumi Kofun Cluster)
Former Tōkaidō Yokota Ferry Site 旧東海道横田渡跡 kyū-Tōkaidō Yokota-wataru ato	Kōka	34°58′54″N 136°07′40″E / 34.981742°N 136.127880°E / 34.981742; 136.127880
Minakuchi Castle Site 水口城跡 Minakuchi-jō ato	Kōka	34°58′12″N 136°09′56″E / 34.970067°N 136.165591°E / 34.970067; 136.165591 (Minakuchi Castle Site)
Nakaide Old Kiln Site 中井出古窯跡 Nakaide ko-yōseki	Kōka	34°55′47″N 136°05′41″E / 34.929639°N 136.094639°E / 34.929639; 136.094639 (Nakaide Old Kiln Site)
Ogawa Castle Site 小川城跡 Ogawa-jō ato	Kōka	34°50′40″N 136°02′15″E / 34.844328°N 136.037478°E / 34.844328; 136.037478 (Ogawa Castle Site)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further eighty-five sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

Historic Sites of Japan

Hokkaido	Hokkaido

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyushu	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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References

↑ "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡滋賀県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "国指定史跡・名勝・天然記念物" [National Monuments of Shiga Prefecture] (PDF). Shiga Prefecture. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "Hikone-Jo (castle)". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ 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 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ "県指定史跡・名勝・天然記念物" [Prefectural Monuments] (PDF). Shiga Prefecture. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ 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 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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(Japanese) Cultural Properties in Shiga Prefecture

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