List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tochigi)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2022, thirty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including two *Special Historic Sites).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Ōya Stone Buddhas 大谷磨崖仏 Ōya magaibutsu	Utsunomiya	Heian/Kamakura period bas-relief carvings	Ōya Stone Buddhas	36°35′47″N 139°49′15″E	3	470
*Nikkō Cedar Avenue 日光杉並木街道 附 並木寄進碑 Nikkō sugi namiki kaidō tsuketari namiki kishin hi	Nikkō, Kanuma	designation includes an associated monument; also a Special Natural Monument	Nikkō Cedar Avenue	36°44′41″N 139°42′24″E	6	467
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Mibu	Kofun period tumulus	Atagozuka Kofun	36°25′58″N 139°48′36″E	1	473
Otomefudōhara Tile Kiln ruins 乙女不動原瓦窯跡 Otomefudōhara kawara gama ato	Oyama	late Nara / early Heian period kiln	Otomefudōhara Tile Kiln ruins	36°15′44″N 139°45′22″E	6	490
Shimotsuke Provincial Capital ruins 下野国庁跡 Shimotsuke kokuchō ato	Tochigi	late Nara / early Heian period Kokufu	Shimotsuke Provincial Capital ruins	36°22′46″N 139°47′06″E	2	493
Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji ruins 下野国分寺跡 Shimotsuke Kokubunji ato	Shimotsuke	provincial temple of Shimotsuke Province	Shimotsuke Kokubunji ruins	36°23′08″N 139°48′23″E	3	463
Shimotsuke Kokubunni-ji ruins 下野国分尼寺跡 Shimotsuke Kokubunniji ato	Shimotsuke	provincial nunnery of Shimotsuke Province	Shimotsuke Kokubunniji ruins	36°23′08″N 139°48′46″E	3	485
Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji ruins 下野薬師寺跡 Shimotsuke Yakushiji ato	Shimotsuke	Nara period temple ruins	Shimotsuke Yakushiji ruins	36°24′06″N 139°52′34″E	3	462
Kabasaki-ji ruins 樺崎寺跡 Kabasaki-ji ato	Ashikaga	Kamakura period temple ruins	Kabasaki-ji ruins	36°21′41″N 139°29′39″E	3	3312
Ushizuka Kofun 牛塚古墳 Ushizuka kofun	Mibu	Kofun period tumulus	Ushizuka Kofun	36°26′14″N 139°48′28″E	1	475
Azuma Kofun 吾妻古墳 Azuma kofun	Tochigi, Mibu	Kofun period tumulus	Azuma Kofun	36°24′16″N 139°48′41″E	1	487
Negoyadai Site 根古谷台遺跡 Negoyadai iseki	Utsunomiya	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Negoyadai Site	36°32′07″N 139°49′58″E	1	495
Sanuki Stone Buddha 佐貫石仏 Sanuki sekibutsu	Shioya		Sanuki Stone Buddha	36°45′01″N 139°47′58″E	3	471
Sakuramachi Jin'ya 桜町陣屋跡 Sakuramachi jin'ya ato	Mooka	Edo period fortified residence	Sakuramachi Jin'ya	36°24′29″N 140°00′53″E	2	478
Samuraizuka Kofun 侍塚古墳 Samuraizuka Kofun	Ōtawara	designation comprises Kami-Samuraizuka Kofun (上侍塚古) and Shimo-Samuraizuka Kofun (下侍塚古墳)	Samuraizuka Kofun	36°48′47″N 140°07′22″E	1	483
Teranohigashi Site 寺野東遺跡 Teranohigashi iseki	Oyama		Teranohigashi Site	36°19′36″N 139°52′52″E	1	497
Kurumazuka Kofun 車塚古墳 Kurumazuka Kofun	Mibu	Kofun period tumulus	Kurumazuka Kofun	36°26′14″N 139°48′33″E	1	474
Kogane Ichirizuka 小金井一里塚 Kogane ichirizuka	Shimotsuke	Edo period highway marker	Kogane Ichirizuka	36°22′40″N 139°50′28″E	6	466
Oyama clan Castle Sites 小山氏城跡 Oyama-shi shiro ato	Oyama	designations comprises the sites of Washi Castle (鷲城跡), Gion Castle (祇園城跡), and Nakakuki Castle (中久喜城跡)	Oyama clan Castle Sites	36°19′09″N 139°48′00″E	2	496
Kamikōnushi-Mobara Kanga ruins 上神主・茂原官衙遺跡 Kamikōnushi・Mobara kanga iseki	Utsunomiya, Kaminokawa	Nara-Heian period local government complex ruins	Kamikōnushi-Mobara Kanga ruins	36°27′54″N 139°53′01″E	2	3374
Mibu Ichirizuka 壬生一里塚 Mibu ichirizuka	Mibu	Edo period highway marker	Mibu Ichirizuka	36°24′57″N 139°48′12″E	6	476
Senju-ji Precincts 専修寺境内 Senjuji keidai	Mooka		Senjuji Precincts	36°23′38″N 140°01′23″E	3	486
Ashio Copper Mine 足尾銅山跡 Ashio dōzan ato	Nikkō	designation includes the Tsūdō Mine (通洞坑) and Utsuno Magazine (宇都野火薬庫跡)	Ashio Copper Mine	36°38′01″N 139°26′16″E	6	00003567
Ashikaga Gakkō 足利学校跡（聖廟及び附属建物を含む) Ashikaga Gakkō	Ashikaga	designation includes the shrine and annex	Ashikaga Gakkō	36°20′09″N 139°27′12″E	4	464
Ashikaga Family Residence 足利氏宅跡（鑁阿寺） Banna-ji	Ashikaga		Ashikaga Family Residence (Banna-ji)	36°20′15″N 139°27′08″E	2, 8	468
Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun	Mibu	Kofun period tumulus		36°29′23″N 139°46′41″E	1	484
Chōjagadaira Kanga ruins 長者ヶ平官衙遺跡附東山道跡 Chōjagadaira kanga iseki tsuketari Tōsandō ato	Nasukarasuyama, Sakura			36°40′53″N 140°02′45″E	2, 6	00003619
Karanogosho Cave Tomb 唐御所横穴 Karanogosho yokoana	Nakagawa	Kofun period cave tomb	Karanogosho Cave Tomb	36°44′37″N 140°09′24″E	1	479
Fujimoto Kannonyama Kofun 藤本観音山古墳 Fujimoto Kannonyama kofun	Ashikaga	Kofun period tumulus	Fujimoto Kannonyama Kofun	36°18′02″N 139°26′09″E	1	00003498
Nasu Kanga ruins 那須官衙遺跡 Nasu Kanga iseki	Nakagawa		Nasu Kanga ruins	36°46′52″N 140°06′35″E	2	488
Nasu Ogawa Kofun Cluster 那須小川古墳群 Nasu Ogawa kofun-gun	Nakagawa	designation includes Komagata Ōzuka Kofun (駒形大塚古墳), Yoshida Yuzen Jinja Kofun Cluster (吉田温泉神社古墳群), and Nasu Hachimanzuka Kofun Cluster (那須八幡塚古墳群)		36°45′41″N 140°07′16″E	1	492
Nasu Kanda Castle ruins 那須神田城跡 Nasu Kanda-jō ato	Nakagawa	Heian period castle ruins		36°45′07″N 140°07′38″E	2	494
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō 日光山内 Nikkō-san nai	Nikkō	UNESCO World Heritage Site	Shrines and Temples of Nikkō	36°45′31″N 139°35′52″E	3	3211
Tobiyama Castle ruins 飛山城跡 Tobiyama-jō ato	Utsunomiya	Kamakura period castle ruins	Tobiyama Castle ruins	36°33′20″N 139°57′58″E	2	489
Biwazuka Kofun 琵琶塚古墳 Biwazuka kofun	Oyama	Kofun period tumulus	Biwazuka Kofun	36°22′29″N 139°48′25″E	1	472
Marishitenzuka Kofun 摩利支天塚古墳 Marishitenzuka kofun	Oyama	Kofun period tumulus	Marishitenzuka Kofun	36°22′20″N 139°48′21″E	1	491
Karasawayama Castle ruins 唐沢山城跡 Karasawayama-jō ato	Sano		Karasawayama Castle ruins	36°18′52″N 139°34′42″E	2	00003835
Karasuyama Castle Site 烏山城跡 Karasuyama-jō ato	Nasukarasuyama			36°39′51″N 140°08′51″E		[1]

This list is complete and up to date as of December 2022.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, forty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tsukayama Kofun 塚山古墳 Tsukayama kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′22″N 139°51′39″E		[2]
Sendazuka Kofun 千駄塚古墳 Sendazuka kofun	Oyama			36°16′55″N 139°46′29″E		[3]
Ōzukadai Kofun 大塚台古墳 Ōzukadai kofun	Haga			36°34′59″N 140°03′34″E		[4]
Hyōtanzuka Kofun 瓢箪塚古墳 Hyōtanzuka kofun	Mooka			36°25′25″N 139°59′20″E		[5]
Kazatozuka Kofun 風戸塚古墳 Kazatozuka kofun	Mashiko			36°29′11″N 140°05′45″E		[6]
Nagaoka Hyakuana Kofun 長岡百穴古墳 Nagaoka Hyakuana kofun	Utsunomiya			36°35′47″N 139°52′50″E		[7]
Hachimanyama Kofun Cluster 八幡山古墳群 Hachimanyama kofun-gun	Ashikaga			36°19′26″N 139°26′09″E		[8]
Myōtetsu Zenji Grave 妙哲禅師の墓 附 墓碑 Myōtetsu Zenji no haka tsuketari bohi	Utsunomiya			36°39′15″N 139°49′35″E		[9]
Sesshō-seki 殺生石 Sesshō seki	Nasu			37°05′59″N 140°00′02″E		[10]
Kamenokozuka Kofun 亀の子塚古墳 Kamenokozuka kofun	Haga			36°30′06″N 140°01′05″E		[11]
Sasazuka Kofun 笹塚古墳 Sasazuka kofun	Utsunomiya			36°28′53″N 139°53′53″E		[12]
Ōzuka Kofun 大塚古墳 Ōzuka kofun	Utsunomiya			36°35′27″N 139°52′26″E		[13]
Ōmasuzuka Kofun 大桝塚古墳 Ōmasuzuka kofun	Sano			36°19′31″N 139°35′35″E		[14]
Tanaka Shōzō Former Residence 田中正造旧宅 Tanaka Shōzō kyū-taku	Sano			36°20′16″N 139°33′16″E		[15]
Ninomiya Sontoku Grave 二宮尊徳の墓 Ninomiya Sontoku no haka	Nikkō			36°43′32″N 139°41′21″E		[16]
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Oyama			36°18′55″N 139°49′18″E		[17]
Bishamonyama Kofun 毘沙門山古墳 Bishamonyama kofun	Oyama			36°17′28″N 139°44′45″E		[18]
Ōuchi Haiji Site and Tōhōdadō 大内廃寺跡 附 塔法田堂跡 Ōuchi Haiji ato tsuketari Tōhōdadō ato	Mooka			36°28′32″N 140°01′47″E		[19]
Shōdō Shōnin Birthplace 日光開山勝道上人誕生地 Nikkō kaizan Shōdō shōnin tanjō-chi	Mooka	at Butsusei-ji (仏生寺)		36°24′27″N 140°03′13″E		[20]
Fujiyama Kofun 富士山古墳 Fujiyama kofun	Mibu			36°29′19″N 139°46′56″E		[21]
Nagatsuka Kofun 長塚古墳 Nagatsuka kofun	Mibu			36°28′36″N 139°46′18″E		[22]
Kamezuka Kofun 亀塚古墳 Kamezuka kofun	Mibu			36°29′58″N 139°49′51″E		[23]
Ōtsuka Kofun 大塚古墳 Ōzuka kofun	Nogi			36°12′52″N 139°45′02″E		[24]
Kanayamazuka Kofun 金山塚古墳 Kanayamazuka kofun	Iwafune			36°18′03″N 139°41′58″E		[25]
Nishihara Kofun 西原古墳 Nishihara kofun	Sakura			36°44′43″N 139°58′57″E		[26]
Niwatorizuka Kofun 鶏塚古墳 Niwatorizuka kofun	Mooka			36°28′57″N 140°01′51″E		[27]
Yoneyama Kofun 米山古墳 Yoneyama kofun	Sano			36°19′32″N 139°36′31″E		[28]
Nyūjōzuka Kofun 入定塚古墳 Nyūjōzuka kofun	Mashiko			36°29′14″N 140°05′55″E		[29]
Oyake Kofun Cluster 小宅古墳群 Oyake kofun-gun	Mashiko			36°30′38″N 140°06′47″E		[30]
Nakamura Castle Site 中村城跡 Nakamura-jō ato	Mooka			36°24′34″N 139°57′26″E		[31]
Koyama Castle Site 児山城跡 Koyama-jō ato	Shimotsuke			36°26′51″N 139°51′08″E		[32]
Jinzen Tomoe Inn 深山巴の宿 Jinzen Tomoe no juku	Kanuma			36°38′53″N 139°30′27″E		[33]
Tenjinyama Kofun 天神山古墳 Tenjinyama kofun	Mooka			36°22′50″N 140°00′40″E		[34]
Gozenbara Castle Site 御前原城跡 Gozenbara-jō ato	Yaita			36°47′20″N 139°56′41″E		[35]
Nogi Maresuke Residence at Nasu 乃木希典那須野旧宅 Nogi Maresuki Nasu no kyū-taku	Nasushiobara			36°53′15″N 140°00′10″E		[36]
Murakami Castle Site 村上城跡 Murakami-jō ato	Ichikai			36°33′27″N 140°07′08″E		[37]
Utsunomiya Family Grave Site 宇都宮家の墓所 Utsunomiya-ke bosho	Mashiko			36°27′07″N 140°08′11″E		[38]
Senbon Castle Site 千本城跡 Senbon-jō ato	Motegi			36°34′35″N 140°09′09″E		[39]
Tsukayama-nishi Kofun 塚山西古墳 Tsukayama-nishi kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′21″N 139°51′35″E		[40]
Tsukayama-minami Kofun 塚山南古墳 Tsukayama-minami kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′18″N 139°51′37″E		[41]
Saimyō-ji Precinct 西明寺境内 Saimyōji keidai	Mashiko			36°27′10″N 140°07′02″E		[42]
Hosokawa Clan Graves 細川家の墓所 Hosokawa-ke no haka	Motegi	at Nōji-in (能持院)		36°32′33″N 140°12′07″E		[43]
Maruzuka Kofun 丸塚古墳 Maruzuka kofun	Shimotsuke			36°23′31″N 139°48′41″E		[44]
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Shimotsuke			36°23′31″N 139°48′36″E		[45]
Shakadō Junshi Graves and Fudai Family Graves 釈迦堂殉死の墓及び譜代家臣の墓 Shakadō junshi no haka oyobi Fudai-ka shin no haka	Nikkō	at Rinnō-ji		36°45′16″N 139°36′03″E		[46]
Mumo Castle Site 武茂城跡（乾徳寺境内を含む） Mumo-jō ato (Kentokuji keidai o fukumu)	Nakagawa	designation includes the precinct of Kentoku-ji (乾徳寺)		36°44′31″N 140°10′22″E		[47]
Horikoshi Site 堀越遺跡 Horikoshi iseki	Yaita			36°49′34″N 139°55′01″E		[48]
Prefectural Office Moat 県庁堀 附 漕渠 Kenchō bori tsuketari sōkyo	Tochigi			36°22′52″N 139°43′48″E		[49]
Sengenzuka Kofun 浅間塚古墳 Sengenzuka kofun	Mashiko			36°29′12″N 140°05′04″E		[50]

This list is complete and up to date as of December 2022.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, a further four hundred and five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Shimotsuke Province
• Tochigi Prefectural Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tochigi)

External links

• Cultural Properties of Tochigi Prefecture (in Japanese)