List of Historic Sites of Japan (Miyagi)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2020, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass spans the prefectural borders with Yamagata.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Taga-jō ruins 多賀城跡附寺跡 Taga-jō ato tsuketari tera ato	Tagajō	Nara period castle ruins	Taga-jō ruins Taga-jō ruins	38°18′22″N 140°59′18″E	2, 3	181
Iji Castle ruins 伊治城跡 Iji-jō ato	Kurihara	Nara period castle ruins		38°45′51″N 141°02′18″E	2	3372
Tōmizuka Kofun 遠見塚古墳 Tōmizuka kofun	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	Kofun period tumulus	Tōmizuka Kofun Tōmizuka Kofun	38°14′17″N 140°54′52″E	1	210
Koganeyama Gold Mine 黄金山産金遺跡 Koganeyama sankin iseki	Wakuya	Nara period gold mine, where gold was extracted for the Tōdai-ji Daibutsu	Koganeyama Gold Mining Site Koganeyama Gold Mining Site	38°33′36″N 141°08′22″E	6	208
Iwakiri Castle ruins 岩切城跡 Iwakiri-jō ato	Miyagino-ku, Sendai	Muromachi period castle ruins	Iwakiri Castle ruins Iwakiri Castle ruins	38°18′49″N 140°56′28″E	2	231
Miyazawa Site 宮沢遺跡 Miyazawa iseki	Ōsaki	Nara/Heian period fortification ruins	Miyazawa Site Miyazawa Site	38°37′34″N 140°56′55″E	2	225
Former Yūbikan and Garden 旧有備館および庭園 kyū-Yūbikan oyobi teien	Ōsaki	Edo period han school and gardens; also a Place of Scenic Beauty	Former Yūbikan and Garden Former Yūbikan and Garden	38°39′27″N 140°51′48″E	4	185
Former Arikabe-juku Honjin 旧有壁宿本陣 kyū-Arikabe-juku honjin	Kurihara	Edo period shukuba	Former Arikabe-juku Honjin Former Arikabe-juku Honjin	38°52′04″N 141°07′31″E	6	213
Sanjūsangendō Kanga ruins 三十三間堂官衙遺跡 Sanjūsangendō kanga iseki	Watari	Heian period county headquarters		38°04′04″N 140°51′07″E	2	236
Sannō-Gakoi Site 山王囲遺跡 Sannō-Gakoi iseki	Kurihara	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Sannō-Gakoi Site Sannō-Gakoi Site	38°44′29″N 140°56′56″E	1	214
Yamamae Site 山前遺跡 Yamamae iseki	Misato	Jōmon period settlement ruins	Yamamae Site Yamamae Site	38°32′19″N 141°02′55″E	1	223
Yamahata Cave Tomb Cluster 山畑横穴群 Yamahata yokoana-gun	Ōsaki	Kofun period cave tombs		38°31′15″N 140°55′34″E	1	217
Numazu Shell Mound 沼津貝塚 Numazu kaizuka	Ishinomaki	Jōmon period shell midden		38°26′43″N 141°22′40″E	1	216
Jō Palisade Site 城生柵跡 Jō-no-saku iseki	Kami	Nara period castle ruins		38°35′00″N 140°51′06″E	2	230
Nishinohama Shell Mound 西の浜貝塚 Nishinohama kaizuka	Matsushima	Jōmon period shell midden		38°22′53″N 141°04′57″E	1	218
Sendai Kōriyama Kanga ruins 仙台郡山官衙遺跡群 Sendai Kōriyama kanga iseki-gun	Taihaku-ku, Sendai	Nara period provincial capital ruins; designation includes the Kōriyama temple ruins (郡山廃寺跡)	Sendai Kōriyama Kanga ruins Sendai Kōriyama Kanga ruins	38°13′14″N 140°53′31″E	2	00003496
Sendai Castle 仙台城跡 Sendai-jō ato	Aoba-ku, Sendai	Edo period castle	Sendai Castle Sendai Castle	38°15′12″N 140°51′10″E	2	3371
Sendai Domain Hanayama Village Nuruyu Bansho 仙台藩花山村寒湯番所跡 Sendai-han Hanayama-mura Nuruyu-bansho ato	Kurihara	Edo period magistrate's office	Sendai Domain Hanayama Village Nuruyu Bansho Site Sendai Domain Hanayama Village Nuruyu Bansho Site	38°51′43″N 140°46′42″E	6	204
Daikichiyama Tile Kiln Site 大吉山瓦窯跡 Daikichiyama kawara kama ato	Ōsaki	Heian period kiln ruins		38°37′23″N 140°55′17″E	6	221
Daigigakoi Shell Mound 大木囲貝塚 Daigigakoi kaizuka	Shichigahama	Jōmon period shell midden	Daigigakoi Shell Mound Daigigakoi Shell Mound	38°18′18″N 141°02′38″E	1	209
Nakazawame Shell Mound 中沢目貝塚 Nakazawame kaizuka	Ōsaki	Jōmon period shell midden		38°37′15″N 141°05′54″E	1	234
Nagane Shell Mound 長根貝塚 Nagane kaizuka	Wakuya	Jōmon period shell midden		38°36′06″N 141°08′40″E	1	212
Higashiyama Kanga ruins 東山官衙遺跡 Higashiyama kanga iseki	Kami	Heian period county headquarters		38°35′56″N 140°48′12″E	2	3209
Hinodeyama Tile Kiln Site 日の出山瓦窯跡 Hinodeyama kawara kama ato	Shikama	Heian period kiln ruins		38°30′53″N 140°52′59″E	6	222
Iinozaka Kofun Cluster 飯野坂古墳群 Iinozaka kofun-gun	Natori	Kofun period tumuli		38°09′44″N 140°52′38″E	1	228
Myōdate Kanga ruins 名生館官衙遺跡 Myōdate kanga iseki	Ōsaki	Heian period county headquarters		38°36′38″N 140°53′45″E	2	232
Kido Tile Kiln Site 木戸瓦窯跡 Kido kawara kama ato	Ōsaki	Heian period kiln ruins		38°37′17″N 141°02′25″E	6	220
Raijinyama Kofun 雷神山古墳 Raijinyama kofun	Natori	Kofun period tumulus	Raijinyama Kofun Raijinyama Kofun	38°09′04″N 140°52′48″E	1	202
Satohama Shell Mound 里浜貝塚 Satohama kaizuka	Higashimatsushima	Jōmon period shell midden	Satohama Shell Mound Satohama Shell Mound	38°20′20″N 141°08′30″E	1	237
Mutsu Kokubun-ji ruins 陸奥国分寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunji ato	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	provincial temple of Mutsu Province	Mutsu Kokubunji Site Mutsu Kokubunji Site	38°15′05″N 140°54′10″E	3	180
Mutsu Kokubun-niji ruins 陸奥国分尼寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunniji ato	Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai	provincial nunnery of Mutsu Province	Mutsu Kokubunniji Site Mutsu Kokubunniji Site	38°15′06″N 140°54′34″E	3	180
Mutsu Kami Kaidō 陸奥上街道 Mutsu kami kaidō	Ōsaki	Ancient highway	Mutsu Kami Kaidō Mutsu Kami Kaidō	38°40′51″N 140°52′06″E	6	201
Yanase-ura Site 梁瀬浦遺跡 Yanaseura iseki	Kakuda	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°00′26″N 140°45′17″E	1	235
Grave of Hayashi Shihei 林子平墓 Hayashi Shihei no haka	Aoba-ku, Sendai	Bakumatsu period military scholar grave	Hayashi Shihei Grave Hayashi Shihei Grave	38°16′36″N 140°51′04″E	7	227
Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass 出羽仙台街道中山越 Dewa Sendai kaidō Nakayamagoe	Ōsaki	Ancient highway; Designation includes an area of Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture	Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass	38°43′32″N 140°39′32″E	6	194
Irinosawa Site 入の沢遺跡 Irinosawa iseki	Kurihara	Jōmon period settlement ruins		38°43′48″N 141°01′17″E	1	00003989
Akai Kanga Ruins 赤井官衙遺跡群 Akai kanga iseki-gun	Higashimatsushima	designation includes the Yomoto Cave Tombs (矢本横穴)		38°24′32″N 141°10′56″E	2	[1]

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

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 20 May 2020, fifteen Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kamezuka Kofun かめ塚古墳 Kamezuka kofun	Iwanuma			38°07′18″N 140°52′10″E		[2]
Nagiriya temple ruins 菜切谷廃寺跡 Nagiriya Haiji ato	Kami			38°35′07″N 140°51′42″E		[3]
Toya-Hachiman Kofun 鳥屋八幡古墳 Toya-Hachiman kofun	Taiwa			38°24′33″N 140°55′51″E		[4]
Daimachi Kofun Cluster 台町古墳群 Daimachi kofun-gun	Marumori			37°54′42″N 140°47′31″E		[5]
Tomizawa Magaibutsu 富沢磨崖仏群 Tomizawa magaibutsu-gun	Shibata			38°06′46″N 140°48′48″E		[6]
Takanosu Kofun Cluster 鷹の巣古墳群 Takanosu kofun-gun	Shiroishi			38°00′04″N 140°38′15″E		[7]
Izumisawa Kofun Cluster 和泉沢古墳群 Izumisawa kofun-gun	Ishinomaki			38°32′31″N 141°19′45″E		[8]
Toriyagasaki Kofun Cluster 鳥矢ヶ崎古墳群 Toriyagasaki kofun-gun	Kurihara			38°48′44″N 141°00′22″E		[9]
Hedahara Shell Mound 平田原貝塚 Hedahara kaizuka	Higashimatsushima			38°27′23″N 141°11′15″E		[10]
Atagoyama Kofun - Yakushidō Kofun 愛宕山古墳・附薬師堂古墳 Atagoyama kofun tsuketari Yakushidō kofun	Murata			38°05′33″N 140°42′57″E		[11]
Nitoda Shell Mound 仁斗田貝塚 Nitoda kaizuka	Ishinomaki			38°17′40″N 141°25′24″E		[12]
Tatsuganesan Sutra Mounds 田束山経塚群 Tatsuganesan kyōzuka-gun	Minamisanriku			38°44′59″N 141°28′01″E		[13]
Semine Ichirizuka 瀬峰一里塚 Semine ichirizuka	Kurihara			38°39′46″N 141°02′12″E		[14]
Neyaji Kofun Cluster 念南寺古墳群 Neyaji kofun-gun	Shikama			38°31′57″N 140°52′59″E		[15]
Yoshiokahigashi Kanga ruins Site 吉岡東官衙遺跡 Yoshiokahigashi kanga iseki	Taiwa			38°26′18″N 140°53′42″E		[16]

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 fifty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Tōhoku History Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Miyagi)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Miyagi)

External links

• (in Japanese) Historic Sites of Miyagi Prefecture