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 24 June 2024, thirty-nine 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		Karasuyama Castle Site	36°39′51″N 140°08′51″E	2	00004173
Nishikata Castle Site 西方城跡 Nishikata-jō ato	Tochigi			36°28′25″N 139°43′12″E		[1]

This list is complete and up to date as of June 2024.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, 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 June 2024.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, 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)