List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, thirty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Okuyama shōjōkan ruins 奥山荘城館遺跡 Okuyama no shōjōkan iseki	Tainai, Shibata	designation includes the sites of Egami Fortified Residence (江上館跡), Tossaka Castle (鳥坂城跡), Kurata Castle (倉田城跡), Nonaka Stone Tōba (野中石塔婆群), Kotaka-gū Precinct (小鷹宮境内地), Idatenyama (韋駄天山遺跡), Kurokawa Castle (黒川城跡), Zao Gongen (蔵王権現遺跡), Kusamizu (臭水遺跡), the Kaneyama Castle Sites (金山城跡) (Ganmonyama Castle (願文山城跡), Taka Fortified Residence (高館跡), Tatenouchi (館ノ内跡), and Katatsumuriyama Castle (蝸牛山城跡)), Bō Fortified Residence (坊城館跡), Furudate Fortified Residence (古館館跡), and Tossaka Castle Sanrokukyo Fortified Residence (鳥坂城跡の山麓居館跡)	Okuyama Manor, Castle, and Fortified Residence Sites	38°03′18″N 139°25′18″E / 38.05510264°N 139.42166225°E / 38.05510264; 139.42166225	2	886
Okinohara Site 沖ノ原遺跡 Okinohara iseki	Tsunan	Jōmon period settlement trace	Okinohara Site	36°59′33″N 138°39′06″E / 36.99255789°N 138.65178447°E / 36.99255789; 138.65178447 (Okinohara Site)	1	875
Shimokō Site 下国府遺跡 Shimokō iseki	Sado			37°58′35″N 138°21′53″E / 37.97625265°N 138.36466365°E / 37.97625265; 138.36466365 (Shimokō Site)	1	872
Shimoyachi Site 下谷地遺跡 Shimoyachi iseki	Kashiwazaki	Yayoi period settlement trace		37°23′51″N 138°37′27″E / 37.3975878°N 138.62411657°E / 37.3975878; 138.62411657 (Shimoyachi Site)	1	880
Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group 観音平・天神堂古墳群 Kannondaira-Tenjindō kofun-gun	Myōkō	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group	37°03′36″N 138°13′55″E / 37.0599107°N 138.23192861°E / 37.0599107; 138.23192861 (Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group)	1	874
Miyaguchi Kofun Group 宮口古墳群 Miyaguchi kofun-gun	Jōetsu	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Miyaguchi Kofun Group	37°05′36″N 138°21′27″E / 37.09342193°N 138.35756425°E / 37.09342193; 138.35756425 (Miyaguchi Kofun Group)	1	871
Former Niigata Customs House 旧新潟税関 kyū-Niigata zeikan	Niigata	Meiji period building	Former Niigata Customs House	37°55′49″N 139°03′27″E / 37.93020206°N 139.05736926°E / 37.93020206; 139.05736926 (Former Niigata Customs House)	9	866
Furutsu Hachimanyama Site 古津八幡山遺跡 Furutsu Hachimanyama iseki	Niigata	Kofun period settlement trace; designation includes Furutsu Hachimanyama Kofun (古津八幡山古墳)	Furutsu Hachimanyama Site	37°45′50″N 139°06′55″E / 37.76401067°N 139.1152276°E / 37.76401067; 139.1152276 (Furutsu Hachimanyama Site)	1	00003455
Araya Site 荒屋遺跡 Araya iseki	Nagaoka	Japanese Paleolithic site	Araya Site	37°15′51″N 138°51′31″E / 37.2641214°N 138.85857096°E / 37.2641214; 138.85857096 (Araya Site)	2	3430
Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites 佐渡金銀山遺跡 Sado kinginzan iseki	Sado	designation includes the sites of Dōyū-no-wareto (道遊の割戸), Sōdayū path (宗太夫間歩), Minamisawa drainage channel (南沢疎水道), the Sado bugyō offices (佐渡奉行所跡), imperial Sado branch offices (御料局佐渡支庁跡), a shōrō, memorial tō (including one for Ōkubo Nagayasu), Kawamura Hikozaemon (河村彦左衛門), the Fukiage Coast pits (吹上海岸石切場跡), post-Meiji Restoration facilities (旧佐渡鉱山の明治以降の施設群), Tsurushi silver mine (鶴子銀山跡), the Katahotori-Kanoura Coast pits (片辺・鹿野浦海岸石切場跡), and Kamiaikawa mining town (上相川地区の鉱山町跡); the Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List;^[5]	Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites	38°02′45″N 138°15′56″E / 38.04581642°N 138.26554165°E / 38.04581642; 138.26554165 (Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites)	2, 3, 6	888
Sado Kokubun-ji Site 佐渡国分寺跡 Sado Kokubunji ato	Sado	Nara period temple ruins		37°58′00″N 138°22′01″E / 37.96666214°N 138.36688545°E / 37.96666214; 138.36688545 (Sado Kokubunji Site)	3	844
Sakado Castle ruins 坂戸城跡 Sakado-jō ato	Minamiuonuma	Sengoku period castle ruins	Sakado Castle ruins	37°03′41″N 138°53′41″E / 37.06146148°N 138.89480593°E / 37.06146148; 138.89480593 (Sakado Castle ruins)	2	879
Samegao Castle Site 鮫ヶ尾城跡 Samegao-jō ato	Myōkō	Sengoku period castle ruins	Samegao Castle Site	37°03′04″N 138°13′48″E / 37.05104305°N 138.23001345°E / 37.05104305; 138.23001345 (Samegao Castle Site)	2	00003599
Yamamoto Site 山元遺跡 Yamamoto iseki	Murakami	Yayoi period settlement trace		38°13′27″N 139°28′48″E / 38.22406111°N 139.48000277°E / 38.22406111; 139.48000277 (Yamamoto Site)	1	00003946
Terachi Site 寺地遺跡 Terachi iseki	Itoigawa	Jōmon period settlement trace	Terachi Site	37°01′30″N 137°48′34″E / 37.02487741°N 137.80931154°E / 37.02487741; 137.80931154 (Terachi Site)	1	883
Mimitori Site 耳取遺跡 Mimitori iseki	Mitsuke	Jōmon period settlement trace		37°30′27″N 138°55′12″E / 37.507474°N 138.919862°E / 37.507474; 138.919862 (Terachi Site)	1	00003878
Muroya Cave 室谷洞窟 Muroya dōkutsu	Aga	Jōmon period settlement trace	Muroya Cave	37°32′35″N 139°21′46″E / 37.54303751°N 139.36266178°E / 37.54303751; 139.36266178 (Muroya Cave)	1	881
Kasugayama Castle ruins 春日山城跡 Kasugayama-jō ato	Jōetsu	Sengoku period castle ruins	Kasugayama Castle ruins	37°08′50″N 138°12′33″E / 37.1472796°N 138.20928032°E / 37.1472796; 138.20928032 (Kasugayama Castle ruins)	2	850
Kosegasawa Cave 小瀬ヶ沢洞窟 Kosegasawa dōkutsu	Aga	Jōmon period settlement trace	Kosegasawa Cave	37°35′32″N 139°24′18″E / 37.59224215°N 139.40506909°E / 37.59224215; 139.40506909 (Kosegasawa Cave)	1	884
Matsumoto Kaidō 松本街道 Matsumoto kaidō	Itoigawa	ancient road	Matsumoto Kaidō	36°59′07″N 137°52′33″E / 36.9852218°N 137.875865°E / 36.9852218; 137.875865 (Matsumoto Kaidō)	6	3321
Ayamezuka Kofun 菖蒲塚古墳 Ayamezuka kofun	Niigata	Kofun period tumulus	Ayamezuka Kofun	37°46′00″N 138°51′57″E / 37.7666377°N 138.86591875°E / 37.7666377; 138.86591875 (Ayamezuka Kofun)	1	846
Mizushina Kofun Group 水科古墳群 Mizushina kofun-gun	Jōetsu	Kofun period tumuli cluster	Mizushina Kofun Group	37°05′41″N 138°21′05″E / 37.09481985°N 138.35142148°E / 37.09481985; 138.35142148 (Mizushina Kofun Group)	1	870
Murakami Castle Site 村上城跡 Murakami-jō ato	Murakami	Edo period castle	Murakami Castle Site	38°13′15″N 139°29′09″E / 38.22091083°N 139.48586844°E / 38.22091083; 139.48586844 (Murakami Castle Site)	2	887
Chōjagahara Site 長者ヶ原遺跡 Chōjagahara iseki	Itoigawa	Jōmon period settlement trace	Chōjagahara Site	37°01′38″N 137°51′55″E / 37.02714394°N 137.86522146°E / 37.02714394; 137.86522146 (Chōjagahara Site)	1	868
Chōjagadaira Site 長者ヶ平遺跡 Chōjagadaira iseki	Sado	Jōmon period settlement trace		37°49′13″N 138°14′04″E / 37.82026176°N 138.23449731°E / 37.82026176; 138.23449731 (Chōjagadaira Site)	1	885
Fujihashi Site 藤橋遺跡 Fujihashi iseki	Nagaoka	Jōmon period settlement trace	Fujihashi Site	37°25′41″N 138°46′56″E / 37.42814924°N 138.78209633°E / 37.42814924; 138.78209633 (Fujihashi Site)	1	877
Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site 馬高・三十稲場遺跡 Umataka-Sanjūinaba iseki	Nagaoka	Jōmon period settlement trace	Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site	37°26′49″N 138°46′00″E / 37.44685608°N 138.76675924°E / 37.44685608; 138.76675924 (Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site)	1	878
Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins 八幡林官衙遺跡 Hachimanbayashi kanga iseki	Nagaoka	Asuka period government complex		37°34′47″N 138°45′28″E / 37.57973561°N 138.75770669°E / 37.57973561; 138.75770669 (Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins)	2	889
Hida Sites 斐太遺跡群 Hida iseki-gun	Myōkō	Yayoi though Kofun period settlement traces; designation includes the Fukiage Site (吹上遺跡), Hida Site (斐太遺跡), and Kamabuta Site (釜蓋遺跡)	Hida Sites	37°03′20″N 138°14′03″E / 37.05567648°N 138.23411437°E / 37.05567648; 138.23411437 (Hida Sites)	1	873
Hirabayashi Castle ruins 平林城跡 Hirabayashi-jō ato	Murakami	Sengoku period castle ruins	Hirabayashi Castle Site	38°08′10″N 139°28′47″E / 38.13605295°N 139.47963423°E / 38.13605295; 139.47963423 (Hirabayashi Castle Site)	2	876
Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well Site 新津油田金津鉱場跡 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 / 37.750065°N 139.115386°E / 37.750065; 139.115386 (Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well)	6	00004040
Jōnoyama Kofun 城の山古墳 Jōnoyama kofun	Tainai	Kofun period tumulus	Jōnoyama Kofun	38°02′33″N 139°22′22″E / 38.042426°N 139.372703°E / 38.042426; 139.372703 (Jōnoyama Kofun)	1	00004058
Motonoki-Tazawa Sites 本ノ木・田沢遺跡群 Motonoki・Tazawa iseki-gun	Tōkamachi, Tsunan	designation includes the Motonoki Site (本ノ木遺跡), Tazawa Site (田沢遺跡), and Jin Site (壬遺跡)		37°02′51″N 138°40′29″E / 37.04748°N 138.67471°E / 37.04748; 138.67471 (Motonoki-Tazawa Sites)	1	00004083

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]^[6]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site 新穂玉作遺跡 Niibo tama-tsukuri iseki	Sado		38°00′53″N 138°25′00″E / 38.014643°N 138.416641°E / 38.014643; 138.416641 (Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site)	for all refs see [1]
Kariwa Shell Mound 刈羽貝塚 Kariwa kaizuka	Kariwa		37°25′16″N 138°38′07″E / 37.421129°N 138.635316°E / 37.421129; 138.635316 (Kariwa Shell Mound)
Sugawara Kofun 菅原古墳 Sugawara kofun	Jōetsu		37°04′26″N 138°19′37″E / 37.074012°N 138.326969°E / 37.074012; 138.326969 (Sugawara Kofun)
Ryōkan Birth Place (Tachibana-ya Site) 良寛生誕地 (橘屋跡) Ryōkan seitan-chi (Tachibanaya ato)	Izumozaki	near the Ryōkan Memorial Museum (良寛記念館, Ryōkan kinenkan)	37°32′31″N 138°41′14″E / 37.542076°N 138.687158°E / 37.542076; 138.687158
Ryōkan Study Sites (Gogō-an Precinct, Otoko Jinja Precinct) 良寛修業地 (五合庵境内、乙子神社境内) Ryōkan shūgyō-chi (Gogō-an keidai, Otoko Jinja keidai)	Tsubame		37°39′44″N 138°48′44″E / 37.662293°N 138.812202°E / 37.662293; 138.812202
Ryōkan Demise Sites (Kimura Family House, Ryūsen-ji Cemetery) 良寛終焉地 (木村家邸域、隆泉寺墓地) Ryōkan shūenchi (Kimura-ke tei-iki, Ryūsenji bochi)	Nagaoka		37°34′55″N 138°46′13″E / 37.581844°N 138.770306°E / 37.581844; 138.770306
Sōma Gyofū Residence 相馬御風宅 Sōma Gyofū taku	Itoigawa		37°02′46″N 137°51′40″E / 37.046066°N 137.861123°E / 37.046066; 137.861123 (Sōma Gyofū Residence)
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 / 36.895127°N 138.778170°E / 36.895127; 138.778170
Yoita Castle Site 与板城跡 Yoita-jō ato	Nagaoka		37°32′02″N 138°48′03″E / 37.533858°N 138.800969°E / 37.533858; 138.800969 (Yoita Castle Site)
Takada Castle Site 高田城跡 Takada-jō ato	Jōetsu		37°06′36″N 138°15′22″E / 37.109887°N 138.256073°E / 37.109887; 138.256073 (Takada Castle Site)
Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites 小泊須恵器窯跡群 Kodomari sue-ki kama ato-gun	Sado		37°52′48″N 138°17′55″E / 37.880104°N 138.298645°E / 37.880104; 138.298645 (Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites)
Hamochi Castle Site 羽茂城跡 Hamochi-jō ato	Sado		37°50′37″N 138°19′07″E / 37.843571°N 138.318622°E / 37.843571; 138.318622 (Hamochi Castle Site)
Aikawa Mine Site 相川鉱山遺跡 Aikawa kōzan iseki	Sado		38°02′45″N 138°14′15″E / 38.045970°N 138.237480°E / 38.045970; 138.237480 (Aikawa Mine Site)
Nōmine Castle Site 直峰城跡 Nōmine-jō ato	Jōetsu		37°08′24″N 138°27′02″E / 37.140032°N 138.450608°E / 37.140032; 138.450608 (Nōmine Castle Site)
Tochio Castle Site 栃尾城跡 Tochio-jō ato	Nagaoka		37°28′25″N 138°59′15″E / 37.473547°N 138.987383°E / 37.473547; 138.987383 (Tochio Castle Site)
Suyoshi Castle Site 栖吉城跡 Suyoshi-jō ato	Nagaoka		37°25′34″N 138°53′53″E / 37.426104°N 138.897936°E / 37.426104; 138.897936 (Suyoshi Castle Site)
Tsugawa Castle Site 津川城跡 Tsugawa-jō ato	Aga		37°41′06″N 139°27′34″E / 37.684873°N 139.459505°E / 37.684873; 139.459505 (Tsugawa Castle Site)
Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site 尼瀬油田機械掘第1号井跡 Amase yuden kikaiku daiichi-gō i ato	Izumozaki		37°32′20″N 138°40′44″E / 37.538889°N 138.678889°E / 37.538889; 138.678889 (Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site)
Kabanosawa Castle Site 樺沢城跡 Kabanosawa-jō ato	Minami-Uonuma		37°01′35″N 138°49′46″E / 37.026386°N 138.829529°E / 37.026386; 138.829529 (Kabanosawa Castle Site)
Fujitsuka Shell Mound 藤塚貝塚 Fujitsuka kaizuka	Sado		37°57′56″N 138°21′00″E / 37.965560°N 138.350047°E / 37.965560; 138.350047 (Fujitsuka Shell Mound)
Shiiya Jin'ya Site 椎谷陣屋跡 Shiiya jinya ato	Kashiwazaki		37°28′33″N 138°37′09″E / 37.475829°N 138.619051°E / 37.475829; 138.619051 (Shiiya Jinya Site)
Iizunayama Kofun Cluster 飯綱山古墳群 Iizunayama kofun-gun	Minami-Uonuma		37°04′29″N 138°52′09″E / 37.074765°N 138.869247°E / 37.074765; 138.869247 (Iizunayama Kofun Cluster)
Arikoyama Kofun Cluster 蟻子山古墳群 Arikoyama kofun-gun	Minami-Uonuma		37°05′02″N 138°52′10″E / 37.083975°N 138.869483°E / 37.083975; 138.869483 (Arikoyama Kofun Cluster)
Echigo Government Offices Site 越後府跡(天朝山) Echigo-fu (Tenchō-yama)	Agano		37°50′15″N 139°13′37″E / 37.837378°N 139.226872°E / 37.837378; 139.226872 (Echigo Government Offices Site)
Iwayasan Cave 岩屋山石窟 Iwayasan sekkutsu	Sado		37°48′44″N 138°14′57″E / 37.812301°N 138.249067°E / 37.812301; 138.249067 (Iwayasan Cave)
Mano Kofun Cluster 真野古墳群 Mano kofun-gun	Sado		37°56′29″N 138°18′39″E / 37.941372°N 138.310919°E / 37.941372; 138.310919 (Mano Kofun Cluster)
Igarashi Fortified Residence Site 五十嵐館跡 Igarashi tate ato	Sanjō		37°34′17″N 139°02′50″E / 37.571454°N 139.047153°E / 37.571454; 139.047153 (Igarashi Fortified Residence Site)
Yasuda Castle Site 安田城跡 Yasuda-jō ato	Agano		37°46′26″N 139°14′14″E / 37.773903°N 139.237182°E / 37.773903; 139.237182 (Yasuda Castle Site)
Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site 下畑玉作遺跡 Shimohata tama tsukuri iseki	Sado		38°00′00″N 138°22′39″E / 37.999984°N 138.377373°E / 37.999984; 138.377373 (Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site)
Niibo Castle Site 新穂城跡 Niibo-jō ato	Sado		38°00′52″N 138°24′25″E / 38.014516°N 138.406824°E / 38.014516; 138.406824 (Niibo Castle Site)
Daigahana Kofun 台ケ鼻古墳 Daigahana kofun	Sado		37°57′56″N 138°15′15″E / 37.965431°N 138.254249°E / 37.965431; 138.254249 (Daigahana Kofun)
Hamahata Cave Site 浜端洞穴遺跡 Hamahata dōkestu iseki	Sado		37°59′55″N 138°14′07″E / 37.998505°N 138.235227°E / 37.998505; 138.235227 (Hamahata Cave Site)
Arato Castle Site 荒戸城跡 Arato-jō ato	Yuzawa		36°54′27″N 138°47′32″E / 36.907516°N 138.792247°E / 36.907516; 138.792247 (Arato Castle Site)
Shitakurayama Castle Site 下倉山城跡 Shitakurayama-jō ato	Uonuma		37°14′38″N 138°57′02″E / 37.243807°N 138.950572°E / 37.243807; 138.950572 (Shitakurayama Castle Site)
Aoki Castle Site 青木城跡 Aoki-jō ato	Sado		38°01′19″N 138°25′21″E / 38.021937°N 138.422461°E / 38.021937; 138.422461 (Aoki Castle Site)
Ōida Castle Site 大井田城跡 Ōida-jō ato	Tōkamachi		37°09′44″N 138°46′50″E / 37.162232°N 138.780584°E / 37.162232; 138.780584 (Ōida Castle Site)
Yokotakiyama Haiji Site 横滝山廃寺跡 Yokotakiyama Haiji ato	Nagaoka		37°37′08″N 138°49′03″E / 37.618791°N 138.817459°E / 37.618791; 138.817459 (Yokotakiyama Haiji Site)
Kagohō Site 籠峰遺跡 Kagohō iseki	Jōetsu		36°56′46″N 138°12′56″E / 36.946111°N 138.215472°E / 36.946111; 138.215472 (Kagohō Site)
Motoyoita Castle Site 本与板城跡 Motoyoita-jō ato	Nagaoka		37°33′02″N 138°48′25″E / 37.550617°N 138.806838°E / 37.550617; 138.806838 (Motoyoita Castle Site)
Nechi Castle Site 根知城跡 Nechi-jō ato	Itoigawa		36°57′23″N 137°52′19″E / 36.956493°N 137.871825°E / 36.956493; 137.871825 (Nechi Castle Site)
Matoba Site 的場遺跡 Matoba iseki	Niigata		37°51′43″N 138°59′41″E / 37.861929°N 138.994753°E / 37.861929; 138.994753 (Matoba Site)
Choritsu Site 緒立遺跡 Choritsu iseki	Niigata		37°51′34″N 138°59′10″E / 37.859371°N 138.986084°E / 37.859371; 138.986084 (Choritsu Site)
Ōbasawa Castle Site 大葉沢城跡 Ōbasawa-jō ato	Murakami		38°14′35″N 139°31′46″E / 38.243118°N 139.529371°E / 38.243118; 139.529371 (Ōbasawa Castle Site)
Ogawa Battery Site 小川台場跡 Ogawa daiba ato	Sado		38°03′43″N 138°14′07″E / 38.062014°N 138.235173°E / 38.062014; 138.235173 (Ogawa Battery Site)
Baba Fortified Residence Site 馬場館跡 Baba-date ato	Murakami		38°07′45″N 139°25′41″E / 38.129274°N 139.427984°E / 38.129274; 139.427984 (Baba Fortified Residence Site)
Imai Castle Site 今井城跡 Imai-jō ato	Tsunan		36°59′19″N 138°36′56″E / 36.988611°N 138.615556°E / 36.988611; 138.615556 (Imai Castle Site)