This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Metropolis of Tōkyō.[1]
National Historic Sites
As of 1 January 2021, fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).[2][3]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Former Hama-rikyū Teien Gardens 旧浜離宮庭園 kyū-Hama-rikyū teien |
Chūō | Edo period gerdens; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty | .jpg.webp) Hama-rikyū Gardens |
35°39′36″N 139°45′48″E / 35.65989172°N 139.76335007°E | 2, 8 | 712 |
| *Edo Castle Site 江戸城跡 Edo-jō ato |
Chiyoda | Edo period castle remnants |  Edo Castle Site |
35°41′18″N 139°45′16″E / 35.68825153°N 139.7544497°E | 2 | 723 |
| *Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens 小石川後楽園 Koishikawa Kōrakuen |
Bunkyō | Edo period gardens, also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty | .JPG.webp) Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens |
35°42′20″N 139°44′57″E / 35.70565502°N 139.74908211°E | 8 | 683 |
| Grave of Inō Tadataka 伊能忠敬墓 Inō Tadataka no haka |
Taitō | Edo period cartographer; located at Genkū-ji (源空寺) | .jpg.webp) Grave of Inō Tadataka |
35°42′51″N 139°47′05″E / 35.71419292°N 139.78472554°E | 7 | 3240 |
| Tekigai-sō (Former Residence of Konoe Fumimaro) 荻外荘（近衞文麿旧宅） Tekigai-sō (Konoe Fumimaro kyū-taku) |
Suginami | prewar villa of Prime Minister Konoe |  Tekigai-sō |
35°41′58″N 139°38′11″E / 35.69955555°N 139.63652222°E | 2, 8 | 00003929 |
| Grave of Ogyū Sorai 荻生徂徠墓 Ogyū Sorai no haka |
Minato | Edo period Confucian philosopher; located at Chōshō-ji (長松寺) |  Grave of Ogyū Sorai |
35°38′39″N 139°44′15″E / 35.64413993°N 139.73760847°E | 7 | 715 |
| Shimofuda Site 下布田遺跡 Shimofuda iseki |
Chōfu | Jōmon period settlement trace | 35°38′39″N 139°32′56″E / 35.64405763°N 139.54899566°E | 1 | 732 | |
| Shitanoya Site 下野谷遺跡 Shitanoya iseki |
Nishitōkyō | Jōmon period settlement trace |  Shitanoya Site |
35°43′32″N 139°33′43″E / 35.725502°N 139.561866°E | 1 | 00003888 |
| Grave of Kamo no Mabuchi 加茂真淵墓 Kamo no Mabuchi no haka |
Shinagawa | Edo period kokugaku scholar; located at Tōkai-ji (東海寺) | .JPG.webp) Grave of Kamo no Mabuchi |
35°37′04″N 139°44′12″E / 35.61789773°N 139.7367122°E | 7 | 690 |
| Grave of Gamō Kunpei 蒲生君平墓 Gamō Kunpei no haka |
Taitō | Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Rinkō-ji (臨江寺) |  Grave of Gamō Kunpei |
35°43′14″N 139°45′58″E / 35.72049175°N 139.76613577°E | 7 | 704 |
| Kamenokoyama Kofun 亀甲山古墳 Kamenokoyama kofun |
Ōta | Kofun period tumulus |  Kamenokoyama Kofun |
35°35′21″N 139°40′02″E / 35.58930341°N 139.66711931°E | 1 | 695 |
| Site of the Former Shimbashi Station 旧新橋停車場跡 kyū-Shimbashi teishajō ato |
Minato | Meiji period train station site |  Site of the Former Shimbashi Station |
35°39′58″N 139°45′41″E / 35.66597989°N 139.76146086°E | 6 | 725 |
| Former Imperial Land in Shirogane 旧白金御料地 kyū-Shirogane goryōchi |
Minato, Shinagawa | Nature park; also a Natural Monument; now the Institute for Nature Study (属自然教育園), administered by the National Museum of Nature and Science |  Former Imperial Land in Shirogane |
35°38′19″N 139°43′10″E / 35.63866819°N 139.71937352°E | 2 | 713 |
| Tamagawa-jōsui Waterworks 玉川上水 Tamagawa-jōsui |
Setagaya, Shibuya, Suginami, Akishima, Fussa, Hamura, Kodaira, Koganei, Mitaka, Musashino, Nishitōkyō, Tachikawa | Edo period aqueduct |  Tamagawa-jōsui Waterworks |
35°42′45″N 139°30′47″E / 35.71254787°N 139.51306022°E | 6 | 3375 |
| Mukōjima Hyakkaen Gardens 向島百花園 Mukōjima Hyakkaen |
Sumida | Edo period gardens, also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  Mukōjima Hyakkaen Gardens |
35°43′27″N 139°48′56″E / 35.72423695°N 139.81555605°E | 8 | 730 |
| Remains of the Outer Moat of Edo Castle 江戸城外堀跡 Edo-jō sotobori ato |
Chiyoda, Shinjuku, Minato | Edo period fortifications |  Remains of the Outer Moat of Edo Castle |
35°41′35″N 139°44′15″E / 35.69319147°N 139.73752511°E | 2 | 722 |
| Kogasaka Stone Age Site 高ヶ坂石器時代遺跡 Kogasaka sekki-jidai iseki |
Machida | Jomon period settlement trace |  Kogasaka Stone Age Site |
35°32′43″N 139°27′26″E / 35.54527709°N 139.45711597°E | 1 | 686 |
| Grave of Takahashi Yoshitoki 高橋至時墓 Takahashi Yoshitoki no haka |
Taitō | Edo period astronomer; located at Genkū-ji (源空寺) | .jpg.webp) Grave of Takahashi Yoshitoki |
35°42′51″N 139°47′05″E / 35.714259°N 139.78473791°E | 7 | 3241 |
| Grave of Takashima Shūhan 高島秋帆墓 Takashima Shūhan no haka |
Bunkyō | Edo period military theorist; located at Daien-ji (大円寺) |  Grave of Takashima Shūhan |
35°43′18″N 139°45′13″E / 35.72170082°N 139.75361529°E | 7 | 3239 |
| Takanawa Great Wooden Gate site 高輪大木戸跡 Takanawa ōkido ato |
Minato | Edo period city gate location |  Takanawa Great Wooden Gate site |
35°38′22″N 139°44′26″E / 35.63951033°N 139.74067129°E | 2, 6 | 696 |
| Grave of Satō Issai 佐藤一斎墓 Satō Issai no haka |
Minato | Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Jinko-ji (深廣寺) |  Grave of Satō Issai |
35°39′49″N 139°43′53″E / 35.6635819°N 139.73140572°E | 7 | 714 |
| Grave of Hosoi Kōtaku 細井広沢墓 Hosoi Kōtaku no haka |
Setagaya | Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Mangan-ji (満願寺) | 35°36′37″N 139°38′58″E / 35.61036092°N 139.64944863°E | 7 | 716 | |
| Grave of Yamaga Sokō 山鹿素行墓 Yamaga Sokō no haka |
Shinjuku | Edo period military strategist; located at Sōsan-ji (宗参寺) | .JPG.webp) Grave of Yamaga Sokō |
35°42′18″N 139°43′29″E / 35.70490072°N 139.72459478°E | 7 | 3238 |
| Shimura Ichirizuka 志村一里塚 Shimura ichirizuka |
Itabashi | Edo period milestone |  Shimura Ichirizuka |
35°46′30″N 139°41′45″E / 35.77509533°N 139.69585896°E | 6 | 681 |
| Koishikawa Botanical Gardens 小石川植物園（御薬園跡及び養生所跡） Koishikawa shokubutsuen (Oyakuen-ato oyobi yōjōjo-ato) |
Bunkyō | Edo period gardens; also a Place of Scenic Beauty | .JPG.webp) Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
35°42′29″N 139°45′08″E / 35.70794694°N 139.75229166°E | 1 | 00003765 |
| Kobotoke Barrier Site 小仏関跡 Kobotoke seki ato |
Hachiōji | Edo period highway checkpoint |  Kobotoke Barrier Site |
35°38′30″N 139°15′58″E / 35.64153462°N 139.26603485°E | 6 | 693 |
| Grave of Matsudaira Sadanobu 松平定信墓 Matsudaira Sadanobu no haka |
Kōtō | Edo period Shogunate official: located at Reigan-ji (霊巌寺) |  Grave of Matsudaira Sadanobu |
35°40′54″N 139°48′00″E / 35.68152884°N 139.79987987°E | 7 | 692 |
| Remains of Tokiwabashi-mon Gate 常盤橋門跡 Tokiwabashi-mon ato |
Chiyoda, Chūō | Site of Edo period gate to Edo Castle | -1.jpg.webp) Remains of Tokiwabashi-mon Gate |
35°41′10″N 139°46′13″E / 35.68602044°N 139.77018427°E | 2 | 698 |
| Jindaiji Castle ruins 深大寺城跡 Jindaiji-jō ato |
Chōfu | Muromachi period notification ruins |  Jindaiji Castle ruins |
35°39′53″N 139°33′04″E / 35.66483406°N 139.55103084°E | 2 | 00003540 |
| Nishigahara Ichirizuka 西ヶ原一里塚 Nishigahara ichirizuka |
Kita | Edo period milestone |  Nishigahara Ichirizuka |
35°44′50″N 139°44′28″E / 35.74714731°N 139.74111289°E | 6 | 680 |
| Nishiakiru Stone Age Dwelling Site 西秋留石器時代住居跡 Nishiakiru sekki-jidai jūkyo ato |
Akiruno | Jōmon period settlement trace | 35°43′03″N 139°17′25″E / 35.71751°N 139.290161°E | 1 | 699 | |
| Grave of Aoki Konyō 青木昆陽墓 Aoki Konyō no haka |
Meguro | Edo period official; located at Ryūsenji |  Grave of Aoki Konyō |
35°37′44″N 139°42′30″E / 35.62892289°N 139.70821695°E | 7 | 711 |
| Graves of Asano Naganori and the Akogishi (Forty-seven rōnin 浅野長矩墓および赤穂義士墓 Asano Naganori no haka oyobi Akogishi no haka |
Minato | Edo period samurai famed by the Chūshingura, at Sengaku-ji |  Graves of Asano Naganori and the Akogishi |
35°38′15″N 139°44′09″E / 35.63741424°N 139.73575056°E | 7 | 679 |
| Funada Stone Age Site 船田石器時代遺跡 Funada sekki-jidai iseki |
Hachiōji | Jōmon period settlement trace | 35°39′27″N 139°17′53″E / 35.657543°N 139.297928°E | 1 | 694 | |
| Ōmori Shell Mounds 大森貝塚 Ōmori kaizuka |
Ōta, Shinagawa | Jōmon period shell midden |  Ōmori Shell Mounds |
35°35′35″N 139°43′49″E / 35.59298917°N 139.73023929°E | 1 | 721 |
| Ōtsuka Confucian Cemetery 大塚先儒墓所 Ōtsuka senju bosho |
Bunkyō | Edo period cemetery |  Ōtsuka Confucian Cemetery |
35°43′23″N 139°43′44″E / 35.72315796°N 139.72894504°E | 7 | 677 |
| Takiyama Castle ruins 滝山城跡 Takiyama-jō ato |
Hachiōji | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Takiyama Castle ruins |
35°42′04″N 139°19′40″E / 35.70124456°N 139.32786783°E | 2 | 717 |
| Grave of Takuan 沢庵墓 Takuan no haka |
Shinagawa | Edo period prelate; located at Tōkai-ji (東海寺) |  Grave of Takuan |
35°37′04″N 139°44′11″E / 35.61765006°N 139.73652625°E | 7 | 689 |
| Nakazato Shell Mounds 中里貝塚 Nakazato kaizuka |
Kita | Jōmon period shell midden |  Nakazato Shell Mounds |
35°44′41″N 139°45′15″E / 35.74460716°N 139.75422323°E | 1 | 3261 |
| Tōzen-ji 東禅寺 Tōzenji |
Minato | Temple used as first British Consulate in Japan in Bakumatsu period |  Tōzenji |
35°38′03″N 139°44′06″E / 35.63423917°N 139.73511162°E | 2, 3, 9 | 00003659 |
| Yushima Seidō 湯島聖堂 Yushima Seidō |
Bunkyō | Edo period Confucian academy |  Yushima Seidō |
35°42′02″N 139°45′59″E / 35.70066192°N 139.76635833°E | 4 | 678 |
| Hachiōji Castle ruins 八王子城跡 Hachiōji-jō ato |
Hachiōji | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Hachiōji Castle ruins |
35°39′11″N 139°15′20″E / 35.6531565°N 139.25567003°E | 2 | 718 |
| Shinagawa Battery 品川台場 Shinagawa daiba |
Minato | Bakumatsu period fortification | .jpg.webp) Shinagawa Battery |
35°38′01″N 139°46′19″E / 35.63354825°N 139.77203862°E | 2 | 687 |
| Musashi Kokufu ruins 武蔵国府跡 Musashi Kokufu ato |
Fuchū | Nara period Provincial Capital of Musashi Province |  Musashi Kokufu ruins |
35°40′06″N 139°28′45″E / 35.66845978°N 139.47902802°E | 2 | 00003641 |
| Musashi Kokubun-ji ruins 武蔵国分寺跡附東山道武蔵路跡 Musashi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Tōsandō Musashi-michi ato |
Kokubunji | Nara period provincial temple of Musashi Province; designation includes the Tōsandō Musashi-michi Road Site |  Musashi Kokubun-ji ruin |
35°41′52″N 139°28′09″E / 35.69785374°N 139.46921756°E | 3 | 682 |
| Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun 武蔵府中熊野神社古墳 Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja kofun |
Fuchū | Kofun period tumulus |  Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun |
35°40′30″N 139°27′26″E / 35.67502611°N 139.45709102°E | 1 | 00003452 |
| Tomb of Hiraga Gennai 平賀源内墓 Hiraga Gennai no haka |
Taitō | Edo period inventor: located at former Sosen-ji cemetery |  Tomb of Hiraga Gennai |
35°43′41″N 139°48′21″E / 35.72801194°N 139.80580987°E | 7 | 3242 |
| Yayoi 2-chōme Site 弥生二丁目遺跡 Yayoi ni-chōme iseki |
Bunkyō | Yayoi period settlement trace |  Yayoi 2-chōme Site |
35°43′00″N 139°45′52″E / 35.71656436°N 139.76451449°E | 1 | 728 |
| Hayashi clan cemetery 林氏墓地 Hayashi-shi bochi |
Shinjuku | Edo period cemetery |  Hayashi clan cemetery |
35°42′02″N 139°43′43″E / 35.70059567°N 139.72872163°E | 7 | 688 |
| Kunugita Site 椚田遺跡 Kunugita iseki |
Hachiōji | Jōmon period settlement trace |  Kunugita Site |
35°38′11″N 139°18′31″E / 35.63641841°N 139.30849668°E | 1 | 729 |
| Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama Taikan 横山大観旧宅及び庭園 Yokoyama Taikan kyū-taku oyobi teien |
Taitō | Showa period Nihongi painter studio; also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama Taikan |
35°42′44″N 139°46′06″E / 35.71211°N 139.76820°E | 8 | 00003974 |
| Imperial Japanese Army Itabashi Arsenal Site 陸軍板橋火薬製造所跡 Rikugun Itabashi kayaku seizōsho ato |
Itabashi | prewar Army gunpowder factory site |  Imperial Japanese Army Itabashi Arsenal |
35°45′03″N 139°42′33″E / 35.75096°N 139.70930°E | 6 | 00003993 |
| Suzuki Site 鈴木遺跡 Suzuki iseki |
Kodaira | Japanese Paleolithic site |  Suzuki Site |
35°43′07″N 139°29′48″E / 35.718515°N 139.496543°E | 4 | 00004113 |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2021, three hundred and twenty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inogata-Ogawazuka Kofun 猪方小川塚古墳 Inogata-Ogawazuka kofun | Komae | designation includes excavated grave goods | 35°37′32″N 139°34′37″E / 35.625569°N 139.576984°E | |||
| Kitsunezuka Kofun (Shimofuda Tumulus No.6) 狐塚古墳（下布田６号墳） Kitsunezuka kofun (Shimofuda roku-gō fun) | Chōfu | 35°38′43″N 139°32′57″E / 35.645272°N 139.549282°E | ||||
| Shimoyakebe Site 下宅部遺跡 Shimoyakebe iseki | Higashimurayama | 35°45′58″N 139°27′04″E / 35.766103°N 139.451172°E | ||||
| Makino Memorial Garden (Makino Tomitarō Residence Site) 牧野記念庭園（牧野富太郎宅跡） Makino kinen teien (Makino Tomitarō taku ato) | Nerima | also a Prefectural Historic Site |  | 35°44′48″N 139°35′07″E / 35.746582°N 139.585204°E | ||
| Tennō-ji Five-Storey Pagoda Site 天王寺五重塔跡 Tennōji gojūnotō ato | Taitō |  | 35°43′36″N 139°46′17″E / 35.726715°N 139.771319°E | |||
| Tokugawa Yoshinobu Grave 徳川慶喜墓 Tokugawa Yoshinobu no haka | Taitō |  | 35°43′24″N 139°46′19″E / 35.723409°N 139.771823°E | |||
| Nakamura Fusetsu Former Residence (Calligraphy Museum) 中村不折旧宅（書道博物館） Nakamura Fusetsu kyū-taku (Shodō Hakubutsukan) | Taitō |  | 35°43′29″N 139°46′35″E / 35.724702°N 139.776488°E | |||
| Shiki-an 子規庵 Shiki-an | Taitō |  | 35°43′28″N 139°46′35″E / 35.724422°N 139.776374°E | |||
| Shōgon Risshi Grave 浄厳律師墓 Shōgon Risshi no haka | Taitō | at Myōgoku-in (妙極院) | 35°43′01″N 139°45′53″E / 35.717008°N 139.764858°E | |||
| Kitamura Kigin Grave 北村季吟墓 Kitamura Kigin no haka | Taitō | at Shōkei-ji (正慶寺) | 35°42′51″N 139°45′57″E / 35.714174°N 139.765967°E | |||
| Setagaya Castle Site 世田谷城跡 Setagaya-jō ato | Setagaya | castle ruin of the Sengoku period |  | 35°23′05″N 139°23′06″E / 35.3846°N 139.3851°E | ||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2020, a further three hundred and forty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[5]
Registered Historic Sites
As of 1 January 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.[6][7]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makino Memorial Garden 牧野記念庭園（牧野富太郎宅跡） Makino kinen teien (Makino Tomitarō taku ato) | Nerima | site of the residence of Makino Tomitarō | | 35°44′47″N 139°35′07″E / 35.74643°N 139.58530°E | ||
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Musashi Province
- History of Tokyo
- Tokyo National Museum
- List of museums in Tokyo
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tōkyō)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Tōkyō)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Tōkyō)
References
- ↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 東京都)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ 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 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ↑ 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 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (遺跡関係 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links
- (in English) Cultural Properties in Tokyo
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Tokyo
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