List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saitama)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 24 October 2024, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Sakitama Kofun Cluster 埼玉古墳群 Sakitama kofun-gun	Gyōda	Kofun period tumuli	Sakitama Kofun Cluster	36°07′38″N 139°28′54″E	1	603
Ōya Tile Kiln ruins 大谷瓦窯跡 Ōya kawara kama ato	Higashimatsuyama	Hakuho period kiln ruins	Suedono Tile Kiln Site	36°04′16″N 139°24′08″E	6	609
Omishinkanji Kofun 小見真観寺古墳 Omishinkanji kofun	Gyōda	Kofun period tumulus	Omishinkanji Kofun	36°09′34″N 139°28′36″E	1	599
Kawagoekan Site 河越館跡 Kawagoekan ato	Kawagoe	fortified residence of the Kawagoe clan (河越氏) from the late Heian to the Nanbokuchō period	Kawagoekan Site	35°55′50″N 139°27′04″E	2	617
Kurohama Shell Mound 黒浜貝塚 Kurohama kaizuka	Hasuda	Jōmon period midden and settlement trace	Kurohama Shell Mound	35°59′32″N 139°39′44″E	1	00003499
Gobōyama Site 午王山遺跡 Gobōyama iseki	Wakō	Yayoi period settlement trace		35°47′46″N 139°37′35″E	1	00004094
Komae Village Stone Age Dwelling Site 高麗村石器時代住居跡 Komae-mura sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Hidaka	Jōmon period settlement trace	Komae Village Stone Age Dwelling Site	35°53′00″N 139°18′14″E	1	607
Shimozato-Aoyama Stele Production Site 下里・青山板碑製作遺跡 Shimozato-Aoyama itabi seiskau iseki	Ogawa	Kamakura through Muromachi period stele production location		36°03′24″N 139°15′42″E	6	00003858
Shinpukuji Shell Mound 真福寺貝塚 Shinpukuji kaizuka	Saitama	Jōmon period midden and settlement trace	Shinpukuji Shell Mound	35°56′26″N 139°42′24″E	1	615
Shinmei Shell Mound 神明貝塚 Shinmei kaizuka	Kasukabe	Jōmon period midden and settlement trace	Shinmei Shell Mound	36°02′16″N 139°48′21″E	1	00004093
Suedono Tile Kiln ruins 水殿瓦窯跡 Suedono kawara kama ato	Misato	Kamakura period kiln ruins	Suedono Tile Kiln ruins	36°11′28″N 139°09′45″E	6	600
Tochimoto Barrier 栃本関跡 Tochimoto-no-seki ato	Chichibu	Edo period checkpoint	Tochimoto Barrier Site	35°56′41″N 138°51′45″E	6	613
Nogamishimogō Stele 野上下郷石塔婆 Nogamishimogō ishi tōba	Nagatoro	Nanboku-chō period stone votive monument	Nogamishimogō Stele	36°08′03″N 139°07′40″E	3	597
Hachigata Castle ruins 鉢形城跡 Hachigata-jō ato	Yorii	Sengoku period castle ruins	Hachigata Castle ruins	36°06′28″N 139°11′45″E	2	601
Hanawa Hokiichi former residence 塙保己一旧宅 Hanawa Hokiichi kyū-taku	Honjō	Edo period blind Kokugaku scholar residence	Hanawa Hokiichi former residence	36°12′14″N 139°06′58″E	8	605
Hara kanga ruins 幡羅官衙遺跡群 Hara kanga iseki-gun	Fukaya, Kumagaya	Nara period government administration complex ruins; designation includes the Nishibe Fusaishi Site (西別府祭祀遺跡)	Hara Kanga ruins	36°11′51″N 139°16′53″E	2	00004021
Hiki Fortification ruins 比企城館跡群 Hiki-jō kan ato-gun	Ranzan	Gengoku period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of Sugaya Yakata (pictured), Musashi-Matsuyama Castle, Sugiyama Castle, & Ogura Castle	Hiki Fortification ruins	36°02′14″N 139°25′17″E	2	614
Mizuko Shell Mound 水子貝塚 Mizuko kaizuka	Fujimi	Jōmon period midden and settlement trace	Mizuko Shell Mound	35°50′44″N 139°33′40″E	1	612
Minamikawara Stele 南河原石塔婆 Minamikawara ishi tōba	Gyōda	Kamakura period stone votive monuments		36°10′48″N 139°25′30″E	3	596
Minuma Tsūsen-bori 見沼通船堀 Minuma tsūsen-bori	Saitama, Kawaguchi	Edo period canal	Minuma Tsūsen-bori	35°51′44″N 139°42′38″E	6	616
Miyazuka Kofun 宮塚古墳 Miyazuka kofun	Kumagaya	Kofun period tumulus	Miyazuka Kofun	36°09′06″N 139°20′43″E	1	608
Hundred Caves of Yoshimi 吉見百穴 Yoshimi hyakketsu	Yoshimi	Kofun period necropolis	Hundred Caves of Yoshimi	36°02′24″N 139°25′17″E	1	593
Kamakura Kaidō Upper Route 鎌倉街道上道 Kamakura Kaidō kamitsu-michi	Moroyama			35°24′31″N 139°28′40″E	3, 6	00004162
Sannōzuka Kofun 山王塚古墳 Sannōzuka kofun	Kawagoe		Sannōzuka Kofun	35°54′00″N 139°27′43″E	1	00004174
Minimamihiki Kiln Site 南比企窯跡 Minimamihiki kama ato	Hatoyama			35°59′27″N 139°18′52″E	6	00004175
Dēnotame Site デーノタメ遺跡 Dēnotame iseki	Kitamoto			36°00′57″N 139°32′08″E		[1]

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

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, one hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ayase Shell Mound 綾瀬貝塚 Ayase kaizuka	Hasuda			36°00′46″N 139°38′41″E		for all refs see [2]
Ina Tadatsugu Grave 伊奈忠次墓 Ina Tadatsugu no haka	Kōnosu	at Shōgan-ji (勝願寺)		36°03′21″N 139°30′51″E
Shingō Shell Mound 新郷貝塚 Shingō kaizuka	Kawaguchi			35°50′05″N 139°45′48″E
Eikōin Shell Mound 栄光院貝塚 Eikōin kaizuka	Matsubushi			35°57′11″N 139°50′05″E
Minamoto Yoshikata Grave 源義賢墓 Minamoto Yoshikata no haka	Ranzan			36°01′39″N 139°19′54″E
Nakayama Nobuyoshi Grave 中山信吉墓 Nakayama Nobuyoshi no haka	Hannō	at Chikan-ji (智観寺)		35°51′46″N 139°19′10″E
Kogaito Shell Mound 小貝戸貝塚 Kogaito kaizuka	Ina			36°00′08″N 139°37′44″E
Hatakeyama Shigetada Grave 畠山重忠墓 Hatakeyama Shigetada no haka	Fukaya	at Imuku Jinja (井椋神社)		36°07′58″N 139°16′12″E
Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi Grave 岡部六弥太忠澄墓 Okabe Rokuyata Tadazumi no haka	Fukaya	at Fusai-ji (普済寺)		36°12′32″N 139°15′05″E
Kuroiwa Cave Tombs 黒岩横穴墓群 Kuroiwa yokoana bo-gun	Yoshimi			36°03′41″N 139°26′19″E
Taki-no Castle Site 滝の城跡 Taki-no-jō ato	Tokorozawa			35°48′01″N 139°31′55″E
Kawagoe Castle Site 川越城跡 Kawagoe-jō ato	Kawagoe			35°55′28″N 139°29′31″E
Iwatsuki Castle Site 岩槻城跡 Iwatsuki-jō ato	Saitama			35°57′04″N 139°42′37″E
Ashikaga Masauji Residence Site and Grave 足利政氏館跡及び墓 Ashikaga Masauji tate ato oyobi haka	Kuki	in the grounds of Kantō-in (甘棠院)		36°04′26″N 139°40′07″E
Nikkō Onari Kaidō Ichirizuka 日光御成街道一里塚 Nikkō Onari Kaidō ichirizuka	Sugito			36°03′02″N 139°42′03″E
Fujita Kasukuni Grave 藤田康邦墓付婦人西福御前墓 Fujita Kasukuni no haka tsuke fujin Saifuku Gozen no haka	Yorii	designation includes the tomb of his wife Saifuku Gozen; at Shōryū-ji (正龍寺)		36°07′24″N 139°10′57″E
Hōjō Ujikuni Grave 北条氏邦墓付婦人大福御前墓 Hōjō Ujikuni no haka tsuke fujin Daifuku Gozen no haka	Yorii	designation includes the tomb of his wife Daifuku Gozen; at Shōryū-ji (正龍寺)		36°07′24″N 139°10′57″E
Sueno Kiln Site 末野窯跡 Sueno kama ato	Yorii			36°07′27″N 139°09′39″E
Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka	Saitama	one ri north of Iwatsuki-juku Ichirizuka on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō
Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka	Shiraoka	one ri north of Ainohara Ichirizuka on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō; both mounds survive
Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka	Kōnosu	on the Nakasendō
Ichirizuka 一里塚 Ichirizuka	Gyōda	on the Kawagoe Shinobu Kaidō (川越忍街道)
Kōken-ji Stone Sutra Repository 広見寺石経蔵 Kōkenji seki kyōzō	Chichibu			36°01′00″N 139°05′36″E
Kanpō Flood Control Stele 寛保治水碑 Kanpō chisui-hi	Kuki			36°05′59″N 139°39′18″E
Ueda Tomonao Grave 上田朝直墓 Ueda Tomonao no haka	Higashichichibu	at Jōren-ji (浄蓮寺)		36°03′04″N 139°12′17″E
Shōbō-ji Six-Sided Pillar 正法寺六面幢 Shōbōji rokumen-hata	Higashimatsuyama			36°00′07″N 139°21′54″E
Kinzō-in Hōkyōintō 金蔵院宝篋印塔 Kinzōin hōkyōintō	Yoshimi			36°01′20″N 139°28′07″E
Tennōyamazuka 天王山塚 Tennōyamazuka	Shōbu			36°02′21″N 139°34′29″E
Yamane Six-Sided Tō 山根六角塔 Yamane rokkaku-tō	Moroyama			35°54′54″N 139°18′30″E
Ōshima Urin Site 大島有隣遺跡 Ōshima Urin iseki	Sugito			36°02′52″N 139°43′22″E
Lime-Burning Site 石灰焼場跡 Sekkai yakiba ato	Hannō			35°50′32″N 139°15′00″E
Kannon Rock Niche 観音窟石龕 Kannon iwaya sekigan	Hannō			35°54′26″N 139°13′13″E
Ashikaga Mochiuji, Haruō, and Yasuō Memorial Tō 足利持氏、同春王、同安王供養塔 Ashikaga Mochiuji, dō-Haruō, dō-Yasuō kuyōtō	Kazo			36°06′31″N 139°32′52″E
Kie Buttō 帰依仏塔 Kie Buttō	Matsubushi			35°56′30″N 139°48′33″E
Ina Family Residence Site 伊奈氏屋敷跡 Ina-shi yashiki ato	Ina			35°58′29″N 139°37′45″E
Hitomi Fortified Residence Site 人見館跡 Hitomi-yakata ato	Fukaya			36°10′23″N 139°16′00″E
Mamuro Haniwa Kiln Site 馬室埴輪窯跡 Mamuro haniwa kama ato	Kōnosu			36°02′08″N 139°30′26″E
Ōkura Fortified Residence Site 大蔵館跡 Ōkura-yakata ato	Ranzan			36°01′39″N 139°19′45″E
Kōshō-in Six Jizō Tō 幸春院六地蔵塔 Kōshō-in roku Jizō tō	Kamikawa			36°13′18″N 139°05′57″E
Ōdori Castle Site 青鳥城跡 Ōdori-jō ato	Higashimatsuyama			36°01′52″N 139°22′38″E
Shūkutsu Rock Buddhas 鷲窟磨崖仏 Shūkutsu magaibutsu	Ogano			36°02′28″N 138°57′14″E
Kijigaoka Castle Site 雉岡城跡 Kijigaoka-jō ato	Honjō			36°11′35″N 139°07′40″E
Iwatsuki Domain Senkyōkan 岩槻藩遷喬館 Iwatsuki-han Senkyōkan	Saitama			35°56′56″N 139°41′53″E
So-called Minamoto no Tsunemoto Residence Site 伝源経基館跡 den-Minamoto no Tsunemoto yakata ato	Kōnosu			36°03′31″N 139°30′02″E
Negoya Castle Site 根古屋城跡 Negoya-jō ato	Tokorozawa			35°46′48″N 139°24′25″E
Hachimanyama Kofun Stone Chamber 八幡山古墳石室 Hachimanyama kofun seki-shitsu	Gyōda			36°08′35″N 139°29′12″E
Nobidome Irrigation Channel 野火止用水 Nobidome yōsui	Niiza			35°46′55″N 139°33′06″E
Hōfun Ōtsuka Kofun 方墳大塚古墳 Hōfun Ōtsuka kofun	Saitama			35°55′25″N 139°34′57″E
Enfun Ōtsuka Kofun 円墳大塚古墳 Enfun Ōtsuka kofun	Minano			36°03′37″N 139°05′49″E
Raidenzuka Kofun 雷電塚古墳 Raidenzuka kofun	Sakado			35°58′20″N 139°26′09″E
Ana-Hachiman Kofun 穴八幡古墳 Ana-Hachiman kofun	Ogawa			36°03′19″N 139°14′58″E
Ishida Embankment 石田堤 Ishida tsutsumi	Gyōda			36°07′43″N 139°28′42″E
Shōgunzuka Kofun 将軍塚古墳 Shōgunzuka kofun	Higashimatsuyama			36°01′04″N 139°24′45″E
Shio Kofun Cluster 塩古墳群 Shio kofun-gun	Kumagaya			36°06′02″N 139°18′59″E
Jizōzuka Kofun 地蔵塚古墳 Jizōzuka kofun	Gyōda			36°08′52″N 139°29′13″E
Kashima Kofun Cluster 鹿島古墳群 Kashima kofun-gun	Fukaya			36°08′01″N 139°18′23″E
Manaita-Takayama Kofun 真名板高山古墳 Manaita-Takayama kofun	Gyōda			36°08′00″N 139°31′21″E
Nagasaka-Shōtenzuka Kofun 長坂聖天塚古墳 Nagasaka-Shōtenzuka kofun	Misato			36°11′09″N 139°12′00″E
Iizuka-Maneki Kofun Cluster 飯塚・招木古墳群 Iizuka-Maneki kofun-gun	Chichibu	124 burials		36°02′45″N 139°05′52″E
Kanasaki Kofun Cluster 金崎古墳群 Kanasaki kofun-gun	Minano	4 burials		36°05′07″N 139°06′41″E
Tōkanyama Kofun とうかん山古墳 Tōkanyama kofun	Kumagaya			36°05′14″N 139°24′43″E
Kabutoyama Kofun 甲山古墳 Kabutoyama kofun	Kumagaya			36°04′43″N 139°24′24″E
Tenjinyama Cave Tombs 天神山横穴墓群 Tenjinyama ōketsu bo-gun	Namegawa			36°05′46″N 139°21′30″E
Sagiyama Kofun 鷺山古墳 Sagiyama kofun	Honjō			36°12′30″N 139°09′44″E
Hiiragizuka Kofun 柊塚古墳 Hiiragizuka kofun	Asaka			35°48′34″N 139°36′21″E
Gongenyama Kofun Cluster 権現山古墳群 Gongenyama kofun-gun	Fujimino	6 burials		35°52′49″N 139°31′39″E
Banbaomuroyama Site 馬場小室山遺跡 Banbaomuroyama iseki	Saitama			35°53′10″N 139°41′04″E
Chichibu Family Residence Site 秩父氏館跡 Chichibu-shi yakata ato	Chichibu			36°02′29″N 139°02′06″E
Akayama Castle Site 赤山城跡 Akayama-jō ato	Kawaguchi			35°51′02″N 139°44′49″E
Warabi Castle Site 蕨城跡 Warabi-jō ato	Warabi			35°49′36″N 139°40′53″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, a further five hundred and eleven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Saitama)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Saitama Prefecture