This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Aomori.[1]
As of 17 December 2021, twenty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).[2][3][4]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Sannai-Maruyama Site 三内丸山遺跡 Sannai-Maruyama iseki |
Aomori | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E | 1 | 108 | |
Akōbō Kofun Cluster 阿光坊古墳群 Akōbō kofun-gun |
Oirase | Kofun period tumuli | 40°36′34″N 141°22′36″E / 40.60932481°N 141.37675044°E | 1 | 00003536 | |
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki |
Tsugaru | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°53′06″N 140°20′22″E / 40.884895°N 140.339569°E | 1 | 97 | |
Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site 五所川原須恵器窯跡 Goshogawara Sue-ki kama ato |
Goshogawara | Heian period kiln ruins | 40°45′31″N 140°32′49″E / 40.758636°N 140.546814°E | 6 | 3397 | |
Takayashikidate Site 高屋敷館遺跡 Takayashikidate iseki |
Aomori | Heian period settlement ruins | 40°44′13″N 140°35′04″E / 40.73694142°N 140.58444583°E | 1 | 3276 | |
Ne Castle ruins 根城跡 Ne-jō ato |
Hachinohe | Muromachi period | 40°30′22″N 141°27′39″E / 40.50619217°N 141.46092654°E | 2 | 95 | |
Shichinohe Castle ruins 七戸城跡 Shichinohe-jō ato |
Shichinohe | Muromachi period castle ruins | 40°41′52″N 141°08′57″E / 40.69766596°N 141.149052°E | 2 | 96 | |
Tosaminato ruins 十三湊遺跡 Tosa minato iseki |
Goshogawara | Muromachi period settlement ruins | 41°01′43″N 140°19′46″E / 41.02849518°N 140.3294933°E | 1, 2, 6 | 00003446 | |
Komakino Site 小牧野遺跡 Komakino iseki |
Aomori | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°44′19″N 141°08′57″E / 40.7385616°N 141.149052°E | 1 | 107 | |
Tareyanagi Site 垂柳遺跡 Tareyanagi iseki |
Inakadate | Yayoi period rice paddies[6] | 40°37′59″N 140°33′57″E / 40.63291889°N 140.5659689°E | 6 | 3251 | |
Korekawa Site 是川遺跡 Korekawa iseki |
Hachinohe | ICP excavated artefacts;[7] inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E | 1 | 101 | |
Shōjujidate Castle ruins 聖寿寺館跡 Shōjujitate ato |
Nanbu | Muromachi period castle ruins | 40°24′45″N 141°15′54″E / 40.41246999°N 141.2651261°E | 2 | 3396 | |
Tangotai Kofun cluster 丹後平古墳群 Tangotai kofun |
Hachinohe | Kofun period tumuli | 40°28′52″N 141°28′01″E / 40.48117767°N 141.46694685°E | 1 | 3207 | |
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound 長七谷地貝塚 Chōshichiyachi kaizuka |
Hachinohe | 40°34′19″N 141°27′32″E / 40.571987°N 141.458878°E | 1 | 106 | ||
Tsugaru Clan Castle Sites 津軽氏城跡 Tsugaru-shi shiro ato |
Hirosaki, Ajigasawa | designation includes the sites of Tanesato Castle, Horikoshi Castle, and Hirosaki Castle (pictured) | 40°36′27″N 140°27′51″E / 40.607371°N 140.464218°E | 2 | 99 | |
Tagoyano Shell Mound 田小屋野貝塚 Tagoyano kaizuka |
Tsugaru | site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°53′17″N 140°20′21″E / 40.888176°N 140.339233°E | 1 | 98 | |
Futatsumori Site 二ツ森貝塚 Futatsumori kaizuka |
Shichinohe | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°44′54″N 141°13′47″E / 40.74845883°N 141.22984087°E | 1 | 3206 | |
Hamashiriya Shell Mound 浜尻屋貝塚 Hamashiriya kaizuka |
Higashidōri | Muromachi period shell middens | 41°24′38″N 141°27′31″E / 41.41065294°N 141.45849047°E | 1 | 00003495 | |
Namioka Castle ruins 浪岡城跡 Namioka-jō ato |
Aomori | Muromachi period castle ruins | 40°43′04″N 140°36′17″E / 40.71790161°N 140.60476718°E | 2 | 93 | |
Ōmori Katsuyama Site 大森勝山遺跡 Ōmori Katsuyama iseki |
Hirosaki | Jōmon period stone circle; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 40°36′11″N 140°27′50″E / 40.6031025°N 140.46392222°E | 1 | 00003759 | |
Ōdai Yamamoto I Site 大平山元遺跡 Ōdai Yamamoto iseki |
Sotogahama | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan[5] | 41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E | 1 | 00003780 | |
Sannobō Site 山王坊遺跡 Sannobō iseki |
Goshogawara | Muromachi period temple ruins | 41°03′58″N 140°22′02″E / 41.06624°N 140.36720°E | 3 | 00003964 | |
Sannohe Castle Site 三戸城跡 Sannohe-jō ato |
Sannohe | 40°22′52″N 141°15′50″E / 40.381101°N 141.263971°E | 2 | [1] |
As of 11 October 2021, a further twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Seki Old Stelai 関の古碑群 Seki no ko-hi-gun |
Fukaura | forty-two C14 memorial stelai | 40°44′23″N 140°06′14″E / 40.739624°N 140.103997°E | [2] | ||
Hachinohe Nanbu clan cemetery 八戸南部家墓所 Hachinohe nanbu-ke bosho |
Hachinohe | 40°30′10″N 141°29′20″E / 40.502860°N 141.488875°E | [3] | |||
Karauma Stele 唐馬の碑 Karauma no hi |
Sannohe | 40°23′45″N 141°15′50″E / 40.395866°N 141.263988°E | [4] | |||
Tenma Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Hachinohe | in Tenma; one mound survives | 40°28′33″N 141°30′47″E / 40.475885°N 141.513133°E | [5] | ||
Tairakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Towada | in Tairakubo; both mounds survive | 40°34′29″N 141°15′53″E / 40.574620°N 141.264589°E | [6] | ||
Ikenotani Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Towada | in Ikenotai; both mounds survive | 40°40′34″N 141°10′29″E / 40.676098°N 141.174595°E | [7] | ||
Bonozuka Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Noheji | in Bonozuka; both mounds survive | 40°51′33″N 141°07′36″E / 40.859071°N 141.126782°E | [8] | ||
Sotsukozawa Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Shichinohe | in Sotsukozawa; both mounds survive | 40°47′00″N 141°10′21″E / 40.783369°N 141.172385°E | [9] | ||
Morinokami Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Shichinohe | in Morinokami; both mounds survive | 40°44′45″N 141°09′24″E / 40.74581°N 141.156571°E | [10] | ||
Nagakubo Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Hachinohe | in Nagakubo; one mound survives | 40°26′14″N 141°27′48″E / 40.437361°N 141.463330°E | [11] | ||
Shinden Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Hachinohe | in Shinden; both mounds survive | 40°24′34″N 141°26′21″E / 40.409559°N 141.439211°E | [12] | ||
Sunakozaki Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Hachinohe | in Sunakozaki; both mounds survive | 40°22′36″N 141°25′01″E / 40.376579°N 141.416960°E | [13] | ||
Yahatazaki Site 八幡崎遺跡 Yahatazaki iseki |
Hirakawa | 40°37′03″N 140°32′07″E / 40.617463°N 140.5352°E | [14] | |||
Hankyōzuka 藩境塚 Hankyōzuka |
Hiranai/Noheji | four mounds | 40°53′14″N 141°04′57″E / 40.887108°N 141.082488°E | [15] | ||
Battle of Noheji cemetery 野辺地戦争戦死者の墓所 Noheji-sensō senshisha no bosho |
Noheji | 40°52′16″N 141°06′34″E / 40.871181°N 141.109461°E | [16] | |||
Nakano Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka |
Sannohe | in Nakano; both mounds survive | 40°21′01″N 141°15′43″E / 40.350354°N 141.261992°E | [17] | ||
Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele 斗内千人塚 墳丘 供養塔 Tonai senninzuka funkyū kuyōtō |
Sannohe | from the great famine of 1783-4 (天明の大飢饉) | 40°21′34″N 141°12′25″E / 40.359573°N 141.206919°E | [18] | ||
Memorial Stele and Platform for the Starved 餓死萬霊等供養塔及び戒壇石 Gashi banrei-tō kuyōtō oyobi kaidanseki |
Hachinohe | from the 1780s famine; in Teranoue | 40°29′55″N 141°31′35″E / 40.498594°N 141.526415°E | [19] | ||
Nakasato Castle ruins 中里城遺跡 Nakasato-jō iseki |
Nakadomari | 40°58′13″N 140°26′30″E / 40.970210°N 140.441666°E | [20] | |||
Tairadate Battery ruins 平舘台場跡 Tairadate daiba ato |
Sotogahama | 41°10′28″N 140°38′34″E / 41.174572°N 140.642724°E | [21] |
As of 1 May 2021, a further ninety-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[9]