This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nagano.[1]
As of 1 August 2020, thirty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Nakasendō spans the prefectural borders with Gifu.[2][3][4]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Togariishi stone age ruins 尖石石器時代遺跡 Togariishi sekki jidai iseki |
Chino | see Togariishi Museum of Jōmon Archaeology | 36°00′49″N 138°13′59″E / 36.01365695°N 138.23315368°E | 1 | 1178 | |
Akyū ruins 阿久遺跡 Akyū iseki |
Hara | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 35°57′53″N 138°11′18″E / 35.96461514°N 138.18827448°E | 1 | 1198 | |
Idojiri ruins 井戸尻遺跡 Idojiri iseki |
Fujimi | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 35°52′40″N 138°16′44″E / 35.87782305°N 138.27897121°E | 1 | 1186 | |
Former Nakagomi School 旧中込学校 kyū-Nakagomi gakkō |
Saku | Meiji period Giyōfū-style building | 36°14′14″N 138°28′20″E / 36.23733764°N 138.47229992°E | 4 | 1189 | |
Matsushiro Literary and Military School 旧文武学校 kyū-Bunbu gakkō |
Nagano | Bakumatsu period samurai school | 36°33′46″N 138°11′45″E / 36.56289341°N 138.19583408°E | 4 | 1182 | |
Komagata ruins 駒形遺跡 Komagata iseki |
Chino | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°02′22″N 138°11′21″E / 36.03941716°N 138.18907358°E | 1 | 3216 | |
Kōbōyama Kofun 弘法山古墳 Kōbōyama kofun |
Matsumoto | Kofun-period burial mound | 36°12′48″N 137°58′58″E / 36.21322407°N 137.9828027°E | 1 | 1193 | |
Gonga Kanga ruins 恒川官衙遺跡 Gonga kanga iseki |
Iida | Nara-Heian period government complex ruins | 35°30′53″N 137°49′19″E / 35.51471111°N 137.82184972°E | 2 | 00003837 | |
Takatō Castle ruins 高遠城跡 Takatō-jō ato |
Ina | Edo period Castle | 35°50′02″N 138°03′47″E / 35.83390197°N 138.06296294°E | 2 | 1192 | |
Takanashi clan fortified residence ruins 高梨氏館跡 Takanashi-shi yakata ato |
Nakano | Muromachi-Sengoku period fortified manor site | 36°44′41″N 138°22′36″E / 36.74462425°N 138.37653808°E | 2 | 00003515 | |
Sano ruins 佐野遺跡 Sano iseki |
Yamanouchi | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°43′56″N 138°24′26″E / 36.73222248°N 138.4073351°E | 1 | 1194 | |
Teranoura stone age settlement ruins 寺ノ浦石器時代住居跡 Teranoura sekki jidai jūkyo ato |
Komoro | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°21′36″N 138°23′17″E / 36.35992841°N 138.38803313°E | 1 | 1170 | |
Kobayashi Issa former residence 小林一茶旧宅 Kobayashi Issa kyū-taku |
Shinano | Edo period poet residence | 36°48′18″N 138°12′22″E / 36.8050143°N 138.2060703°E | 8 | 1184 | |
Matsushiro Castle and Shingoten ruins 松代城跡 附 新御殿跡 Matsushiro-jō ato tsuketari Shingoten ato |
Nagano | Edo period castle | 36°33′58″N 138°11′45″E / 36.56599752°N 138.19580817°E | 2 | 1199 | |
Matsushiro Domain Sanada clan cemetery 松代藩主真田家墓所 Matsushiro-han-shu Sanada-ke bosho |
Nagano | Edo period cemetery at Chōkoku-ji | 36°33′54″N 138°12′20″E / 36.56493909°N 138.2056481°E | 7 | 1204 | |
Matsumoto Castle 松本城 Matsumoto-jō |
Matsumoto | Edo period castle | 36°14′20″N 137°58′10″E / 36.23883225°N 137.96938253°E | 2 | 1167 | |
Ueda Castle 上田城跡 Ueda-jō ato |
Ueda | Edo period castle | 36°24′14″N 138°14′42″E / 36.40394051°N 138.24504132°E | 2 | 1173 | |
Uenodan stone age ruins 上之段石器時代遺跡 Uenodan sekki jidai iseki |
Chino | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°02′37″N 138°13′38″E / 36.04353868°N 138.22714899°E | 1 | 1179 | |
Hanishina Kofun group 埴科古墳群 Hanishina kofun-gun |
Nagano, Chikuma | Jōmon period kofun; designation includes Mori-Shōgunzuka Kofun (森将軍塚古墳), Ariakeyama-Shōgunzuka Kofun (有明山将軍塚古墳), Kurashina-Shōgunzuka Kofun (倉科将軍塚古墳), and Doguchi-Shōgunzuka Kofun (土口将軍塚古墳) | 36°31′53″N 138°08′16″E / 36.53142609°N 138.13771148°E | 1 | 1190 | |
Shinano Kokubun-ji ruins 信濃国分寺跡 Shinano kokubunji ato |
Ueda | provincial temple of Shinano Province | 36°22′50″N 138°16′14″E / 36.38063605°N 138.27061992°E | 3 | 1168 | |
Misaka Pass 神坂峠遺跡 Misaka-tōge iseki |
Achi | Jōmon period relics | 35°28′16″N 137°37′58″E / 35.470992°N 137.63280158°E | 3 | 1200 | |
Hoshikuso Pass obsidian mine site 星糞峠黒曜石原産地遺跡 Hoshikuso-tōge kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki |
Nagawa | Jōmon period archaeological site | 36°09′07″N 138°12′38″E / 36.15203623°N 138.21067993°E | 1 | 3280 | |
Senryū-Shōgunzuka Kofun - Himezuka Kofun 川柳将軍塚古墳・姫塚古墳 Senryū-Shōgunzuka kofun・Himezuka kofun |
Nagano | Kofun-period burial mound | 36°34′11″N 138°06′34″E / 36.56974607°N 138.10951166°E | 1 | 1195 | |
Ōmuro Kofun group 大室古墳群 Ōmuro kofun-gun |
Nagano | Kofun-period burial mound | 36°35′23″N 138°13′51″E / 36.5897672°N 138.23072143°E | 1 | 1195 | |
Ōmiyama ruins 大深山遺跡 Ōmiyama iseki |
Kawakami | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 35°58′39″N 138°33′56″E / 35.97742623°N 138.56544928°E | 1 | 1187 | |
Nakasendō 中山道 Nakasendō |
Nagawa, Nagiso | designation includes areas of Nakatsugawa and Mitake in Gifu Prefecture | 35°32′44″N 137°35′11″E / 35.5454644°N 137.58650452°E | 6 | 1203 | |
Tobayama Cave 鳥羽山洞窟 Tobayama dōkutsu |
Ueda | Jōmon to Heian period cave dwelling | 36°17′54″N 138°15′29″E / 36.29831467°N 138.25792672°E | 1 | 1196 | |
Tochibaraiwakage ruins 栃原岩陰遺跡 Tochibaraiwakage iseki |
Kitaaiki | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°03′43″N 138°30′53″E / 36.0620782°N 138.51474409°E | 1 | 1202 | |
Fukushima Barrier Site 福島関跡 Fukushima-no-seki ato |
Kiso | Edo-period checkpoint on the Nakasendō | 35°51′03″N 137°42′09″E / 35.85069684°N 137.70254966°E | 6 | 1197 | |
Hiraide ruins 平出遺跡 Hiraide iseki |
Shiojiri | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°06′13″N 137°56′32″E / 36.10359384°N 137.94209218°E | 1 | 1181 | |
Yadegawa ruins 矢出川遺跡 Yadegawa iseki |
Minamimaki | Japanese Paleolithic settlement ruins | 35°56′46″N 138°29′01″E / 35.94603396°N 138.4835969°E | 1 | 1205 | |
Nashikubo ruins 梨久保遺跡 Nashikubo iseki |
Okaya | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°05′18″N 138°03′34″E / 36.08844816°N 138.05951466°E | 1 | 1201 | |
Tatsuoka Castle 龍岡城跡 Tatsuoka-jō |
Saku | Bakumatsu period star fort | 36°11′46″N 138°30′06″E / 36.19600153°N 138.50155249°E | 2 | 1172 | |
Intate stone age settlement ruins 戌立石器時代住居跡 Intate sekki jidai jūkyo ato |
Tōmi | Jōmon period settlement ruins | 36°21′41″N 138°23′07″E / 36.36137473°N 138.38540807°E | 1 | 1169 | |
Hoshigatō obsidian mine site 星ヶ塔黒曜石原産地遺跡 Hoshigatō kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki |
Shimosuwa | Jōmon period archaeological site | 36°06′12″N 138°06′36″E / 36.103347°N 138.109989°E | 1 | 00003894 | |
Iida Kofun group 飯田古墳群 Iida kofun-gun |
Iida | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 35°30′08″N 137°50′43″E / 35.502189°N 137.845147°E | 1 | 00003947 | |
Ogasawara clan castle sites 小笠原氏城跡 Ogasawara-shi jō-seki |
Matsumoto | Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes the sites of Igawa Castle and Hayashi Castle | 36°13′29″N 138°00′34″E / 36.224849°N 138.009456°E | 2 | 00003965 | |
Takashima Domain Suwa clan cemetery 高島藩主諏訪家墓所 Takashima-han Suwa-ke bosho |
Chino, Suwa | Edo period daimyō graveyard at Onsen-ji | 36°03′01″N 138°07′09″E / 36.050219°N 138.119202°E | 7 | 00003966 |
As of 3 April 2020, sixty-eight Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][5]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Sugadaira Karasawa Iwakage Site 菅平唐沢岩陰遺跡 Sugadaira Karasawa Iwakage iseki |
Ueda | 36°30′26″N 138°22′56″E / 36.507345°N 138.382175°E | for all refs see [1] | |||
Gotenba Site 御殿場遺跡 Gotenba iseki |
Ina | 35°48′47″N 137°59′49″E / 35.813010°N 137.996858°E | ||||
Nakakoshi Site 中越遺跡 Nakakoshi iseki |
Miyada | 35°45′53″N 137°52′20″E / 35.764605°N 137.872167°E | ||||
Ikenodaira Goze-iwa Site 池ノ平御坐岩遺跡 Ikenodaira Goze-iwa iseki |
Miyada | 36°06′18″N 138°13′59″E / 36.105050°N 138.232934°E | ||||
Wappara Site 上原遺跡 Wappara iseki |
Ōmachi | 36°30′59″N 137°47′55″E / 36.516489°N 137.798615°E | ||||
Kuribayashi Site 栗林遺跡 Kuribayashi iseki |
Nakano | 36°44′41″N 138°19′25″E / 36.744807°N 138.323482°E | ||||
Mikawada Ōtsuka Kofun 三河田大塚古墳 Mikawada Ōtsuka kofun |
Saku | 36°14′56″N 138°27′48″E / 36.248903°N 138.463310°E | ||||
Nakasone Shin-Ōzuka Kofun 中曽根親王塚古墳 Nakasone Shin-Ōzuka kofun |
Tōmi | 36°22′05″N 138°18′14″E / 36.368073°N 138.304008°E | ||||
Shimosuwa Aozuka Kofun 下諏訪青塚古墳 Shimosuwa Aozuka kofun |
Shimosuwa | 36°04′35″N 138°05′21″E / 36.076364°N 138.089111°E | ||||
Matsushima Ōbo Kofun 松島王墓古墳 Matsushima Ōbo kofun |
Minowa | 35°55′21″N 137°59′00″E / 35.922554°N 137.983281°E | ||||
Osarudō Kofun 御猿堂古墳(上川路 西第1号) Osarudō kofun (Kamikawaji nishi dai ichi-gō) |
Iida | 35°27′42″N 137°48′45″E / 35.461559°N 137.812363°E | ||||
Shirotayama Kitsunezuka Kofun 代田山狐塚古墳 Shirotayama Kitsunezuka kofun |
Iida | 35°29′34″N 137°50′08″E / 35.492914°N 137.835439°E | ||||
Haritsuka Kofun 針塚古墳 Haritsuka kofun |
Matsumoto | 36°14′00″N 138°00′05″E / 36.233208°N 138.001274°E | ||||
Sugama Ōzuka Kofun 菅間王塚古墳 Sugama Ōzuka kofun |
Nagano | 36°33′55″N 138°12′13″E / 36.565149°N 138.203558°E | ||||
Kuwanei Soratsuka 桑根井空塚 Kuwanei Soratsuka |
Nagano | 36°33′05″N 138°13′51″E / 36.551381°N 138.230762°E | ||||
Hatchō Yoroizuka 八丁鎧塚 Hatchō Yoroizuka |
Suzaka | 36°37′25″N 138°19′27″E / 36.623678°N 138.324075°E | ||||
Nanase Futagotsuka Kofun 七瀬双子塚古墳 Nanase Futagotsuka kofun |
Nakano | 36°45′22″N 138°20′37″E / 36.756092°N 138.343748°E | ||||
Takatōyama Kofun 高遠山古墳 Takatōyama kofun |
Nakano | 36°43′44″N 138°22′40″E / 36.728761°N 138.377900°E | ||||
Kansukeyama Kofun 勘介山古墳 Kansukeyama kofun |
Iiyama | 36°49′27″N 138°20′39″E / 36.824100°N 138.344057°E | ||||
Netsuka Site 根塚遺跡 Netsuka iseki |
Kijimadaira | 36°51′13″N 138°24′03″E / 36.853608°N 138.400858°E | ||||
Misayama Site 御射山遺跡 Misayama iseki |
Suwa | 36°06′44″N 138°10′20″E / 36.112295°N 138.172294°E | ||||
Suwa Taisha Kami-sha Maemiya Site 諏訪大社上社前宮神殿跡 Suwa Taisha kami-sha maemiya gōdono ato |
Chino | 35°59′28″N 138°07′59″E / 35.991137°N 138.133161°E | ||||
Ryōzen-ji Site 霊仙寺跡 Ryōzen-ji ato |
Shinano | 36°44′57″N 138°10′07″E / 36.749041°N 138.168652°E | ||||
Togakushi Jinja Sacred Site 戸隠神社信仰遺跡 Togakushi Jinja shinkō iseki |
Nagano, Ogawa | 36°44′32″N 138°05′06″E / 36.742195°N 138.085060°E | ||||
Tomono Castle ruins 伴野城跡 Tomono-jō ato |
Saku | 36°13′32″N 138°28′10″E / 36.225614°N 138.469488°E | ||||
Nenoi Clan Yakata ruins 根井氏館跡 Nenoi-shi yakata ato |
Saku | 36°15′35″N 138°27′17″E / 36.259796°N 138.454602°E | ||||
Ōi Castle ruins 大井城跡 Ōi-jō ato |
Saku | 36°16′30″N 138°28′56″E / 36.274917°N 138.482218°E | ||||
Iwao Castle ruins 岩尾城跡 Iwao-jō ato |
Saku | 36°15′13″N 138°25′44″E / 36.253745°N 138.428858°E | ||||
Hiraga Clan Castle Site 平賀氏城跡 Hiraga-shi-jō seki |
Saku | 36°13′33″N 138°30′32″E / 36.225787°N 138.508981°E | ||||
Toishi Castle ruins 戸石城跡 Toishi-jō ato |
Ueda | 36°25′28″N 138°17′29″E / 36.424479°N 138.291505°E | ||||
Shioda Castle ruins 塩田城跡 Shioda-jō ato |
Ueda | 36°20′27″N 138°11′44″E / 36.340745°N 138.195691°E | ||||
Sanada-shi Yakata Site 真田氏館跡 Sanada-shi yakata ato |
Ueda | 36°25′53″N 138°18′58″E / 36.431420°N 138.316232°E | ||||
Suwa Clan Castle Site 諏訪氏城跡 Suwa-shi-jō ato |
Suwa, Chino | 36°01′31″N 138°08′02″E / 36.025227°N 138.133910°E | ||||
Uenodaira Castle ruins 上ノ平城跡 Uenodaira-jō ato |
Minowa | 35°55′52″N 138°00′06″E / 35.931087°N 138.001538°E | ||||
Fukuyo Castle ruins 福与城跡 Fukuyo-jō ato |
Minowa | 35°53′45″N 138°00′01″E / 35.895870°N 138.000385°E | ||||
Funayama Castle ruins 船山城跡 Funayama-jō ato |
Matsukawa, Nakagawa | 35°36′54″N 137°54′51″E / 35.614932°N 137.914093°E | ||||
Suzuoka Castle ruins 鈴岡城跡 Suzuoka-jō ato |
Iida | 35°29′02″N 137°49′36″E / 35.483944°N 137.826677°E | ||||
Matsuo Castle ruins 松尾城跡 Matsuo-jō ato |
Iida | 35°29′14″N 137°49′41″E / 35.487268°N 137.828032°E | ||||
Ogasawara Clan Castle Sites 小笠原氏城跡 Ogasawara-shi jō-seki |
Matsumoto | also a National Historic Site | 36°13′29″N 138°00′34″E / 36.224849°N 138.009456°E | |||
Aoyagi Clan Fortified Residence Site 青柳氏城館跡 Aoyagi-shi jōkan ato |
Chikuhoku | 36°25′52″N 138°02′01″E / 36.431190°N 138.033552°E | ||||
Omi Castle ruins 麻績城跡 Omi-jō ato |
Omi | 36°28′05″N 138°02′42″E / 36.467921°N 138.045118°E | ||||
Takei Castle ruins 武居城跡 Takei-jō ato |
Asahi | 36°07′01″N 137°52′52″E / 36.117065°N 137.881199°E | ||||
Tsumago Castle ruins 妻籠城跡 Tsumago-jō ato |
Nagiso | 35°35′05″N 137°35′44″E / 35.584785°N 137.595582°E | ||||
Inoue Clan Castle ruins 井上氏城跡 Inoue-shi jō-seki |
Suzaka | 36°37′41″N 138°16′53″E / 36.628076°N 138.281276°E | ||||
Takanashi Clan Castle ruins 高梨氏城跡 Takanashi-shi jō-seki |
Nakano | 36°44′37″N 138°22′33″E / 36.743526°N 138.375767°E | ||||
Iiyama Castle ruins 飯山城跡 Iiyama-jō ato |
Iiyama | 36°51′24″N 138°22′01″E / 36.856576°N 138.366886°E | ||||
Murakami Clan Fortified Residence and Castle Site 村上氏城館跡 Murakami-shi jōkan ato |
Chikuma, Sakaki | |||||
Makinoshima Castle ruins 牧ノ島城跡 Makinoshima-jō ato |
Nagano | 36°33′43″N 137°59′56″E / 36.561888°N 137.998830°E | ||||
Uchibori Residence Site 内堀館跡 Uchibori-tate ato |
Nakano | 36°45′00″N 138°19′08″E / 36.750012°N 138.318814°E | ||||
Minamihonjō Castle ruins 南本城城跡 Minamihonjō-jō ato |
Iida | 35°32′08″N 137°51′08″E / 35.535568°N 137.852168°E | ||||
Takemizuwake Jinja Kannushi Matsuda Family Residence Site 武水別神社神主松田家館跡 Takemizuwake Jinja kannushi Matsuda-ke tate ato |
Chikuma | 36°31′08″N 138°06′06″E / 36.518988°N 138.101791°E | ||||
Yamaura Shinyū Residence Site 山浦真雄宅跡 Yamaura Shinyū taku ato |
Tōmi | 36°20′23″N 138°22′27″E / 36.339833°N 138.374041°E | ||||
Tada Kasuke Residence Site 多田加助宅跡 Tada Kasuke taku ato |
Azumino | 36°16′30″N 137°53′46″E / 36.274968°N 137.896003°E | ||||
Sakuma Shōzan Residence Site 佐久間象山宅跡 Sakuma Shōzan taku ato |
Nagano | 36°33′33″N 138°11′45″E / 36.559132°N 138.195783°E | ||||
Etan Zenji Site Shōju-an 恵端禅師旧跡正受庵 Etan Zenji kyūseki Shōjuan |
Iiyama | 36°51′07″N 138°21′22″E / 36.851968°N 138.356246°E | ||||
Fukushima Masanori Residence Site 福島正則屋敷跡 Fukushima Masanori yashiki ato |
Takayama | 36°39′58″N 138°20′53″E / 36.666189°N 138.348007°E | ||||
Gorobee Irrigation Channel 五郎兵衛用水 Gorobee yōsui |
Saku | 36°15′34″N 138°23′35″E / 36.259459°N 138.393124°E | ||||
Miyota ichirizuka 御代田一里塚 Miyota ichirizuka |
Miyota | 36°19′13″N 138°30′38″E / 36.320170°N 138.510654°E | ||||
Namiai Barrier Site (Namiai Kuchidome Bansho) 浪合関(浪合口留番所)跡 Namiai-seki (Namiai Kuchidome bansho) ato |
Achi | 35°22′21″N 137°40′47″E / 35.372581°N 137.679789°E | ||||
Haibara Pasture Site 埴原牧跡 Haibara-maki ato |
Matsumoto | 36°11′38″N 138°00′40″E / 36.193863°N 138.011112°E | ||||
Former Nomugi Kaidō 旧野麦街道 kyū-Nomugi kaidō |
Matsumoto | 36°02′54″N 137°36′58″E / 36.048334°N 137.616132°E | ||||
Kiso no Kakehashi Site 木曽桟跡 Kiso kakehashi ato |
Agematsu | 35°48′24″N 137°41′16″E / 35.806688°N 137.687646°E | ||||
Zakōji Stone River Guards 座光寺の石川除 Zakōji no ishi kawayoke |
Iida | 35°31′58″N 137°51′14″E / 35.532827°N 137.853766°E | ||||
Mikage Jin'ya Site 御影陣屋跡 Mikage jin'ya ato |
Komoro | 36°18′10″N 138°28′24″E / 36.302881°N 138.473342°E | ||||
Ina Prefectural Office (Iijima Jin'ya) Site 伊那県庁(飯島陣屋)跡 Ina kenchō (Iijima jin'ya) ato |
Iijima | 35°40′49″N 137°55′30″E / 35.680194°N 137.925092°E | ||||
Nakano Prefectural Office (Nakano Jin'ya) Site 中野県庁(中野陣屋)跡 Nakano kenchō (Nakano jin'ya) ato |
Nakano | 36°44′41″N 138°22′22″E / 36.744637°N 138.372763°E | ||||
Kamai-an 釜井庵 Kamai-an |
Shiojiri | 36°06′26″N 137°54′40″E / 36.107293°N 137.911191°E | ||||
Hokkō Zenji Grave Marker 北高禅師墓碑 Hokkō Zenji bohi |
Saku |
As of 1 May 2019, a further six hundred and eighty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[6]