Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (「神宿る島」宗像・沖ノ島と関連遺産群), officially Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, is a group of sites in northwest Kyūshū, Japan, that was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017, under criteria ii and iii.[1]
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iii) |
Reference | 1535 |
Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
Area | 98.93 ha (244.5 acres) |
Buffer zone | 79,363.48 ha (196,111.4 acres) |
Coordinates | 34°14′42″N 130°6′20″E / 34.24500°N 130.10556°E |
Location of Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region in Japan |
The three Munakata kami are said in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki to be daughters of Amaterasu, spawned upon the sun-goddess' consumption of giant swords.[2][3] Okitsu-Miya on the island of Okinoshima is part of the Shinto shrine complex of Munakata Taisha; no formal shrine buildings were constructed on the island; instead rock piles or yorishiro provided the focus for veneration.[4] Over 80,000 artefacts were ritually deposited at the site from the fourth to the tenth centuries.[1] These have been designated a National Treasure.[5][6] They include mirrors and bronze dragon-head finials from Wei China; gold rings and horse-trappings similar to those found in Silla tombs in Korea; and fragments of a glass bowl from Sassanian Persia.[2] The Munakata clan (宗像氏), powerful local rulers, controlled the route to the continent and "presided over the rituals".[1][2] The many kofun or tumuli in the area are believed to be their burial ground.[1]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates |
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Okinoshima 沖ノ島 Okinoshima |
Munakata | the island's primeval forest is a Natural Monument and the island a Wildlife Protection Area[7][8] | 34°14′48″N 130°06′15″E / 34.24676121°N 130.10412967°E | |
Munakata Taisha - Okitsu-Miya 宗像神社境内 沖津宮 Munakata Jinja keidai - Okitsumiya |
Munakata | on the island of Okinoshima; Tagori-hime (田心姫神) is enshrined; the precincts of Munakata Taisha are an Historic Site[9] | 34°14′29″N 130°06′14″E / 34.241448°N 130.103853°E | |
Munakata Taisha - Nakatsu-Miya 宗像神社境内 中津宮 Munakata Jinja keidai - Nakatsumiya |
Munakata | on the island of Ōshima; Tagitsu-hime (湍津姫神) is enshrined | 33°53′49″N 130°25′56″E / 33.896992°N 130.432222°E | |
Munakata Taisha - Hetsu-Miya 宗像神社境内 辺津宮 Munakata Jinja keidai - Hetsumiya |
Munakata | on the mainland of Kyūshū; Ichikishima-hime (市杵島姫神) is enshrined; the ICP honden and haiden date respectively to 1578 and 1590[10][11] | 33°49′52″N 130°30′52″E / 33.831089°N 130.514347°E |
The following sites were included in the original nomination, but were excluded from the final inscription:[12][13]
Site | Municipality | Image | Coordinates |
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Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Katsuura Takahara Tumulus Cluster 津屋崎古墳群 勝浦高原古墳群 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Katsuura Takahara kofun-gun |
Fukutsu | 33°50′29″N 130°29′16″E / 33.84132612°N 130.48766519°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Katsuura Minenohata Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 勝浦峯ノ畑古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Katsuura Minenohata kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°50′15″N 130°29′08″E / 33.837556°N 130.485628°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Katsuura Inoura Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 勝浦井ノ浦古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Katsuura Inoura kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°50′16″N 130°29′10″E / 33.837734°N 130.486164°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Shinbaru-Nuyama Tumulus Cluster 津屋崎古墳群 新原・奴山古墳群 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Shinbaru-Nuyama kofun-gun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′59″N 130°29′16″E / 33.816379°N 130.487752°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Yukue Ōtsuka Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 生家大塚古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Yukue Ōtsuka kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′38″N 130°29′02″E / 33.810657°N 130.483868°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Ōishi Okanotani Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 大石岡ノ谷古墳群 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Ōishi Okanotani kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′15″N 130°29′04″E / 33.804149°N 130.484340°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Sudata Kaminokuchi Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 須多田上ノ口古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Sudata Kaminokuchi kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′11″N 130°29′01″E / 33.802936°N 130.483503°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Sudata Amafurijinja Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 須多田天降天神社古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Sudata Amafurijinja kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′12″N 130°28′54″E / 33.803453°N 130.481787°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Sudata Shimonokuchi Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 須多田下ノ口古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Sudata Shimonokuchi kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′10″N 130°28′54″E / 33.802687°N 130.481744°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Sudata Misotsuka Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 須多田ミソ塚古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Sudata Misotsuka kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′09″N 130°28′50″E / 33.802526°N 130.480435°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Sudata Nitatsuka Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 須多田ニタ塚古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Sudata Nitatsuka kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°48′16″N 130°28′42″E / 33.804398°N 130.478396°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Araji Tsurugizuka Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 在自剣塚古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Araji Tsurugizuka kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°47′47″N 130°29′10″E / 33.796303°N 130.486228°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Miyajidake Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 宮地嶽古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Miyajidake kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°46′50″N 130°29′18″E / 33.780645°N 130.488428°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Miyaji Idenokami Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 宮司井手ノ上古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Miyaji Idenokami kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°46′43″N 130°29′21″E / 33.778657°N 130.489275°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Tebika Namikirifudō Tumulus 津屋崎古墳群 手光波切不動古墳 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Tebika Namikirifudō kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°46′18″N 130°29′59″E / 33.771745°N 130.499725°E | |
Tsuyazaki Tumulus Cluster - Tebika Yunoura Tumulus Cluster 津屋崎古墳群 手光湯ノ浦古墳群 Tsuyazaki kofun-gun - Tebika Yunoura kofun |
Fukutsu | 33°46′43″N 130°29′31″E / 33.778532°N 130.491958°E | |
Sakurakyō Tumulus 桜京古墳 Sakurakyō kofun |
Munakata | 33°50′38″N 130°29′43″E / 33.84389006°N 130.4953238°E | |
Tōgō Takatsuka Tumulus 東郷高塚古墳 Tōgō Takatsuka kofun |
Munakata | 33°47′56″N 130°32′26″E / 33.798889°N 130.540688°E |