List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2014, fifty-two sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡群 Usakumai iseki-gun	Chitose				2	58
Otafunbe Chashi Site オタフンベチャシ跡 Otafunbe chashi ato	Urahoro	Ainu hilltop fort or chashi; the name is derived from the Ainu terms for "sand" (ota) and "whale" (funbe)			2	61
Karinba Site カリンバ遺跡 Karinba iseki	Eniwa		Karinba Site		1	3413
Kiusu Burial Mounds キウス周堤墓群 Kiusu shūtei bogun	Chitose				1	60
Shibechari River Basin Chashi Sites - Appetsu Chashi Site シベチャリ川流域チャシ跡群及びアッペツチャシ跡 Shibechari-gawa ryūiki chashi ato-gun oyobi Appetsu chashi ato	Shinhidaka, Hidaka				2	3204
Pirika Site ピリカ遺跡 Pirika iseki	Imakane				1	75
Fugoppe Cave フゴッペ洞窟 Fugoppe dōkutsu	Yoichi	Zoku-Jōmon rock art: incised human figures, animals, and boats; excavated artefacts include earthenware and items made of stone, horn, and bone	Fugoppe Cave		1	35
Moshiriya Chashi Site モシリヤ砦跡 Moshiriya chashi ato	Kushiro				1,2	18
Yukuepira Chashi Site ユクエピラチャシ跡 Yukuepira chashi ato	Rikubetsu				2	70
Otoe Stone Circle 音江環状列石 Otoe kanjō-resseki	Fukagawa				1	36
Former Hokkaidō Government Office 開拓使札幌本庁本庁舎跡および旧北海道庁本庁舎 Kaitakushi Sapporo honchō honchōsha ato oyobi kyū-Hokkaidō-chō honchōsha	Sapporo		Former Hokkaidō Government Office		2	41
Kakinoshima Site 垣ノ島遺跡 Kakinoshima iseki	Hakodate				1	00003697
Former Okuyuki Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Okuyuki-eki teisho	Betsukai				6	00003717
Former Lower Yoichi Duty House 旧下ヨイチ運上家 kyū-Shimo-Yoichi unjō-ke	Yoichi	the ICP Matsumae Clan building of 1853 was renovated in 1891			6	47
Former Shimamatsu Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Shimamatsu-eki teisho	Kitahiroshima		Former Shimamatsu Station Facilities		6	68
Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery 旧余市福原漁場 kyū-Yoichi Fukuhara gyoba	Yoichi	herring fishing facilities			6	63
Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery 旧留萌佐賀家漁場 kyū-Rumoi Saga-ke gyoba	Rumoi				6	77
Kotoni Tondenhei Residence 琴似屯田兵村兵屋跡 Kotoni tondenhei-son heioku ato	Sapporo	the tondenhei (屯田兵) were former samurai recruited from 1874 as farmer-soldiers, to farm and potentially defend Hokkaidō	Kotoni Tondenhei Residence		2,6	64
Katsuragaoka Chashi Site 桂ヶ岡砦跡 Katsuragaoka chashi ato	Abashiri		Katsuragaoka Chashi Site		1,2	20
Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭跡 Goryōkaku ato	Hakodate				2	7
Ebetsu Kofun Cluster 江別古墳群 Ebetsu kofun-gun	Ebetsu		Ebetsu Kofun Cluster		1	3205
Kokutai-ji Site 国泰寺跡 Kokutaiji ato	Akkeshi		Kokutaiji Site		3	48
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 根室半島チャシ跡群 Nemuro hantō chashi ato-gun	Nemuro		Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites		2	66
Moyoro Shell Mound 最寄貝塚 Moyoro kaizuka	Abashiri		Moyoro Shell Mound		1	22
Shiryōkaku 四稜郭 Shiryōkaku	Hakodate		Shiryōkaku		2	14
Shinori Fortified Residence Site 志苔館跡 Shinori tate ato	Hakodate	destroyed in the Ainu uprisings of 1456 (the Koshamine Uprising (コシャマインの戦い)) and 1512			2	16
Temiya Cave 手宮洞窟 Temiya dōkutsu	Otaru	incised rock art site published by John Milne in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1879	Temiya Cave		1	1
Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings 春採台地竪穴群 Harutoridaichi tateana-gun	Kushiro				1	21
Shōnai Han Hamamasu Jin'ya Site 庄内藩ハママシケ陣屋跡 Shōnai-han Hamamashike jinya ato	Ishikari				2	73
Matsumae Clan Castle Sites 松前氏城跡 Matsumae-shi shiro ato	Matsumae, Assabu	designation includes the sites of Matsumae Castle (福山城跡) and Tate Castle (館城跡)	Matsumae Clan Castle Sites		2	17
Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site 松前藩戸切地陣屋跡 Matsumae-han Hekirichi jinya ato	Hokuto				2	38
Matsumae Han Matsumae Clan Graves 松前藩主松前家墓所 Matsumae-han-shu Matsumae-ke bosho	Matsumae				7	62
Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites 上之国館跡 Kaminokuni tate ato	Kaminokuni	designation includes the sites of the Hanazawa (花沢館跡), Suzagi (洲崎館跡), and Katsuyama (勝山館跡) fortified residences			2	54
Tokoro Site 常呂遺跡 Tokoro iseki	Kitami				1	49
Nishitsukigaoka Site 西月ヶ岡遺跡 Nishitsukigaoka iseki	Nemuro				1	52
Shizugawa Site 静川遺跡 Shizugawa iseki	Tomakomai				1	69
Zenkō-ji Site 善光寺跡 Zenkōji ato	Date				3	50
Ō Fortified Residence Site 大館跡 Ō tate ato	Matsumae				2	53
Ōfune Site 大船遺跡 Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	3300
Ōyachi Shell Mound 大谷地貝塚 Ōyachi kaizuka	Yoichi				1	3270
Tsurugataicharanke Chashi Site 鶴ヶ岱チャランケ砦跡 Tsurugataicharanke chashi ato	Kushiro				1, 2	19
East Ezo Nanbu Han Jin'ya Sites 東蝦夷地南部藩陣屋跡 higashi Ezo-chi Nanbu-han jinya ato	Muroran, Oshamambe, Mori	designation includes the sites of the Mororan Jin'ya (モロラン陣屋跡), Oshamanbe Jin'ya (ヲシャマンベ陣屋跡), and Sunahara Jin'ya (砂原陣屋跡)			2	15
East Kushiro Shell Mound 東釧路貝塚 higashi Kushiro kaizuka	Kushiro				1	42
Irie-Takasago Shell Mound 入江・高砂貝塚 Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	3333
Oshoro Stone Circle 忍路環状列石 Oshoro kanjō-resseki	Otaru		Oshoro Stone Circle		1	37
Shirataki Site 白滝遺跡群 Shirataki iseki	Engaru				1	74
Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site 白老仙台藩陣屋跡 Shiraoi Sendai-han jinya ato	Shiraoi				2	39
Shibetsu Sites 標津遺跡群 Shibetsu iseki-gun	Shibetsu	designation includes the Ichanikarikariusu Site (伊茶仁カリカリウス遺跡), old road, and Sanbongi Site (三本木遺跡)			1	51
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions	Kitakogane Shell Mound		1	71
Hokuto Site 北斗遺跡 Hokuto iseki	Kushiro				1	56
Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site 茂別館跡 Mobetsu tate ato	Hokuto				2	65
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木遺跡 Washinoki iseki	Mori	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	00003466

This list is complete and up-to-date as of July 2014.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, twenty-six sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kobui Blast Furnace Site 古武井熔鉱炉跡 Kobui yōkōro ato	Hakodate					[1]
Menagawa Brick Mill Site 女那川煉瓦製造所跡 Menagawa renga seizōjo ato	Hakodate					[2]
Esan Shell Mound 恵山貝塚 Esan kaizuka	Hakodate					[3]
Ippongi Triangulation Base 開拓史三角測量一本木基点 kaitaku-shi sankaku-sokuryō-Ippongi kiten	Hokuto					[4]
Aonae Dune Site 青苗砂丘遺跡 Aonae sakyū iseki	Okushiri					[5]
Iwanai Higashiyama Cylinder Culture Site 岩内東山円筒文化遺跡 Iwanai Higashiyama entō bunka iseki	Iwanai					[6]
Mount Jichin Stone Circle 地鎮山環状列石 Jichin-yama kanjō-resseki	Otaru					[7]
Mount Nishizaki Stone Circle 西崎山環状列石 Nishizaki-yama kanjō-resseki	Yoichi					[8]
Nokanan Burial Mounds 野花南周堤墓群 Nokanan shūtei bogun	Ashibetsu					[9]
Kamui Kotan Pit Dwelling Site 神居古潭竪穴住居遺跡 Kamui Kotan tateana jūkyo iseki	Asahikawa					[10]
Gokoku-ji Site 宗谷の護国寺跡 Sōya Gokokuji ato	Wakkanai					[11]
Hamatonbetsu Lake Kutcharo Pit Group 浜頓別クッチャロ湖畔竪穴群 Hamatonbetsu Kutcharo-ko hotori tateana-gun	Hamatonbetsu					[12]
Okoppe Toyono Pit Dwelling Site 興部豊野竪穴住居跡 Okoppe Toyono tateana jūkyo ato	Okoppe					[13]
Shari Burial Mounds 斜里朱円周堤墓群 Shari shuen shūtei bogun	Shari					[14]
Shari Pit Dwelling Sites 朱円竪穴住居跡群 shuen tateana jūkyo ato-gun	Shari					[15]
Omusaro Plateau Pit Group オムサロ台地竪穴群 Omusaro daichi tateana-gun	Monbetsu					[16]
Shibunotsunai Pit Dwelling Site シブノツナイ竪穴住居跡 Shibunotsunai tateana jūkyo ato	Yūbetsu					[17]
Yūfutsu Triangulation Base 開拓使三角測量勇払基点 kaitaku-shi sankaku-sokuryō Yūfutsu-kiten	Tomakomai					[18]
Mukawa Tomb Cluster 鵡川盛土墳墓群 Mukawa moritsuchi funbo-gun	Mukawa					[19]
Shizunai Mount Goten Tomb Cluster 静内御殿山墳墓群 Shizunai Goten-yama funbo-gun	Shinhidaka					[20]
Monbetsu Tomihito Family Graves 門別富仁家噴墓群 Monbetsu Tomihito-ke funbo-gun	Hidaka					[21]
Urahoro Shinyoshino Plateau Stone Tool Site 浦幌新吉野台細石器遺跡 Urahoro Shinyoshino-dai hoso-sekki iseki	Urahoro					[22]
Tokachi Okoppe Site 十勝オコッペ遺跡 Tokachi Okoppe iseki	Urahoro					[23]
Tokachi Buto Sites 十勝太遺跡群 Tokachi Buto iseki-gun	Urahoro					[24]
Tokachi Horokayantō Pit Group 十勝ホロカヤントー竪穴群 Tokachi Horokayantō tateana-gun	Taiki					[25]
Akkeshi Kamuiwa Chashi and Pit Group 厚岸神岩砦跡及び竪穴群 Akkeshi Kamuiwa chashi ato oyobi tateana-gun	Akkeshi					[26]

This list is complete and up-to-date as of July 2014.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further one hundred and seventy-nine sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō)

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō