List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 29 February 2024, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Sanuki Kokubun-ji Site 讃岐国分寺跡 Sanuki Kokubunji ato	Takamatsu	Nara period provincial temple of Sanuki Province; 80th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°18′10″N 133°56′39″E	3	[1]
Amagiri Castle ruins 天霧城跡 Amagiri-jō ato	Zentsūji, Tadotsu, Mitoyo	Muromachi/Sengoku period castle ruins		34°14′10″N 133°44′10″E	2	[2]
Arioka Kofun Cluster 有岡古墳群 Arioka kofun-gun	Zentsūji	Kofun period tumuli		34°13′00″N 133°47′25″E	1	[3]
Iwaseoyama Kofun Cluster 石清尾山古墳群 Iwaseoyama kofun-gun	Takamatsu	Kofun period tumuli		34°19′53″N 134°01′27″E	1	[4]
Shōdoshima Osaka Castle Stone Quarry sites 大坂城石垣石丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi chōba ato	Shōdoshima	designation includes the Shōdoshima Quarry Site (小豆島石丁場跡) and Higashi-Rokkō Quarry Site (東六甲石丁場跡)		34°30′33″N 134°21′12″E	2	[5]
Ōnohara Kofun cluster 大野原古墳群 Ōnohara kofun-gun	Kan'onji	Kofun period tumuli		34°05′16″N 133°39′48″E	1	[6]
Kaitenyama Kofun 快天山古墳 Kaitenyama kofun	Marugame	Kofun period tumulus		34°14′20″N 133°53′26″E	1	[7]
Kibeejima Salt Harvesting Site 喜兵衛島製塩遺跡 Kibeejima seien iseki	Naoshima	Kofun period salt factory		34°30′05″N 133°58′36″E	6	[8]
Kiyama 城山 Kiyama	Sakaide, Marugame	Asuka period castle ruins		34°17′23″N 133°53′23″E	1	[9]
Sanuki Kokufu Site 讃岐国府跡 Sanuki kokufu ato	Sakaide	Nara period provincial capital of Sanuki Province		34°17′35″N 133°55′06″E	2	[10]
Sanuki Kokubunni-ji Site 讃岐国分尼寺跡 Sanuki Kokubunniji ato	Takamatsu	Nara period provincial nunnery of Sanuki Province		34°18′35″N 133°57′45″E	3	[11]
Sanuki Henro-michi 讃岐遍路道 Sanuki henro-michi	Mitoyo, Sakaide, Takamatsu, Zentsuji	pilgrimage route; includes Mandara-ji michi (曼荼羅寺道), Zentsū-ji michi (善通寺道) and Negoro-ji michi (根香寺道)		34°20′39″N 133°57′38″E	3, 6	[12]
Shiudeyama Site 紫雲出山遺跡 Shiudeyama ato	Mitoyo	Yayoi period settlement trace		34°14′38″N 133°35′47″E	1	[13]
Shiwaku Kinbansho Site 塩飽勤番所跡 Shiwaku kinbansho ato	Marugame	Edo-period Bansho		34°23′16″N 133°47′02″E	2	[14]
Takamatsu Castle 高松城跡 Takamatsu-jō ato	Takamatsu	Edo Period castle		34°21′00″N 134°03′01″E	2	[15]
Takamatsu Matsudaira clan cemetery 高松藩主松平家墓所 Takamatsu-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho	Takamatsu	Edo Period daimyo cemetery at Hōnen-ji (法然寺)		34°16′25″N 134°02′46″E	7	[16]
Tsuda Kofun Cluster 津田古墳群 Tsuda kofun-gun	Sanuki	Kofun cluster		34°18′02″N 134°14′15″E	1	[17]
Tomita Chausuyama Kofun 富田茶臼山古墳 Tomita Chausuyama kofun	Sanuki	largest kofun in Kagawa		34°15′36″N 134°14′38″E	1	[18]
Nakadera temple ruins 中寺廃寺跡 Nakadera haiji ato	Mannō	Heian period temple ruins		34°07′30″N 133°54′58″E	3	[19]
Ninomiya Kiln ruins 二ノ宮窯跡 Ninomiya kama ato	Mitoyo	Nara period kiln ruins		34°08′52″N 133°45′17″E	6	[20]
Hiketa Castle ruins 引田城跡 Hiketa-jō ato	Higashikagawa	Sengoku period castle ruins		34°14′02″N 134°24′30″E	2	[21]
Fuchū-Yamanouchi Tile Kiln ruins 府中・山内瓦窯跡 Fuchū-Yamanouchi kawara-gama ato	Sakaide, Takamatsu	Nara period kiln ruins		34°17′39″N 133°56′19″E	6	[22]
Marugame Castle 丸亀城跡 Marugame-jō ato	Marugame	Edo Period Castle		34°17′10″N 133°48′01″E	2	[23]
Muneyoshi Tile Kiln ruins 宗吉瓦窯跡 Muneyoshi gayō ato	Mitoyo	Asuka period tile kiln ruins		34°11′34″N 133°41′57″E	6	[24]
Yashima 屋島 Yashima	Takamatsu	site of the Battle of Yashima and of Yashima-ji, 84th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage; also a Natural Monument		34°21′06″N 134°06′29″E	2, 3	[25]
Katsuga Castle 勝賀城跡 Katsuga-jō ato	Takamatsu			34°20′27″N 133°58′51″E		[26]

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

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kangi-in Tile Kiln Site 歓喜院内の瓦窯跡 Kangi-in kawara kama ato	Mitoyo			34°10′23″N 133°44′51″E		for all refs see [27]
Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves 生駒親正夫妻墓所 Ikoma Chikamasa fusai bosho	Takamatsu	at Kōken-ji (弘憲寺)		34°20′52″N 134°02′25″E
Imaoka Kofun 今岡古墳 Imaoka kofun	Takamatsu			34°19′51″N 133°59′20″E
Kozutajima Shell Mound 小蔦島貝塚 Kozutajima kaizuka	Mitoyo			34°11′34″N 133°38′06″E
Tomioka Kofun Cluster 富丘古墳群 Tomioka kofun-gun	Tonoshō			34°29′08″N 134°11′45″E
Iyadani-ji Faith Site 弥谷寺信仰遺跡 Iyadaniji shinkō iseki	Mitoyo	Temple 71 on the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°13′47″N 133°43′27″E
Masuehata Tile Kiln Site ますえ畑瓦窯跡 Masuehata kawara kama ato	Ayagawa			34°15′51″N 133°56′26″E
Subetsu Kiln Site すべつと窯跡 Subetsu kama ato	Ayagawa			34°15′54″N 133°56′57″E
Tsujji Fudaba 辻の札場 Tsuji no fudaba	Mitoyo			34°12′03″N 133°38′44″E
Yoshikane Kiln Site 吉金窯跡 Yoshikane kama ato	Sanuki			34°16′46″N 134°12′40″E
Shirotori Haiji Site 白鳥廃寺跡 Shirotori Haiji ato	Higashikagawa			34°14′34″N 134°20′40″E
Stones for Osaka Castle and Shichibe Banya Residence Site 大坂城用残石及番屋七兵衛屋敷跡 Ōsakajō-yō zanseki oyobi banya Shichibe yashiki ato	Shōdoshima			34°30′16″N 134°20′52″E
Takamatsu Chausuyama Kofun 高松市茶臼山古墳 Takamatsu Chausuyama kofun	Takamatsu			34°18′32″N 134°06′11″E
Kaihō-ji Pagoda Site 開法寺塔跡 Kaihōji tō ato	Sakaide			34°17′32″N 133°55′02″E
Tao Chausuyama Kofun 田尾茶臼山古墳 Tao Chausuyama kofun	Sakaide, Utazu			34°18′43″N 133°50′19″E
Shamijima Senninzuka 沙弥島千人塚 Shamijima Senninzuka	Sakaide			34°20′46″N 133°49′22″E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Tobietsu Chōba Site) and Omi Stones 大坂城石垣石切とび越丁場跡および小海残石群 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Tobietsu chōba ato oyobi Omi zanseki-gun	Shōdoshima	see Osaka Castle Zanseki Memorial Park (大坂城残石記念公園, Ōsaka-jō zanseki kinen kōen)		34°32′02″N 134°14′32″E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Senge Chōba Site) 大坂城石垣石切千軒丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Senge chōba ato	Shōdoshima			34°27′45″N 134°09′11″E
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Kosehara Chōba Site) 大坂城石垣石切小瀬原丁場跡 Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Kosehara chōba ato	Shōdoshima			34°32′00″N 134°14′31″E
Hoshigajō Site 星が城跡 Hoshigajō ato	Shōdoshima			34°30′54″N 134°19′03″E
Zentsū-ji Old Precinct 善通寺旧境内 Zentsūji kyū-keidai	Zentsūji	75th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage		34°13′30″N 133°46′26″E
Jinnomaru Kofun 陣の丸古墳 Jinnomaru kofun	Marugame			34°15′28″N 133°53′40″E
Akaokayama Kofun 赤岡山古墳 Akaokayama kofun	Kan'onji			34°05′04″N 133°41′02″E
Minami-Kusaki Site 南草木遺跡 Minami-Kusaki iseki	Mitoyo			34°12′03″N 133°38′50″E
Moritsuchiyama Kofun 盛土山古墳 Moritsuchiyama kofun	Tadotsu			34°14′54″N 133°44′12″E
Kōryū-ji Site Stone Tō 興隆寺跡石塔群 Kōryūji ato sekitō-gun	Mitoyo			34°10′01″N 133°40′23″E
Aonoyama No.1 Kiln Site 青ノ山一号窯跡 Aonoyama ichi-gō kama ato	Marugame			34°17′33″N 133°49′27″E
Kasajima Castle Site 笠島城跡 Kasajima-jō ato	Marugame			34°23′41″N 133°47′22″E
Shaminakandahama Site 沙弥ナカンダ浜遺跡 Shaminakandahama iseki	Sakaide			34°21′06″N 133°49′14″E

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

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and forty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Sanuki Province
• The Kagawa Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kagawa)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kagawa Prefecture
• (in Japanese) Historic Sites in Kagawa Prefecture