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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 February 2024, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭跡 Goryōkaku ato	Hakodate			41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E / 41.79688684°N 140.75682682°E / 41.79688684; 140.75682682 (Goryōkaku Site)	2	7
Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡群 Usakumai iseki-gun	Chitose			42°49′06″N 141°34′31″E / 42.81837213°N 141.57521006°E / 42.81837213; 141.57521006 (Usakumai Sites)	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)		42°49′32″N 143°50′34″E / 42.82542292°N 143.8428036°E / 42.82542292; 143.8428036 (Otafunbe Chashi Site)	2	61
Karinba Site カリンバ遺跡 Karinba iseki	Eniwa			42°53′19″N 141°35′41″E / 42.88870998°N 141.59483917°E / 42.88870998; 141.59483917 (Karinba Site)	1	3413
Kiusu Burial Mounds キウス周堤墓群 Kiusu shūtei bogun	Chitose	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan		42°53′09″N 141°42′59″E / 42.88578385°N 141.71640587°E / 42.88578385; 141.71640587 (Kiusu Burial Mounds)	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			42°19′46″N 142°22′21″E / 42.32935358°N 142.37250173°E / 42.32935358; 142.37250173 (Shibechari River Basin Chashi Sites - Appetsu Chashi Site)	2	3204
Pirika Site ピリカ遺跡 Pirika iseki	Imakane			42°28′36″N 140°12′17″E / 42.47658785°N 140.20462821°E / 42.47658785; 140.20462821 (Pirika Site)	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		43°11′41″N 140°50′17″E / 43.19480151°N 140.83818127°E / 43.19480151; 140.83818127 (Fugoppe Cave)	1	35
Yukuepira Chashi Site ユクエピラチャシ跡 Yukuepira chashi ato	Rikubetsu			43°27′51″N 143°44′09″E / 43.46413265°N 143.73574912°E / 43.46413265; 143.73574912 (Yukuepira Chashi Site)	2	70
Otoe Stone Circle 音江環状列石 Otoe kanjō-resseki	Fukagawa			43°40′27″N 142°02′00″E / 43.67411004°N 142.03334165°E / 43.67411004; 142.03334165 (Otoe Stone Circle)	1	36
Hokkaidō Development Commission Headquarters Site・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			43°03′50″N 141°20′54″E / 43.06400008°N 141.34840509°E / 43.06400008; 141.34840509 (Hokkaidō Development Commission Headquarters Site & Former Hokkaidō Government Office)	2	41
Kakinoshima Site 垣ノ島遺跡 Kakinoshima iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan		41°55′44″N 140°56′51″E / 41.92881355°N 140.94750411°E / 41.92881355; 140.94750411 (Kakinoshima Site)	1	00003697
Former Okuyuki Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Okuyuki-eki teisho	Betsukai			43°18′47″N 145°12′34″E / 43.31302103°N 145.20947525°E / 43.31302103; 145.20947525 (Former Okuyuki Station Facilities)	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		43°11′52″N 140°47′18″E / 43.19786188°N 140.78821805°E / 43.19786188; 140.78821805 (Former Lower Yoichi Duty House)	6	47
Former Shimamatsu Station Site 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Shimamatsu ekitei-sho	Kitahiroshima			42°55′26″N 141°32′17″E / 42.92398022°N 141.53803619°E / 42.92398022; 141.53803619 (Former Shimamatsu Station)	6	68
Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery 旧余市福原漁場 kyū-Yoichi Fukuhara gyoba	Yoichi	herring fishing facilities		43°11′59″N 140°46′42″E / 43.19972159°N 140.778317°E / 43.19972159; 140.778317 (Former Yochi Fukuhara Fishery)	6	63
Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery 旧留萌佐賀家漁場 kyū-Rumoi Saga-ke gyoba	Rumoi			43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E / 43.91366758°N 141.61751178°E / 43.91366758; 141.61751178 (Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery)	6	77
Kotoni Tondenhei Residence 琴似屯田兵村兵屋跡 Kotoni tondenhei-son heioku ato	Sapporo	the tondenhei were former samurai recruited from 1874 as farmer-soldiers, to farm and potentially defend Hokkaidō		43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E / 43.91366758°N 141.61751178°E / 43.91366758; 141.61751178 (Kotoni Tondenhei Residence)	2, 6	64
Katsuragaoka Chashi Site 桂ヶ岡砦跡 Katsuragaoka chashi ato	Abashiri			44°01′04″N 144°16′12″E / 44.01789442°N 144.26997445°E / 44.01789442; 144.26997445 (Katsuragaoka Chashi Site)	1, 2	20
Ebetsu Kofun Cluster 江別古墳群 Ebetsu kofun-gun	Ebetsu			43°07′01″N 141°30′57″E / 43.11687899°N 141.51587387°E / 43.11687899; 141.51587387 (Ebetsu Kofun Cluster)	1	3205
Kokutai-ji Site 国泰寺跡 Kokutaiji ato	Akkeshi			43°01′50″N 144°50′15″E / 43.03062071°N 144.83746036°E / 43.03062071; 144.83746036 (Kokutaiji Site)	3	48
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 根室半島チャシ跡群 Nemuro hantō chashi ato-gun	Nemuro			43°10′14″N 145°30′24″E / 43.170601°N 145.50654468°E / 43.170601; 145.50654468 (Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites)	2	66
Moyoro Shell Mound 最寄貝塚 Moyoro kaizuka	Abashiri			44°01′31″N 144°16′05″E / 44.0251911°N 144.26806929°E / 44.0251911; 144.26806929 (Moyoro Shell Mound)	1	22
Shiryōkaku 四稜郭 Shiryōkaku	Hakodate			41°49′33″N 140°46′13″E / 41.82570421°N 140.77036763°E / 41.82570421; 140.77036763 (Shiryōkaku)	2	14
Shinori Fortified Residence Site 志苔館跡 Shinori tate ato	Hakodate	destroyed in the Ainu uprisings of 1457 (Koshamain's War) and 1512		41°45′56″N 140°49′20″E / 41.76564477°N 140.82228894°E / 41.76564477; 140.82228894 (Shinoritate Fortified Residence Site)	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		43°12′45″N 141°00′13″E / 43.21250491°N 141.00347991°E / 43.21250491; 141.00347991 (Temiya Cave)	1	1
Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings 春採台地竪穴群 Harutoridaichi tateana-gun	Kushiro			42°58′29″N 144°23′58″E / 42.9746889°N 144.39934378°E / 42.9746889; 144.39934378 (Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings)	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			43°35′24″N 141°23′36″E / 43.59010579°N 141.39327093°E / 43.59010579; 141.39327093 (Shōnai Han Hamamasu Jin'ya Site)	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)		41°25′48″N 140°06′29″E / 41.43008755°N 140.1079181°E / 41.43008755; 140.1079181 (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			41°51′14″N 140°37′09″E / 41.85388046°N 140.61915976°E / 41.85388046; 140.61915976 (Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site)	2	38
Matsumae Han Matsumae Clan Graves 松前藩主松前家墓所 Matsumae-han-shu Matsumae-ke bosho	Matsumae			41°25′53″N 140°06′21″E / 41.43127597°N 140.10592222°E / 41.43127597; 140.10592222 (Matsumae Han Matsumae Clan Graves)	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), Suzaki (洲崎館跡), and Katsuyama (勝山館跡) (pictured) fortified residences		41°48′00″N 140°06′02″E / 41.8001294°N 140.10061858°E / 41.8001294; 140.10061858 (Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites)	2	54
Tokoro Site 常呂遺跡 Tokoro iseki	Kitami			44°07′48″N 144°00′56″E / 44.12991699°N 144.01562941°E / 44.12991699; 144.01562941 (Tokoro Site)	1	49
Nishitsukigaoka Site 西月ヶ岡遺跡 Nishitsukigaoka iseki	Nemuro			43°18′59″N 145°33′31″E / 43.31649942°N 145.5586636°E / 43.31649942; 145.5586636 (Nishitsukigaoka Site)	1	52
Shizugawa Site 静川遺跡 Shizugawa iseki	Tomakomai			42°40′37″N 141°49′06″E / 42.6770498°N 141.8184439°E / 42.6770498; 141.8184439 (Shizugawa Site)	1	69
Zenkō-ji Site 善光寺跡 Zenkōji ato	Date			42°31′15″N 140°46′48″E / 42.52080711°N 140.77993451°E / 42.52080711; 140.77993451 (Zenkōji Site)	3	50
Ō Fortified Residence Site 大館跡 Ō tate ato	Matsumae			41°26′10″N 140°06′32″E / 41.43601967°N 140.10886886°E / 41.43601967; 140.10886886 (Ō Fortified Residence Site)	2	53
Ōfune Site 大船遺跡 Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan		41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E / 41.95794955°N 140.9243044°E / 41.95794955; 140.9243044 (Ōfune Site)	1	3300
Ōyachi Shell Mound 大谷地貝塚 Ōyachi kaizuka	Yoichi			43°11′27″N 140°50′07″E / 43.19088619°N 140.83530442°E / 43.19088619; 140.83530442 (Ōyachi Shell Mound)	1	3270
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)		42°22′11″N 140°56′53″E / 42.36970568°N 140.94814432°E / 42.36970568; 140.94814432 (East Ezo Nanbu Han Jin'ya Sites)	2	15
East Kushiro Shell Mound 東釧路貝塚 higashi Kushiro kaizuka	Kushiro			42°59′39″N 144°24′45″E / 42.99405818°N 144.41248976°E / 42.99405818; 144.41248976 (East Kushiro Shell Mound)	1	42
Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds 入江・高砂貝塚 Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as two of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan		42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E / 42.54710056; 140.77019889 (Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds)	1	3333
Oshoro Stone Circle 忍路環状列石 Oshoro kanjō-resseki	Otaru			43°11′58″N 140°52′29″E / 43.199579°N 140.87464787°E / 43.199579; 140.87464787 (Oshoro Stone Circle)	1	37
Shirataki Site 白滝遺跡群 Shirataki iseki	Engaru			43°52′28″N 143°08′00″E / 43.8743758°N 143.13345593°E / 43.8743758; 143.13345593 (Shirataki Site)	1	74
Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site 白老仙台藩陣屋跡 Shiraoi Sendai-han jinya ato	Shiraoi			42°33′47″N 141°20′34″E / 42.56317149°N 141.34291527°E / 42.56317149; 141.34291527 (Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site)	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)		43°40′28″N 145°05′39″E / 43.67438382°N 145.0941493°E / 43.67438382; 145.0941493 (Shibetsu Sites)	1	51
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan		42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E / 42.40203392°N 140.91064837°E / 42.40203392; 140.91064837 (Kitakogane Shell Mound)	1	71
Hokuto Site 北斗遺跡 Hokuto iseki	Kushiro			43°04′07″N 144°19′02″E / 43.06873613°N 144.31718424°E / 43.06873613; 144.31718424 (Hokuto Site)	1	56
Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site 茂別館跡 Mobetsu tate ato	Hokuto			41°46′13″N 140°36′15″E / 41.77022042°N 140.60413071°E / 41.77022042; 140.60413071 (Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site)	2	65
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木遺跡 Washinoki iseki	Mori			42°06′58″N 140°31′34″E / 42.11602639°N 140.52606523°E / 42.11602639; 140.52606523 (Washinoki Site)	1	00003466
Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site チャシコツ岬上遺跡 Chashikotsu-misaki kami-iseki	Shari			44°04′05″N 144°58′39″E / 44.068103°N 144.977435°E / 44.068103; 144.977435 (Cape Chashikotsu Upper Site)	1	00004055
Samani Mountain Trail 様似山道 Samani sandō	Samani			42°07′40″N 142°56′02″E / 42.127786°N 142.933869°E / 42.127786; 142.933869 (Samani Mountain Trail)	6	00004019
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿留山道 Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E / 42.016219°N 143.148772°E / 42.016219; 143.148772 (Saruru Mountain Trail)	6	00004020
Saruru Mountain Trail 猿留山道 Saruru sandō	Erimo			42°00′58″N 143°08′56″E / 42.016219°N 143.148772°E / 42.016219; 143.148772 (Saruru Mountain Trail)	6	00004020
Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites 釧路川流域チャシ跡群 Kushiro-gawa-ryūiki chashi ato-gun	Kushiro, Teshikaga, Shibecha, Kushiro	designation comprises the sites of Moshiriya Chashi (モシリヤチャシ跡) (pictured), Harutorucharanke Chashi (ハルトルチャランケチャシ跡), Urankoushi Chashi (ウランコウシチャシ跡), Kutcharoshipe Chashi 1・2 (クッチャロシペ第1・第2チャシ跡), Puirakuni Chashi (プイラクニチャシ跡), Shirarutoro Chashi 1 (シラルトロ第1チャシ跡), Shirarutoro Chashi 2 (シラルトロ第2チャシ跡), Matakotan Chashi (マタコタンチャシ跡), Tenneru Chashi 1 (テンネル第1チャシ跡) & Tapukopu Chashi (タプコプチャシ跡)		42°59′01″N 144°23′46″E / 42.98359641°N 144.39600128°E / 42.98359641; 144.39600128 (Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites)
Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery 旧歌棄佐藤家漁場 kyū-Utasutsu Satō-ke gyoba	Suttsu			42°47′20″N 140°18′36″E / 42.788902°N 140.309884°E / 42.788902; 140.309884 (Former Utasutsu Satō Family Fishery)	6	00003927

Prefectural Historic Sites

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

Municipal Historic Sites

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

v t e Historic Sites of Japan
Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa

v t e Cultural Properties of Japan - Hokkaidō
Tangible Cultural Properties	Structures Paintings Sculptures Crafts Writings Archaeological Materials Historical Materials Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (buildings)
Intangible Cultural Properties	Intangible Cultural Properties Intangible Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records
Folk Cultural Properties	Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records
Monuments	Historic Sites Places of Scenic Beauty Natural Monuments Registered Monuments (Places of Scenic Beauty)
Cultural Landscapes	Cultural Landscape along the Saru River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement
Groups of Traditional Buildings	Motomachi and Suehiro-chō, Hakodate
Conservation Techniques	N/A

See also

• Cultural Property (Japan)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 北海道)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
4. ^ 北海道の指定文化財件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties in Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
5. 国の指定・選定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
6. オタフンベチャシ跡 [Otafunbe Chashi Site] (in Japanese). Urahoro Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
7. ^ "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
8. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Yoichi Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
9. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
10. ^ Hudson, Mark (17 August 2003). "Japan's Cave Art: Mystery cloaks Hokkaido motifs". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
11. 旧下ヨイチ運上家 [Former Lower Yoichi Duty House] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
12. Irish, Ann B (2009). Hokkaido: A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan's Northern Island. McFarland. pp. 119 ff. ISBN 978-0-786-44449-6.
13. 志苔館跡 [Shinori Fortified Residence Site] (in Japanese). Hakodate City. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
14. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
15. 北海道指定の文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
16. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
17. 市町村の指定文化財一覧 [List of Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (in Japanese) List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

• Hokkaido
• Historic Sites of Japan