Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties is a cluster of archaeological sites from in and around the late sixth- to early eighth-century capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara-kyō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2007, twenty eight sites were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List under the ii, iii, iv, v, and vi criteria. Currently, the submission is listed on the Tentative List.[1][2]
Since 2011, the Cultural Landscape of the Asuka Hinterland has been protected as one of the Cultural Landscapes of Japan.[3] An area of 60 ha is also protected within the Asuka Historical National Government Park.[4] Related artefacts are housed at the Asuka Historical Museum.[5]
Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates |
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Ishibutai Kofun 石舞台古墳 Ishibutai kofun |
Asuka | C7 kofun; the largest stone weighs over seventy-five tons; Special Historic Site[6][7] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′01″N 135°49′34″E / 34.46686286°N 135.82612794°E | |
Takamatsuzuka Tomb 高松塚古墳 Takamatsuzuka kofun |
Asuka | Special Historic Site with National Treasure wall paintings (detached in 2007) and ICP grave goods[8][9][10][11] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′44″N 135°48′22″E / 34.46226847°N 135.80619935°E | |
Kitora Tomb キトラ古墳 Kitora kofun |
Asuka | Special Historic Site with wall paintings of the four directions and an astronomical chart, also recently detached[11][12] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′04″N 135°48′19″E / 34.4510899°N 135.80516226°E | |
Kawara-dera Site 川原寺跡 Kawaradera ato |
Asuka | Historic Site and temple complex with roof tiles that are "among the most beautiful ever made in Japan"[13][14] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′21″N 135°49′03″E / 34.47249006°N 135.81740826°E | |
Daikandai-ji Site 大官大寺跡 Daikandaiji ato |
Asuka | Historic Site and precursor to Daian-ji[14][15] | [ ⚑ ] 34°29′18″N 135°49′05″E / 34.48844301°N 135.81818651°E | |
Asagaotsuka Kofun 牽牛子塚古墳 Asagaotsuka kofun |
Asuka | Historic Site with ICP grave goods[16][17] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′59″N 135°47′32″E / 34.46638486°N 135.79233279°E | |
Nakaoyama Kofun 中尾山古墳 Nakaoyama kofun |
Asuka | Historic Site[18] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′51″N 135°48′22″E / 34.46422182°N 135.8059738°E | |
Sakafune Ishi Site 酒船石遺跡 Sakafune-ishi iseki |
Asuka | Historic Site[19] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′32″N 135°49′24″E / 34.47555984°N 135.82345272°E | |
Jōrin-ji Site 定林寺跡 Jōrinji ato |
Asuka | Historic Site[20] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′01″N 135°48′46″E / 34.46688944°N 135.81272012°E | |
Asuka-dera Site 飛鳥寺跡 Asukadera ato |
Asuka | Historic Site[21] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′43″N 135°49′14″E / 34.4784979°N 135.82058527°E | |
Tachibana-dera Precinct 橘寺境内 Tachibanadera keidai |
Asuka | Historic Site[22] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′12″N 135°49′04″E / 34.47008648°N 135.81773828°E | |
Iwayayama Kofun 岩屋山古墳 Iwayayama kofun |
Asuka | Historic Site[23] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′57″N 135°47′51″E / 34.46571205°N 135.79763412°E | |
Itabuki Palace Site 伝飛鳥板蓋宮跡 den Asuka Itabuki no miya ato |
Asuka | Historic Site and one of the imperial palaces while the capital was at Asuka[24] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′24″N 135°49′16″E / 34.47337281°N 135.82100944°E | |
Asuka Mizuochi Site 飛鳥水落遺跡 Asuka Mizuochi iseki |
Asuka | Historic Site[25] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′49″N 135°49′06″E / 34.48035257°N 135.81829106°E | |
Inabuchi Palace Site 飛鳥稲淵宮殿跡 Asuka Inabuchi kyūden ato |
Asuka | Historic Site[26] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′47″N 135°49′20″E / 34.46299334°N 135.82229861°E | |
Marukoyama Kofun マルコ山古墳 Marukoyama kofun |
Asuka | Historic Site[27] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′39″N 135°47′26″E / 34.46096019°N 135.79068029°E | |
Asuka Pond Workshop Site 飛鳥池工房遺跡 Asuka-ike kōbō iseki |
Asuka | Historic Site and government workshop, producing items of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as lacquerware; also a mint[28][29] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′38″N 135°49′21″E / 34.47728182°N 135.82244459°E | |
Hinokuma-dera Site 檜隈寺跡 Hinokumadera ato |
Asuka | Historic Site and recipient in 686 of a thirty-year maintenance grant of a hundred households, as chronicled in Nihon Shoki[30][31][32] | [ ⚑ ] 34°27′24″N 135°48′11″E / 34.456757°N 135.803116°E | |
Asuka Palace Ponds 飛鳥京跡苑池 Asuka-kyō ato enchi |
Asuka | Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty, a pair of ponds in gardens extending 80 metres E-W and at least 230 metres N-S and related to the Itabuki Palace[33][34] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′30″N 135°49′07″E / 34.474987°N 135.818604°E | |
Oka-dera Site 岡寺跡 Okadera ato |
Asuka | Historic Site[35][36] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′18″N 135°49′41″E / 34.47165872°N 135.82804543°E | |
Yamada-dera Site 山田寺跡 Yamadadera ato |
Sakurai | Special Historic Site with well-preserved ICP wooden corridors discovered in 1982[37][38][39] | [ ⚑ ] 34°29′03″N 135°49′48″E / 34.48404558°N 135.83012668°E | |
Fujiwara Palace Site 藤原宮跡 Fujiwara-kyū seki |
Kashihara | Special Historic Site and former capital[40] | [ ⚑ ] 34°30′08″N 135°48′26″E / 34.50222329°N 135.80732073°E | |
Moto Yakushi-ji Site 本薬師寺跡 Moto Yakushiji ato |
Kashihara | Special Historic Site and precursor to Yakushi-ji; established by Emperor Temmu for the recovery of Empress Jitō[14][41][42] | [ ⚑ ] 34°29′34″N 135°48′00″E / 34.49266238°N 135.7999852°E | |
Ueyama Kofun 植山古墳 Ueyama kofun |
Kashihara | Historic Site unearthed during studies to reroute the city's roads, comprising two rectangular burial mounds c.13m long with stone chambers in a hill measuring 40x27m; of different construction dates in late C6 and C7[43][44] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′35″N 135°48′14″E / 34.47635104°N 135.80402341°E | |
Maruyama Kofun 丸山古墳 Maruyama kofun |
Kashihara | Historic Site investigated by William Gowland, a rectangular chamber with two sarcophagi, long corridor, and stone roof weighing in excess of a hundred tons[45][46] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′36″N 135°47′53″E / 34.47661917°N 135.79816017°E | |
Shōbuike Kofun 菖蒲池古墳 Shōbuike kofun |
Kashihara | Historic Site and C7 rectangular tumulus with two sarcophagi[47][48] | [ ⚑ ] 34°28′21″N 135°48′28″E / 34.47263012°N 135.80771678°E | |
Fujiwara-kyō Suzaku Avenue Site 藤原京朱雀大路跡 Fujiwara-kyō seki Suzaku-ōji ato |
Kashihara | Historic Site (see also Suzakumon)[49] | [ ⚑ ] 34°29′46″N 135°48′27″E / 34.49613691°N 135.80745531°E | |
Yamato Sanzan 大和三山 Yamato sanzan |
Kashihara | Place of Scenic Beauty and meisho celebrated in Japanese poetry [50] | [ ⚑ ] 34°30′54″N 135°48′20″E / 34.51488847°N 135.80560453°E |
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