List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shimane)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Shimane.^[1]

As of 1 July 2021, sixty Sites have been designated as being of national significance; the San'indō and Tsuwano Domain Kamei clan cemetery with the Grave of Kamei Korenori span the prefectural borders with Tottori.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sarugahana Caves サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡 Sarugahana dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Matsue	Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling		35°31′55″N 133°11′43″E / 35.53202964°N 133.19528382°E / 35.53202964; 133.19528382 (Sarugahana Caves)	1	2209
Sukumozuka Kofun スクモ塚古墳 Sukumozuka Kofun	Masuda	Kofun period tumulus		34°42′05″N 131°50′54″E / 34.7012691°N 131.84841427°E / 34.7012691; 131.84841427 (Sukumozuka Kofun)	1	2205
Abedani Kofun 安部谷古墳 Abedani kofun	Matsue	Kofun period cave tombs		35°25′28″N 133°06′35″E / 35.42444954°N 133.10960625°E / 35.42444954; 133.10960625 (Abedani Kofun)	1	2180
Yasugi Ichirizuka 安来一里塚 Yasugi ichirizuka	Yasugi	Edo Period milestone on the San'indō		35°25′41″N 133°14′49″E / 35.42814973°N 133.24707254°E / 35.42814973; 133.24707254 (Yasugi Ichirizuka)	6	2191
Ijimi Ichirizuka 伊志見一里塚 Ijimi ichirizuka	Matsue	Edo Period milestone on the San'indō		35°23′52″N 132°52′35″E / 35.39778197°N 132.87647653°E / 35.39778197; 132.87647653 (Ijimi Ichirizuka)	6	2195
Ikō-ji Gardens 医光寺庭園 Ikō-ji niwa	Masuda	Muromachi period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		34°40′49″N 131°51′57″E / 34.68015806°N 131.86572948°E / 34.68015806; 131.86572948 (Ikō-ji gardens)	8	2165
Oki Kokubun-ji Precinct 隠岐国分寺境内 Oki Kokubun-ji keidai	Okinoshima	Nara period provincial temple of Oki Province		36°13′27″N 133°18′26″E / 36.22413859°N 133.30736081°E / 36.22413859; 133.30736081 (Oki Kokubun-ji)	2, 3	2179
Masuda clan Fortified Residence Sites 益田氏城館跡 Masuda-shi jōkan ato	Masuda	Muromachi period fortifications, designation includes Nanao Castle (七尾城) and Miyake Odoi Site (三宅御土居跡)		34°40′23″N 131°51′50″E / 34.67311278°N 131.86396932°E / 34.67311278; 131.86396932 (Masuda clan Fortified Residence Sites)	2	3405
Okadayama Kofun 岡田山古墳 Okadayama kofun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus cluster		35°25′39″N 133°05′29″E / 35.42761453°N 133.09136051°E / 35.42761453; 133.09136051 (Okadayama Kofun)	1	2216
Shimokō temple ruins Pagoda Site 下府廃寺塔跡 Shimokō Haiji tō ato	Hamada	Nara period temple ruins		34°55′43″N 132°07′06″E / 34.92850172°N 132.1183331°E / 34.92850172; 132.1183331 (Shimokō temple ruins)	3	2194
Kamoiwakura Site 加茂岩倉遺跡 Kamoiwakura iseki	Unnan	Yayoi period site; thirty-nine NT dōtaku from excavations are now at the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))		35°21′38″N 132°52′59″E / 35.36053278°N 132.88315222°E / 35.36053278; 132.88315222 (Kamoiwakura Site)	1	3222
Iwayajiato Kofun 岩屋寺跡古墳 Iwayajiato kofun	Matsue	Kofun period cave tombs		35°25′22″N 133°00′20″E / 35.42276351°N 133.00558785°E / 35.42276351; 133.00558785 (Iwayajiato Kofun)	1	2210
Iwafune Kofun 岩舟古墳 Iwafune kofun	Yasugi	Kofun period tumulus		35°24′00″N 133°11′25″E / 35.39999132°N 133.19024137°E / 35.39999132; 133.19024137 (Iwafune Kofun)	1	2211
Kinzaki Kofun Cluster 金崎古墳群 Kinzaki kofun-gun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus cluster		35°29′25″N 133°04′11″E / 35.49017225°N 133.06983557°E / 35.49017225; 133.06983557 (Kinzaki Kofun Cluster)	1	2212
Gongenyama Caves Main Cave 権現山洞窟住居跡 Gongenyama dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Matsue	Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling		35°32′37″N 133°12′35″E / 35.54364368°N 133.20969726°E / 35.54364368; 133.20969726 (Kinzaki Kofun Cluster)	1	2207
Kōjindani Site 荒神谷遺跡 Kōjindani iseki	Izumo	Kofun period sword factory; NT excavated artefacts are now at the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo;[5] (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))		35°22′36″N 132°51′09″E / 35.37673279°N 132.85249857°E / 35.37673279; 132.85249857 (Kōjindani Site)	1	2224
Arashima Kofun Cluster 荒島古墳群 Arashima Kofun cluster	Yasugi	Yayoi to Kofun period tumuli cluster		35°25′47″N 133°11′55″E / 35.42971°N 133.198685°E / 35.42971; 133.198685 (Arashima kofun-gun)	1	2190
Kunidominakamura Kofun 国富中村古墳 Kunidominakamura kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°25′39″N 132°48′03″E / 35.427564°N 132.800791°E / 35.427564; 132.800791 (Kunidominakamura Kofun)	1	00003784
Imaichi Dainenji Kofun 今市大念寺古墳 Imaichi Dainenji kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°21′47″N 132°45′52″E / 35.36303032°N 132.76453502°E / 35.36303032; 132.76453502 (Imaichi Dainenji Kofun)	1	2158
Sada-Kōbu Shell Mound ja:佐太・講武貝塚 Sada-Kōbu kaizuka	Matsue	Jomon period shell midden		35°31′00″N 133°00′34″E / 35.51660989°N 133.00941902°E / 35.51660989; 133.00941902 (Sada-Kōbu Shell Mound)	1	2177
Yamashiro Futagozuka Kofun 山代二子塚古墳 Yamashiro Futagozuka	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°26′21″N 133°05′15″E / 35.439117°N 133.087387°E / 35.439117; 133.087387 (Yamashiro Futagozuka Kofun)	1	2154
Yamashiro hōfun 山代方墳 Yamashiro hōfun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°26′21″N 133°05′21″E / 35.43930033°N 133.08904289°E / 35.43930033; 133.08904289 (Yamashiro hōfun)	1	2204
Sufu Kofun 周布古墳 Sufu Kofun	Hamada	Kofun period tumulus		34°51′18″N 132°01′05″E / 34.85488484°N 132.01794939°E / 34.85488484; 132.01794939 (Sufu Kofun)	1	2190
Izumo Tamatsukuri site 出雲玉作跡 Izumo tama-tsukuri ato	Matsue	Kofun- to Heian-period workshop for magatama, round beads, and other jewels[6]		35°24′50″N 133°00′41″E / 35.41388533°N 133.01127398°E / 35.41388533; 133.01127398 (Izumo Tamatsukuri site)	6	2153
Izumo Province Yamashiro-gō Sites 出雲国山代郷遺跡群 Izumo-no-kuni yamashiro-gō iseki-gun	Matsue	the settlement includes Nara-period storehouses mentioned in Izumo Fudoki[7]		35°25′59″N 133°05′16″E / 35.43314301°N 133.08764063°E / 35.43314301; 133.08764063 (Izumo Province Yamashiro Sites)	2, 3	[1]
Izumo Kokufu ruins 出雲国府跡 Izumo kofufu	Matsue	Nara period provincial capital of Izumo Province		35°25′49″N 133°06′07″E / 35.43035067°N 133.10197306°E / 35.43035067; 133.10197306 (Izumo Kokubun-ji ruins)	2	2221
Izumo Kokubun-ji ruins 出雲国分寺跡附古道 Izumo kokubunji ato tsuketari kodō	Matsue	Nara period provincial temple of Izumo Province; designation includes a section of old road		35°26′19″N 133°06′38″E / 35.43847249°N 133.11063608°E / 35.43847249; 133.11063608 (Izumo Kokubun-ji ruins)	3	2149
Shussai-Iwano Ichirizuka 出西・伊波野一里塚 Shussai-Iwano ichirizuka	Izumo	Edo period milestone on the San'indō		35°22′33″N 132°48′24″E / 35.37584219°N 132.80668659°E / 35.37584219; 132.80668659 (Shussai-Iwano Ichirizuka)	6	2196
Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence 小泉八雲旧居 Koizumi Yakumo kyū-kyo	Matsue	Edo period residence; home of noted Meiji period author		35°28′45″N 133°02′58″E / 35.4792204°N 133.04940521°E / 35.4792204; 133.04940521 (Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence)	8	2203
Matsue Castle 松江城 Matsue-jō	Matsue			35°28′29″N 133°03′02″E / 35.47467578°N 133.05060354°E / 35.47467578; 133.05060354 (Matsue Castle)	2	[2]
Matsue Domain Matsudaira Clan cemetery 松江藩主松平家墓所 Matsue-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho	Matsue			35°28′20″N 133°02′22″E / 35.47213609°N 133.03933815°E / 35.47213609; 133.03933815 (Matsue Domain Matsudaira Clan Graves)	7	[3]
Kamienyajizōyama Kofun 上塩冶地蔵山古墳 Kamienyajizōyama kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°20′46″N 132°45′34″E / 35.34616505°N 132.75941609°E / 35.34616505; 132.75941609 (Kamienyajizōyama kofun)	1	2257
Kamienyatsukiyama Kofun 上塩冶築山古墳 Kamienyatsukiyama kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°21′00″N 132°45′38″E / 35.34997823°N 132.76069275°E / 35.34997823; 132.76069275 (Kamienyatsukiyama kofun)	1	2256
Ageshima Kofun 上島古墳 Ageshima Kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°25′24″N 132°48′00″E / 35.42343463°N 132.79998446°E / 35.42343463; 132.79998446 (Ageshima Kofun)	1	2213
Mori Ōgai Former Residence 森鴎外旧宅 Mori Ōgai kyū-taku	Tsuwano	Meiji period statesman residence		34°27′28″N 131°46′07″E / 34.45768614°N 131.76868535°E / 34.45768614; 131.76868535 (Mori Ōgai Former Residence)	8	2218
Kanden-an 菅田庵 Kanden-an	Matsue	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		35°29′17″N 133°03′43″E / 35.487926°N 133.061951°E / 35.487926; 133.061951 (Kanden-an)	8	[4]
Nishi Amane Former Residence 西周旧居 Nishi Amane kyū-kyo	Tsuwano	Meiji period statesman residence		34°27′27″N 131°46′02″E / 34.45740035°N 131.76724013°E / 34.45740035; 131.76724013 (Nishi Amane Former Residence)	8	2225
Nishidani Tumulus cluster 西谷墳墓群 Nishidani funbo-gun	Izumo	Yayoi period tumulus cluster		35°21′31″N 132°46′48″E / 35.3585792°N 132.77994626°E / 35.3585792; 132.77994626 (Nishi Amane Former Residence)	1	3253
Ishiya Kofun 石屋古墳 Ishiya kofun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°27′03″N 133°06′07″E / 35.45089445°N 133.1018893°E / 35.45089445; 133.1018893 (Ishiya Kofun)	1	2222
Iwami Ginzan Site 石見銀山遺跡 Iwami ginzan iseki	Ōda	central component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape[8]		35°05′48″N 132°26′29″E / 35.09672934°N 132.44127327°E / 35.09672934; 132.44127327 (Iwami Ginzan Site)	2, 6	[5]
Iwami Kokubun-ji ruins 石見国分寺跡 Iwami Kokubunji ato	Hamada	Nara-period provincial temple of Iwami Province		34°56′38″N 132°07′07″E / 34.94382131°N 132.11848161°E / 34.94382131; 132.11848161 (Iwami Kokubun-ji)	1	2150
Ōbaniwatorizuka Tumulus 大庭鶏塚 Ōbaniwatorizuka	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°26′16″N 133°05′08″E / 35.437878°N 133.085434°E / 35.437878; 133.085434 (Ōbaniwatorizuka Tumulus)	1	2155
Tangean Kofun 丹花庵古墳 Tangean kofun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°28′58″N 132°59′42″E / 35.48273334°N 132.99491251°E / 35.48273334; 132.99491251 (Tangean Kofun)	1	2175
Nakazu-Higashihara Site 中須東原遺跡 Nakazu-Higashihara iseki	Masuda	Kamakura to Muromachi period port settlement ruins		34°40′30″N 131°50′34″E / 34.67497472°N 131.84271666°E / 34.67497472; 131.84271666 (Nakazu-Higashihara Site)	1	00003840
Chūsenji Kofun Cluster 仲仙寺古墳群 Chūsenji Kofun cluster	Yasugi	Yayoi to Kofun period tumuli cluster		35°25′15″N 133°12′50″E / 35.42081332°N 133.2140224°E / 35.42081332; 133.2140224 (Chūsenji kofun-gun)	1	2220
Inome Cave 猪目洞窟遺物包含層 Inome dōkutsu ibutsu hōgansō	Izumo	Jomon to Kofun period cave dwelling		35°26′31″N 132°42′30″E / 35.44196648°N 132.70834135°E / 35.44196648; 132.70834135 (Inome Cave)	1	2214
Tsuwano Castle ruins 津和野城跡 Tsuwano-jō ato	Tsuwano	Muromachi to Edo-period castle ruins		34°27′33″N 131°45′44″E / 34.45903035°N 131.76233296°E / 34.45903035; 131.76233296 (Tsuwano Castle)	2	2206
Tagi Sakurai Family Iron Works and Tatara 田儀櫻井家たたら製鉄遺跡 Tagi Sakurai-ke tatara seitetsu iseki	Izumo			35°14′09″N 132°36′53″E / 35.23592123°N 132.61466905°E / 35.23592123; 132.61466905 (Tagi Sakurai Family Iron Works and Tatara)	6	[6]
Tawayama ruins 田和山遺跡 Tawayama iseki	Matsue	Yayoi period settlement trace		35°26′18″N 133°03′14″E / 35.43839645°N 133.05396233°E / 35.43839645; 133.05396233 (Tawayama ruins)	1	3303
Tokurenba Kofun 徳連場古墳 Tokurenba kofun	Matsue	Kofun period tumulus		35°25′07″N 133°00′50″E / 35.41860105°N 133.0139511°E / 35.41860105; 133.0139511 (Tokurenba Kofun)	1	2174
Toda Castle Site 富田城跡 Toda-jō ato	Yasugi	Sengoku period castle ruins		35°21′47″N 133°11′00″E / 35.3630923°N 133.18326909°E / 35.3630923; 133.18326909 (Toda Castle Site)	2	[7]
Takarazuka Kofun 宝塚古墳 Takarazuka Kofun	Izumo	Kofun period tumulus		35°20′21″N 132°44′00″E / 35.33904185°N 132.73330148°E / 35.33904185; 132.73330148 (Takarazuka Kofun)	1	2168
Manpuku-ji Gardens 万福寺庭園 Manpuku-ji niwa	Masuda	Muromachi period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		34°40′44″N 131°51′36″E / 34.67880207°N 131.8599839°E / 34.67880207; 131.8599839 (Manpuku-ji gardens)	8	2164
San'indō 山陰道 San'indō	Tsuwano	remains of the Edo-period road; designation includes the Kamō Pass (蒲生峠越), Toku-jō Pass (徳城峠越), and Nosaka Pass (野坂峠越), and an area of Iwami in Tottori Prefecture		35°31′23″N 134°24′23″E / 35.52317022°N 134.40645565°E / 35.52317022; 134.40645565 (San'indō)	6	[8]
Gakuen-ji Precinct 鰐淵寺境内 Gakuenji keidai	Izumo	Buddhist temple		35°24′55″N 132°44′47″E / 35.41533°N 132.74640°E / 35.41533; 132.74640 (Gakuen-ji)	3	00003932
Tsuwano Domain Kamei Clan Cemetery 津和野藩主亀井家墓所附亀井茲矩墓 Tsuwano-han-shu Kamei-ke bosho tsuketari Kamei Korenori no haka	Tsuwano	designation includes the grave of Kamei Korenori and an area of Tottori in Tottori Prefecture		34°28′01″N 131°46′23″E / 34.46702°N 131.77300°E / 34.46702; 131.77300 (Tsuwano Domain Kamei Clan Graves)	7	[9]
Iwami Ginzan Kaidō 石見銀山街道 Iwami ginzan kaidō	Misato	Tomogauradō (鞆ヶ浦道) and Yunotsu-Okidomaridô (温泉津沖泊道) in Ōda are components of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape[9]		35°04′36″N 132°35′28″E / 35.07672°N 132.59110°E / 35.07672; 132.59110 (Iwami Ginzan Kaidō)		[10]
Izumo Province San'indō Site 出雲国山陰道跡 Izumo no kuni San'in-dō ato	Izumo			35°22′07″N 132°45′14″E / 35.36872°N 132.75380°E / 35.36872; 132.75380 (Izumo Province San'indō Site)		[11]
Ōmoto Kofun 大元古墳 Ōmoto Kofun	Masuda	Kofun period tumulus		34°42′06″N 131°52′03″E / 34.70174722°N 131.86755°E / 34.70174722; 131.86755 (Ōmoto Kofun)	8	00004098
Kuki Silver Mine ruins 久喜銀山遺跡 Kuki ginzan iseki	Ōnan	Sengoku to Meiji period industrial site		34°49′26″N 132°34′11″E / 34.823959°N 132.569599°E / 34.823959; 132.569599 (Kuki Silver Mine)	1	00004145

As of 24 June 2021, fifty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][10][11]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Iwami Kokubunni-ji Site 石見国分尼寺跡 Iwami Kokubunniji ato	Hamada	provincial nunnery of Iwami Province		34°56′40″N 132°07′20″E / 34.944462°N 132.122129°E / 34.944462; 132.122129 (Iwami Kokubunniji Site)		for all refs see [12]
Kuroki Gosho 黒木御所 Kuroki gosho	Nishinoshima			36°06′41″N 133°02′41″E / 36.111426°N 133.044755°E / 36.111426; 133.044755 (Kuroki Gosho)
Unohana Kofun Cluster 鵜ノ花古墳群 Unohana kofun-gun	Masuda			34°43′19″N 131°51′18″E / 34.722056°N 131.855056°E / 34.722056; 131.855056 (Unohana Kofun Cluster)
Hanareyama Kofun 放れ山古墳 Hanareyama kofun	Izumo			35°20′13″N 132°44′35″E / 35.336834°N 132.743093°E / 35.336834; 132.743093 (Hanareyama Kofun)
Unshū Kumura Nagasawa Ware Kiln Site 雲州久邑長沢焼窯跡 Unshū Kumura Nagasawa-yaki kama ato	Izumo			35°17′53″N 132°39′00″E / 35.298034°N 132.649956°E / 35.298034; 132.649956 (Unshū Kumura Nagasawa Ware Kiln Site)
Furutenjin Kofun 古天神古墳 Furutenjin kofun	Matsue			35°25′28″N 133°06′25″E / 35.424396°N 133.106918°E / 35.424396; 133.106918 (Furutenjin Kofun)
Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama Kofun 玉造築山古墳 Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama kofun	Matsue			35°24′53″N 133°00′29″E / 35.414774°N 133.008181°E / 35.414774; 133.008181 (Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama Kofun)
Hamada Castle Site 浜田城跡 Hamada-jō ato	Hamada			34°54′10″N 132°04′24″E / 34.902853°N 132.073313°E / 34.902853; 132.073313 (Hamada Castle Site)
Usuibara Kofun 薄井原古墳 Usuibara kofun	Matsue			35°30′23″N 133°05′39″E / 35.506448°N 133.094076°E / 35.506448; 133.094076 (Usuibara Kofun)
Matsumoto No.1 Kofun 松本第1号古墳 Matsumoto daiichi-gō kofun	Unnan			35°17′57″N 132°52′36″E / 35.299155°N 132.876549°E / 35.299155; 132.876549 (Matsumoto No.1 Kofun)
Myōrenjiyama Kofun 妙蓮寺山古墳 Myōrenjiyama kofun	Izumo			35°20′13″N 132°44′19″E / 35.336864°N 132.738705°E / 35.336864; 132.738705 (Myōrenjiyama Kofun)
Mizawa Castle Site 三沢城跡 Mizawa-jō ato	Okuizumo			35°12′14″N 132°57′45″E / 35.203843°N 132.962614°E / 35.203843; 132.962614 (Mizawa Castle Site)
Washihara Hachiman-gū Yabusame Baba 鷲原八幡宮流鏑馬馬場 Washihara Hachiman-gū yabusame baba	Tsuwano			34°27′16″N 131°45′24″E / 34.454457°N 131.756748°E / 34.454457; 131.756748 (Washihara Hachimangū Yabusame Baba)
Kosaka Kofun 小坂古墳 Kosaka kofun	Izumo			35°20′01″N 132°45′51″E / 35.333635°N 132.764250°E / 35.333635; 132.764250 (Kosaka Kofun)
Iwami Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site 石見国分寺瓦窯跡 Iwami Kokubunji kawara kama ato	Hamada			34°56′36″N 132°07′03″E / 34.943327°N 132.117575°E / 34.943327; 132.117575 (Iwami Kokubunji Tile Kiln Site)
Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama Kofun 神庭岩船山古墳 Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama kofun	Izumo			35°23′32″N 132°51′18″E / 35.392129°N 132.855005°E / 35.392129; 132.855005 (Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama Kofun)
Tsuwano Domain Yōrōkan 津和野藩校養老館 Tsuwano hankō Yōrōkan	Tsuwano			34°28′03″N 131°46′28″E / 34.467567°N 131.774311°E / 34.467567; 131.774311 (Tsuwano Domain Yōrōkan)
Himezuka Kofun 毘売塚古墳 Himezuka kofun	Yasugi			35°25′39″N 133°15′42″E / 35.427447°N 133.261757°E / 35.427447; 133.261757 (Himezuka Kofun)
Hei Jinja Kofun 平神社古墳 Hei Jinja kofun	Okinoshima			36°13′10″N 133°18′12″E / 36.219375°N 133.303320°E / 36.219375; 133.303320 (Hei Jinja Kofun)
Ōkusa Iwafune Kofun 大草岩船古墳 Ōkusa Iwafune kofun	Matsue			35°25′24″N 133°06′29″E / 35.423277°N 133.108066°E / 35.423277; 133.108066 (Ōkusa Iwafune Kofun)
Higashi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster 東百塚山古墳群 Higashi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun	Matsue	52 burials		35°25′25″N 133°06′20″E / 35.423694°N 133.105472°E / 35.423694; 133.105472 (Higashi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster)
Nishi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster 西百塚山古墳群 Nishi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun	Matsue	32 burials		35°25′27″N 133°06′15″E / 35.424194°N 133.104278°E / 35.424194; 133.104278 (Nishi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster)
Iwayaato Kofun 岩屋後古墳 Iwayaato kofun	Matsue			35°25′36″N 133°05′35″E / 35.426643°N 133.092949°E / 35.426643; 133.092949 (Iwayaato Kofun)
Misakiyama Kofun 御崎山古墳 Misakiyama kofun	Matsue			35°25′29″N 133°05′35″E / 35.424684°N 133.093153°E / 35.424684; 133.093153 (Misakiyama Kofun)
Kojimbata-Ushirodani Kofun Cluster 荒神谷・後谷古墳群 Kojimbata-Ushirodani kofun-gun	Matsue			35°25′40″N 133°04′40″E / 35.427722°N 133.077889°E / 35.427722; 133.077889 (Kojimbata-Ushirodani Kofun Cluster)
Warita Kofun 割田古墳 Warita kofun	Ōnan			34°53′44″N 132°26′52″E / 34.895488°N 132.447739°E / 34.895488; 132.447739 (Warita Kofun)
Jūnanbara No.1 Tumulus 順庵原1号墳墓 Jūnanbara ichigō funbo	Ōnan			34°51′01″N 132°30′55″E / 34.850227°N 132.515287°E / 34.850227; 132.515287 (Jūnanbara No.1 Tumulus)
Oki Kokubunni-ji Site 隠岐国分尼寺跡 Oki Kokubunniji ato	Okinoshima	provincial nunnery of Oki Province		36°13′16″N 133°18′49″E / 36.221184°N 133.313684°E / 36.221184; 133.313684 (Oki Kokubunniji Site)
Nanao Castle Site - Myōgi-ji Precinct 七尾城跡附妙義寺境内 Nanao-jō ato tsuketari Myōgiji keidai	Masuda			36°06′41″N 133°02′41″E / 36.111426°N 133.044755°E / 36.111426; 133.044755 (Nanao Castle Site - Myōgiji Precinct)
Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja Kofun Cluster 玉若酢命神社古墳群 Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja kofun-gun	Okinoshima			36°12′28″N 133°18′45″E / 36.207654°N 133.312590°E / 36.207654; 133.312590 (Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja Kofun Cluster)
Izumo Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site 出雲国分寺瓦窯跡 Izumo Kokubunji kawara kama ato	Matsue			35°26′24″N 133°06′52″E / 35.439897°N 133.114539°E / 35.439897; 133.114539 (Izumo Kokubunji Tile Kiln Site)
Shiiyama No.1 Tumulus 椎山第1号墳 Shiiyama daiichi-gō fun	Matsue			35°24′02″N 132°55′49″E / 35.400665°N 132.930322°E / 35.400665; 132.930322 (Shiiyama No.1 Tumulus)
Iwami Ginzan Goryō Aoyama Family Residence Tagiya 石見銀山 御料郷宿田儀屋遺宅青山家 Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Tagiya itaku Aoyama-ke	Ōda			35°07′12″N 132°26′48″E / 35.120075°N 132.446667°E / 35.120075; 132.446667 (Iwami Ginzan Goryō Aoyama Family Residence Tagiya)
Iwami Ginzan Goryō Kanamori Family Residence Izuya 石見銀山 御料郷宿泉屋遺宅金森家 Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Izuya itaku Kanamori-ke	Ōda
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Yanagiwara Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所同心遺宅柳原家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho Dōshin itaku Yanagiwara-ke	Ōda
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Oka Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅岡家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Oka-ke	Ōda			35°07′18″N 132°26′48″E / 35.121716°N 132.446569°E / 35.121716; 132.446569 (Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Oka Family Residence)
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Miyake Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅三宅家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Miyake-ke	Ōda
Jūōmen Cave Tomb Cluster 十王免横穴群 Jūōmen yokoana-gun	Matsue			35°26′30″N 133°05′54″E / 35.441736°N 133.098425°E / 35.441736; 133.098425 (Jūōmen Cave Tomb Cluster)
Shingūtō Fortified Residence Site 新宮党館跡 Shingūtō tate ato	Matsue			35°21′40″N 133°11′07″E / 35.361126°N 133.185282°E / 35.361126; 133.185282 (Shingūtō Fortified Residence Site)
Iwami Ginzan Magistrates Grave Sites 石見銀山遺跡 奉行・代官墓所 Iwami Ginzan iseki bugyō・daikan bosho	Ōda	7 tombs of bugyō and daikan at Shōgen-ji (勝源寺) and Myōren-ji (妙蓮寺)		35°07′20″N 132°26′46″E / 35.122138°N 132.446001°E / 35.122138; 132.446001 (Iwami Ginzan Magistrates Grave Sites)
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Abe Family Residence 石見銀山 代官所地役人遺宅阿部家 Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Abe-ke	Ōda
Hōonji Kofun Cluster 報恩寺古墳群 Hōonji kofun-gun	Matsue	6 burials		35°25′31″N 133°00′10″E / 35.425183°N 133.002720°E / 35.425183; 133.002720 (Hōonji Kofun Cluster)
Miyata Site 宮田遺跡 Miyata iseki	Unnan			35°15′28″N 132°52′16″E / 35.257762°N 132.871021°E / 35.257762; 132.871021 (Miyata Site)
Nogi Futagozuka Kofun 乃木二子塚古墳 Nogi Futagozuka kofun	Matsue			35°26′33″N 133°03′42″E / 35.442448°N 133.061568°E / 35.442448; 133.061568 (Nogi Futagozuka Kofun)
Kagechi Tatara Site 陰地たたら跡 Kagechi tatara ato	Okuizumo			35°10′24″N 133°02′28″E / 35.173210°N 133.041179°E / 35.173210; 133.041179 (Kagechi Tatara Site)
Myōjin Kofun 明神古墳 Myōjin kofun	Ōda			35°09′22″N 132°24′29″E / 35.156039°N 132.407956°E / 35.156039; 132.407956 (Myōjin Kofun)
Mitoya Castle Sites 三刀屋じゃ山城跡及び三刀屋尾崎城跡 Mitoya Jayama-jō ato oyobi Mitoya Ozaki-jō ato	Unnan			35°17′37″N 132°52′19″E / 35.293708°N 132.872075°E / 35.293708; 132.872075 (Mitoya Castle Sites)
Shinmakihara Site 新槙原遺跡 Shinmakihara iseki	Masuda			34°38′27″N 132°05′30″E / 34.640873°N 132.091652°E / 34.640873; 132.091652 (Shinmakihara Site)
Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Site 山代郷南新造院跡 Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in ato	Matsue			35°25′58″N 133°05′34″E / 35.432687°N 133.092726°E / 35.432687; 133.092726 (Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Site)
Meotoiwa Site 女夫岩遺跡 Meotoiwa iseki	Matsue			35°23′43″N 132°54′32″E / 35.395365°N 132.908971°E / 35.395365; 132.908971 (Meotoiwa Site)
Anagami Cave Tomb Cluster 穴神横穴墓群 Anagami yokoana bogun	Yasugi			35°24′16″N 133°18′54″E / 35.404349°N 133.314933°E / 35.404349; 133.314933 (Anagami Cave Tomb Cluster)
Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Tile Kiln Site 山代郷南新造院瓦窯跡 Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in kawara kama ato	Matsue			35°25′54″N 133°05′30″E / 35.431652°N 133.091529°E / 35.431652; 133.091529 (Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Tile Kiln Site)
Ōmoto Kofun Cluster 大元古墳群 Ōmoto kofun-gun	Masuda			34°42′11″N 131°52′13″E / 34.703121°N 131.870291°E / 34.703121; 131.870291 (Ōmoto Kofun Cluster)
Kōmyō-ji No.3 Tomb 光明寺3号墓 Kōmyōji sangō haka	Izumo			35°20′22″N 132°46′00″E / 35.339400°N 132.766659°E / 35.339400; 132.766659 (Kōmyōji No.3 Tomb)
Ōshiro Site 大城遺跡 Ōshiro iseki	Okinoshima			36°12′40″N 133°19′38″E / 36.211039°N 133.327160°E / 36.211039; 133.327160 (Ōshiro Site)
Horibe No.1 Site 堀部第１遺跡 Horibe daiichi iseki	Matsue			35°31′19″N 133°01′36″E / 35.522043°N 133.026531°E / 35.522043; 133.026531 (Horibe No.1 Site)
Narahama Site 波来浜遺跡 Narahama iseki	Gōtsu			35°02′42″N 132°18′14″E / 35.045056°N 132.303917°E / 35.045056; 132.303917 (Narahama Site)
Maruyama Castle Site 丸山城跡 Maruyama-jō ato	Kawamoto			34°58′53″N 132°24′22″E / 34.981431°N 132.406193°E / 34.981431; 132.406193 (Maruyama Castle Site)
Nashinokizaka Site 梨ノ木坂遺跡 Nashinokizaka iseki	Ōda

As of 1 May 2020, a further one hundred and fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[12]

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