List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata)

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

## National Historic Sites[edit]

As of 1 January 2021, thirty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.[2][3][4]

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Okuyama shōjōkan ruins
奥山荘城館遺跡
Okuyama no shōjōkan iseki | Tainai, Shibata | designation includes the sites of Egami Fortified Residence (江上館跡), Tossaka Castle (鳥坂城跡), Kurata Castle (倉田城跡), Nonaka Stone Tōba (野中石塔婆群), Kotaka-gū Precinct (小鷹宮境内地), Idatenyama (韋駄天山遺跡), Kurokawa Castle (黒川城跡), Zao Gongen (蔵王権現遺跡), Kusamizu (臭水遺跡), the Kaneyama Castle Sites (金山城跡) (Ganmonyama Castle (願文山城跡), Taka Fortified Residence (高館跡), Tatenouchi (館ノ内跡), and Katatsumuriyama Castle (蝸牛山城跡)), Bō Fortified Residence (坊城館跡), Furudate Fortified Residence (古館館跡), and Tossaka Castle Sanrokukyo Fortified Residence (鳥坂城跡の山麓居館跡) | Okuyama Manor, Castle, and Fortified Residence Sites | 38°03′18″N 139°25′18″E﻿ / ﻿38.05510264°N 139.42166225°E﻿ / 38.05510264; 139.42166225﻿ (Okuyama Manor, Castle, and Fortified Residence Sites) | 2 | 886
Okinohara Site
沖ノ原遺跡
Okinohara iseki | Tsunan | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Okinohara Site | 36°59′33″N 138°39′06″E﻿ / ﻿36.99255789°N 138.65178447°E﻿ / 36.99255789; 138.65178447﻿ (Okinohara Site) | 1 | 875
Shimokō Site
下国府遺跡
Shimokō iseki | Sado |  |  | 37°58′35″N 138°21′53″E﻿ / ﻿37.97625265°N 138.36466365°E﻿ / 37.97625265; 138.36466365﻿ (Shimokō Site) | 1 | 872
Shimoyachi Site
下谷地遺跡
Shimoyachi iseki | Kashiwazaki | Yayoi period settlement trace  |  | 37°23′51″N 138°37′27″E﻿ / ﻿37.3975878°N 138.62411657°E﻿ / 37.3975878; 138.62411657﻿ (Shimoyachi Site) | 1 | 880
Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group
観音平・天神堂古墳群
Kannondaira-Tenjindō kofun-gun | Myōkō | Kofun period tumuli cluster  | Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group | 37°03′36″N 138°13′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.0599107°N 138.23192861°E﻿ / 37.0599107; 138.23192861﻿ (Kannondaira-Tenjindō Kofun Group) | 1 | 874
Miyaguchi Kofun Group
宮口古墳群
Miyaguchi kofun-gun | Jōetsu | Kofun period tumuli cluster  | Miyaguchi Kofun Group | 37°05′36″N 138°21′27″E﻿ / ﻿37.09342193°N 138.35756425°E﻿ / 37.09342193; 138.35756425﻿ (Miyaguchi Kofun Group) | 1 | 871
Former Niigata Customs House
旧新潟税関
kyū-Niigata zeikan | Niigata | Meiji period building  | Former Niigata Customs House | 37°55′49″N 139°03′27″E﻿ / ﻿37.93020206°N 139.05736926°E﻿ / 37.93020206; 139.05736926﻿ (Former Niigata Customs House) | 9 | 866
Furutsu Hachimanyama Site
古津八幡山遺跡
Furutsu Hachimanyama iseki | Niigata | Kofun period settlement trace; designation includes Furutsu Hachimanyama Kofun (古津八幡山古墳) | Furutsu Hachimanyama Site | 37°45′50″N 139°06′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.76401067°N 139.1152276°E﻿ / 37.76401067; 139.1152276﻿ (Furutsu Hachimanyama Site) | 1 | 00003455
Araya Site
荒屋遺跡
Araya iseki | Nagaoka | Japanese Paleolithic site  | Araya Site | 37°15′51″N 138°51′31″E﻿ / ﻿37.2641214°N 138.85857096°E﻿ / 37.2641214; 138.85857096﻿ (Araya Site) | 2 | 3430
Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites
佐渡金銀山遺跡
Sado kinginzan iseki | Sado | designation includes the sites of Dōyū-no-wareto (道遊の割戸), Sōdayū path (宗太夫間歩), Minamisawa drainage channel (南沢疎水道), the Sado bugyō offices (佐渡奉行所跡), imperial Sado branch offices (御料局佐渡支庁跡), a shōrō, memorial tō (including one for Ōkubo Nagayasu), Kawamura Hikozaemon (河村彦左衛門), the Fukiage Coast pits (吹上海岸石切場跡), post-Meiji Restoration facilities (旧佐渡鉱山の明治以降の施設群), Tsurushi silver mine (鶴子銀山跡), the Katahotori-Kanoura Coast pits (片辺・鹿野浦海岸石切場跡), and Kamiaikawa mining town (上相川地区の鉱山町跡); the Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List;[5] | Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites | 38°02′45″N 138°15′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.04581642°N 138.26554165°E﻿ / 38.04581642; 138.26554165﻿ (Sado Gold and Silver Mine Sites) | 2, 3, 6 | 888
Sado Kokubun-ji Site
佐渡国分寺跡
Sado Kokubunji ato | Sado | Nara period temple ruins  |  | 37°58′00″N 138°22′01″E﻿ / ﻿37.96666214°N 138.36688545°E﻿ / 37.96666214; 138.36688545﻿ (Sado Kokubunji Site) | 3 | 844
Sakado Castle ruins
坂戸城跡
Sakado-jō ato | Minamiuonuma | Sengoku period castle ruins  | Sakado Castle ruins | 37°03′41″N 138°53′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.06146148°N 138.89480593°E﻿ / 37.06146148; 138.89480593﻿ (Sakado Castle ruins) | 2 | 879
Samegao Castle Site
鮫ヶ尾城跡
Samegao-jō ato | Myōkō | Sengoku period castle ruins  | Samegao Castle Site | 37°03′04″N 138°13′48″E﻿ / ﻿37.05104305°N 138.23001345°E﻿ / 37.05104305; 138.23001345﻿ (Samegao Castle Site) | 2 | 00003599
Yamamoto Site
山元遺跡
Yamamoto iseki | Murakami | Yayoi period settlement trace  |  | 38°13′27″N 139°28′48″E﻿ / ﻿38.22406111°N 139.48000277°E﻿ / 38.22406111; 139.48000277﻿ (Yamamoto Site) | 1 | 00003946
Terachi Site
寺地遺跡
Terachi iseki | Itoigawa | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Terachi Site | 37°01′30″N 137°48′34″E﻿ / ﻿37.02487741°N 137.80931154°E﻿ / 37.02487741; 137.80931154﻿ (Terachi Site) | 1 | 883
Mimitori Site
耳取遺跡
Mimitori iseki | Mitsuke | Jōmon period settlement trace  |  | 37°30′27″N 138°55′12″E﻿ / ﻿37.507474°N 138.919862°E﻿ / 37.507474; 138.919862﻿ (Terachi Site) | 1 | 00003878
Muroya Cave
室谷洞窟
Muroya dōkutsu | Aga | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Muroya Cave | 37°32′35″N 139°21′46″E﻿ / ﻿37.54303751°N 139.36266178°E﻿ / 37.54303751; 139.36266178﻿ (Muroya Cave) | 1 | 881
Kasugayama Castle ruins
春日山城跡
Kasugayama-jō ato | Jōetsu | Sengoku period castle ruins  | Kasugayama Castle ruins | 37°08′50″N 138°12′33″E﻿ / ﻿37.1472796°N 138.20928032°E﻿ / 37.1472796; 138.20928032﻿ (Kasugayama Castle ruins) | 2 | 850
Kosegasawa Cave
小瀬ヶ沢洞窟
Kosegasawa dōkutsu | Aga | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Kosegasawa Cave | 37°35′32″N 139°24′18″E﻿ / ﻿37.59224215°N 139.40506909°E﻿ / 37.59224215; 139.40506909﻿ (Kosegasawa Cave) | 1 | 884
Matsumoto Kaidō
松本街道
Matsumoto kaidō | Itoigawa | ancient road  | Matsumoto Kaidō | 36°59′07″N 137°52′33″E﻿ / ﻿36.9852218°N 137.875865°E﻿ / 36.9852218; 137.875865﻿ (Matsumoto Kaidō) | 6 | 3321
Ayamezuka Kofun
菖蒲塚古墳
Ayamezuka kofun | Niigata | Kofun period tumulus  | Ayamezuka Kofun | 37°46′00″N 138°51′57″E﻿ / ﻿37.7666377°N 138.86591875°E﻿ / 37.7666377; 138.86591875﻿ (Ayamezuka Kofun) | 1 | 846
Mizushina Kofun Group
水科古墳群
Mizushina kofun-gun | Jōetsu | Kofun period tumuli cluster  | Mizushina Kofun Group | 37°05′41″N 138°21′05″E﻿ / ﻿37.09481985°N 138.35142148°E﻿ / 37.09481985; 138.35142148﻿ (Mizushina Kofun Group) | 1 | 870
Murakami Castle Site
村上城跡
Murakami-jō ato | Murakami | Edo period castle  | Murakami Castle Site | 38°13′15″N 139°29′09″E﻿ / ﻿38.22091083°N 139.48586844°E﻿ / 38.22091083; 139.48586844﻿ (Murakami Castle Site) | 2 | 887
Chōjagahara Site
長者ヶ原遺跡
Chōjagahara iseki | Itoigawa | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Chōjagahara Site | 37°01′38″N 137°51′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.02714394°N 137.86522146°E﻿ / 37.02714394; 137.86522146﻿ (Chōjagahara Site) | 1 | 868
Chōjagadaira Site
長者ヶ平遺跡
Chōjagadaira iseki | Sado | Jōmon period settlement trace  |  | 37°49′13″N 138°14′04″E﻿ / ﻿37.82026176°N 138.23449731°E﻿ / 37.82026176; 138.23449731﻿ (Chōjagadaira Site) | 1 | 885
Fujihashi Site
藤橋遺跡
Fujihashi iseki | Nagaoka | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Fujihashi Site | 37°25′41″N 138°46′56″E﻿ / ﻿37.42814924°N 138.78209633°E﻿ / 37.42814924; 138.78209633﻿ (Fujihashi Site) | 1 | 877
Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site
馬高・三十稲場遺跡
Umataka-Sanjūinaba iseki | Nagaoka | Jōmon period settlement trace  | Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site | 37°26′49″N 138°46′00″E﻿ / ﻿37.44685608°N 138.76675924°E﻿ / 37.44685608; 138.76675924﻿ (Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site) | 1 | 878
Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins
八幡林官衙遺跡
Hachimanbayashi kanga iseki | Nagaoka | Asuka period government complex  |  | 37°34′47″N 138°45′28″E﻿ / ﻿37.57973561°N 138.75770669°E﻿ / 37.57973561; 138.75770669﻿ (Hachimanbayashi Kanga ruins) | 2 | 889
Hida Sites
斐太遺跡群
Hida iseki-gun | Myōkō | Yayoi though Kofun period settlement traces; designation includes the Fukiage Site (吹上遺跡), Hida Site (斐太遺跡), and Kamabuta Site (釜蓋遺跡) | Hida Sites | 37°03′20″N 138°14′03″E﻿ / ﻿37.05567648°N 138.23411437°E﻿ / 37.05567648; 138.23411437﻿ (Hida Sites) | 1 | 873
Hirabayashi Castle ruins
平林城跡
Hirabayashi-jō ato | Murakami | Sengoku period castle ruins  | Hirabayashi Castle Site | 38°08′10″N 139°28′47″E﻿ / ﻿38.13605295°N 139.47963423°E﻿ / 38.13605295; 139.47963423﻿ (Hirabayashi Castle Site) | 2 | 876
Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well Site
新津油田金津鉱場跡
Niitsu yuden Kanazu kōjō ato | Akiha-ku, Niigata | Meiji period oil well  | Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well | 37°45′00″N 139°06′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.750065°N 139.115386°E﻿ / 37.750065; 139.115386﻿ (Niitsu Oil Field Kanazu Well) | 6 | 00004040
Jōnoyama Kofun
城の山古墳
Jōnoyama kofun | Tainai | Kofun period tumulus  | Jōnoyama Kofun | 38°02′33″N 139°22′22″E﻿ / ﻿38.042426°N 139.372703°E﻿ / 38.042426; 139.372703﻿ (Jōnoyama Kofun) | 1 | 00004058
Motonoki-Tazawa Sites
本ノ木・田沢遺跡群
Motonoki・Tazawa iseki-gun | Tōkamachi, Tsunan | designation includes the Motonoki Site (本ノ木遺跡), Tazawa Site (田沢遺跡), and Jin Site (壬遺跡) |  | 37°02′51″N 138°40′29″E﻿ / ﻿37.04748°N 138.67471°E﻿ / 37.04748; 138.67471﻿ (Motonoki-Tazawa Sites) | 1 | 00004083

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2021.

## Prefectural Historic Sites[edit]

As of 1 May 2020, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][6]

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Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site
新穂玉作遺跡
Niibo tama-tsukuri iseki | Sado |  |  | 38°00′53″N 138°25′00″E﻿ / ﻿38.014643°N 138.416641°E﻿ / 38.014643; 138.416641﻿ (Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site) |  | for all refs see [1]
Kariwa Shell Mound
刈羽貝塚
Kariwa kaizuka | Kariwa |  |  | 37°25′16″N 138°38′07″E﻿ / ﻿37.421129°N 138.635316°E﻿ / 37.421129; 138.635316﻿ (Kariwa Shell Mound) |  |
Sugawara Kofun
菅原古墳
Sugawara kofun | Jōetsu |  |  | 37°04′26″N 138°19′37″E﻿ / ﻿37.074012°N 138.326969°E﻿ / 37.074012; 138.326969﻿ (Sugawara Kofun) |  |
Ryōkan Birth Place (Tachibana-ya Site)
良寛生誕地 (橘屋跡)
Ryōkan seitan-chi (Tachibanaya ato) | Izumozaki | near the Ryōkan Memorial Museum (良寛記念館, Ryōkan kinenkan) |  | 37°32′31″N 138°41′14″E﻿ / ﻿37.542076°N 138.687158°E﻿ / 37.542076; 138.687158﻿ (Ryōkan Birth Place (Tachibana-ya Site)) |  |
Ryōkan Study Sites (Gogō-an Precinct, Otoko Jinja Precinct)
良寛修業地 (五合庵境内、乙子神社境内)
Ryōkan shūgyō-chi (Gogō-an keidai, Otoko Jinja keidai) | Tsubame |  |  | 37°39′44″N 138°48′44″E﻿ / ﻿37.662293°N 138.812202°E﻿ / 37.662293; 138.812202﻿ (Ryōkan Study Sites (Gogō-an Precinct, Otoko Jinja Precinct)) |  |
Ryōkan Demise Sites (Kimura Family House, Ryūsen-ji Cemetery)
良寛終焉地 (木村家邸域、隆泉寺墓地)
Ryōkan shūenchi (Kimura-ke tei-iki, Ryūsenji bochi) | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°34′55″N 138°46′13″E﻿ / ﻿37.581844°N 138.770306°E﻿ / 37.581844; 138.770306﻿ (Ryōkan Demise Sites (Kimura Family House, Ryūsenji Cemetery)) |  |
Sōma Gyofū Residence
相馬御風宅
Sōma Gyofū taku | Itoigawa |  |  | 37°02′46″N 137°51′40″E﻿ / ﻿37.046066°N 137.861123°E﻿ / 37.046066; 137.861123﻿ (Sōma Gyofū Residence) |  |
Mikuni Kaidō Waki Honjin Site (Ikeda-ya)
三国街道脇本陣跡池田家
Mikuni Kaidō waki honjin ato (Ikeda-ya) | Yuzawa |  |  | 36°53′42″N 138°46′41″E﻿ / ﻿36.895127°N 138.778170°E﻿ / 36.895127; 138.778170﻿ (Mikuni Kaidō Waki Honjin Site (Ikeda-ya)) |  |
Yoita Castle Site
与板城跡
Yoita-jō ato | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°32′02″N 138°48′03″E﻿ / ﻿37.533858°N 138.800969°E﻿ / 37.533858; 138.800969﻿ (Yoita Castle Site) |  |
Takada Castle Site
高田城跡
Takada-jō ato | Jōetsu |  |  | 37°06′36″N 138°15′22″E﻿ / ﻿37.109887°N 138.256073°E﻿ / 37.109887; 138.256073﻿ (Takada Castle Site) |  |
Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites
小泊須恵器窯跡群
Kodomari sue-ki kama ato-gun | Sado |  |  | 37°52′48″N 138°17′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.880104°N 138.298645°E﻿ / 37.880104; 138.298645﻿ (Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites) |  |
Hamochi Castle Site
羽茂城跡
Hamochi-jō ato | Sado |  |  | 37°50′37″N 138°19′07″E﻿ / ﻿37.843571°N 138.318622°E﻿ / 37.843571; 138.318622﻿ (Hamochi Castle Site) |  |
Aikawa Mine Site
相川鉱山遺跡
Aikawa kōzan iseki | Sado |  |  | 38°02′45″N 138°14′15″E﻿ / ﻿38.045970°N 138.237480°E﻿ / 38.045970; 138.237480﻿ (Aikawa Mine Site) |  |
Nōmine Castle Site
直峰城跡
Nōmine-jō ato | Jōetsu |  |  | 37°08′24″N 138°27′02″E﻿ / ﻿37.140032°N 138.450608°E﻿ / 37.140032; 138.450608﻿ (Nōmine Castle Site) |  |
Tochio Castle Site
栃尾城跡
Tochio-jō ato | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°28′25″N 138°59′15″E﻿ / ﻿37.473547°N 138.987383°E﻿ / 37.473547; 138.987383﻿ (Tochio Castle Site) |  |
Suyoshi Castle Site
栖吉城跡
Suyoshi-jō ato | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°25′34″N 138°53′53″E﻿ / ﻿37.426104°N 138.897936°E﻿ / 37.426104; 138.897936﻿ (Suyoshi Castle Site) |  |
Tsugawa Castle Site
津川城跡
Tsugawa-jō ato | Aga |  |  | 37°41′06″N 139°27′34″E﻿ / ﻿37.684873°N 139.459505°E﻿ / 37.684873; 139.459505﻿ (Tsugawa Castle Site) |  |
Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site
尼瀬油田機械掘第1号井跡
Amase yuden kikaiku daiichi-gō i ato | Izumozaki |  |  | 37°32′20″N 138°40′44″E﻿ / ﻿37.538889°N 138.678889°E﻿ / 37.538889; 138.678889﻿ (Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site) |  |
Kabanosawa Castle Site
樺沢城跡
Kabanosawa-jō ato | Minami-Uonuma |  |  | 37°01′35″N 138°49′46″E﻿ / ﻿37.026386°N 138.829529°E﻿ / 37.026386; 138.829529﻿ (Kabanosawa Castle Site) |  |
Fujitsuka Shell Mound
藤塚貝塚
Fujitsuka kaizuka | Sado |  |  | 37°57′56″N 138°21′00″E﻿ / ﻿37.965560°N 138.350047°E﻿ / 37.965560; 138.350047﻿ (Fujitsuka Shell Mound) |  |
Shiiya Jin'ya Site
椎谷陣屋跡
Shiiya jinya ato | Kashiwazaki |  |  | 37°28′33″N 138°37′09″E﻿ / ﻿37.475829°N 138.619051°E﻿ / 37.475829; 138.619051﻿ (Shiiya Jinya Site) |  |
Iizunayama Kofun Cluster
飯綱山古墳群
Iizunayama kofun-gun | Minami-Uonuma |  |  | 37°04′29″N 138°52′09″E﻿ / ﻿37.074765°N 138.869247°E﻿ / 37.074765; 138.869247﻿ (Iizunayama Kofun Cluster) |  |
Arikoyama Kofun Cluster
蟻子山古墳群
Arikoyama kofun-gun | Minami-Uonuma |  |  | 37°05′02″N 138°52′10″E﻿ / ﻿37.083975°N 138.869483°E﻿ / 37.083975; 138.869483﻿ (Arikoyama Kofun Cluster) |  |
Echigo Government Offices Site
越後府跡(天朝山)
Echigo-fu (Tenchō-yama) | Agano |  |  | 37°50′15″N 139°13′37″E﻿ / ﻿37.837378°N 139.226872°E﻿ / 37.837378; 139.226872﻿ (Echigo Government Offices Site) |  |
Iwayasan Cave
岩屋山石窟
Iwayasan sekkutsu | Sado |  |  | 37°48′44″N 138°14′57″E﻿ / ﻿37.812301°N 138.249067°E﻿ / 37.812301; 138.249067﻿ (Iwayasan Cave) |  |
Mano Kofun Cluster
真野古墳群
Mano kofun-gun | Sado |  |  | 37°56′29″N 138°18′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.941372°N 138.310919°E﻿ / 37.941372; 138.310919﻿ (Mano Kofun Cluster) |  |
Igarashi Fortified Residence Site
五十嵐館跡
Igarashi tate ato | Sanjō |  |  | 37°34′17″N 139°02′50″E﻿ / ﻿37.571454°N 139.047153°E﻿ / 37.571454; 139.047153﻿ (Igarashi Fortified Residence Site) |  |
Yasuda Castle Site
安田城跡
Yasuda-jō ato | Agano |  |  | 37°46′26″N 139°14′14″E﻿ / ﻿37.773903°N 139.237182°E﻿ / 37.773903; 139.237182﻿ (Yasuda Castle Site) |  |
Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site
下畑玉作遺跡
Shimohata tama tsukuri iseki | Sado |  |  | 38°00′00″N 138°22′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.999984°N 138.377373°E﻿ / 37.999984; 138.377373﻿ (Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site) |  |
Niibo Castle Site
新穂城跡
Niibo-jō ato | Sado |  |  | 38°00′52″N 138°24′25″E﻿ / ﻿38.014516°N 138.406824°E﻿ / 38.014516; 138.406824﻿ (Niibo Castle Site) |  |
Daigahana Kofun
台ケ鼻古墳
Daigahana kofun | Sado |  |  | 37°57′56″N 138°15′15″E﻿ / ﻿37.965431°N 138.254249°E﻿ / 37.965431; 138.254249﻿ (Daigahana Kofun) |  |
Hamahata Cave Site
浜端洞穴遺跡
Hamahata dōkestu iseki | Sado |  |  | 37°59′55″N 138°14′07″E﻿ / ﻿37.998505°N 138.235227°E﻿ / 37.998505; 138.235227﻿ (Hamahata Cave Site) |  |
Arato Castle Site
荒戸城跡
Arato-jō ato | Yuzawa |  |  | 36°54′27″N 138°47′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.907516°N 138.792247°E﻿ / 36.907516; 138.792247﻿ (Arato Castle Site) |  |
Shitakurayama Castle Site
下倉山城跡
Shitakurayama-jō ato | Uonuma |  |  | 37°14′38″N 138°57′02″E﻿ / ﻿37.243807°N 138.950572°E﻿ / 37.243807; 138.950572﻿ (Shitakurayama Castle Site) |  |
Aoki Castle Site
青木城跡
Aoki-jō ato | Sado |  |  | 38°01′19″N 138°25′21″E﻿ / ﻿38.021937°N 138.422461°E﻿ / 38.021937; 138.422461﻿ (Aoki Castle Site) |  |
Ōida Castle Site
大井田城跡
Ōida-jō ato | Tōkamachi |  |  | 37°09′44″N 138°46′50″E﻿ / ﻿37.162232°N 138.780584°E﻿ / 37.162232; 138.780584﻿ (Ōida Castle Site) |  |
Yokotakiyama Haiji Site
横滝山廃寺跡
Yokotakiyama Haiji ato | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°37′08″N 138°49′03″E﻿ / ﻿37.618791°N 138.817459°E﻿ / 37.618791; 138.817459﻿ (Yokotakiyama Haiji Site) |  |
Kagohō Site
籠峰遺跡
Kagohō iseki | Jōetsu |  |  | 36°56′46″N 138°12′56″E﻿ / ﻿36.946111°N 138.215472°E﻿ / 36.946111; 138.215472﻿ (Kagohō Site) |  |
Motoyoita Castle Site
本与板城跡
Motoyoita-jō ato | Nagaoka |  |  | 37°33′02″N 138°48′25″E﻿ / ﻿37.550617°N 138.806838°E﻿ / 37.550617; 138.806838﻿ (Motoyoita Castle Site) |  |
Nechi Castle Site
根知城跡
Nechi-jō ato | Itoigawa |  |  | 36°57′23″N 137°52′19″E﻿ / ﻿36.956493°N 137.871825°E﻿ / 36.956493; 137.871825﻿ (Nechi Castle Site) |  |
Matoba Site
的場遺跡
Matoba iseki | Niigata |  |  | 37°51′43″N 138°59′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.861929°N 138.994753°E﻿ / 37.861929; 138.994753﻿ (Matoba Site) |  |
Choritsu Site
緒立遺跡
Choritsu iseki | Niigata |  |  | 37°51′34″N 138°59′10″E﻿ / ﻿37.859371°N 138.986084°E﻿ / 37.859371; 138.986084﻿ (Choritsu Site) |  |
Ōbasawa Castle Site
大葉沢城跡
Ōbasawa-jō ato | Murakami |  |  | 38°14′35″N 139°31′46″E﻿ / ﻿38.243118°N 139.529371°E﻿ / 38.243118; 139.529371﻿ (Ōbasawa Castle Site) |  |
Ogawa Battery Site
小川台場跡
Ogawa daiba ato | Sado |  |  | 38°03′43″N 138°14′07″E﻿ / ﻿38.062014°N 138.235173°E﻿ / 38.062014; 138.235173﻿ (Ogawa Battery Site) |  |
Baba Fortified Residence Site
馬場館跡
Baba-date ato | Murakami |  |  | 38°07′45″N 139°25′41″E﻿ / ﻿38.129274°N 139.427984°E﻿ / 38.129274; 139.427984﻿ (Baba Fortified Residence Site) |  |
Imai Castle Site
今井城跡
Imai-jō ato | Tsunan |  |  | 36°59′19″N 138°36′56″E﻿ / ﻿36.988611°N 138.615556°E﻿ / 36.988611; 138.615556﻿ (Imai Castle Site) |  |

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2021.

## Municipal Historic Sites[edit]

As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and eighty-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]

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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

## See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National historic sites in Niigata prefecture.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prefectural Historic Sites in Niigata Prefecture.

* Cultural Properties of Japan
* Echigo Province
* Sado Province
* Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
* List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)
* List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Niigata)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 新潟県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
4. ^ a b 新潟県の文化財一覧 [List of Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture - Paintings] (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
5. ^ "The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. ^ 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
7. ^ 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 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

## External links[edit]

* (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Niigata Prefecture

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