List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
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This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Okinawa.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/tokei_hakusho_shuppan/shuppanbutsu/bunkazai_pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html |title=Cultural Properties for Future Generations |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=24 October 2024}} Much of the heritage of the Ryūkyū Kingdom and Islands was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa. The mausoleum complex of Tamaudun, Shuri Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Sefa-utaki, and Sonohyan-utaki all form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972/ |title=Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=24 September 2017}}
National Historic Sites
As of 1 October 2024, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html |script-title=ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 |trans-title=Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index |title=Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 沖縄県) |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=24 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/kyoiku/edu/1008462/1008471/1028479.html |script-title=ja:国・県・市町村指定文化財 |trans-title=National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties |language=Japanese |publisher=Okinawa Prefecture |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}}
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| align="center"|Furusutobaru Castle {{nihongo2|フルスト原遺跡}} Furusutobaru iseki | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | C13-C15 gusuku-style fortifications, domestic buildings, utaki, and tombs extending for 12.3 ha on the {{nihongo|Ryūkyū limestone|琉球石灰岩}} hills overlooking Miyara Bay; said to have been used by Oyake Akahachi and suppressed by the forces of Shō Shin in 1500; finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/shin-ishigaki/yougo/furusuto.html |script-title=ja:フルスト原遺跡 |trans-title=Furusutobaru Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Okinawa Prefecture |accessdate=30 May 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp/400000/410000/410400/bunkaka/furusutobaru.htm |script-title=ja:フルスト原遺跡の概要 |trans-title=Overview of the Furusutobaru Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Ishigaki City |accessdate=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502130351/http://www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp/400000/410000/410400/bunkaka/furusutobaru.htm |archivedate=2 May 2007 }} | 150px | {{coord|24.3511203|N|124.19500445|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Furusutobaru Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3059 ] |
| align="center"|Agena Castle Site {{nihongo2|安慶名城跡}} Agena-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | gusuku fortified in the fifteenth century{{cite web |url=http://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/1/209.html |script-title=ja:見どころ：国指定の文化財 |trans-title=Sightseeing Places - Nationally designated Cultural Properties |language=Japanese |publisher=Uruma City |accessdate=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502005624/http://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/1/209.html |archivedate=2 May 2012 }} | 150px | {{coord|26.38088963|N|127.85036561|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Agena Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3020 ] |
| align="center"|Iha Shell Mound {{nihongo2|伊波貝塚}} Iha kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Uruma | Jōmon site discovered in 1920; finds include shells, fish bones, animal borns, earthenware, stoneware, and goods made of horn{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=139844 |script-title=ja:伊波貝塚 |trans-title=Iha Shell Mound |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=30 May 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.42047542|N|127.82081653|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iha Shell Mound}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3018 ] |
| align="center"|Ireibaru {{nihongo2|伊礼原遺跡}} Ireibaru iseki | Okinawa Island | Chatan | early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade | {{coord|26.32434512|N|127.7586994|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ireibaru Site}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003665 ] | |
| align="center"|Uegusuku Castle Site {{nihongo2|宇江城城跡}} Uegusuku-jō ato | Kumejima Island | Kumejima | of uncertain date, but probably razed at the time of assimilation into the Ryūkyū Kingdom c.1500; finds include Chinese ceramics and fish bones; the view extends over the entire island{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=140627 |script-title=ja:宇江城城跡 |trans-title=Uegusuku Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=30 May 2012}} | {{coord|26.37696201|N|126.77013595|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Uegusuku Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003648 ] | |
| align="center"|Uzahama Site {{nihongo2|宇佐浜遺跡}} Uzahama iseki | Okinawa Island | Kunigami | Yayoi site on the northern tip of the island{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192272 |script-title=ja:宇佐浜遺跡 |trans-title=Uzahama Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120708014450/http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192272 |archivedate=8 July 2012 }} | {{coord|26.86602391|N|128.26020475|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Uzahama Site}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3016 ] | |
| align="center"|Urasoe Castle Site {{nihongo2|浦添城跡}} Urazoe-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | fortifications date back to C13/C14; incurred heavy damage during the Battle of Okinawa{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=206923 |script-title=ja:浦添城跡 |trans-title=Urazoe Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.24648788|N|127.73227642|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Urazoe Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3067 ] |
| align="center"|Enkaku-ji Site {{nihongo2|円覚寺跡}} Enkaku-ji ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | founded in 1492 by Shō Shin; the wooden temple buildings were destroyed during the war, an ornately carved stone bridge (ICP) survives{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=196300 |script-title=ja:旧円覚寺放生橋 |trans-title=Engaku-ji Hōjō Bridge |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.21832884|N|127.71963726|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Enkakuji Site}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3026 ] |
| align="center"|Ogidō Shell Mound {{nihongo2|荻堂貝塚}} Ogidō kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Kitanakagusuku | Jōmon period, with a 1.2 m thick deposit of shells{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=162738 |script-title=ja:荻堂貝塚 |trans-title=Ogidō Shell Mound |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | {{coord|26.29323453|N|127.79865309|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ogidō Shell Mound}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3022 ] | |
| align="center"|Shimotabaru Castle Site {{nihongo2|下田原城跡}} Shimotabaru-jō ato | Hateruma Island | Taketomi | 150px | {{coord|24.06934384|N|123.77915508|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shimotabaru Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3366 ] | |
| align="center"|Tamagusuku Castle Site {{nihongo2|玉城城跡}} Tamagusuku-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | 150px | {{coord|26.1441253|N|127.78067218|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tamagusuku Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3066 ] | |
| align="center"|Tamaudun {{nihongo2|玉陵}} Tamaudun | Okinawa Island | Naha | royal mausoleum complex constructed in 1501; World Heritage Site | 150px | {{coord|26.21831078|N|127.71465507|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tamaudūn}} | 7 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3027 ] |
| align="center"|Kushibaru Shell Mound {{nihongo2|具志原貝塚}} Kushibaru kaizuka | Ie Island | Ie | variety of shells and Jōmon and Yayoi earthenware{{cite web |url=http://www.iejima.org/ieson/index.php?oid=42&dtype=1000&pid=100 |script-title=ja:具志原貝塚 |trans-title=Kushibaru Shell Mound |language=Japanese |publisher=Ie Village |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | {{coord|26.7083557|N|127.80085456|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kushibaru Shell Mound}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3063 ] | |
| align="center"|Gushikawa Castle Site {{nihongo2|具志川城跡}} Gushikawa-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Itoman | C13-C15 Chinese ceramics found during excavations; thirteen-year restoration project between 2000 and 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp/kyouiku_bunka/bunkazai/old/gushikawajyouseki/gusikawajyosekihozonjigyo.htm |script-title=ja:具志川城跡保存修理事業 |trans-title=Restoration of Gushikawa Castle |language=Japanese |publisher=Itoman City |accessdate=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120729141700/http://www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp/kyouiku_bunka/bunkazai/old/gushikawajyouseki/gusikawajyosekihozonjigyo.htm |archivedate=29 July 2012 }} | 150px | {{coord|26.08027649|N|127.66431713|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Gushikawa Castle Site (Itoman)}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3032 ] |
| align="center"|Gushikawa Castle Site {{nihongo2|具志川城跡}} Gushikawa-jō ato | Kumejima Island | Kumejima | same name but distinct from the castle in Itoman | {{coord|26.38470951|N|126.75190674|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Gushikawa Castle (Kumejima)}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3057 ] | |
| align="center"|Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō {{nihongo2|国頭方西海道}} Kunigami hōsei kaidō | Okinawa Island | Onna | historic route on the west coast of the island{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=207233 |script-title=ja:国頭方西海道 |trans-title=Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | {{coord|26.43476258|N|127.78981966|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kunigamihōseikaidō}} | 6 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3412 ] | |
| align="center"|Nakijin Castle Site {{nihongo2|今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡}} Nakijin-jō ato tsuketari Shiina-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nakijin | sacked in 1432; World Heritage Site; designation includes the site of {{nihongo|Shiina Castle|シイナ城}}{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=206873 |script-title=ja:今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡 |trans-title=Nakijin Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=31 May 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.69108846|N|127.92975556|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakijin Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3017 ] |
| align="center"|Zakimi Castle Site {{nihongo2|座喜味城跡}} Zakimi-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | constructed c. 1420 by Gosamaru; World Heritage Site{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=173575 |script-title=ja:座喜味城跡 |trans-title=Zakimi Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.40840356|N|127.74176086|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Zakimi Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3019 ] |
| align="center"|Sefa-utaki {{nihongo2|斎場御嶽}} Seifa-utaki | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP; World Heritage Site{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=207440 |script-title=ja:沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品 |trans-title=Items excavated from Seifā Utaki (Okinawa Prefecture) |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.17325543|N|127.82717685|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Seifā Utaki}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3029 ] |
| align="center"|Yamada Castle Site {{nihongo2|山田城跡}} Yamada-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Onna | Home of Gosamaru. Partially deconstructed to build Zakimi Castle | 150px | 26°25'53.8"N 127°46'57.4"E
{{coord|26.419737|N|127.786575|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamada Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003594 ] | |
| align="center"|Itokazu Castle Site {{nihongo2|糸数城跡}} Itokazu-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | damaged during the war{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=140057 |script-title=ja:糸数城跡 |trans-title=Itokazu Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.15163312|N|127.76271914|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Itokazu Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3031 ] |
| align="center"|Shuri Castle Site {{nihongo2|首里城跡}} Shuri-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | palace of the Ryūkyū Kings; the main hall was repurposed as the haiden of Okinawa Shrine; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site | 150px | {{coord|26.21699426|N|127.71903149|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shuri Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3025 ] |
| align="center"|Katsuren Castle Site {{nihongo2|勝連城跡}} Katsuren-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | C15 fortified residence of Amawari; World Heritage Site | 150px | {{coord|26.33064943|N|127.8787427|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Katsuren Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3021 ] |
| align="center"|Sakishima Beacons {{nihongo2|先島諸島火番盛}} Sakishima-shotō hibanmui | Sakishima Islands | Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Tarama, Taketomi, Yonaguni | beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain, to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=218439 |script-title=ja:先島諸島火番盛 |trans-title=Sakishima Beacon Sites |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|24.672602|N|124.704697|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sakishima Beacons}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003535 ] |
| align="center"|Kabira Shell Mound {{nihongo2|川平貝塚}} Kabira kaizuka | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | inland to the northwest of Kabira Bay | {{coord|24.46695318|N|124.1327838|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kabira Shell Mound}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3033 ] | |
| align="center"|Ōyama Shell Mound {{nihongo2|大山貝塚}} Ōyama kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Ginowan | {{coord|26.27372255|N|127.74506971|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ōyama Shell Mound}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3024 ] | ||
| align="center"|Yamato Spring {{nihongo2|大和井}} Yamato gā | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | constructed c.1720 and mentioned in {{nihongo|Yōsei-kyūki|雍正旧記}} (1727); reserved for official use{{cite web|url=http://www.city.miyakojima.lg.jp/site/view/contview.jsp?cateid=6&id=906&page=1#07 |script-title=ja:宮古島市野文化財 国関係 |trans-title=Cultural Properties of Miyakojima City (National) |language=Japanese |publisher=Miyakojima City |accessdate=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119174250/http://www.city.miyakojima.lg.jp/site/view/contview.jsp?cateid=6&id=906&page=1 |archivedate=19 January 2012 }} (see also Water supply in Miyakojima) | 150px | {{coord|24.81119218|N|125.28581142|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamato Spring}} | 8 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3068 ] |
| align="center"|Chinen Castle Site {{nihongo2|知念城跡}} Chinen-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | repaired in C18 by Shō Kei{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=203196 |script-title=ja:知念城跡 |trans-title=Chinen Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | {{coord|26.16043586|N|127.8113489|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Chinen Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3030 ] | |
| align="center"|Nakagusuku Castle Site {{nihongo2|中城城跡}} Nakagusuku-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Kitanakagusuku | built by Gosamaru of Zakimi Castle to defend against Amawari of Katsuren Castle; World Heritage Site{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/kodomo/bunka/d11_04k.html |script-title=ja:中城城跡 |trans-title=Nakagusuku Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Okinawa Prefecture |accessdate=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070958/http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/kodomo/bunka/d11_04k.html |archivedate=6 August 2010 }}{{Cite web|url=http://sitereports.nabunken.go.jp/16990|title=中城御殿跡|last=Okinawa Prefectural reserve cultural assets center|date=2016|website=Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-02}} | 150px | {{coord|26.28401819|N|127.8014842|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakagusuku Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3023 ] |
| align="center"|Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō - Futenma Pilgrimage Route {{nihongo2|中頭方西海道及び普天間参詣道}} Nakagami hōsei kaidō oyobi Futenma sankei michi | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | {{coord|26.24594166|N|127.72194722|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō - Futenma Pilgrimage Route}} | 6 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003764 ] | ||
| align="center"|Nakabaru Site {{nihongo2|仲原遺跡}} Nakabaru iseki | Ikeijima Island | Uruma | C5 BC settlement with eleven sunken stone hearths | 150px | {{coord|26.39172832|N|127.99421926|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakabaru Site}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3065 ] |
| align="center"|Nakadomari Site {{nihongo2|仲泊遺跡}} Nakadomari iseki | Okinawa Island | Onna | cave dwellings and shell mound{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192312 |script-title=ja:仲泊遺跡 |trans-title=Nakadomari Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121219025732/http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192312 |archivedate=19 December 2012 }} | 150px | {{coord|26.43534998|N|127.79112758|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakadomari Site}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3056 ] |
| align="center"|Shimashīi-Ōzato Castle Site {{nihongo2|島添大里城跡}} Shimashīōzato-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | captured by Shō Hashi in the early C15; excavations have uncovered Chinese ceramics and items of iron and bronze{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=174434 |script-title=ja:島添大里城跡 |trans-title=Shimashīōzato Castle Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.140664|N|127.768604|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shimashīōzato Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003752 ] |
| align="center"|Uchimaudūn {{nihongo2|内間御殿}} Uchimaudūn | Okinawa Island | Nishihara | centre for veneration of the Ryūkyū Kings, founded on the site of the residence of Shō En before he became king; damaged during the war | {{coord|26.2283337|N|127.7680754|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Uchimaudūn}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003707 ] | |
| align="center"|Sueyoshi-gū Site {{nihongo2|末吉宮跡}} Sueyoshigū ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | shrine to Kumano Gongen dating to the time of Shō Taikyū, destroyed during the war{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=139854 |script-title=ja:末吉宮跡 |trans-title=Sueyoshigū Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.22984537|N|127.71385161|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sueyoshigū Site}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3028 ] |
| align="center"|Mekaru Tomb Cluster {{nihongo2|銘苅墓跡群}} Mekaru haka ato gun | Okinawa Island | Naha | group of 330 C14/15 tombs with a large C18 turtle-back tomb; includes the {{nihongo|Izenadunchi Tomb|伊是名殿内の墓}}{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=163218 |script-title=ja:銘苅墓跡群 |trans-title=Mekaru Tomb Cluster |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | 150px | {{coord|26.23057554|N|127.69758267|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Mekaru Tomb Cluster}} | 7 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003544 ] |
| align="center"|Momenbaru Site {{nihongo2|木綿原遺跡}} Momenbaru iseki | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | includes a burial with a stone sarcophagus and Yayoi ceramics{{cite web |url=http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=140087 |script-title=ja:木綿原遺跡 |trans-title=Momenbaru Site |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=8 June 2012}} | {{coord|26.37007559|N|127.73498297|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Momenbaru Site}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3061 ] | |
| align="center"|Sashiki Castle Site {{nihongo2|佐敷城跡}} Sashiki-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | 150px | {{coord| 26.16615068|N|127.78716622|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sashiki Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003826 ] | |
| align="center"|Nakagusuku Hanta Road {{nihongo2|中城ハンタ道}} Nakagusuku Hanta michi | Okinawa Island | Nakagusuku | {{coord|26.279342|N|127.796043|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakagusuku Hanta Road}} | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003900 ] | |||
| align="center"|Kitadaitōjima Phosphorus Mining Site {{nihongo2|北大東島燐鉱山遺跡}} Kitadaitō-jima rinkōzan iseki | Kitadaitōjima Island | Kitadaitō | 150px | {{coord|25.954002|N|131.28511|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kitadaitōjima Phosphorus Mining Site}} | 6 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003973 ] | |
| align="center"|Binnu Utaki {{nihongo2|弁之御嶽}} Binnu utaki | Okinawa Island | Naha | {{coord|26.217760|N|127.731429|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kitadaitōjima Phosphorus Mining Site}} | 3, 8 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004046 ] | ||
| align="center"|Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins {{nihongo2|白保竿根田原洞穴遺跡}} Shiraho Saonetabaru dōketsu iseki | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | {{coord|24.3825|N|124.205833|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins}} | 1 | [https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/11/13/a1422552_03.pdf ] | ||
| align="center"|Chatan Castle Site {{nihongo2|北谷城跡}} Chatan-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Chatan | 150px | {{coord|26.309592|N|127.768336|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Chatan Castle Site}} | 2 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004121 ] |
{{Complete list|date=October 2024}}
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2024, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html |script-title=ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分）|trans-title=Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}}
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| align="center"|Ryūtan and its Surroundings {{nihongo2|龍潭及びその周辺}} Ryūtan oyobi sono shūhen | Okinawa Island | Naha | 150px | {{coord|26.220039|N|127.717277|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ryūtan and its Surroundings}} | for all refs see [https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/028/479/r5.10siteibunnkaaisasikae.pdf ] | ||
| align="center"|Sonohyan-utaki {{nihongo2|園比屋武御嶽}} Sonohyan utaki | Okinawa Island | Naha | World Heritage Site | 150px | {{coord|26.218114|N|127.717309|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sonohyan-utaki}} | ||
| align="center"|Noguni Sōkan Grave {{nihongo2|野国総官の墓}} Noguni Sōkan no haka | Okinawa Island | Kadena | {{coord|26.348806|N|127.745311|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Noguni Sōkan Grave}} | ||||
| align="center"|German Emperor's Tributary Monument {{nihongo2|ドイツ皇帝博愛記念碑}} Doitsu kōtei hakuai kinen hi | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | 150px | {{coord|24.806628|N|125.279058|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=German Emperor's Tributary Monument}} | |||
| align="center"|Nakasone Toyomiya Grave {{nihongo2|仲宗根豊見親の墓}} Nakasone Toyomiya no haka | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | 150px | {{coord|24.808980|N|125.279138|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakasone Toyomiya Grave}} | |||
| align="center"|Uehiyayama Site {{nihongo2|上比屋山遺跡}} Uehiyayama iseki | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | {{coord|24.728746|N|125.351086|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Uehiyayama Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Noborudake Spirit Stones {{nihongo2|野原岳の霊石}} Noborudake no tamaishi | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | {{coord|24.765109|N|125.324178|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Noborudake Spirit Stones}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nakazato Magiri Kuramoto Site {{nihongo2|仲里間切蔵元跡}} Nakazato magiri kuramoto ato | Kume Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.354805|N|126.808019|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakazato Magiri Kuramoto Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Misakion {{nihongo2|美崎御嶽}} Misakion | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | 150px | {{coord|24.335298|N|124.158350|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Misakion}} | |||
| align="center"|Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya Shell Mound {{nihongo2|屋我地運天原サバヤ貝塚}} Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya kaizuka | Yagaji Island | Nago | {{coord|26.672143|N|128.004480|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Noguni Shell Mound Cluster {{nihongo2|野国貝塚群}} Noguni kaizuka-gun | Okinawa Island | Kadena | {{coord|26.350313|N|127.746506|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Noguni Shell Mound Cluster}} | ||||
| align="center"|Sachihijā Shell Mound {{nihongo2|崎樋川貝塚}} Sachihijā kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Naha | {{coord|26.237516|N|127.683363|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sachihijā Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Henna Shell Mound {{nihongo2|平安名貝塚}} Henna kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Uruma | {{coord|26.318167|N|127.888000|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Henna Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Komesu Shell Mound {{nihongo2|米須貝塚}} Komesu kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Itoman | {{coord|26.088585|N|127.701023|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Komesu Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kumejima Ōhara Shell Mound {{nihongo2|久米島大原貝塚}} Kumejima Ōhara kaizuka | Kume Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.350344|N|126.727252|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kumejima Ōhara Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Shimotabaru Shell Mound {{nihongo2|下田原貝塚}} Shimotabaru kaizuka | Hateruma Island | Taketomi | {{coord|24.070172|N|123.777509|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shimotabaru Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nakama No.1 Shell Mound {{nihongo2|仲間第一貝塚}} Nakama daiichi kaizuka | Iriomote Island | Taketomi | {{coord|24.275291|N|123.882694|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakama No.1 Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nakama No.2 Shell Mound {{nihongo2|仲間第二貝塚}} Nakama daini kaizuka | Iriomote Island | Taketomi | {{coord|24.280533|N|123.889818|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakama No.2 Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Binishi Shell Mound {{nihongo2|平西貝塚}} Binishi kaizuka | Iriomote Island | Taketomi | {{coord|24.325708|N|123.917177|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Binishi Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Iejima Deer Fossils {{nihongo2|伊江島鹿の化石}} Iejima shika no kaseki | Iejima Island | Ie | {{coord|26.735531|N|127.813525|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iejima Deer Fossils}} | ||||
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| align="center"|Izena Tamaudun | Izena Island | Izena | 150px | {{coord|26.915713|N|127.951552|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Izena Tamaudun}} | |||
| align="center"|Izena Castle Site {{nihongo2|伊是名城跡}} Izena-jō ato | Izena Island | Izena | {{coord|26.914685|N|127.952410|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Izena Castle Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Birthplace of King Shō En {{nihongo2|尚円王生誕地屋敷内「みほそ所」}} Shō En ō seitanchi yashiki nai (Mihoso-dokoro) | Izena Island | Izena | 150px | {{coord|26.933252|N|127.949964|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Birthplace of King Shō En}} | |||
| align="center"|Sashiki Yodore {{nihongo2|佐敷ようどれ}} Sashiki yōdore | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | family mausoleum of Shō Shishō, father of Shō Hashi; relocated from Sashiki Nishiuehara in 1764{{cite web |url=http://www.city.nanjo.okinawa.jp/about-nanjo/movie_ja/2012/02/post-51.html |script-title=ja:佐敷ようどれ |trans-title=Sashiki Yodore |language=Japanese |publisher=Nanjō City |accessdate=14 October 2013}} | 150px | {{coord|26.162237|N|127.788752|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sashiki Yodore}} | ||
| align="center"|Large Stones of Nakashima {{nihongo2|仲島の大石}} Nakashima no ōishi | Okinawa Island | Naha | 150px | {{coord|26.211289|N|127.677044|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Large Stones of Nakashima}} | |||
| align="center"|Nakijin Village Nakahara Baba {{nihongo2|今帰仁村仲原馬場}} Nakijin-son Nakahara baba | Okinawa Island | Nakijin | 150px | {{coord|26.688038|N|127.965564|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nakijin Village Nakahara Baba}} | |||
| align="center"|Nishitō-utaki {{nihongo2|西塘御嶽}} Nishitō-utaki | Taketomi Island | Taketomi | 150px | {{coord|24.329462|N|124.085051|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nishitō-utaki}} | |||
| align="center"|Kuramoto Site {{nihongo2|蔵元跡}} Kuramoto ato | Taketomi Island | Taketomi | 150px | {{coord|24.319177|N|124.077315|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kuramoto Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Kakinohana Castle Site {{nihongo2|垣花城跡}} Kakinohana-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | 150px | {{coord|26.147859|N|127.792314|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kakinohana Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Iso Castle Site {{nihongo2|伊祖城跡}} Iso-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | {{coord|26.257247|N|127.722850|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iso Castle Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Iha Castle Site {{nihongo2|伊波城跡}} Iha-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | 150px | {{coord|26.421755|N|127.817999|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iha Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Ishikinawa Castle Site {{nihongo2|伊敷索城跡}} Ishikinawa-jō ato | Kume Island | Kumejima | also pronounced Chinaha Castle | {{coord|26.342364|N|126.762915|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ishikinawa Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi {{nihongo2|首里金城町石畳道}} Shurikinjō-chō ishidatami-michi | Okinawa Island | Naha | also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty | 150px | {{coord|26.216035|N|127.715335|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi}} | ||
| align="center"|Kaiketsu Haneji River Monument {{nihongo2|改決羽地川碑記}} Kaiketsu Haneji-gawa hiki | Okinawa Island | Nago | {{coord|26.619737|N|128.016249|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kaiketsu Haneji River Monument}} | ||||
| align="center"|Yamashita No.1 Cave {{nihongo2|山下町第一洞穴}} Yamashita-chō daiichi dōketsu | Okinawa Island | Naha | {{coord|26.200702|N|127.673328|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamashita No.1 Cave}} | ||||
| align="center"|Urasoe Shell Mound {{nihongo2|浦添貝塚}} Urasoe kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | {{coord|26.255054|N|127.725189|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Urasoe Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kogachi Ware Kiln Site {{nihongo2|古我知焼窯跡}} Kogachi-yaki kama ato | Okinawa Island | Nago | {{coord|26.626907|N|127.991205|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kogachi Ware Kiln Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Hamasaki Shell Mound {{nihongo2|浜崎貝塚}} Hamasaki kaizuka | Iejima Island | Ie | {{coord|26.713011|N|127.828825|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hamasaki Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Utida Stones {{nihongo2|ウティダ石}} Utida ishi | Kumejima Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.380529|N|126.780982|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Utida Stones}} | ||||
| align="center"|Taramajima Ntabaru Tōyumya Myāka {{nihongo2|多良間島の土原豊見親のミャーカ}} Taramajima no Ntabaru Tōyumya no myāka | Taramajima Island | Miyako | {{coord|24.671374|N|124.701111|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Taramajima Ntabaru Tōyumya Myāka}} | ||||
| align="center"|Terayama Site {{nihongo2|寺山の遺跡}} Terayama no iseki | Taramajima Island | Miyako | {{coord|24.670145|N|124.704652|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Terayama Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Hamamoto Sachipin Shell Mound {{nihongo2|浜元サチビン貝塚}} Hamamoto Sachipin kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Motobu | {{coord|26.671046|N|127.890022|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hamamoto Sachipin Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Yamakawa Minatobaru Site {{nihongo2|山川港原遺跡}} Yamakawa Minatobaru iseki | Okinawa Island | Motobu | {{coord|26.683240|N|127.882769|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamakawa Minatobaru Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen Cave Site {{nihongo2|山川垣内権現洞穴遺跡}} Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen dōketsu iseki | Okinawa Island | Motobu | {{coord|26.679157|N|127.884641|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen Cave Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Sumaryā Myāka {{nihongo2|スムリャーミャーカ}} Sumaryā Myāka | Kurima Island | Miyako | {{coord|24.723990|N|125.255299|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sumaryā Myāka}} | ||||
| align="center"|Minton Gusuku {{nihongo2|ミントングスク}} Minton gusuku | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | {{coord|26.145263|N|127.791574|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Minton Gusuku}} | ||||
| align="center"|Iejima Gohezu Cave Site {{nihongo2|伊江島のゴヘズ洞穴遺跡}} Iejima no Gohezu dōketsu iseki | Iejima Island | Ie | {{coord|26.723744|N|127.781940|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iejima Gohezu Cave Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Shimoji-chō Ikeda Bridge {{nihongo2|下地町の池田矼}} Shimoji-chō no Ikeda-bashi | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | 150px | {{coord|24.753333|N|125.285556|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Shimoji-chō Ikeda Bridge}} | |||
| align="center"|Hirae Arasuku Village Site {{nihongo2|平得アラスク村遺跡}} Hirae Arasuku-mura iseki | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | {{coord|24.356265|N|124.177051|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hirae Arasuku Village Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kusatobaru Shell Mound {{nihongo2|久里原貝塚}} Kusatobaru kaizuka | Iheyajima Island | Iheya | {{coord|27.042022|N|127.975402|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kusatobaru Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Tōzato Onda Site {{nihongo2|桃里恩田遺跡}} Tōzato Onda iseki | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | {{coord|24.427184|N|124.245973|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tōzato Onda Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Takausu Castle Site {{nihongo2|高腰城跡}} Takausu-jō ato | Miyakojima Island | Miyako | {{coord|24.788176|N|125.374475|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Takausu Castle Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kokugaku - Shuri Seibyō Stone Wall {{nihongo2|国学・首里聖廟石垣}} Kokugaku・Shuri Seibyō ishigaki | Okinawa Island | Naha | {{coord|26.219136|N|127.717929|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kokugaku - Shuri Seibyō Stone Wall}} | ||||
| align="center"|Dana Castle Site {{nihongo2|田名城跡}} Dana-jō ato | Iheya Island | Iheya | {{coord|27.063926|N|127.987311|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Dana Castle Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Undersea Cable Shore Landing Site (Telegraph Station) {{nihongo2|海底電線陸揚室跡(電信屋)}} Kaitei densen rikuage shitsu ato (denshinya) | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | {{coord|24.420815|N|124.086125|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Undersea Cable Shore Landing Site (Telegraph Station)}} |
{{Complete list|date=October 2024}}
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2020, a further three hundred and nineteen Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance,{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html |script-title=ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分）|trans-title=Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}} including:
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| align="center"|Motobu Observation Post Site {{nihongo2|本部監視哨跡}} Motobu kanshishō ato | Okinawa Island | Motobu | {{coord|26.656348|N|127.890048|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Motobu Observation Post Site}} | for all refs see [https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/10r2.pdf ] | |||
| align="center"|Motobu Udun Tomb {{nihongo2|本部御殿墓}} Motobu Udun-baka | Okinawa Island | Ginowan | 150px | {{coord|26.252179076118477|N|127.75803953065095|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Motobu Udun Tomb Site}} | see Information board | ||
| align="center"|Maeda Ichirizuka {{nihongo2|真栄田の一里塚}} Maeda no ichirizuka | Okinawa Island | Onna | {{coord|26.423929|N|127.766962|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Maeda Ichirizuka}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nanzan Castle Site {{nihongo2|南山城跡}} Nanzan-gusuku ato | Okinawa Island | Itoman | 150px | {{coord|26.128145|N|127.689417|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nanzan Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Tamagusuku Chōkun Tomb {{nihongo2|玉城朝薫の墓(邊土名の墓)}} Tamagusuku Chōkun no haka (Hentona no haka) | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | 150px | {{coord|26.238042|N|127.729869|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tamagusuku Chōkun Tomb}} | |||
| align="center"|Perry's Banner Rock {{nihongo2|ペリーの旗立岩}} Perī no hata-tate iwa | Okinawa Island | Nakagusuku | 150px | {{coord|26.275310|N|127.788400|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Perry's Banner Rock}} | |||
| align="center"|Naminoue {{nihongo2|波上}} Naminoue | Okinawa Island | Naha | also a Municipal Place of Scenic Beauty | 150px | {{coord|26.220636|N|127.671352|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Naminoue}} | ||
| align="center"|Sakiyama Utaki {{nihongo2|崎山御嶽}} Sakiyama-utaki | Okinawa Island | Naha | 150px | {{coord|26.215046|N|127.719930|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Sakiyama Utaki}} | |||
| align="center"|Ginowan Udun Tombs {{nihongo2|宜野湾御殿の墓及び墓域}} Ginowan-udun no haka oyobi boiki | Okinawa Island | Naha | 150px | {{coord|26.230371|N|127.712639|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ginowan Udun Tombs}} | |||
| align="center"|Takushi Uekata Tomb {{nihongo2|沢岻親方の墓}} Takushi Uekata no haka | Okinawa Island | Naha | 150px | {{coord|26.212376|N|127.713881|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Takushi Uekata Tomb}} | |||
| align="center"|Amamichū Tomb {{nihongo2|アマミチューの墓}} Amamichū no haka | Hamahiga Island | Uruma | 150px | {{coord|26.324051|N|127.966273|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Amamichū Tomb}} | |||
| align="center"|Henzairi Gusuku {{nihongo2|平安座西グスク}} Henzairi gusuku | Henza Island | Uruma | {{coord|26.348925|N|127.951865|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Henzairi Gusuku}} | ||||
| align="center"|Yabuchi Cave Site {{nihongo2|藪地洞穴遺跡}} Yabuchi dōketsu iseki | Yabuchi Island | Uruma | {{coord|26.315142|N|127.928389|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yabuchi Cave Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Higashionna Museum Site {{nihongo2|東恩納博物館跡}} Higashionna Hakubutsukan iseki | Okinawa Island | Uruma | {{coord|26.408640|N|127.829859|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Higashionna Museum Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Uni-Ufugusuku Tomb {{nihongo2|鬼大城の墓}} Uni-Ufugusuku no haka | Okinawa Island | Okinawa | 150px | {{coord|26.362733|N|127.811144|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Uni-Ufugusuku Tomb}} | |||
| align="center"|Hōanden {{nihongo2|奉安殿}} Hōanden | Okinawa Island | Okinawa | Hōanden | {{coord|26.364613|N|127.819758|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hōanden}} | |||
| align="center"|Monument to the Loyal Dead {{nihongo2|忠魂碑}} Chūkon-hi | Okinawa Island | Okinawa | {{coord|26.364227|N|127.819882|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Monument to the Loyal Dead}} | ||||
| align="center"|Murokawa Shell Mound {{nihongo2|室川貝塚}} Murokawa kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Okinawa | {{coord|26.334657|N|127.805442|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Murokawa Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kina Kannondō {{nihongo2|喜名観音堂}} Kina Kannondō | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | {{coord|26.400389|N|127.755796|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kina Kannondō}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nagahama Shell Mound {{nihongo2|長浜貝塚}} Nagahama kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | {{coord|26.418623|N|127.741571|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nagahama Shell Mound}} | ||||
| align="center"|Tonnaha Castle Site {{nihongo2|登武那覇城跡}} Tonnaha-gusuku ato | Kume Island | Kumejima | 150px | {{coord|26.348456|N|126.800900|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tonnaha Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Suhara Castle Site {{nihongo2|スハラ城跡}} Suhara-jō ato | Kume Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.317084|N|126.801154|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Suhara Castle Site}} | ||||
| align="center"|Nanatake Jinja {{nihongo2|七嶽神社}} Nanatake Jinja | Kume Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.346874|N|126.741951|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nanatake Jinja}} | ||||
| align="center"|Hōtoku Jinja {{nihongo2|報徳神社}} Hōtoku Jinja | Kume Island | Kumejima | {{coord|26.360222|N|126.723340|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hōtoku Jinja}} | ||||
| align="center"|Kubaka Castle Site {{nihongo2|クバカ城跡}} Kubaka-jō ato | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | 150px | {{coord|24.730925|N|125.300026|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kubaka Castle Site}} | |||
| align="center"|Tarama Jinja {{nihongo2|多良間神社}} Tarama Jinja | Tarama Island | Tarama | {{coord|24.670737|N|124.700142|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tarama Jinja}} |
Registered Historic Sites
As of 1 October 2024, two Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Historic Sites at a national level.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html |script-title=ja:登録文化財 |trans-title=Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index |title=Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (遺跡関係 沖縄県) |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=24 October 2024}}
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!width="10%" align="left" | Island !width="10%" align="left" | Municipality !width="30%" align="left" class="unsortable"| Comments !width="10%" align="left" class="unsortable"| Image !width="10%" align="left" class="unsortable"| Coordinates !width="5%" align="left" | Type !width="5%" align="left" class="unsortable"| Ref. | |||||||
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| align="center"|Okinawa Prefectural Railways Yonabaru Station Site {{nihongo2|沖縄県鉄道与那原駅跡}} Okinawa-ken tetsudō Yonabaru-eki ato | Okinawa Island | Yonabaru | 150px | {{coord|26.19958|N|127.75480|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Okinawa Prefectural Railways Yonabaru Station Site}} | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00004009 ] | ||
| align="center"|Heshikiya Sugar Refining Site {{nihongo2|平敷屋製糖工場跡}} Heshikiya seitō kōjō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | {{coord|26.37929|N|127.85730|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Heshikiya Sugar Refining Site}} | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003916 ] |
{{Complete list|date=October 2024}}
{{Historic Sites of Japan}}
{{Cultural Properties of Japan - Okinawa Prefecture}}
See also
{{Commons category|National historic sites in Okinawa prefecture}}
{{Commons category|Prefectural Historic Sites in Okinawa Prefecture}}
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Ryūkyū Kingdom
- List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa: structures)
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)
- Okinawa Prefectural Museum
- Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/index.html Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture]
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/028/479/r5.10siteibunnkaaisasikae.pdf List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture]
- [https://sitereports.nabunken.go.jp/en Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan] (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
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