List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, twenty-four sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Yoshinogari Site
吉野ヶ里遺跡
Yoshinogari iseki
Kanzaki, Yoshinogari fortified Yayoi-period settlement, the subject of extensive excavation from 1986; 2500 burials with ICP grave goods have been uncovered; the site has been reconstructed on the basis of hypotheses drawn from the postholes; now a National Government Park[5][6] Yoshinogari Ancient Ruins 2008.jpg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [1]
*Nagoya Castle Site
名護屋城跡並陣跡
Nagoya-jō ato narabainijin ato
Karatsu, Genkai begun in 1591 and completed five months later; extends over 17 ha; stone walls, earthworks, moats, gates and other buildings have been identified; served as the base for Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598;[5] focus of the Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [2]
*Kii Castle Site
基肄(椽)城
Kii-jō ato
Kiyama its construction in 665 under Baekje guidance, as the castle of Woyogi (?), is chronicled in Nihon Shoki; formed part of a network of defences dating to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 to protect Dazaifu against the threat of invasion from the Korean peninsula by Silla-Tang forces;[7][8][9] the designation includes an area of Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [3]
Otsuboyama Kōgoishi
おつぼ山神籠石
Otsuboyama kōgoishi
Takeo earthworks stretching 1,866 m, with stone pillar bases and sluice gates; there is a theory that construction was related to defeat at the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663[10] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [4]
Yasunagata Site
安永田遺跡
Yasunagata iseki
Tosu Yayoi-period "high-tech factory" (ハイテク工場?); bronze-casting site, discovered in 1974 and extending over an area of 4,400 m2, with five moulds for dōtaku (bells) and five for hoko (spears); traces of bronze found on the valley floor suggest this may have been the site of the smelting works[11] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [5]
Yokotashimo Kofun
横田下古墳
Yokotashimo kofun
Karatsu kofun or burial mound with red walls and three stone sarcophagi in which were found, in 1923, bronze mirrors and cylinders, magatama (comma-shaped beads), iron arrowheads, armour, and Haji ware[12][13] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [6]
Kakiemon Kiln Site
柿右衛門窯跡
Kakiemon kama ato
Arita double climbing kiln: A, with 12 firing chambers, a length of 42 metres, and an average incline of 11.5°; and B, with 21 chambers, a length of 83 metres, and an average gradient of 13°; saggars and kiln tools have also been recovered[14] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 6 [7]
Nabatake Site
菜畑遺跡
Nabatake iseki
Karatsu acclaimed as Japan's first paddy; important for the understanding of the adoption of wet-rice technology, introduced from the continent;[5] focus of the Matsurokan exhibition hall Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [8]
Anegawa Castle Site
姉川城
Anegawa-jō ato
Kanzaki strategic site under Ryūzōji Takanobu but declined in importance after the unification of Kyūshū by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the site extends 600 metres E-W and 800 N-S, with related mansions, temples and shrines, and a complex network of moats[15] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [9]
Katsuno Castle Chiku Clan Site
勝尾城筑紫氏遺跡
Katsuno-jō Chikushi-shi iseki
Tosu fortified at the end of the fifteenth century; attacked by the Shimazu clan in 1586 and later abandoned; excavations from 1995 have revealed an extensive site with moats, earthworks, mansions for retainers, temples and shrines[16] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [10]
Nishikuma Kofun
西隈古墳
Nishikuma kofun
Saga C5 decorated kofun housing a large sarcophagus, with red pigmentation and incised decoration of triangles and circles[5][17] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [11]
Taku Seibyō
多久聖廟
Taku Seibyō
Taku a Neo-Confucian school was established by Taku Shigefumi (多久茂文?) in 1699; the ICP temple dates to 1708; major repairs at the end of the Shōwa period were completed in 1990[18][19] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4 [12]
Obukumayama Kōgoishi
帯隈山神籠石
Obukumayama kōgoishi
Saga C7 fortifications discovered in 1941, that extend for 2.4 km and include a gate[13] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [13]
Ōkuma Shigenobu Former Residence
大隈重信旧宅
Ōkuma Shigenobu kyū-taku
Saga birthplace in 1838 of the Meiji statesman and future prime minister; dismantled for repairs in 1968 and open to the public alongside the Ōkuma Memorial Museum (大隈記念館?)[13] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 8 [14]
Ōkawachi Nabeshima Kiln Site
大川内鍋島窯跡
Ōkawachi Nabeshima kama ato
Imari the ceramic craft technique of Nabeshima iro (overglaze) is an Important Intangible Cultural Property[20][21] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 6 [15]
Taniguchi Kofun
谷口古墳
Taniguchi kofun
Karatsu seventy-seven metre, keyhole-shaped kofun with two stone chambers, boat-shaped sarcophagi, and grave goods that include mirrors, stone combs, items made of iron, and haji ware, dated to the end of the fourth century[5] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [16]
Chōshizuka Kofun
銚子塚古墳
Chōshizuka kofun
Saga large early kofun, 98 metres long and dating to the second half of the fourth century[5] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [17]
Tashiroōta Kofun
田代太田古墳
Tashiroōta kofun
Tosu triple-chambered, 42 metre decorated kofun with red ochre, carbon black and green earth paintings of triangles, concentric circles, boats, humans with outstretched arms, and figures on horseback, concentrated on the rear wall of the burial chamber[22][23] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [18]
Habu Site
土生遺跡
Habu iseki
Ogi Yayoi settlement discovered in 1971 during works to remedy environmental damage caused by mining; evidence uncovered of houses (some now reconstructed), storage pits, and wells, along with the first mould for a yari ganna (spear-plane), tools of stone and wood, and ceramics[5] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [19]
Hizen Provincial Headquarters Site
肥前国庁跡
Bizen koku-chō ato
Saga ruins of the Nara- and early Heian-period administrative centre of Hizen Province, extending 105 metres N-S and 77 metres E-W, with similarities to Dazaifu[13] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [20]
Hizen Porcelain Kiln Sites
肥前磁器窯跡
Bizen-jiki kama ato
Arita, Takeo, Ureshino designation includes the Tengudani Kiln Site (天狗谷窯跡?), Yanbeta Kiln Site (山辺田窯跡?), Haraake Kiln Site (原明窯跡?), Hyakken Kiln Site (百間窯跡?), Fudōyama Kiln Site (不動山窯跡?), and the site of the Izumiyama Clayworks (泉山磁石場跡?) 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 6 [21]
Hizen Pottery Kiln Sites
肥前陶器窯跡
Bizen-tōki kama ato
Takeo, Karatsu, Taku active from the late C16/early C17[13] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 6 [22]
Hayamajiri Dolmen Cluster
葉山尻支石墓群
Hayamajiri shiseki bogun
Karatsu Jōmon-period cemetery discovered in 1951 and excavated in 1952/3; six dolmens, twenty-six jar burials, and one kofun identified[5] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1 [23]
Mietsu Naval Facility Site
三重津海軍所跡
Mietsu kaigunsho ato
Saga established in 1858; proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component of the serial nomination The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi[24] 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2 [24]

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Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty-six sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][25]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Funazuka
船塚
Funazuka
Saga 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [25]
Isezuka
伊勢塚
Isezuka
Kanzaki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [26]
Udono Stone Buddhas
鵜殿石仏群
Udono sekibutsu-gun
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [27]
Daiganji Haiji Site
大願寺廃寺跡
Daiganji Haiji ato
Saga Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [28]
Teraura Haiji Pagoda Site and Foundation Stones
寺浦廃寺塔跡ならびに礎石
Teraura Haiji tō ato narabini soseki
Ogi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [29]
Sekigyōmaru Kofun
関行丸古墳
Sekigyōmaru kofun
Saga Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [30]
Shimadazuka
島田塚
Shimadazuka
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [31]
Itō Genboku Former Residence
伊東玄朴旧宅
Itō Genboku kyūtaku
Kanzaki 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [32]
Himekata Site
姫方遺跡(雌塚、方形周溝墓、環状列石土壙墓)
Himekata iseki (Mezuka, hōkeishū-kōbo, retsujō resseki dokōbo)
Miyaki three burials are preserved, one with a stone circle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [33]
Tsurugizuka
剣塚
Tsurugizuka
Tosu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [34]
Koshindōzuka
庚申堂塚
Koshindōzuka
Tosu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [35]
Kojima Kofun
小島古墳
Kojima kofun
Imari Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [36]
Himezuka
姫塚
Himezuka
Ogi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [37]
Ryūōzaki Kofun Cluster
龍王崎古墳群
Ryūōzaki kofun-gun
Shiroishi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [38]
Onizuka
鬼塚
Onizuka
Kashima Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [39]
Hoshirō Kiln Site
保四郎窯跡
Hoshirō kama ato
Taku Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [40]
Shiomi Kofun
潮見古墳
Shiomi kofun
Takeo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [41]
Yanoura Kofun
矢ノ浦古墳
Yanoura kofun
Takeo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [42]
Tsutsue Kiln Site
筒江窯跡
Tsutsue kama ato
Takeo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [43]
Futatsukayama-Gohondani Site
二塚山五本谷遺跡
Futatsukayama-Gohondani iseki
Kamimine Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [44]
Shirohebiyamaiwa Site
白蛇山岩陰遺跡
Shirohebiyamaiwa iseki
Imari Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [45]
Funaishi Site
船石遺跡
Funaishi iseki
Kamimine Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [46]
Kodaru No.2 Kiln Site
小樽2号窯跡
Kodaru nigō kama ato
Arita Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [47]
Kayanotani No.1 Kiln Site
茅ノ谷1号窯跡
Kayanotani ichigō kama ato
Imari Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [48]
Akasaka Kofun
赤坂古墳
Akasaka kofun
Tosu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [49]
Himekata Keyhole Mound
姫方前方後円墳
Himekata zenpōkōen-fun
Miyaki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [50]
Tamashima Kofun
玉島古墳
Tamashima kofun
Takeo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [51]
Tsutsumi Earthworks
堤土塁跡
Tsutsumi dorui ato
Kamimine Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [52]
Shishiga Castle Site
獅子城
Shishiga-jō ato
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [53]
Chasenzuka Kofun
茶筅塚古墳
Chasenzuka kofun
Ogi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [54]
Takayanagi Ōtsuka
高柳大塚
Takayanagi ōtsuka
Miyaki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [55]
Gongenyama Keyhole Mound and No.2 Mound
権現山前方後円墳及び2号墳(円墳)
Gongenyama zenpōkōen-fun oyobi nigō-fun (en-fun)
Ogi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [56]
Maruyama Kofun
円山古墳
Maruyama kofun
Ogi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [57]
Taijako Kofun
多蛇古古墳(1号墳)
Taijako kofun (ichigō-fun)
Takeo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [58]
Tsumayama Kofun Cluster No.4 Mound
妻山古墳群4号墳
Tsumayama kofun-gun yongō-fun
Shiroishi decorated kofun Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [59]
Yoshinogari Site
吉野ヶ里遺跡
Yoshinogari iseki
Kanzaki area surrounding the Special Historic Site 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [60]
Kishitake Castle Site
岸岳城
Kishitake-jō ato
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [61]
Kogumayama Kofun
小隈山古墳
Kogumayama kofun
Saga Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [62]
Sayantani Kofun
道祖谷古墳
Sayantani kofun
Shiroishi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [63]
Takashi Jinja Site
高志神社遺跡
Takashi Jinja iseki
Kanzaki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [64]
Chirikudoi
千栗土居
Chirikudoi
Miyaki Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [65]
Saga Castle Site
佐賀城跡
Saga-jō ato
Saga 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [66]
Hisagozuka Kofun
瓢塚古墳
Hisagozuka kofun
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [67]
Kishidake Old Kiln Site
岸岳古窯跡 (道納屋窯跡)
Kishidake koyō ato (Michinaya kama ato)
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [68]
Nita Haniwa Kiln Site
仁田埴輪窯跡
Nita haniwa kama ato
Karatsu Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [69]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further eighty-two sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[26]

See also

References

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