# List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)

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This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Iwate.

## National Historic Sites

As of 24 June 2024, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
| *Chūson-ji Precinct 中尊寺境内 Chūson-ji keidai | Hiraizumi | component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Chūson-ji Precinct | 39°00′07″N 141°06′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E﻿ / 39.00186419; 141.10007091﻿ (Chūson-ji Precinct) | 3 | 165 |
| *Muryōkō-in ruins 無量光院跡 Muryōkōin ato | Hiraizumi | component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Muryōkō-in ruins | 38°59′35″N 141°06′57″E﻿ / ﻿38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E﻿ / 38.99293001; 141.1158882﻿ (Muryōkō-in ruins) | 3 | 117 |
| *Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha 毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡 Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato | Hiraizumi | component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Mōtsū-ji Precinct | 38°59′26″N 141°06′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E﻿ / 38.99053116; 141.11545706﻿ (Mōtsū-ji Precinct) | 3 | 116 |
| Ayaorishinden Site 綾織新田遺跡 Ayaorishinden iseki | Tōno | Jōmon period settlement ruins | | 39°19′01″N 141°17′56″E﻿ / ﻿39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E﻿ / 39.31704513; 141.29888505﻿ (Ayaorishinden Site) | 1 | 3344 |
| Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō | Ichinohe, Iwate | Edo period highway | | 40°14′20″N 141°28′07″E﻿ / ﻿40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E﻿ / 40.2388038; 141.46854328﻿ (Ōshū Kaidō) | 6 | 00003655 |
| Shimofunato Shell Mound 下船渡貝塚 Shimofunato kaizuka | Ōfunato | Jōmon period shell midden | | 39°02′16″N 141°43′09″E﻿ / ﻿39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E﻿ / 39.03776484; 141.7190317﻿ (Shimofunato Shell Mound) | 1 | 129 |
| Tsunozuka Kofun 角塚古墳 Tsunozuka kofun | Ōshū | Kofun period tumuli | Tsunozuka Kofun | 39°08′29″N 141°05′37″E﻿ / ﻿39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E﻿ / 39.14136172; 141.09374587﻿ (Tsunozuka Kofun) | 1 | 168 |
| Kabayama Site 樺山遺跡 Kabayama iseki | Kitakami | Jōmon period settlement | Kabayama Site | 39°14′32″N 141°07′48″E﻿ / ﻿39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E﻿ / 39.24234144; 141.12987147﻿ (Kabayama Site) | 1 | 163 |
| Hashino iron mining and smelting site 橋野高炉跡 Hashino kōro ato | Kamaishi | oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining | Hashino Blast Furnace Site | 39°20′36″N 141°40′57″E﻿ / ﻿39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E﻿ / 39.34342274; 141.6824396﻿ (Hashino Blast Furnace Site) | 6 | 157 |
| Kinkeizan 金鶏山 Kinkeizan | Hiraizumi | component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Kinkeizan | 38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E﻿ / ﻿38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E﻿ / 38.99335037; 141.10920153﻿ (Kinkeizan) | 2,3 | 3428 |
| Kunohe Castle ruins 九戸城跡 Kunohe-jō ato | Ninohe | Muromachi period castle ruins | Kunohe Castle ruins | 40°16′04″N 141°18′11″E﻿ / ﻿40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E﻿ / 40.26790019; 141.30316196﻿ (Kunohe Castle ruins) | 2 | 134 |
| Goshono site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki | Ichinohe | component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan | Goshono site | 40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E﻿ / ﻿40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E﻿ / 40.19815136; 141.30645834﻿ (Goshono site) | 1 | 169 |
| Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 江釣子古墳群 Ezuriko kofun-gun | Kitakami | Kofun period tumuli | Ezuriko Kofun Cluster | 39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E﻿ / ﻿39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E﻿ / 39.29146211; 141.08231253﻿ (Ezuriko Kofun Cluster) | 1 | 166 |
| Former Residence of Takano Chōei 高野長英旧宅 Takano Chōei kyū-taku | Ōshū | Bakumatsu period rangaku scholar residence | | 39°08′30″N 141°08′28″E﻿ / ﻿39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E﻿ / 39.14161321; 141.14100696﻿ (Former Residence of Takano Chōei) | 8 | 128 |
| Kunimisan temple ruins 国見山廃寺跡 Kunimisan Haiji ato | Kitakami | Heian period temple ruins | Kunimisan temple ruins | 39°15′48″N 141°08′32″E﻿ / ﻿39.263443°N 141.14212°E﻿ / 39.263443; 141.14212﻿ (Kunimisan temple ruins) | 3 | 3398 |
| Honederamura Shōen ruins 骨寺村荘園遺跡 Honederamura shōen iseki | Ichinoseki | Heian period estate ruins | Honederamura Shōen Site | 38°58′54″N 140°57′06″E﻿ / ﻿38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E﻿ / 38.9817021; 140.95177743﻿ (Honederamura Shōen Site) | 6 | 3415 |
| Sakiyama Shell Mound 崎山貝塚 Sakiyama kaizuka | Miyako | Jōmon period shell midden | Sakiyama Shell Mound | 39°40′29″N 141°57′41″E﻿ / ﻿39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E﻿ / 39.67463142; 141.96144694﻿ (Sakiyama Shell Mound) | 1 | 170 |
| Shiwa Castle ruins 志波城跡 Shiwa-jō ato | Morioka | Heian period castle ruins | Shiwa Castle ruins | 39°41′08″N 141°06′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E﻿ / 39.68555267; 141.10624036﻿ (Shiwa Castle ruins) | 2 | 167 |
| Morioka Castle 盛岡城跡 Morioka-jō ato | Morioka | Edo period castle | Morioka Castle | 39°42′02″N 141°09′04″E﻿ / ﻿39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E﻿ / 39.70066353; 141.15108067﻿ (Morioka Castle) | 2 | 141 |
| Ōsuzukami Site 大清水上遺跡 Ōsuzukami iseki | Ōshū | Jōmon period settlement ruins | | 39°06′47″N 140°57′14″E﻿ / ﻿39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E﻿ / 39.11310698; 140.95390454﻿ (Ōsuzukami Site) | 1 | 00003597 |
| Ōhora Shell Mound 大洞貝塚 Ōhora kaizuka | Ōfunato | Jōmon period shell midden | | 39°04′01″N 141°44′40″E﻿ / ﻿39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E﻿ / 39.06681149; 141.74457859﻿ (Ōhora Shell Mound) | 1 | 3299 |
| Takonoura Shell Mound 蛸ノ浦貝塚 Takonoura kaizuka | Ōfunato | Jōmon period shell midden | | 39°02′08″N 141°44′23″E﻿ / ﻿39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E﻿ / 39.0356528; 141.7398608﻿ (Takonoura Shell Mound) | 1 | 130 |
| Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 Takkoku-no-Iwaya | Hiraizumi | Heian period Buddhist site | Takkoku-no-Iwaya | 38°58′08″N 141°03′29″E﻿ / ﻿38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E﻿ / 38.96901282; 141.0581363﻿ (Takkoku-no-Iwaya) | 3 | 3414 |
| Isawa Castle Site 胆沢城跡 Isawa-jō ato | Ōshū | Heian period castle ruins | Isawa Castle Site | 39°10′51″N 141°08′07″E﻿ / ﻿39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E﻿ / 39.18075357; 141.13514156﻿ (Isawa Castle Site) | 2 | 118 |
| Nakazawahama Shell Mound 中沢浜貝塚 Nakazawahama kaizuka | Rikuzentakata | Jōmon period shell midden | | 38°57′16″N 141°41′39″E﻿ / ﻿38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E﻿ / 38.95441924; 141.69403949﻿ (Nakazawahama Shell Mound) | 1 | 131 |
| Tokutan Castle ruins 徳丹城跡 Tokutan-jō ato | Yahaba | Heian period castle ruins | Tokutan Castle ruins | 39°36′28″N 141°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E﻿ / 39.60777681; 141.17236734﻿ (Tokutan Castle ruins) | 2 | 159 |
| Nanbu-Date border mounds 南部領伊達領境塚 Nanbu-ryō Date-ryō | Kitakami, Kanegasaki | Edo period border markers | | 39°15′53″N 141°03′03″E﻿ / ﻿39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E﻿ / 39.26466287; 141.05074033﻿ (Nambu-Date border mounds) | 2 | 3252 |
| Hatten Site 八天遺跡 Hatten iseki | Kitakami | Jōmon period settlement ruins | | 39°19′44″N 141°09′26″E﻿ / ﻿39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E﻿ / 39.32894584; 141.15726166﻿ (Hatten Site) | 1 | 164 |
| Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi 柳之御所・平泉遺跡群 Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun | Hiraizumi, Ōshū | designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara temple ruins (長者ヶ原廃寺跡) and Shirotoridate ruins (白鳥舘遺跡), which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology" | Yanagi-no-Gosho | 38°59′37″N 141°07′09″E﻿ / ﻿38.993611°N 141.119167°E﻿ / 38.993611; 141.119167﻿ (Yanagi-no-Gosho) | 2 | 171 |
| Tonomi Palisade ruins 鳥海柵跡 Tonomi-no-saku iseki | Kanegasaki | Heian period castle ruins | Tonomi Palisade ruins | 39°11′22″N 141°06′52″E﻿ / ﻿39.18949°N 141.11450°E﻿ / 39.18949; 141.11450﻿ (Tonomi Palisade ruins) | 2 | 00003816 |
| Yakata Site 屋形遺跡 Yakata iseki | Kamaishi | | | 39°10′54″N 141°53′43″E﻿ / ﻿39.18165°N 141.89514°E﻿ / 39.18165; 141.89514﻿ (Yakata Site) | 1 | 00004110 |
| Kuriki Iron Mine Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato | Sumita | | | 39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E﻿ / ﻿39.16816°N 141.41888°E﻿ / 39.16816; 141.41888﻿ (Kuriki Iron Mine Site) | 6 | 00004139 |
| Nabekura Castle Site 鍋倉城跡 Nabekura-jō ato | Tōno | | | 39°19′35″N 141°31′38″E﻿ / ﻿39.326250°N 141.527311°E﻿ / 39.326250; 141.527311﻿ (Nabekura Castle Site) | 2 | 00004171 |
| Kuroyama Old Cave Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki | Kunohe | | | 40°14′14″N 141°23′27″E﻿ / ﻿40.237354°N 141.390856°E﻿ / 40.237354; 141.390856﻿ (Kuroyama Old Cave Site) | | |

## Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates |
| Noda Pit Dwelling Sites 野田竪穴住居跡群 Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun | Noda | | 40°06′12″N 141°48′10″E﻿ / ﻿40.103216°N 141.802734°E﻿ / 40.103216; 141.802734﻿ (Noda Pit Dwelling Sites) |
| Dorota temple ruins 泥田廃寺跡 Dorota Haiji ato | Ichinoseki | | 38°56′20″N 141°06′50″E﻿ / ﻿38.938925°N 141.113977°E﻿ / 38.938925; 141.113977﻿ (Dorota Haiji Site) |
| Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site 関谷洞窟住居跡 Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato | Ōfunato | | 39°07′39″N 141°40′21″E﻿ / ﻿39.127472°N 141.672446°E﻿ / 39.127472; 141.672446﻿ (Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site) |
| Funakubo Cave 舟久保洞窟 Funakubo dōkutsu | Shiwa | | 39°34′19″N 141°14′46″E﻿ / ﻿39.571855°N 141.246243°E﻿ / 39.571855; 141.246243﻿ (Funakubo Cave) |
| Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site 仙波堤竪穴住居跡 Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato | Iwate | | 39°57′36″N 141°10′49″E﻿ / ﻿39.959904°N 141.180346°E﻿ / 39.959904; 141.180346﻿ (Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site) |
| Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site 今松竪穴住居跡 Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato | Iwate | | 39°57′43″N 141°09′17″E﻿ / ﻿39.961925°N 141.154833°E﻿ / 39.961925; 141.154833﻿ (Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site) |
| Ezomori Kofun えぞ森古墳 Ezomori kofun | Yahaba | | 39°37′02″N 141°10′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.617337°N 141.169519°E﻿ / 39.617337; 141.169519﻿ (Ezomori Kofun) |
| Ukishima Kofun Cluster 浮島古墳群 Ukishima kofun-gun | Iwate | | 39°56′23″N 141°08′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.939653°N 141.147323°E﻿ / 39.939653; 141.147323﻿ (Ukishima Kofun Cluster) |
| Nippei Site 新平遺跡 Nippei iseki | Yahaba | | 39°19′07″N 141°03′49″E﻿ / ﻿39.318713°N 141.063720°E﻿ / 39.318713; 141.063720﻿ (Nippei Site) |
| Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site 明後沢古瓦出土地 Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi | Ōshū | | 39°05′05″N 141°07′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.084738°N 141.126466°E﻿ / 39.084738; 141.126466﻿ (Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site) |
| Futago and Narita Ichirizuka 二子・成田一里塚 Futago・Narita Ichirizuka | Kitakami | | 39°20′53″N 141°07′49″E﻿ / ﻿39.347992°N 141.130151°E﻿ / 39.347992; 141.130151﻿ (Futago - Narita Ichirizuka) |
| Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound 丹内山神社経塚 Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka | Hanamaki | | 39°20′49″N 141°17′15″E﻿ / ﻿39.346965°N 141.2874963°E﻿ / 39.346965; 141.2874963﻿ (Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound) |
| Kaitori Shell Mound 貝鳥貝塚 Kaitori kaizuka | Ichinoseki | | 38°47′02″N 141°10′20″E﻿ / ﻿38.783850°N 141.172248°E﻿ / 38.783850; 141.172248﻿ (Kaitori Shell Mound) |
| Shimokado Okahijirizuka 下門岡ひじり塚 Shimokado Okahijirizuka | Kitakami | | 39°14′48″N 141°08′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.246541°N 141.139428°E﻿ / 39.246541; 141.139428﻿ (Shimokado Okahijirizuka) |
| Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka 雫石街道の一里塚 Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka | Takizawa, Shizukuishi | | 39°42′03″N 141°03′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.700781°N 141.049905°E﻿ / 39.700781; 141.049905﻿ (Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka) |
| Ezo Ichirizuka 江曽一里塚 Ezo ichirizuka | Hanamaki | | 39°27′07″N 141°08′19″E﻿ / ﻿39.452068°N 141.138589°E﻿ / 39.452068; 141.138589﻿ (Ezo Ichirizuka) |
| Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound 一石一字経塚 Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka | Miyako | | 39°38′33″N 141°56′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.642420°N 141.941653°E﻿ / 39.642420; 141.941653﻿ (Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound) |
| Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka 末崎川一里塚 Matsusakigawa ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°50′21″N 141°28′52″E﻿ / ﻿39.839229°N 141.481015°E﻿ / 39.839229; 141.481015﻿ (Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka) |
| Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka 毘沙門堂平一里塚 Bishamondōhira ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°50′48″N 141°25′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.846767°N 141.430435°E﻿ / 39.846767; 141.430435﻿ (Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka) |
| Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka 塚の沢一里塚 Tsukanosawa ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°49′40″N 141°23′06″E﻿ / ﻿39.827786°N 141.385117°E﻿ / 39.827786; 141.385117﻿ (Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka) |
| Ōhashi Ichirizuka 大橋一里塚 Ōhashi ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°49′40″N 141°19′38″E﻿ / ﻿39.827654°N 141.327267°E﻿ / 39.827654; 141.327267﻿ (Ōhashi Ichirizuka) |
| Onomatsu Ichirizuka 小野松一里塚 Onomatsu ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°46′01″N 141°09′57″E﻿ / ﻿39.766985°N 141.165905°E﻿ / 39.766985; 141.165905﻿ (Onomatsu Ichirizuka) |
| Niizuka Ichirizuka 新塚一里塚 Niizuka ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°52′22″N 141°11′03″E﻿ / ﻿39.872792°N 141.184273°E﻿ / 39.872792; 141.184273﻿ (Niizuka Ichirizuka) |
| Ōtake temple ruins 大竹廃寺跡 Ōtake Haiji ato | Kitakami | | 39°18′35″N 141°09′39″E﻿ / ﻿39.309821°N 141.160852°E﻿ / 39.309821; 141.160852﻿ (Ōtake Haiji Site) |
| Takahatake Ichirizuka 高畑一里塚 Takahatake ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°41′16″N 141°14′56″E﻿ / ﻿39.687661°N 141.248815°E﻿ / 39.687661; 141.248815﻿ (Takahatake Ichirizuka) |
| Kuribayashi Copper Mint ruins 栗林銭座跡 Kuribayashi zeniza ato | Kamaishi | | 39°20′07″N 141°49′22″E﻿ / ﻿39.335151°N 141.822890°E﻿ / 39.335151; 141.822890﻿ (Kuribayashi Copper Mint Site) |
| Kawarage Tile Kiln ruins 川原毛瓦窯跡 Kawarage kawara kama ato | Shiwa | | 39°34′05″N 141°09′14″E﻿ / ﻿39.568139°N 141.153825°E﻿ / 39.568139; 141.153825﻿ (Kawarage Tile Kiln Site) |
| Kotsunagi Ichirizuka 小繋一里塚 Kotsunagi ichirizuka | Ichinohe | | 40°07′00″N 141°16′32″E﻿ / ﻿40.116795°N 141.275522°E﻿ / 40.116795; 141.275522﻿ (Kotsunagi Ichirizuka) |
| Ueda Ichirizuka 上田一里塚 Ueda ichirizuka | Morioka | | 39°44′08″N 141°08′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.735426°N 141.143032°E﻿ / 39.735426; 141.143032﻿ (Ueda Ichirizuka) |
| Kouchikyū Ichirizuka 好地旧一里塚 Kouchikyū ichirizuka | Hanamaki | | 39°29′30″N 141°08′35″E﻿ / ﻿39.491705°N 141.143063°E﻿ / 39.491705; 141.143063﻿ (Kouchikyū Ichirizuka) |
| Tamagawa Iron Mine ruins 玉川鉄山跡 Tamagawa tetsuzan ato | Karumai | | 40°16′53″N 141°34′33″E﻿ / ﻿40.281269°N 141.575927°E﻿ / 40.281269; 141.575927﻿ (Tamagawa Iron Mining Site) |
| Ōzuchi Castle ruins 大槌城跡 Ōzuchi-jō ato | Ōtsuchi | | 39°21′42″N 141°53′46″E﻿ / ﻿39.361710°N 141.896195°E﻿ / 39.361710; 141.896195﻿ (Ōzuchi Castle Site) |
| Tateishino Ichi Site 館石野I遺跡 Tateishino ichi iseki | Tanohata | | 39°54′09″N 141°55′40″E﻿ / ﻿39.902549°N 141.927798°E﻿ / 39.902549; 141.927798﻿ (Tateishino Ichi Site) |
| Ōdate Settlement Site 大館町遺跡 Ōdate-chō ato | Morioka | inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period | 39°42′55″N 141°06′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.715147°N 141.113772°E﻿ / 39.715147; 141.113772﻿ (Ōdate Settlement Site) |
| Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki | Kunohe | | 40°14′15″N 141°23′27″E﻿ / ﻿40.237387°N 141.390909°E﻿ / 40.237387; 141.390909﻿ (Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site) |
| Kuriki Iron Mine Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato | Sumita | | 39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E﻿ / ﻿39.168058°N 141.418948°E﻿ / 39.168058; 141.418948﻿ (Kuriki Iron Mine Site) |
| Yubunezawa Stone Circle 湯舟沢環状列石 Yubunezawa kanjō resseki | Takizawa | | 39°46′52″N 141°05′51″E﻿ / ﻿39.781165°N 141.097504°E﻿ / 39.781165; 141.097504﻿ (Yubunezawa Stone Circle) |

## Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, a further one hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.