# List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamagata)

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

## National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2022, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance, including the Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass, which spans the prefectural borders with Miyagi, and Mount Chōkai, which spans the prefectural borders with Akita.
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
| Ichinosaka ruins 一ノ坂遺跡 Ichinosaka iseki | Yonezawa | Jōmon period settlement trace | | 37°54′35″N 140°04′54″E﻿ / ﻿37.9097051°N 140.08157581°E﻿ / 37.9097051; 140.08157581﻿ (Ichinosaka ruins) | 1 | 324 |
| Ichinosawa Caves 一の沢洞窟 Ichinosawa dōkutsu | Takahata | Jōmon period cave dwelling | Ichinosawa Caves | 38°02′50″N 140°13′51″E﻿ / ﻿38.04717099°N 140.23069678°E﻿ / 38.04717099; 140.23069678﻿ (Ichinosawa Caves) | 1 | 311 |
| Inarimori Kofun 稲荷森古墳 Inarimori kofun | Nan'yō | Kofun period tumulus | Inarimori Kofun | 38°02′23″N 140°09′26″E﻿ / ﻿38.03960175°N 140.15722914°E﻿ / 38.03960175; 140.15722914﻿ (Inarimori Kofun) | 1 | 313 |
| Ushū Kaidō 羽州街道 Ushū kaidō | Kaminoyama | designation includes the sites of Narage-juku (楢下宿) and Kanayamagoe Pass (金山越) | Ushū Kaidō | 38°05′49″N 140°18′43″E﻿ / ﻿38.09683998°N 140.31189898°E﻿ / 38.09683998; 140.31189898﻿ (Ushū Kaidō) | 6 | 325 |
| Nobesawa Ginzan ruins 延沢銀山遺跡 Nobesawa ginzan iseki | Obanazawa | Edo period silver mine ruins | Nobesawa Ginzan ruins | 38°34′15″N 140°27′57″E﻿ / ﻿38.57092966°N 140.46585514°E﻿ / 38.57092966; 140.46585514﻿ (Nobesawa Ginzan ruins) | 6 | 317 |
| Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster 下小松古墳群 Shimokomatsu kofun-gun | Kawanishi | Kofun period tumuli | Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster | 38°01′23″N 140°02′20″E﻿ / ﻿38.02292195°N 140.03899876°E﻿ / 38.02292195; 140.03899876﻿ (Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster) | 1 | 3267 |
| Hibakoiwa Caves 火箱岩洞窟 Hibakoiwa dōkutsu | Takahata | Jōmon period cave dwelling | Hibakoiwa Caves | 38°03′02″N 140°12′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.05058809°N 140.21551978°E﻿ / 38.05058809; 140.21551978﻿ (Hibakoiwa Caves) | 1 | 314 |
| Chidōkan 旧致道館 kyū-Chidōkan | Tsuruoka | han school | Chidōkan | 38°43′35″N 139°49′34″E﻿ / ﻿38.72629173°N 139.826148°E﻿ / 38.72629173; 139.826148﻿ (Chidōkan) | 4 | 298 |
| Abumiya residence 旧鐙屋 Abumiya | Sakata | the Abumiya family of rice brokers are mentioned in The Japanese Family Storehouse (日本永代蔵) by Saikaku | Abumiya | 38°54′55″N 139°50′14″E﻿ / ﻿38.91526229°N 139.8371745°E﻿ / 38.91526229; 139.8371745﻿ (Abumiya) | 4 | 316 |
| Furushida-Higashi ruins 古志田東遺跡 Furushida-Higashi iseki | Yonezawa | Heian period settlement trace | | 37°53′53″N 140°05′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.8980758°N 140.09852034°E﻿ / 37.8980758; 140.09852034﻿ (Furushida-Higashi ruins) | 1 | 3259 |
| Aterazawa Tateyama Castle ruins 左沢楯山城跡 Aterazawa Tateyema-jō ato | Ōe | Sengoku period castle ruins | | 38°23′11″N 140°13′00″E﻿ / ﻿38.38632209°N 140.21673242°E﻿ / 38.38632209; 140.21673242﻿ (Aterazawa Tateyema Castle ruins) | 2 | 00003618 |
| Yamagata Castle ruins 山形城跡 Yamagata-jō ato | Yamagata | Edo period castle | Yamagata Castle ruins | 38°15′20″N 140°19′41″E﻿ / ﻿38.25562767°N 140.32801972°E﻿ / 38.25562767; 140.32801972﻿ (Yamagata Castle ruins) | 2 | 318 |
| Yama-dera 山寺 Yama-dera | Yamagata | also a Place of Scenic Beauty; immortalized in Bashō's haiku 閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声 "silence, penetrating into the rocks; the voice of a cicada"; in 1996 the Ministry of the Environment selected the cicadas of Yama-dera as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan | Yama-dera | 38°18′50″N 140°26′06″E﻿ / ﻿38.31375273°N 140.43511313°E﻿ / 38.31375273; 140.43511313﻿ (Yama-dera) | 3 | 293 |
| Oguni Castle ruins 小国城跡 Oguni-jō ato | Tsuruoka | Sengoku period castle ruins | | 38°34′03″N 139°37′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.56736191°N 139.63219514°E﻿ / 38.56736191; 139.63219514﻿ (Oguni Castle ruins) | 2 | 3345 |
| Matsugaoka Land Reclamation Area 松ヶ岡開墾場 Matsugaoka kaikonjō | Tsuruoka | sericulture area developed in the early Meiji period by 3,000 former samurai of the Shōnai Domain; focus of the Matsugaoka Land Reclamation Area Memorial Museum (松ヶ岡開墾記念館) | Matsugaoka Land Reclamation Area | 38°42′01″N 139°53′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.70026737°N 139.88623648°E﻿ / 38.70026737; 139.88623648﻿ (Matsugaoka Land Reclamation Area) | 6 | 322 |
| Uesugi Harunori Teaching Site 上杉治憲敬師郊迎跡 Uesugi Harunori keishi kōgei ato | Yonezawa | at Haguro Jinja (羽黒神社) | Uesugi Harunori Teaching Site | 37°52′04″N 140°08′38″E﻿ / ﻿37.86782811°N 140.14401124°E﻿ / 37.86782811; 140.14401124﻿ (Uesugi Harunori Teaching Site) | 4 | 295 |
| Kinowanosaku ruins 城輪柵跡 Kinowasaku ato | Sakata | Nara to Heian period josaku-style fortification ruins | Kinowanosaku ruins | 38°57′50″N 139°54′31″E﻿ / ﻿38.96377637°N 139.90870536°E﻿ / 38.96377637; 139.90870536﻿ (Kinowanosaku ruins) | 2 | 294 |
| Shinjō Tozawa clan cemetery 新庄藩主戸沢家墓所 Shinjō-han-shu Tozawa-ke bosho | Shinjō | Edo period daimyō cemetery | Shinjō Tozawa clan cemetery | 38°46′49″N 140°18′24″E﻿ / ﻿38.78028868°N 140.30672167°E﻿ / 38.78028868; 140.30672167﻿ (Shinjō Tozawa clan cemetery) | 7 | 320 |
| Nishinumata ruins 西沼田遺跡 Nishinumata iseki | Tendō | Kofun period settlement trace | Nishinumata ruins | 38°21′36″N 140°20′32″E﻿ / ﻿38.36001062°N 140.34218715°E﻿ / 38.36001062; 140.34218715﻿ (Nishinumata ruins) | 1 | 319 |
| Ōdachi Caves 大立洞窟 Ōdachi dōkutsu | Takahata | Jōmon period cave dwelling | Ōdachi Caves | 38°01′16″N 140°12′29″E﻿ / ﻿38.02116078°N 140.20814039°E﻿ / 38.02116078; 140.20814039﻿ (Ōdachi Caves) | 1 | 312 |
| Shima ruins 嶋遺跡 Shima iseki | Yamagata | Kofun period settlement trace | Shima ruins | 38°17′03″N 140°19′08″E﻿ / ﻿38.28426804°N 140.31875661°E﻿ / 38.28426804; 140.31875661﻿ (Shima ruins) | 1 | 305 |
| Dōnomae ruins 堂の前遺跡 Dōnomae iseki | Sakata | Heian period fortified settlement trace | | 38°57′43″N 139°55′35″E﻿ / ﻿38.96186387°N 139.92635635°E﻿ / 38.96186387; 139.92635635﻿ (Dōnomae ruins) | 2 | 310 |
| Hinata Caves 日向洞窟 Hinata dōkutsu | Takahata | Jōmon period cave dwelling | Hinata Caves | 38°01′55″N 140°12′15″E﻿ / ﻿38.03180639°N 140.20429331°E﻿ / 38.03180639; 140.20429331﻿ (Hinata Caves) | 1 | 308 |
| Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery 新庄藩主戸沢家墓所 Yonezawa-han-shu Uesugi-ke bosho | Yonezawa | Edo period daimyō cemetery | Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery | 37°54′54″N 140°05′29″E﻿ / ﻿37.91490884°N 140.09140705°E﻿ / 37.91490884; 140.09140705﻿ (Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery) | 7 | 315 |
| Mount Chōkai 鳥海山 Chōkaisan | Yuza | Holy Mountain, designation includes areas of Yurihonjō and Nikaho in Akita Prefecture | Mount Chōkai | 38°59′49″N 139°56′38″E﻿ / ﻿38.996932°N 139.943850°E﻿ / 38.996932; 139.943850﻿ (Mount Chōkai) | 3 | 00003566 |
| Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass 出羽仙台街道中山越 Dewa Sendai kaidō Nakayamagoe | Mogami | Ancient highway; the designation includes an area of Ōsaki in Miyagi Prefecture | Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass | 38°44′15″N 140°36′59″E﻿ / ﻿38.737515°N 140.616288°E﻿ / 38.737515; 140.616288﻿ (Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass) | 6 | 3095 |
| Jion-ji Old Precinct 慈恩寺旧境内 Jionji kyū-keidai | Sagae | Buddhist temple founded in the Nara period | Jionji Old Precinct | 38°24′37″N 140°15′03″E﻿ / ﻿38.410256°N 140.250826°E﻿ / 38.410256; 140.250826﻿ (Jionji Old Precinct) | 3 | 00003856 |
| Tateyama Castle ruins 舘山城跡 Tateyama-jō ato | Yonezawa | Sengoku period castle ruins | Tateyama Castle Site | 37°54′43″N 140°03′46″E﻿ / ﻿37.911883°N 140.062808°E﻿ / 37.911883; 140.062808﻿ (Tateyama Castle Site) | 2 | 00003928 |
| Koyamazaki Site 小山崎遺跡 Koyamazaki iseki | Yuza | | | 39°04′18″N 139°53′20″E﻿ / ﻿39.07153889°N 139.88883611°E﻿ / 39.07153889; 139.88883611﻿ (Koyamazaki Site) | 1 | 00004090 |
| Sankyo Warehouses 山居倉庫 Sankyo sōko | Sakata | | Sankyo Warehouses | 38°54′41″N 139°50′13″E﻿ / ﻿38.91138333°N 139.83695833°E﻿ / 38.91138333; 139.83695833﻿ (Sankyo Warehouses) | 6 | 00004112 |
| Former Higashitagawa District Office and Assembly Building 旧東田川郡役所及び郡会議事堂 kyū-Higashitagawa gunyakusho oyobi gunkaigi jidō | Tsuruoka | | | 38°45′58″N 139°54′08″E﻿ / ﻿38.766154°N 139.902347°E﻿ / 38.766154; 139.902347﻿ (Former Higashitagawa District Office and Assembly Building) | | |

## Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, thirty-two Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates |
| Akutsu Kofun Cluster 安久津古墳群 Akutsu kofun-gun | Takahata | | 38°00′28″N 140°12′02″E﻿ / ﻿38.007660°N 140.200546°E﻿ / 38.007660; 140.200546﻿ (Akutsu Kofun Cluster) |
| Amagasawa Earthen Altar 尼ヶ沢土壇 Amagasawa dodan | Kawanishi | | 38°00′16″N 140°02′37″E﻿ / ﻿38.004482°N 140.043647°E﻿ / 38.004482; 140.043647﻿ (Amagasawa Earthen Altar) |
| Aratame Castle ruins 新田目城跡 Aratame-jō ato | Sakata | | 38°58′03″N 139°53′19″E﻿ / ﻿38.967617°N 139.888530°E﻿ / 38.967617; 139.888530﻿ (Aratame Castle Site) |
| Iidesan Water Conduit 飯豊山の穴堰 Iidesan no anazeki | Iide, Oguni | 147.7 m tunnel excavated through Mount Iide between 1798 and 1818 | 37°51′25″N 139°42′27″E﻿ / ﻿37.856829°N 139.707470°E﻿ / 37.856829; 139.707470﻿ (Iidesan Water Conduit) |
| Sakata Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka | Sakata | | 38°53′44″N 139°53′13″E﻿ / ﻿38.895659°N 139.886861°E﻿ / 38.895659; 139.886861﻿ (Milestone) |
| Kakuchi Gakusha 格知学舎 Kakuchi gakusha | Tendō | | 38°20′38″N 140°24′35″E﻿ / ﻿38.343928°N 140.409844°E﻿ / 38.343928; 140.409844﻿ (Kakuchi Gakusha) |
| Kakuniyama Stone Age Dwelling Sites 角二山石器時代住居跡群 Fukiura sekki-jidai jūkyo ato-gun | Ōishida | | 38°35′20″N 140°22′23″E﻿ / ﻿38.588967°N 140.373151°E﻿ / 38.588967; 140.373151﻿ (Kakuniyama Stone Age Dwelling Sites) |
| Kawashimayama Site 河島山遺跡 Kawashimayama iseki | Murayama | | 38°29′10″N 140°21′13″E﻿ / ﻿38.486080°N 140.353646°E﻿ / 38.486080; 140.353646﻿ (Kawashimayama Site) |
| Kitadate Daigaku Grave 北楯大学墓 Kitadate Daigaku no haka | Shōnai | | 38°47′31″N 139°58′27″E﻿ / ﻿38.791874°N 139.974253°E﻿ / 38.791874; 139.974253﻿ (Kitadate Daigaku Grave) |
| Former Yamagata Prefectural Assembly Building 旧山形県会仮議事堂 kyū-Yamagata-ken kaikarigijidō | Yamagata | | 38°15′25″N 140°20′25″E﻿ / ﻿38.256898°N 140.340402°E﻿ / 38.256898; 140.340402﻿ (Former Yamagata Prefectural Assembly Building) |
| Kyōgakura Sutra Mound 経ヶ倉山経塚 Kyōgakura kyōzuka | Sakata | | 38°54′44″N 140°02′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.912304°N 140.048873°E﻿ / 38.912304; 140.048873﻿ (Kyōgakura Sutra Mound) |
| Shimizu Castle ruins 清水城跡 Shimizu-jō ato | Ōkura | | 38°41′53″N 140°13′30″E﻿ / ﻿38.698121°N 140.225061°E﻿ / 38.698121; 140.225061﻿ (Shimizu Castle Site) |
| Shimizumae Kofun Cluster 清水前古墳群 Shimizumae kofun-gun | Takahata | | 38°00′30″N 140°13′49″E﻿ / ﻿38.008235°N 140.230179°E﻿ / 38.008235; 140.230179﻿ (Shimizumae Kofun Cluster) |
| Jūgorigahara Battlefield 十五里ヶ原古戦場 Jūgorigahara ko-senjō | Tsuruoka | | 38°44′49″N 139°47′06″E﻿ / ﻿38.747080°N 139.784900°E﻿ / 38.747080; 139.784900﻿ (Jūgorigahara Battlefield) |
| Hayama Sue Ware Kiln Site 須恵器窯跡 Sueki kama ato | Kaminoyama | | 38°08′53″N 140°15′40″E﻿ / ﻿38.148060°N 140.261241°E﻿ / 38.148060; 140.261241﻿ (Sue Ware Kiln Site) |
| Arasawamae Sue Ware Kiln Site 須恵器窯跡 Sueki kama ato | Tsuruoka | | 38°42′59″N 139°42′54″E﻿ / ﻿38.716297°N 139.714937°E﻿ / 38.716297; 139.714937﻿ (Sue Ware Kiln Site) |
| Sugesawa No.2 Kofun 菅沢古墳二号墳 Sugesawa kofun nigōfun | Yamagata | | 38°13′39″N 140°16′17″E﻿ / ﻿38.227376°N 140.271313°E﻿ / 38.227376; 140.271313﻿ (Sugesawa No.2 Kofun) |
| Takaseyama Kofun 高瀬山古墳 Takaseyama kofun | Sagae | | 38°21′46″N 140°16′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.362758°N 140.269339°E﻿ / 38.362758; 140.269339﻿ (Takaseyama Kofun) |
| Takahara Kofun 高原古墳 Takahara kofun | Yamagata | | 38°16′44″N 140°22′04″E﻿ / ﻿38.278858°N 140.367723°E﻿ / 38.278858; 140.367723﻿ (Takahara Kofun) |
| Takeda Daizen no Tayū Nobikyo Grave 武田大膳太夫信清の墓 Takeda Daizen no Tayū Nobikyo no haka | Yonezawa | | 37°54′05″N 140°06′05″E﻿ / ﻿37.901307°N 140.101438°E﻿ / 37.901307; 140.101438﻿ (Takeda Daizen no Tayū Nobikyo Grave) |
| Tamagawa Jōmon Site 玉川縄文遺跡 Tamagawa Jōmon iseki | Tsuruoka | | 38°42′20″N 139°56′23″E﻿ / ﻿38.705556°N 139.939696°E﻿ / 38.705556; 139.939696﻿ (Tamagawa Jōmon Site) |
| Tsuchiyagura Kofun Cluster 土矢倉古墳群 Tsuchiyagura kofun-gun | Kaminoyama | | 38°09′47″N 140°18′01″E﻿ / ﻿38.163058°N 140.300356°E﻿ / 38.163058; 140.300356﻿ (Tsuchiyagura Kofun Cluster) |
| Tenjinmori Kofun 天神森古墳 Tenjinmori kofun | Kawanishi | | 38°00′24″N 140°03′04″E﻿ / ﻿38.006688°N 140.051072°E﻿ / 38.006688; 140.051072﻿ (Tenjinmori Kofun) |
| Naoe Kanetsugu Grave 直江兼続夫妻の墓 Naoe Kanetsugu fusai no haka | Yonezawa | graves of both husband and wife at Rinsen-ji (林泉寺) | 37°54′05″N 140°06′05″E﻿ / ﻿37.901415°N 140.101444°E﻿ / 37.901415; 140.101444﻿ (Naoe Kantesugu Grave) |
| Nakamurahara Earthen Altar 中村原土壇 Nakamurahara dodan | Iide | | 38°04′22″N 139°58′43″E﻿ / ﻿38.072791°N 139.978631°E﻿ / 38.072791; 139.978631﻿ (Nakamurahara Earthen Altar) |
| Niirone Kofun Cluster 二色根古墳 Niirone kofun-gun | Nan'yō | | 38°03′25″N 140°09′31″E﻿ / ﻿38.056844°N 140.158725°E﻿ / 38.056844; 140.158725﻿ (Niirone Kofun Cluster) |
| Mount Haguro Southern Valley 羽黒山南谷 Hagurosan minami-dani | Tsuruoka | | 38°42′06″N 139°58′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.701688°N 139.982107°E﻿ / 38.701688; 139.982107﻿ (Mount Haguro Southern Valley) |
| Harusame-an ruins 春雨庵跡 Harusame-an ato | Kaminoyama | | 38°09′23″N 140°16′08″E﻿ / ﻿38.156427°N 140.268953°E﻿ / 38.156427; 140.268953﻿ (Harusame-an Site) |
| Hirakata Fortified Residence ruins 平形館跡 Hirakata tate ato | Tsuruoka | | 38°46′31″N 139°53′56″E﻿ / ﻿38.775348°N 139.898937°E﻿ / 38.775348; 139.898937﻿ (Hirakata Fortified Residence Site) |
| Fukiura Stone Age Site 吹浦石器時代遺跡 Fukiura sekki-jidai iseki | Yuza | | 39°04′10″N 139°52′54″E﻿ / ﻿39.069421°N 139.881749°E﻿ / 39.069421; 139.881749﻿ (Fukiura Stone Age Site) |
| Maruoka Castle ruins 丸岡城跡及び加藤清正墓碑 Maruoka-jō ato oyobi Katō Kiyomasa bohi | Tsuruoka | designation includes the tombstone of Katō Kiyomasa | 38°40′51″N 139°49′54″E﻿ / ﻿38.680937°N 139.831796°E﻿ / 38.680937; 139.831796﻿ (Maruoka Castle Site) |
| Yagashiwa Kofun Cluster 谷柏古墳群 Yagashiwa kofun-gun | Yamagata | | 38°12′40″N 140°17′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.210973°N 140.286098°E﻿ / 38.210973; 140.286098﻿ (Yagashiwa Kofun Cluster) |

## Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022 a further one hundred and seventy-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance, including:
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates |
| Shinjō Castle Site (Saijō Park) 新庄城址（最上公園） Shinjō-jō ato (Saijō kōen) | Shinjō | | 38°46′01″N 140°17′37″E﻿ / ﻿38.767006°N 140.293558°E﻿ / 38.767006; 140.293558﻿ (Shinjō Castle Site (Saijō Park)) |
| Bashō Poem Stele and a Trace of Pure Water from a Willow 芭蕉の句碑と柳の清水跡 Bashō no kuhi to yanagi no shimizu ato | Shinjō | Bashō was in the vicinity in 1689, during his journey immortalized in Oku no Hosomichi; the stele is inscribed with his poem "water's interior / enquiring of an ice house / a willow ah" (水の奥 氷室尋る 柳哉) | 38°44′54″N 140°18′32″E﻿ / ﻿38.748423°N 140.308809°E﻿ / 38.748423; 140.308809﻿ (Bashō Poem Stele) |
| Ayukai Castle Honmaru Site 鮎貝城本丸跡 Ayukai-jō honmaru ato | Shirataka | | 38°11′29″N 140°04′30″E﻿ / ﻿38.191305°N 140.075017°E﻿ / 38.191305; 140.075017﻿ (Ayukai Castle Honmaru Site) |
| Kamōdayama Kofun 蒲生田山古墳 Kamōdayama kofun | Nan'yō | | 38°04′05″N 140°09′32″E﻿ / ﻿38.068186°N 140.158976°E﻿ / 38.068186; 140.158976﻿ (Kamōdayama Kofun) |
| 33 Kannon on Mount Iwabe 岩部山三十三観音 Iwabe-yama sanjūsan Kannon | Nan'yō | | 38°05′46″N 140°12′04″E﻿ / ﻿38.095988°N 140.201057°E﻿ / 38.095988; 140.201057﻿ (33 Kannon on Mount Iwabe) |