List of Historic Sites of Japan (Toyama)
National Historic Sites
Table:
Site	Municipality	Comments	Type	Ref

Jōbenoma Site じょうべのま遺跡 Jōbenoma iseki	Nyūzen	Heian shōen ruins	6	968

Yasuda Castle Site 安田城跡 Yasuda-jō ato	Toyama	Sengoku period castle ruins	2	969

Etchū Gokayama Suganuma Hamlet 越中五箇山菅沼集落 Etchū Gokayama Suganuma shūraku	Nanto	forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama	6	962

Etchū Gokayama Ainokura Hamlet 越中五箇山相倉集落 Etchū Gokayama Ainokura shūraku	Nanto	forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama	6	961

Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites 王塚・千坊山遺跡群 Ōzuka-Senbōyama iseki-gun	Toyama	1	959

Kushidashin Site 串田新遺跡 Kushidashin iseki	Imizu	Jomon period settlement	1	967

Takase Site 高瀬遺跡 Takase iseki	Nanto	early Heian period shōen ruins	6	963

Sakuradani Kofun 桜谷古墳 Sakuradani kofun	Takaoka	1	952

Kosugimaruyama Site 小杉丸山遺跡 Kosugimaruyama iseki	Imizu	Asuka period kilns	1	972

Kamiichi Kurokawa Sites 上市黒川遺跡群 Kamiichi Kurokawa iseki-gun	Kamiichi	designation includes the sites of the Ennenjiyama Sutra Mound ( 円念寺山経塚 ) , Kurokawa Ueyama Graves ( 黒川上山墓跡 ) , and Shingō-ji ( 伝真興寺跡 )	3 , 7	00003468

Masuyama Castle Site 増山城跡 Masuyama-jō ato	Tonami	Sengoku period castle ruins	2	00003642

Ōiwa Nissekiji Stone Buddhas 大岩日石寺石仏 Ōiwa Nissekiji sekibutsu	Kamiichi	Nara period bas-relief carvings	3	951

Ōzakai Cave Dwelling Site 大境洞窟住居跡 Ōzakai dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Himi	1	945

Asahi Shell Mound 朝日貝塚 Asahi kaizuka	Himi	Jomon period shell midden	1	944

Sugusaka Site 直坂遺跡 Sugusaka iseki	Toyama	Japanese Paleolithic settlement	1	970

Fudōdō Site 不動堂遺跡 Fudōdō iseki	Asahi	Jōmon period settlement	1	966

Kitadai Site 北代遺跡 Kitadai iseki	Toyama	Jōmon period settlement	1	971

Yanaidanu-no-Oyama Kofun 柳田布尾山古墳 Yanaidanu-no-Oyama kofun	Himi	1	3278

Kaga Domain Maeda Clan Graves 加賀藩主前田家墓所 Kaga-han-shu Maeda-ke bosho	Takaoka	designation includes an area of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture	7	00003621

Kaetsu Territory Castle Sites and Roads 加越国境城跡群及び道 切山城跡 松根城 跡 小原越 Kaetsu-kuni-zakai shiro ato-gun oyobi michi Kiriyama-jō ato Matsune-jō ato Ohara-goe	Oyabe	designation includes the sites of Kiriyama Castle , Matsune Castle , and Ohara Pass and an area of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture	6	00003879

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Jōbenoma Site ( じょうべのま遺跡 , Jōbenoma iseki ) is a Heian period archaeological site consisting of the ruins of a shōen located in what is now part of the town of Nyūzen in the Hokuriku region Japan . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1979 .
Nyūzen ( 入善町 , Nyūzen-machi ) is a town located in Shimoniikawa District , Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 May 2018 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 25,007 in 8970 households and a population density of 350 persons per km² . The total area of the town was 71.25 square kilometres ( 27.51 sq mi ) .
The Heian period ( 平安時代 , Heian jidai ) is the last division of classical Japanese history , running from 794 to 1185 . The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō , or modern Kyōto . It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism , Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height . The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art , especially poetry and literature . Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface , the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan , a powerful aristocratic family who had intermarried with the imperial family . Many emperors actually had mothers from the Fujiwara family . Heian ( 平安 ) means peace in Japanese .
A shōen ( 荘園 or 庄園 , shōen ) was a field or manor in Japan . The Japanese term comes from the Tang dynasty Chinese term 莊園 ( Mandarin : zhuāngyuán , Cantonese : zong1 jyun4 ) . Shōen , from about the 8th to the late 15th century , describes any of the private , tax-free , often autonomous estates or manors whose rise undermined the political and economic power of the emperor and contributed to the growth of powerful local clans . The estates developed from land tracts assigned to officially sanctioned Shintō shrines or Buddhist temples or granted by the emperor as gifts to the Imperial family , friends , or officials . As these estates grew , they became independent of the civil administrative system and contributed to the rise of a local military class . With the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate , or military dictatorship , in 1192 , centrally appointed stewards weakened the power of these local landlords . The shōen system passed out of existence around the middle of the 15th century , when villages became self-governing units , owing loyalty to a feudal lord ( daimyō ) who subdivided the area into fiefs and collected a fixed tax . After the decay of the ritsuryō system , a feudal system of manors developed . Landowners or nameholders commended shares of the revenue produced ( called shiki ) to more powerful leaders often at the court , in order to be exempted from taxes and to subvert the Chinese-style equal fields system , whereby land was redistributed after certain periods of time . In the Kamakura period a hierarchy of nameholder , manor stewards ( jitō ) , shugo ( military provincial governor ) , and the shōgun in Kamakura had evolved . These shōen were completely free from interference from the government , which therefore had no say or control of what occurred within the shōen 's boundaries . By the end of the Heian period virtually all Japanese land had become shōen and continued to be through the Ōnin War until the Sengoku period .
Monuments ( 記念物 , kinenbutsu ) is a collective term used by the Japanese government 's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [ note 1 ] as historic locations such as shell mounds , ancient tombs , sites of palaces , sites of forts or castles , monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value ; gardens , bridges , gorges , mountains , and other places of great scenic beauty ; and natural features such as animals , plants , and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value .
Yasuda Castle ( 安田城 , Yasuda-jō ) was a Sengoku period flatland-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Toyama , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu , Japan . The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1981 .
Toyama ( 富山市 , Toyama-shi , Japanese : [ toꜜjama ] ) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture , Japan , located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū , about 200 km ( 120 mi ) north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km ( 190 mi ) northwest of Tokyo . As of 1 June 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households , and a population density of 335 persons per km² . Its total area was 1,241.77 square kilometres ( 479.45 sq mi ) . The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases .
The Sengoku period ( 戦国時代 , Sengoku Jidai , Age of Warring States ; c. 1467 - c. 1615 ) is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval , political intrigue and near-constant military conflict . Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period of China . It was initiated by the Ōnin War , which collapsed the Japanese feudal system under the Ashikaga shogunate , and came to an end when the system was re-established under the Tokugawa shogunate by Tokugawa Ieyasu .
Etchū Province ( 越中国 , Etchū-no-kuni ) was a province of Japan in the area that is today Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . Etchū bordered on Noto and Kaga Provinces to the west , Shinano and Hida Provinces to the south , Echigo Province to the east and the Sea of Japan to the north . Its abbreviated form name was Esshū ( 越州 ) .
Gokayama ( Japanese : 五箇山 ) is an area within the city of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses , alongside nearby Shirakawa-gō in Gifu Prefecture . The survival of this traditional architectural style is attributed to the region 's secluded location in the upper reaches of the Shōgawa river . This is also the reason that Gokayama 's lifestyle and culture remained very traditional for many years after the majority of the country had modernized . Many of the houses surpass 300 years in age . The Gokayama region includes the former villages of Taira , Kamitaira , and Toga . The gasshō hamlet of Ainokura is located in Taira , while that of Suganuma is in Kamitaira ; both are nationally designated Historic Sites .
Nanto ( 南砺市 , Nanto-shi ) is a city in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . It is in a mountainous area in the south-west corner of the prefecture just north of Gifu Prefecture . It is home to the Gokayama UNESCO World Heritage site . As of 28 February 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 51,669 in 17,761 households and a population density of 75.8 persons per km² . Its total area is 668.64 square kilometres ( 258.16 sq mi ) .
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan 's UNESCO World Heritage Sites . The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares ( 170 acres ) in the remote Shogawa river valley , stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan . Shirakawa-gō ( 白川郷 , White River Old-District ) is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture . The Gokayama ( 五箇山 , Five Mountains ) area is divided between the former villages of Kamitaira and Taira in Nanto , Toyama Prefecture . The valley is in a mountain region with considerable snowfall , and these villages are well known for their clusters of farmhouses , constructed in the architectural style known as gasshō-zukuri ( 合掌造り ) , which are designed to easily shed snow from their roofs .
Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites ( 王塚・千坊山遺跡群 ) is a group of archaeological sites located in what is now part of the city of Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The sites consist of the ruins of a settlement which existed from the late Jōmon period through Kofun period , a necropolis , and a keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound . These sites have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1952 .
Kushidashin Site ( 串田新遺跡 , Kushidashin Iseki ) is an archaeological park containing the remnants of a late Jōmon period settlement and encompassing two circular Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now part of the city of Imizu , Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1976 .
Imizu ( 射水市 , Imizu-shi ) is a city located in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 28 February 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 93,447 in 37,734 households and a population density of 850 persons per km² . Its total area was 109.43 square kilometres ( 42.25 sq mi ) .
Takase Site ( 高瀬遺跡 ) is an archaeological site in the city of Nanto , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan containing the ruins of a shōen from the early Heian period . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1981 . It was the first ruin of a shōen to receive such status .
Sakuradani Kofun Cluster ( 桜谷古墳群 , Sakuradani Kofun-gun ) is a group of kofun burial mounds located in what is now part of the city of Takaoka , Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan . Two of the burial mounds at the site were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934 , and the objects uncovered during archaeological investigations are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Takaoka City .
Takaoka ( 高岡市 , Takaoka-shi ) is a city in the northwestern portion of Toyama Prefecture , Japan . Takaoka has the second largest population after Toyama City . The area that is east of Kureha hill ( 呉羽丘陵 Kureha-kyuryo ) has been called Goto ( 呉東 ) , which means the east of Kureha and the area that is west of Kureha hill has been called Gosei ( 呉西 ) , which means the west of Kureha . Toyama city is a center city of Goto , meanwhile Takaoka city is a center of this Gosei . As of 10 March 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 173,086 in 68,350 households and a population density of 819 persons per km² . Its total area was 209.57 square kilometres ( 80.92 sq mi ) .
Kosugimaruyama Site ( 小杉丸山遺跡 , Kosugimaruyama iseki ) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Asuka period pottery production site located in what is now the city of Imizu , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1990 .
The Asuka period ( 飛鳥時代 , Asuka jidai ) was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 ( or 592 to 645 ) , although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period . The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period , which is named after the Asuka region , about 25 km ( 16 mi ) south of the modern city of Nara . The Asuka period is characterized by its significant artistic , social , and political transformations , having their origins in the late Kofun period but largely affected by the arrival of Buddhism from China . The introduction of Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society . The Asuka period is also distinguished by the change in the name of the country from Wa ( 倭 ) to Nihon ( 日本 ) .
Kamiichi Kurokawa Sites ( 上市黒川遺跡群 , Kamiichi Kurosawa iseki gun ) is a group of archaeological site in the town of Kamiichi , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1981 .
Kamiichi ( 上市町 , Kamiichi-machi ) is a town located in Nakaniikawa District , Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 June 2018 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 20,827 in 7958 households and a population density of 88 persons per km² . The total area of the town was 236.71 square kilometres ( 91.39 sq mi ) .
Masuyama Castle ( 増山城 , Masuyama-jō ) was a Muromachi period flatland-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tonami , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu , Japan . The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2009 . It was also known as Wada Castle ( 和田城 , Wada-jō )
Tonami ( 砺波市 , Tonami-shi ) is a city in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 March 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 48,659 in 16,739 households and a population density of 384 persons per km² . Its total area was 127.03 square kilometres ( 49.05 sq mi ) .
Nisseki-ji ( 日石寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Kamiichi , Toyama Prefecture , Japan . The temple belongs to the Shingon-school of Japanese Buddhism . It is more popularly known by the name of Ōiwa Fudō ( 大岩不動 ) after its main image .
Ōzakai Cave Dwelling ( 大境洞窟住居跡 , Ōzakai dōkutsu jūkyo ato ) is an archaeological site consisting of a cave dwelling in what is now part of the city of Himi , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1986 .
Himi ( 氷見市 , Himi-shi ) is a city in western Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 March 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 48,275 in 17632 households , and a population density of 210 persons per km² . Its total area is 230.56 square kilometres ( 89.02 sq mi ) . Himi is known primarily for its commercial fishing industry . The city was founded on August 1 , 1952 .
Asahi Shell Midden ( 朝日貝塚 , Asahi kaizuka ) is an archaeological site consisting of a shell midden and the remains of an adjacent Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the city of Himi , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922 .
Sugusaka Site ( 直坂遺跡 ) is an archaeological site in the city of Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan containing the ruins of a settlement from the Japanese Paleolithic period to the Jōmon period . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1981 .
The Japanese Paleolithic period ( 旧石器時代 , kyūsekki jidai ) is the period of human inhabitation in Japan predating the development of pottery , generally before 10,000 BC . The starting dates commonly given to this period are from around 40,000 BC ; although any date of human presence before 35,000 BC is controversial , with artifacts supporting a pre-35,000 BC human presence on the archipelago being of questionable authenticity . The period extended to the beginning of the Mesolithic Jōmon period , or around 14,000 BC . The earliest human bones were discovered in the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture , which were determined by Radiocarbon dating to date to around 14,000-18,000 years ago .
Fudōdō Site ( 不動堂遺跡 , Fudōdō Iseki ) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a middle Jōmon period ( around 2500 BC ) settlement in what is now part of the town of Asahi , Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1986 .
Asahi ( 朝日町 , Asahi-machi ) is a town located in Shimoniikawa District , Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 April 2018 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 11,574 and a population density of 51.1 persons per km2 . Its total area was 226.30 square kilometres ( 87.37 sq mi ) . The town claims to be the birthplace of beach volleyball .
Kitadai Site ( 北代遺跡 , Kitadai Iseki ) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a middle Jōmon period ( around 2500 BC ) settlement in what is now part of the city of Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan . The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1986 .
Yanaidanu-no-Oyama Kofun ( 柳田布尾山古墳 ) is a keyhole-shaped kofun burial mound located in the Yanaida neighborhood of the city of Himi , Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2001 .
Kaga Domain Maeda clan Graves ( 加賀藩主前田家墓所 , Kaga-hanshu Maeda-ke Byōsho ) is a National Historic Site covering the monumental mausoleum of the Sengoku samurai and early Edo period daimyō of Kaga Domain , located in the city of Takaoka , Toyama Prefecture and the large Nodayama cemetery containing 80 graves of the Maeda clan , located in the city of Kanazawa
Kanazawa ( 金沢市 , Kanazawa-shi ) is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 January 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households , and a population density of 990 persons per km² . The total area of the city was 468.64 square kilometres ( 180.94 sq mi ) .
Ishikawa Prefecture ( 石川県 , Ishikawa-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island . Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 ( 31 October , 2019 ) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km² ( 1,616 sq mi ) . Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the east , Gifu Prefecture to the southeast , and Fukui Prefecture to the south . Kanazawa is the capital and largest city of Ishikawa Prefecture , with other major cities including Hakusan , Komatsu , and Kaga . Ishikawa is located on the Sea of Japan coast and features the most of the Noto Peninsula which forms Toyama Bay , one of the largest bays in Japan . Ishikawa Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and formerly an important populated center that contained some of the wealthiest han ( domains ) of the Japanese feudal era . Ishikawa Prefecture is home to Kanazawa Castle , Kenroku-en one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan , Nyotaimori ( body sushi ) , and Kutani ware .
Oyabe ( 小矢部市 , Oyabe-shi ) is a city in Toyama Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 March 2018 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 30,328 in 10,331 households . and a population density of 230 persons per km² . Its total area was 134.07 square kilometres ( 51.76 sq mi ) . [ citation needed ]