List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tottori)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 29 February 2024, thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the San'indō spans the prefectural borders with Shimane.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Sainoo temple ruins 斎尾廃寺跡 Sainoo Haiji ato	Kotoura	Asuka period temple ruins		35°28′54″N 133°42′41″E	3	[1]
Amidaji Kofun Cluster 阿弥大寺古墳群 Amidaji kofun-gun	Kurayoshi	Kofun period tumulus cluster		35°25′24″N 133°45′13″E	1	[2]
Ifukibe no Tokotari grave 伊福吉部徳足比売墓跡 Ifukibe Tokotari hime no haka ato	Tottori	Asuka period court lady's grave		35°28′54″N 134°16′30″E	7	[3]
Inaba Provincial Capital ruins 因幡国庁跡 Inaba koku-chō ato	Tottori	Nara-Heian period provincial capital ruins		35°28′31″N 134°15′57″E	2	[4]
Kajiyama Kofun 梶山古墳 Kajiyama kofun	Tottori	painted Kofun		35°27′05″N 134°17′41″E	1	[5]
Iwai temple ruins Pagoda Site 岩井廃寺塔跡 Iwai Haiji tō ato	Iwami	Hakuho period temple ruins		35°33′25″N 134°22′08″E	3	[6]
Hashizu Kofun Cluster 橋津古墳群 Hashizu kofun-gun	Yurihama	Kofun period tumuli cluster		35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E	1	[7]
Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster 向山古墳群 Mukoeyama kofun-gun	Yonago	Kofun period tumuli cluster		35°30′16″N 133°52′55″E	1	[8]
Mukibanda Site 妻木晩田遺跡 Mukoeyama kofun-gun	Yonago/Daizen	Yayoi period settlement ruins		35°27′40″N 133°27′21″E	1	[9]
Mount Mitoku 三徳山 Mitoku-san	Misasa	also a Place of Scenic Beauty; the Nagaire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji is a National Treasure		35°23′51″N 133°57′30″E	3	[10]
Sanmyōji Kofun 三明寺古墳 Sanmyōji kofun	Kurayoshi	Kofun period tumulus		35°26′27″N 133°49′56″E	1	[11]
Wakasa Oniga Castle ruins 若桜鬼ヶ城跡 Wakasa Oniga-jō ato	Wakasa	Sengoku period castle ruins		35°20′17″N 134°23′49″E	2	[12]
Kamiyodo temple ruins 上淀廃寺跡 Kamiyodo Haiji ato	Yonago	Asuka period temple ruins		35°27′16″N 133°26′46″E	3	[13]
Aoyakamiji Site 青谷上寺地遺跡 Aoyakamiji chiiseki	Tottori	Yayoi period settlement traces		35°30′51″N 133°59′35″E	1	[14]
Aoki Site 青木遺跡 Aoki iseki	Yonago	Yayoi period settlement trace		35°23′52″N 133°22′05″E	1	[15]
Senjōsan Temporary Palace Site 船上山行宮跡 Senjōsan angū ato	Kotoura	Kamakura period ruins		35°25′27″N 133°35′11″E	2, 3	[16]
Ōhara temple ruins Pagoda Site 大原廃寺塔跡 Ōhara Haiji tō ato	Kurayoshi	Asuka period temple ruis		35°25′13″N 133°51′30″E	3	[17]
Ōmidō temple ruins 大御堂廃寺跡 Ōmidō Haiji ato	Kurayoshi	Asuka period temple ruins		35°25′53″N 133°50′18″E	3	[18]
Ōtaka Kanga ruins 大高野官衙遺跡 Ōtaka no kanga iseki	Kotoura	Heian period local government office ruins		35°29′43″N 133°41′34″E	2	[19]
Chizu Road-Shitosaka Pass 智頭往来 志戸坂峠越 Chizu-ōrai Shitosaka-tōgekoe	Chizu	ancient highway traces		35°12′33″N 134°19′43″E	6	[20]
Tottori Castle Site 鳥取城跡附太閤ヶ平 Tottori-jō ato tsuketari Taikōganaru	Tottori	Edo period castle		35°30′37″N 134°14′30″E	2	[21]
Tottori Domain Ikeda clan cemetery 鳥取藩主池田家墓所 Tottori-han-shu Ikeda-ke bosho	Tottori	Edo period daimyō cemetery		35°29′04″N 134°16′10″E	7	[22]
Tottori Domain Battery Sites 鳥取藩台場跡 Tottori-han daiba ato	Sakaiminato, Hokuei, Yurihama, Yonago, Iwami	Bakumatsu period fortifications; designation includes the sites of the Yura (由良台場跡), Sakai (境台場跡), Yodoe (淀江台場跡), Hashizu (橋津台場跡), and Uratomi (浦富台場跡) Batteries		35°30′20″N 133°52′23″E	2	[23]
Hajimomoi temple ruins 土師百井廃寺跡 Hajimomoi Haiji ato	Yazu	Asuka period temple ruins		35°24′26″N 134°13′54″E	3	[24]
Tochimoto temple ruins 栃本廃寺跡 Tochimoto Haiji ato	Tottori	Asuka period temple ruins		35°28′16″N 134°22′15″E	3	[25]
Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound 伯耆一宮経塚 Hōki Ichinomiya kyōzuka	Yurihama	Heian period sutra mount with excavated artifacts designated a National Treasure		35°29′21″N 133°54′14″E	3	[26]
Hōki Provincial Capital ruins 伯耆国府跡 Hōki kokufu ato	Kurayoshi	designation includes the sites of the Hōki Provincial Offices (国庁跡), Hokkeji-bata Site (法華寺畑遺跡), and Funioka Site (不入岡遺跡)		35°25′55″N 133°47′07″E	2	[27]
Hōki Kokunbun-ji ruins 伯耆国分寺跡 Hōki Kokunbunji ato	Kurayoshi	Nara period provincial temple of Hōki Province		35°25′57″N 133°47′23″E	3	[28]
Fuse Kofun 布勢古墳 Fuse kofun	Tottori	Kofun period tumulus		35°30′19″N 134°10′38″E	1	[29]
Fukuichi Site 福市遺跡 Fukuichi iseki	Yonago	Yayoi - Kofun period settlement trace		35°24′10″N 133°22′04″E	1	[30]
Yonago Castle Site 米子城跡 Yonago-jō ato	Yonago	Edo period castle ruins		35°25′29″N 133°19′27″E	2	[31]
Kitayama Kofun 北山古墳 Kitayama kofun	Yurihama	Kofun period tumulus		35°27′51″N 133°53′04″E	1	[32]
San'indō 山陰道 San'indō	Iwami	remains of the Edo-period road; designation includes the Kamō Pass (蒲生峠越), Toku-jō Pass (徳城峠越), and Nosaka Pass (野坂峠越), and an area of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture		35°31′23″N 134°24′23″E	6	[33]
Daisen-ji Old Precinct 大山寺旧境内 Daisenji kyū-keidai	Daisen			35°23′28″N 133°32′06″E	3	[34]
Odaka Castle Site 尾高城跡 Odaka-jō ato	Yonago			35°25′15″N 133°24′44″E		[35]

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sorayama No. 2 Kofun 空山２号古墳 Sorayama ni-gō kofun	Tottori			35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E		[36]
Sorayama No. 10 Kofun 空山10号古墳 Sorayama jū-gō kofun	Tottori			35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E		[37]
Sorayama No. 15 Kofun 空山15号古墳 Sorayama jūgo-gō kofun	Tottori			35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E		[38]
Sorayama No. 16 Kofun 空山16号古墳 Sorayama jūroku-gō kofun	Tottori			35°26′31″N 134°14′32″E		[39]
Bōgazuka Kofun 坊ヶ塚古墳 Bōgazuka kofun	Tottori			35°27′00″N 134°14′48″E		[40]
Yamagahana Kofun 山ヶ鼻古墳 Yamagahana kofun	Tottori			35°29′26″N 134°11′58″E		[41]
Fukuba Kofun 福庭古墳 Fukuba kofun	Kurayoshi			35°27′55″N 133°51′15″E		[42]
Sagiyama Kofun 鷺山古墳 Sagiyama kofun	Tottori			35°28′46″N 134°16′45″E		[43]
Akoyama No. 22 Kofun 阿古山２２号古墳 Akoyama nijūni-gō kofun	Tottori			35°30′31″N 134°00′43″E		[44]
Idekamiiwa Kofun 出上岩屋古墳 Idekamiiwa kofun	Kotoura			35°30′08″N 133°37′35″E		[45]
Iwayanaru Kofun 岩屋平ル古墳 Iwayanaru kofun	Daisen			35°30′10″N 133°35′50″E		[46]
Takata No. 26 Tumulus 高田２６号墳 Takata nijūroku-gō fun	Daisen			35°28′28″N 133°28′47″E		[47]
Ishizuka Haiji Pagoda Site 石塚廃寺塔跡 Ishizuka Haiji tō ato	Kurayoshi			35°23′52″N 133°46′41″E		[48]
Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 Tenjinyama-jō ato	Tottori			35°30′35″N 134°10′35″E		[49]
Dainichiji Kofun Cluster 大日寺古墓群 Dainichiji kofun-gun	Kurayoshi			35°25′30″N 133°42′39″E		[50]
Kaneda Tile Kiln Site 金田瓦窯跡 Kaneda kawara kama ato	Nanbu			35°20′53″N 133°22′40″E		[51]
Futagamiyama Castle Site 二上山城跡 Futagamiyama-jō ato	Iwami			35°32′26″N 134°19′09″E		[52]
Ueshi Castle Site 羽衣石城跡 Ueshi-jō ato	Yurihama			35°26′14″N 133°53′54″E		[53]
Nii Mishima Valley Tumulus 新井三嶋谷墳丘墓 Nii Mishima-tani funkyū haka	Iwami			35°33′46″N 134°20′05″E		[54]
Tsugōyama Tatara Site 都合山たたら跡 Tsugōyama tatara ato	Hino			35°10′22″N 133°21′41″E		[55]

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and twenty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Hōki Province
• Inaba Province
• Tottori Prefectural Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Tottori)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tottori)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Tottori Prefecture