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This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Metropolis of Tōkyō.

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Former Hama-rikyū Teien Gardens 旧浜離宮庭園 kyū-Hama-rikyū teien	Chūō	Edo period gardens; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty		35°39′36″N 139°45′48″E / 35.65989172°N 139.76335007°E / 35.65989172; 139.76335007 (Hama-rikyū Gardens)	2, 8	712
*Edo Castle Site 江戸城跡 Edo-jō ato	Chiyoda	Edo period castle remnants		35°41′18″N 139°45′16″E / 35.68825153°N 139.7544497°E / 35.68825153; 139.7544497 (Edo Castle Site)	2	723
*Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens 小石川後楽園 Koishikawa Kōrakuen	Bunkyō	Edo period gardens, also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty		35°42′20″N 139°44′57″E / 35.70565502°N 139.74908211°E / 35.70565502; 139.74908211 (Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens)	8	683
Grave of Inō Tadataka 伊能忠敬墓 Inō Tadataka no haka	Taitō	Edo period cartographer; located at Genkū-ji (源空寺)		35°42′51″N 139°47′05″E / 35.71419292°N 139.78472554°E / 35.71419292; 139.78472554 (Grave of Inō Tadataka)	7	3240
Tekigai-sō (Former Residence of Konoe Fumimaro) 荻外荘（近衞文麿旧宅） Tekigai-sō (Konoe Fumimaro kyū-taku)	Suginami	prewar villa of Prime Minister Konoe		35°41′58″N 139°38′11″E / 35.69955555°N 139.63652222°E / 35.69955555; 139.63652222 (Tekigai-sō)	2, 8	00003929
Grave of Ogyū Sorai 荻生徂徠墓 Ogyū Sorai no haka	Minato	Edo period Confucian philosopher; located at Chōshō-ji (長松寺)		35°38′39″N 139°44′15″E / 35.64413993°N 139.73760847°E / 35.64413993; 139.73760847 (Grave of Ogyū Sorai)	7	715
Shimofuda Site 下布田遺跡 Shimofuda iseki	Chōfu	Jōmon period settlement trace		35°38′39″N 139°32′56″E / 35.64405763°N 139.54899566°E / 35.64405763; 139.54899566 (Shimofuda Site)	1	732
Shitanoya Site 下野谷遺跡 Shitanoya iseki	Nishitōkyō	Jōmon period settlement trace		35°43′32″N 139°33′43″E / 35.725502°N 139.561866°E / 35.725502; 139.561866 (Shitanoya Site)	1	00003888
Grave of Kamo no Mabuchi 加茂真淵墓 Kamo no Mabuchi no haka	Shinagawa	Edo period kokugaku scholar; located at Tōkai-ji (東海寺)		35°37′04″N 139°44′12″E / 35.61789773°N 139.7367122°E / 35.61789773; 139.7367122 (Grave of Kamo no Mabuchi)	7	690
Grave of Gamō Kunpei 蒲生君平墓 Gamō Kunpei no haka	Taitō	Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Rinkō-ji (臨江寺)		35°43′14″N 139°45′58″E / 35.72049175°N 139.76613577°E / 35.72049175; 139.76613577 (Grave of Gamō Kunpei)	7	704
Kamenokoyama Kofun 亀甲山古墳 Kamenokoyama kofun	Ōta	Kofun period tumulus		35°35′21″N 139°40′02″E / 35.58930341°N 139.66711931°E / 35.58930341; 139.66711931 (Kamenokoyama Kofun)	1	695
Site of the Former Shimbashi Station 旧新橋停車場跡 kyū-Shimbashi teishajō ato	Minato	Meiji period train station site		35°39′58″N 139°45′41″E / 35.66597989°N 139.76146086°E / 35.66597989; 139.76146086 (Site of the Former Shimbashi Station)	6	725
Former Imperial Land in Shirogane 旧白金御料地 kyū-Shirogane goryōchi	Minato, Shinagawa	Nature park; also a Natural Monument; now the Institute for Nature Study (属自然教育園), administered by the National Museum of Nature and Science		35°38′19″N 139°43′10″E / 35.63866819°N 139.71937352°E / 35.63866819; 139.71937352 (Former Imperial Land in Shirogane)	2	713
Tamagawa-jōsui Waterworks 玉川上水 Tamagawa-jōsui	Setagaya, Shibuya, Suginami, Akishima, Fussa, Hamura, Kodaira, Koganei, Mitaka, Musashino, Nishitōkyō, Tachikawa	Edo period aqueduct		35°42′45″N 139°30′47″E / 35.71254787°N 139.51306022°E / 35.71254787; 139.51306022 (Tamagawa-jōsui Waterworks)	6	3375
Mukōjima Hyakkaen Gardens 向島百花園 Mukōjima Hyakkaen	Sumida	Edo period gardens, also a Place of Scenic Beauty		35°43′27″N 139°48′56″E / 35.72423695°N 139.81555605°E / 35.72423695; 139.81555605 (Mukōjima Hyakkaen Gardens)	8	730
Remains of the Outer Moat of Edo Castle 江戸城外堀跡 Edo-jō sotobori ato	Chiyoda, Shinjuku, Minato	Edo period fortifications		35°41′35″N 139°44′15″E / 35.69319147°N 139.73752511°E / 35.69319147; 139.73752511 (Remains of the Outer Moat of Edo Castle)	2	722
Kogasaka Stone Age Site 高ヶ坂石器時代遺跡 Kogasaka sekki-jidai iseki	Machida	Jomon period settlement trace		35°32′43″N 139°27′26″E / 35.54527709°N 139.45711597°E / 35.54527709; 139.45711597 (Kogasaka Stone Age Site)	1	686
Grave of Takahashi Yoshitoki 高橋至時墓 Takahashi Yoshitoki no haka	Taitō	Edo period astronomer; located at Genkū-ji (源空寺)		35°42′51″N 139°47′05″E / 35.714259°N 139.78473791°E / 35.714259; 139.78473791 (Grave of Takahashi Yoshitoki)	7	3241
Grave of Takashima Shūhan 高島秋帆墓 Takashima Shūhan no haka	Bunkyō	Edo period military theorist; located at Daien-ji (大円寺)		35°43′18″N 139°45′13″E / 35.72170082°N 139.75361529°E / 35.72170082; 139.75361529 (Grave of Takashima Shūhan)	7	3239
Takanawa Great Wooden Gate site 高輪大木戸跡 Takanawa ōkido ato	Minato	Edo period city gate location		35°38′22″N 139°44′26″E / 35.63951033°N 139.74067129°E / 35.63951033; 139.74067129 (Takanawa Great Wooden Gate site)	2, 6	696
Grave of Satō Issai 佐藤一斎墓 Satō Issai no haka	Minato	Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Jinko-ji (深廣寺)		35°39′49″N 139°43′53″E / 35.6635819°N 139.73140572°E / 35.6635819; 139.73140572 (Grave of Satō Issai)	7	714
Grave of Hosoi Kōtaku 細井広沢墓 Hosoi Kōtaku no haka	Setagaya	Edo period Confucian scholar; located at Mangan-ji (満願寺)		35°36′37″N 139°38′58″E / 35.61036092°N 139.64944863°E / 35.61036092; 139.64944863 (Grave of Hosoi Kōtaku)	7	716
Grave of Yamaga Sokō 山鹿素行墓 Yamaga Sokō no haka	Shinjuku	Edo period military strategist; located at Sōsan-ji (宗参寺)		35°42′18″N 139°43′29″E / 35.70490072°N 139.72459478°E / 35.70490072; 139.72459478 (Grave of Yamaga Sokō)	7	3238
Shimura Ichirizuka 志村一里塚 Shimura ichirizuka	Itabashi	Edo period milestone		35°46′30″N 139°41′45″E / 35.77509533°N 139.69585896°E / 35.77509533; 139.69585896 (Shimura Ichirizuka)	6	681
Koishikawa Botanical Gardens 小石川植物園（御薬園跡及び養生所跡） Koishikawa shokubutsuen (Oyakuen-ato oyobi yōjōjo-ato)	Bunkyō	Edo period gardens; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		35°42′29″N 139°45′08″E / 35.70794694°N 139.75229166°E / 35.70794694; 139.75229166 (Koishikawa Botanical Garden)	1	00003765
Kobotoke Barrier Site 小仏関跡 Kobotoke seki ato	Hachiōji	Edo period highway checkpoint		35°38′30″N 139°15′58″E / 35.64153462°N 139.26603485°E / 35.64153462; 139.26603485 (Kobotoke Barrier Site)	6	693
Grave of Matsudaira Sadanobu 松平定信墓 Matsudaira Sadanobu no haka	Kōtō	Edo period Shogunate official: located at Reigan-ji (霊巌寺)		35°40′54″N 139°48′00″E / 35.68152884°N 139.79987987°E / 35.68152884; 139.79987987 (Grave of Matsudaira Sadanobu)	7	692
Remains of Tokiwabashi-mon Gate 常盤橋門跡 Tokiwabashi-mon ato	Chiyoda, Chūō	Site of Edo period gate to Edo Castle		35°41′10″N 139°46′13″E / 35.68602044°N 139.77018427°E / 35.68602044; 139.77018427 (Remains of Tokiwabashi-mon Gate)	2	698
Jindaiji Castle ruins 深大寺城跡 Jindaiji-jō ato	Chōfu	Muromachi period notification ruins		35°39′53″N 139°33′04″E / 35.66483406°N 139.55103084°E / 35.66483406; 139.55103084 (Jindaiji Castle ruins)	2	00003540
Nishigahara Ichirizuka 西ヶ原一里塚 Nishigahara ichirizuka	Kita	Edo period milestone		35°44′50″N 139°44′28″E / 35.74714731°N 139.74111289°E / 35.74714731; 139.74111289 (Nishigahara Ichirizuka)	6	680
Nishiakiru Stone Age Dwelling Site 西秋留石器時代住居跡 Nishiakiru sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Akiruno	Jōmon period settlement trace		35°43′03″N 139°17′25″E / 35.71751°N 139.290161°E / 35.71751; 139.290161 (Nishiakiru Stone Age Dwelling Site)	1	699
Grave of Aoki Konyō 青木昆陽墓 Aoki Konyō no haka	Meguro	Edo period official; located at Ryūsenji		35°37′44″N 139°42′30″E / 35.62892289°N 139.70821695°E / 35.62892289; 139.70821695 (Grave of Aoki Konyō)	7	711
Graves of Asano Naganori and the Akogishi (Forty-seven rōnin 浅野長矩墓および赤穂義士墓 Asano Naganori no haka oyobi Akogishi no haka	Minato	Edo period samurai famed by the Chūshingura, at Sengaku-ji		35°38′15″N 139°44′09″E / 35.63741424°N 139.73575056°E / 35.63741424; 139.73575056 (Graves of Asano Naganori and the Akogishi　)	7	679
Funada Stone Age Site 船田石器時代遺跡 Funada sekki-jidai iseki	Hachiōji	Jōmon period settlement trace		35°39′27″N 139°17′53″E / 35.657543°N 139.297928°E / 35.657543; 139.297928 (Funada Stone Age Site)	1	694
Ōmori Shell Mounds 大森貝塚 Ōmori kaizuka	Ōta, Shinagawa	Jōmon period shell midden		35°35′35″N 139°43′49″E / 35.59298917°N 139.73023929°E / 35.59298917; 139.73023929 (Ōmori Shell Mounds)	1	721
Ōtsuka Confucian Cemetery 大塚先儒墓所 Ōtsuka senju bosho	Bunkyō	Edo period cemetery		35°43′23″N 139°43′44″E / 35.72315796°N 139.72894504°E / 35.72315796; 139.72894504 (Ōtsuka Confucian Cemetery)	7	677
Takiyama Castle ruins 滝山城跡 Takiyama-jō ato	Hachiōji	Sengoku period castle ruins		35°42′04″N 139°19′40″E / 35.70124456°N 139.32786783°E / 35.70124456; 139.32786783 (Takiyama Castle ruins)	2	717
Grave of Takuan 沢庵墓 Takuan no haka	Shinagawa	Edo period prelate; located at Tōkai-ji (東海寺)		35°37′04″N 139°44′11″E / 35.61765006°N 139.73652625°E / 35.61765006; 139.73652625 (Grave of Takuan)	7	689
Nakazato Shell Mounds 中里貝塚 Nakazato kaizuka	Kita	Jōmon period shell midden		35°44′41″N 139°45′15″E / 35.74460716°N 139.75422323°E / 35.74460716; 139.75422323 (Nakazato Shell Mounds)	1	3261
Tōzen-ji 東禅寺 Tōzenji	Minato	Temple used as first British Consulate in Japan in Bakumatsu period		35°38′03″N 139°44′06″E / 35.63423917°N 139.73511162°E / 35.63423917; 139.73511162 (Tōzenji)	2, 3, 9	00003659
Yushima Seidō 湯島聖堂 Yushima Seidō	Bunkyō	Edo period Confucian academy		35°42′02″N 139°45′59″E / 35.70066192°N 139.76635833°E / 35.70066192; 139.76635833 (Yushima Seidō)	4	678
Hachiōji Castle ruins 八王子城跡 Hachiōji-jō ato	Hachiōji	Sengoku period castle ruins		35°39′11″N 139°15′20″E / 35.6531565°N 139.25567003°E / 35.6531565; 139.25567003 (Hachiōji Castle ruins)	2	718
Shinagawa Battery 品川台場 Shinagawa daiba	Minato	Bakumatsu period fortification		35°38′01″N 139°46′19″E / 35.63354825°N 139.77203862°E / 35.63354825; 139.77203862 (Shinagawa Battery)	2	687
Musashi Kokufu ruins 武蔵国府跡 Musashi Kokufu ato	Fuchū	Nara period Provincial Capital of Musashi Province		35°40′06″N 139°28′45″E / 35.66845978°N 139.47902802°E / 35.66845978; 139.47902802 (Musashi Kokufu ruins)	2	00003641
Musashi Kokubun-ji ruins 武蔵国分寺跡附東山道武蔵路跡 Musashi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Tōsandō Musashi-michi ato	Kokubunji	Nara period provincial temple of Musashi Province; designation includes the Tōsandō Musashi-michi Road Site		35°41′52″N 139°28′09″E / 35.69785374°N 139.46921756°E / 35.69785374; 139.46921756 (Musashi Kokubun-ji ruin)	3	682
Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun 武蔵府中熊野神社古墳 Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja kofun	Fuchū	Kofun period tumulus		35°40′30″N 139°27′26″E / 35.67502611°N 139.45709102°E / 35.67502611; 139.45709102 (Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun)	1	00003452
Tomb of Hiraga Gennai 平賀源内墓 Hiraga Gennai no haka	Taitō	Edo period inventor: located at former Sosen-ji cemetery		35°43′41″N 139°48′21″E / 35.72801194°N 139.80580987°E / 35.72801194; 139.80580987 (Tomb of Hiraga Gennai)	7	3242
Yayoi 2-chōme Site 弥生二丁目遺跡 Yayoi ni-chōme iseki	Bunkyō	Yayoi period settlement trace		35°43′00″N 139°45′52″E / 35.71656436°N 139.76451449°E / 35.71656436; 139.76451449 (Yayoi 2-chōme Site)	1	728
Hayashi clan cemetery 林氏墓地 Hayashi-shi bochi	Shinjuku	Edo period cemetery		35°42′02″N 139°43′43″E / 35.70059567°N 139.72872163°E / 35.70059567; 139.72872163 (Hayashi clan cemetery)	7	688
Kunugita Site 椚田遺跡 Kunugita iseki	Hachiōji	Jōmon period settlement trace		35°38′11″N 139°18′31″E / 35.63641841°N 139.30849668°E / 35.63641841; 139.30849668 (Kunugita Site)	1	729
Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama Taikan 横山大観旧宅及び庭園 Yokoyama Taikan kyū-taku oyobi teien	Taitō	Showa period Nihongi painter studio; also a Place of Scenic Beauty		35°42′44″N 139°46′06″E / 35.71211°N 139.76820°E / 35.71211; 139.76820 (Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama Taikan)	8	00003974
Imperial Japanese Army Itabashi Arsenal Site 陸軍板橋火薬製造所跡 Rikugun Itabashi kayaku seizōsho ato	Itabashi	prewar Army gunpowder factory site		35°45′03″N 139°42′33″E / 35.75096°N 139.70930°E / 35.75096; 139.70930 (Imperial Japanese Army Itabashi Arsenal)	6	00003993
Suzuki Site 鈴木遺跡 Suzuki iseki	Kodaira	Japanese Paleolithic site		35°43′07″N 139°29′48″E / 35.718515°N 139.496543°E / 35.718515; 139.496543 (Suzuki Site)	4	00004113

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, three hundred and twenty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Inogata-Ogawazuka Kofun 猪方小川塚古墳 Inogata-Ogawazuka kofun	Komae	designation includes excavated grave goods		35°37′32″N 139°34′37″E / 35.625569°N 139.576984°E / 35.625569; 139.576984 (Inogata-Ogawazuka Kofun)
Kitsunezuka Kofun (Shimofuda Tumulus No.6) 狐塚古墳（下布田６号墳） Kitsunezuka kofun (Shimofuda roku-gō fun)	Chōfu			35°38′43″N 139°32′57″E / 35.645272°N 139.549282°E / 35.645272; 139.549282 (Kitsunezuka Kofun)
Shimoyakebe Site 下宅部遺跡 Shimoyakebe iseki	Higashimurayama			35°45′58″N 139°27′04″E / 35.766103°N 139.451172°E / 35.766103; 139.451172 (Shimoyakebe Site)
Makino Memorial Garden (Makino Tomitarō Residence Site) 牧野記念庭園（牧野富太郎宅跡） Makino kinen teien (Makino Tomitarō taku ato)	Nerima	also a Prefectural Historic Site		35°44′48″N 139°35′07″E / 35.746582°N 139.585204°E / 35.746582; 139.585204 (Makino Memorial Garden)
Tennō-ji Five-Storey Pagoda Site 天王寺五重塔跡 Tennōji gojūnotō ato	Taitō			35°43′36″N 139°46′17″E / 35.726715°N 139.771319°E / 35.726715; 139.771319 (Tennōji Five-Storey Pagoda Site)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu Grave 徳川慶喜墓 Tokugawa Yoshinobu no haka	Taitō			35°43′24″N 139°46′19″E / 35.723409°N 139.771823°E / 35.723409; 139.771823 (Tokugawa Yoshinobu Grave)
Nakamura Fusetsu Former Residence (Calligraphy Museum) 中村不折旧宅（書道博物館） Nakamura Fusetsu kyū-taku (Shodō Hakubutsukan)	Taitō			35°43′29″N 139°46′35″E / 35.724702°N 139.776488°E / 35.724702; 139.776488 (Nakamura Fusetsu Former Residence)
Shiki-an 子規庵 Shiki-an	Taitō			35°43′28″N 139°46′35″E / 35.724422°N 139.776374°E / 35.724422; 139.776374 (Shiki-an)
Shōgon Risshi Grave 浄厳律師墓 Shōgon Risshi no haka	Taitō	at Myōgoku-in (妙極院)		35°43′01″N 139°45′53″E / 35.717008°N 139.764858°E / 35.717008; 139.764858 (Shōgon Risshi Grave)
Kitamura Kigin Grave 北村季吟墓 Kitamura Kigin no haka	Taitō	at Shōkei-ji (正慶寺)		35°42′51″N 139°45′57″E / 35.714174°N 139.765967°E / 35.714174; 139.765967 (Kitamura Kigin Grave)
Setagaya Castle Site 世田谷城跡 Setagaya-jō ato	Setagaya	castle ruin of the Sengoku period		35°23′05″N 139°23′06″E / 35.3846°N 139.3851°E / 35.3846; 139.3851 (Setagaya Castle Site)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further three hundred and forty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

Registered Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Makino Memorial Garden 牧野記念庭園（牧野富太郎宅跡） Makino kinen teien (Makino Tomitarō taku ato)	Nerima	site of the residence of Makino Tomitarō		35°44′47″N 139°35′07″E / 35.74643°N 139.58530°E / 35.74643; 139.58530 (Makino Memorial Garden)

v t e Historic Sites of Japan
Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Musashi Province
• History of Tokyo
• Tokyo National Museum
• List of museums in Tokyo
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tōkyō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Tōkyō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Tōkyō)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 東京都)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
4. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
5. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
6. 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
7. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (遺跡関係 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

• (in English) Cultural Properties in Tokyo
• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Tokyo

• History of Tokyo
• Historic Sites of Japan
• Lists of tourist attractions in Japan