List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tokyo)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Metropolis of Tōkyō.^[1]

As of 1 January 2021, fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^[2][3]

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 gerdens; 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

As of 1 May 2021, three hundred and twenty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]

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)		[1]
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)		[2]
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)		[3]
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)		[4]
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)		[5]
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)		[6]
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)		[7]
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)		[8]
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)		[9]
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)		[10]
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)		[11]

As of 1 May 2020, a further three hundred and forty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[5]

As of 1 January 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.^[6][7]

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)		[12]

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