Must See Archaeological Sites in Japan

Katsuren Castle

Katsuren Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. In 2000, Katsuren Castle was designated as a World Heritage Site, as a part of the…

Heijō Palace

Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.

Nakagusuku Castle Ruins

Nakagusuku Castle is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan.

Dejima Dutch Trading Post

Dejima was a Portuguese and subsequently Dutch trading post at Nagasaki, Japan, from 1634 to 1854.

Kanjizaiō-in

Kanjizaiō-in was a Buddhist temple located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

Daisen Kofun

The Mozu Tombs are a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Ishibutai Kofun

Ishibutai kofun is a stone kofun or tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Emperor Tenji

Emperor Tenji, known first as Prince Katsuragi and later as Prince Nakano Ōe until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned…

Empress Shōken

Empress Dowager Shōken, born Masako Ichijō, was the wife and adviser of Emperor Meiji of Japan.

Ōuchi-juku

Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō.

Kamiyodo Haiji

Kamiyodo temple ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Hakuhō period Buddhist temple located in the Yodoe neighborhood of the…

Houheikan

The Hōheikan is a historical building and a wedding venue, located in Nakajima Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Mawaki Site

The Mawaki Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement in the Mawaki neighborhood of the city of Noto,…

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Yanagi-no-Gosho

The Yanagi Palace was the late Heian period palace complex of the Northern Fujiwara clan, the rulers of Hiraizumi, in what is now southern…

Yoshima Kofun

The Yoshima Kofun, also known as the Yoshima Matsuyama Kofun is a kofun burial mound located in the Shingū neighborhood of the city of…

Miidani Kofun Cluster

The Miidani Kofun cluster is a group of Kofun period burial mounds, located in the Yokachō Koyama neighborhood of the city of Yabu, Hyōgo…