Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Chūson-ji Precinct 中尊寺境内 Chūson-ji keidai Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [ 4] Chūson-ji Precinct 39°00′07″N 141°06′00″E / 39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E / 39.00186419; 141.10007091 (Chūson-ji Precinct ) 3 165 *Muryōkō-in ruins 無量光院跡 Muryōkōin ato Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [ 4] Muryōkō-in ruins 38°59′35″N 141°06′57″E / 38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E / 38.99293001; 141.1158882 (Muryōkō-in ruins ) 3 117 *Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha 毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡 Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [ 4] Mōtsū-ji Precinct 38°59′26″N 141°06′56″E / 38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E / 38.99053116; 141.11545706 (Mōtsū-ji Precinct ) 3 116 Ayaorishinden Site 綾織新田遺跡 Ayaorishinden iseki Tōno Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°19′01″N 141°17′56″E / 39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E / 39.31704513; 141.29888505 (Ayaorishinden Site ) 1 3344 Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō Ichinohe , Iwate Edo period highway 40°14′20″N 141°28′07″E / 40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E / 40.2388038; 141.46854328 (Ōshū Kaidō ) 6 00003655 Shimofunato Shell Mound 下船渡貝塚 Shimofunato kaizuka Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°02′16″N 141°43′09″E / 39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E / 39.03776484; 141.7190317 (Shimofunato Shell Mound ) 1 129 Tsunozuka Kofun 角塚古墳 Tsunozuka kofun Ōshū Kofun period tumuli Tsunozuka Kofun 39°08′29″N 141°05′37″E / 39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E / 39.14136172; 141.09374587 (Tsunozuka Kofun ) 1 168 Kabayama Site 樺山遺跡 Kabayama iseki Kitakami Jōmon period settlement Kabayama Site 39°14′32″N 141°07′48″E / 39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E / 39.24234144; 141.12987147 (Kabayama Site ) 1 163 Hashino iron mining and smelting site 橋野高炉跡 Hashino kōro ato Kamaishi oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [ 5] [ 6] Hashino Blast Furnace Site 39°20′36″N 141°40′57″E / 39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E / 39.34342274; 141.6824396 (Hashino Blast Furnace Site ) 6 157 Kinkeizan 金鶏山 Kinkeizan Hiraizumi component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [ 4] Kinkeizan 38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E / 38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E / 38.99335037; 141.10920153 (Kinkeizan ) 2,3 3428 Kunohe Castle ruins九戸城跡 Kunohe-jō ato Ninohe Muromachi period castle ruins Kunohe Castle ruins 40°16′04″N 141°18′11″E / 40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E / 40.26790019; 141.30316196 (Kunohe Castle ruins ) 2 134 Goshono site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki Ichinohe component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan [ 7] Goshono site 40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E / 40.19815136; 141.30645834 (Goshono site ) 1 169 Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 江釣子古墳群 Ezuriko kofun-gun Kitakami Kofun period tumuli Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E / 39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E / 39.29146211; 141.08231253 (Ezuriko Kofun Cluster ) 1 166 Former Residence of Takano Chōei 高野長英旧宅 Takano Chōei kyū-taku Ōshū Bakumatsu period rangaku scholar residence 39°08′30″N 141°08′28″E / 39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E / 39.14161321; 141.14100696 (Former Residence of Takano Chōei ) 8 128 Kunimisan temple ruins 国見山廃寺跡 Kunimisan Haiji ato Kitakami Heian period temple ruins Kunimisan temple ruins 39°15′48″N 141°08′32″E / 39.263443°N 141.14212°E / 39.263443; 141.14212 (Kunimisan temple ruins ) 3 3398 Honederamura Shōen ruins骨寺村荘園遺跡 Honederamura shōen iseki Ichinoseki Heian period estate ruins Honederamura Shōen Site 38°58′54″N 140°57′06″E / 38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E / 38.9817021; 140.95177743 (Honederamura Shōen Site ) 6 3415 Sakiyama Shell Mound 崎山貝塚 Sakiyama kaizuka Miyako Jōmon period shell midden Sakiyama Shell Mound 39°40′29″N 141°57′41″E / 39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E / 39.67463142; 141.96144694 (Sakiyama Shell Mound ) 1 170 Shiwa Castle ruins志波城跡 Shiwa-jō ato Morioka Heian period castle ruins Shiwa Castle ruins 39°41′08″N 141°06′22″E / 39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E / 39.68555267; 141.10624036 (Shiwa Castle ruins ) 2 167 Morioka Castle 盛岡城跡 Morioka-jō ato Morioka Edo period castle Morioka Castle 39°42′02″N 141°09′04″E / 39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E / 39.70066353; 141.15108067 (Morioka Castle ) 2 141 Ōsuzukami Site 大清水上遺跡 Ōsuzukami iseki Ōshū Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°06′47″N 140°57′14″E / 39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E / 39.11310698; 140.95390454 (Ōsuzukami Site ) 1 00003597 Ōhora Shell Mound 大洞貝塚 Ōhora kaizuka Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°04′01″N 141°44′40″E / 39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E / 39.06681149; 141.74457859 (Ōhora Shell Mound ) 1 3299 Takonoura Shell Mound 蛸ノ浦貝塚 Takonoura kaizuka Ōfunato Jōmon period shell midden 39°02′08″N 141°44′23″E / 39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E / 39.0356528; 141.7398608 (Takonoura Shell Mound ) 1 130 Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 Takkoku-no-Iwaya Hiraizumi Heian period Buddhist site Takkoku-no-Iwaya 38°58′08″N 141°03′29″E / 38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E / 38.96901282; 141.0581363 (Takkoku-no-Iwaya ) 3 3414 Isawa Castle Site胆沢城跡 Isawa-jō ato Ōshū Heian period castle ruins Isawa Castle Site 39°10′51″N 141°08′07″E / 39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E / 39.18075357; 141.13514156 (Isawa Castle Site ) 2 118 Nakazawahama Shell Mound 中沢浜貝塚 Nakazawahama kaizuka Rikuzentakata Jōmon period shell midden 38°57′16″N 141°41′39″E / 38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E / 38.95441924; 141.69403949 (Nakazawahama Shell Mound ) 1 131 Tokutan Castle ruins徳丹城跡 Tokutan-jō ato Yahaba Heian period castle ruins Tokutan Castle ruins 39°36′28″N 141°10′21″E / 39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E / 39.60777681; 141.17236734 (Tokutan Castle ruins ) 2 159 Nanbu-Date border mounds 南部領伊達領境塚 Nanbu-ryō Date-ryō Kitakami , Kanegasaki Edo period border markers 39°15′53″N 141°03′03″E / 39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E / 39.26466287; 141.05074033 (Nambu-Date border mounds ) 2 3252 Hatten Site 八天遺跡 Hatten iseki Kitakami Jōmon period settlement ruins 39°19′44″N 141°09′26″E / 39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E / 39.32894584; 141.15726166 (Hatten Site ) 1 164 Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi 柳之御所・平泉遺跡群 Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun Hiraizumi , Ōshū designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara temple ruins (長者ヶ原廃寺跡 and Shirotoridate ruins (白鳥舘遺跡 , which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology"[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Yanagi-no-Gosho 38°59′37″N 141°07′09″E / 38.993611°N 141.119167°E / 38.993611; 141.119167 (Yanagi-no-Gosho ) 2 171 Tonomi Palisade ruins鳥海柵跡 Tonomi-no-saku iseki Kanegasaki Heian period castle ruins Tonomi Palisade ruins 39°11′22″N 141°06′52″E / 39.18949°N 141.11450°E / 39.18949; 141.11450 (Tonomi Palisade ruins ) 2 00003816 Yakata Site 屋形遺跡 Yakata iseki Kamaishi 39°10′54″N 141°53′43″E / 39.18165°N 141.89514°E / 39.18165; 141.89514 (Yakata Site ) 1 00004110 Kuriki Iron Mine Site栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato Sumita 39°10′05″N 141°25′08″E / 39.16816°N 141.41888°E / 39.16816; 141.41888 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site ) 6 00004139 Nabekura Castle Site鍋倉城 跡Nabekura-jō ato Tōno 39°19′35″N 141°31′38″E / 39.326250°N 141.527311°E / 39.326250; 141.527311 (Nabekura Castle Site ) 2 00004171 Kuroyama Old Cave Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki Kunohe 40°14′14″N 141°23′27″E / 40.237354°N 141.390856°E / 40.237354; 141.390856 (Kuroyama Old Cave Site ) [1] 
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