Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka Amami 28°27′09″N 129°42′49″E / 28.45248667°N 129.71357363°E / 28.45248667; 129.71357363 (Ushuku Shell Mound ) 1 [1] Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun Ōsaki Kofun period tumulus Yokose kofun 31°24′48″N 131°00′54″E / 31.41338171°N 131.01489573°E / 31.41338171; 131.01489573 (Yokose kofun ) 1 2993 Former Shūseikan 旧集成館 附寺山炭窯関吉疎水溝kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumigama ato Sekiyoshi sosuikō Kagoshima inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [5] 31°37′02″N 130°34′35″E / 31.61715948°N 130.57638368°E / 31.61715948; 130.57638368 (Former Shūseikan ) 6 [2] Tomb of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka Kagoshima 31°37′14″N 130°31′39″E / 31.62068038°N 130.52748407°E / 31.62068038; 130.52748407 (Tomb of Keian ) 7 [3] Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki Minamitane Yayoi period cemetery Hirota iseki 30°25′30″N 130°58′02″E / 30.42486519°N 130.96727314°E / 30.42486519; 130.96727314 (Hirota iseki ) 1 00003581 Kōyama Castle ruins高山城 跡Kōyama-jō ato Kimotsuki Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period Kōyama-jō ato 31°19′03″N 130°57′56″E / 31.31744603°N 130.96567989°E / 31.31744603; 130.96567989 (Kōyama-jō ato ) 2 2997 Sata physic gardens site佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen Minamiōsumi Castlr ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period Sata kyū-yakuen 31°05′31″N 130°41′28″E / 31.09182253°N 130.6912078°E / 31.09182253; 130.6912078 (Sata kyū-yakuen ) 5 2985 Satsuma Kokubun-ji Site薩摩国分寺 跡Satsuma Kokubunji ato Satsumasendai provincial temple of Satsuma Province 31°49′55″N 130°18′24″E / 31.83202231°N 130.30655444°E / 31.83202231; 130.30655444 (Satsuma Kokubunji Site ) 3 [4] Shibushi Castle ruins志布志城 跡Shibushi-jō ato Shibushi Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period Shibushi-jō ato 31°29′05″N 131°06′31″E / 31.48473648°N 131.10874686°E / 31.48473648; 131.10874686 (Shibushi-jō ato ) 2 00003460 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki Ibusuki 31°13′45″N 130°38′42″E / 31.22908144°N 130.64504968°E / 31.22908144; 130.64504968 (Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site ) 1 [5] Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence 鹿児島紡績所技師館 (異人館 ) Kagoshima bōsekijo gishikan (Ijinkan) Kagoshima inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [5] 31°36′56″N 130°34′27″E / 31.61563906°N 130.57418775°E / 31.61563906; 130.57418775 (Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence ) 6 [6] Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka China 27°21′30″N 128°31′43″E / 27.35831255°N 128.52860402°E / 27.35831255; 128.52860402 (Sumiyoshi Shell Mound ) 1 [7] Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki Amami 28°19′26″N 129°31′50″E / 28.32381199°N 129.53066047°E / 28.32381199; 129.53066047 (Kominato Fuwaganeku Site ) 1 [8] Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki Kirishima Yayoi Period settlement ruins Uenohara iseki 31°42′51″N 130°48′02″E / 31.714138°N 130.800659°E / 31.714138; 130.800659 (Uenohara iseki ) 1 3228 Mount Shiroyama 城山 Shiroyama Kagoshima also a Natural Monument 31°35′49″N 130°33′01″E / 31.59687675°N 130.55019534°E / 31.59687675; 130.55019534 (Mount Shiroyama ) 2 [9] Kiyoshiki Castle Site清色城 跡Kiyoshiki-jō ato Satsumasendai 31°48′22″N 130°25′33″E / 31.80624371°N 130.42579692°E / 31.80624371; 130.42579692 (Kiyoshiki Castle Site ) 2 [10] Akagina Castle Site赤木名城 跡Akagina-jō ato Amami overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima [6] 28°27′13″N 129°40′50″E / 28.453491°N 129.680641°E / 28.453491; 129.680641 (Akagina Castle Site ) 2 [11] Ōsumi Kokubun-ji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln ruins大隅国分寺 跡附宮田ヶ岡瓦窯跡Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato Kirishima , Aira Nara period provincial temple for Ōsumi Province and associated roof tile kilns Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato 31°44′28″N 130°46′17″E / 31.741034°N 130.771347°E / 31.741034; 130.771347 (Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato ) 3 3411 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋 白銀坂 龍門司坂Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka Kagoshima , Aira , Kajiki old road network 31°45′24″N 130°40′00″E / 31.7567053°N 130.66666908°E / 31.7567053; 130.66666908 (Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka ) 6 [12] Chiran Castle Site知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato Minamikyūshū 31°22′00″N 130°26′35″E / 31.36674516°N 130.44312911°E / 31.36674516; 130.44312911 (Chiran Castle Site ) 2 [13] Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun Kimotsuki Kofun period tumulus cluster Tsukasaki kofun-gun 31°20′26″N 130°58′07″E / 31.34045315°N 130.96863426°E / 31.34045315; 130.96863426 (Tsukasaki kofun-gun ) 1 2996 Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun Higashikushira Kofun period tumulus cluster Tōjin kofun-gun 31°21′46″N 130°59′05″E / 31.3628334°N 130.98460226°E / 31.3628334; 130.98460226 (Tōjin kofun-gun ) 1 2986 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki tōki kamaato Isen 27°41′44″N 128°56′33″E / 27.69564843°N 128.94241973°E / 27.69564843; 128.94241973 (Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site ) 6 [14] Tomb of Nanbo Bunshi 南浦文之 墓Nanbo Bunshi no haka Kajiki 31°44′55″N 130°40′10″E / 31.74852845°N 130.66930857°E / 31.74852845; 130.66930857 (Tomb of Nanbobunshi ) 7 [15] Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka Kirishima Buddhist monument of uncertain origin Hayatozuka 31°44′26″N 130°44′13″E / 31.74063424°N 130.73681754°E / 31.74063424; 130.73681754 (Hayatozuka ) 3 2970 Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki Minamisatsuma 31°25′18″N 130°19′51″E / 31.42174985°N 130.33092702°E / 31.42174985; 130.33092702 (Kakoinohara Site ) 1 [16] Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū Precincts大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato Kirishima Shinto shrine, ichinomiya of Osumi Province Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato 31°45′13″N 130°44′16″E / 31.753660°N 130.737884°E / 31.753660; 130.737884 (Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato ) 3 00003825 Omonawa Shell Mound 面縄貝塚 Omonawa kaizuka Isen 27°40′26″N 128°57′55″E / 27.6738583°N 128.9652326°E / 27.6738583; 128.9652326 (Omonawa Shell Mound ) 1 [17] Gusuku Site 城久遺跡 Gusuku iseki Kikai 28°18′33″N 129°57′53″E / 28.309270°N 129.964611°E / 28.309270; 129.964611 (Gusuku Site ) [18] Kagoshima Shimazu Clan Graves 鹿児島島津家墓所 Kagoshima Shimazu-ke bosho Aira , Ibusuki , Kagoshima , Satsuma , Tarumizu 31°36′41″N 130°33′41″E / 31.611414°N 130.561408°E / 31.611414; 130.561408 (Kagoshima Shimazu Clan Graves ) 7 [19] Ata Shell Mound 阿多貝塚 Ata kaizuka Minamisatsuma 31°26′56″N 130°19′58″E / 31.448954°N 130.3327316°E / 31.448954; 130.3327316 (Ata Shell Mound ) 1 [20] Tachikiri Site -Yokomine Site 立切遺跡・横峯遺跡 Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki Nakatane , Minamitane Japanese Palaeolithic sites Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki 30°26′36″N 130°52′25″E / 30.443276°N 130.873608°E / 30.443276; 130.873608 (Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki ) 3 00004170 Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site 奄美大島要塞跡 跡Amami Ōshima yōsai ato Setouchi 28°09′05″N 129°18′43″E / 28.151438°N 129.311994°E / 28.151438; 129.311994 (Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site ) [21] Kagoshima Castle Site鹿児島城跡 Kagoshima-jō ato Kagoshima 31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E / 31.598485°N 130.554611°E / 31.598485; 130.554611 (Kagoshima Castle Site ) [22]