List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Wakayama.^[1]

As of 17 June 2022, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster 岩橋千塚古墳群 Iwasesenzuka kofun-gun	Wakayama	Kofun period tumuli cluster		34°13′31″N 135°13′35″E / 34.22535457°N 135.22650145°E / 34.22535457; 135.22650145 (Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster)	1	[1]
Isoma Rock Shelter Site 磯間岩陰遺跡 Isoma iwakage iseki	Tanabe	Kofun period grave site		33°43′17″N 135°23′00″E / 33.72127783°N 135.3832557°E / 33.72127783; 135.3832557 (Isoma Rock Shelter Site)	1	[2]
Shimosato Kofun 下里古墳 Shimosato kofun	Nachikatsuura	Kofun period tumulus		33°35′03″N 135°55′22″E / 33.58415868°N 135.92264581°E / 33.58415868; 135.92264581 (Shimosato Kofun)	1	[3]
Kii Kokubun-ji ruins 紀伊国分寺跡 Kii Kokubunji ato	Kinokawa	Nara period provincial temple of Kii Province		34°16′08″N 135°20′22″E / 34.26881215°N 135.33937812°E / 34.26881215; 135.33937812 (Kii Kokubunji Site)	3	[4]
Former Nate-juku Honjin 旧名手宿本陣 Kyū-Nate-juku honjin	Kinokawa	Edo Period Honjin		34°16′33″N 135°26′09″E / 34.27596902°N 135.43572635°E / 34.27596902; 135.43572635 (Former Nate-juku Honjin)	6	[5]
Kongōbu-ji Precinct 金剛峯寺境内 Kongōbuji keidai	Kōya	head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism with multiple National Treasures; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]		34°12′47″N 135°34′47″E / 34.21309528°N 135.57971061°E / 34.21309528; 135.57971061 (Kongōbuji Precinct)	3	[6]
Hiromura Embankment 広村堤防 Hiromura teibō	Hirogawa	Edo period seawall		34°01′35″N 135°10′14″E / 34.02628096°N 135.17054705°E / 34.02628096; 135.17054705 (Hiromura Embankment)	6	[7]
Kōzanji Shell Mound 高山寺貝塚 Kōzanji kaizuka	Tanabe	Jōmon period shell midden		33°44′24″N 135°22′42″E / 33.73992211°N 135.37828182°E / 33.73992211; 135.37828182 (Kōzanji Shell Mound)	1	[8]
Kōyasan Chōishi 高野山町石 Kōyasan chōishi	Kōya, Katsuragi, Kudoyama	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]		34°13′34″N 135°32′16″E / 34.22604038°N 135.53779234°E / 34.22604038; 135.53779234 (Kōyasan Chōishi)	3, 6	[9]
Negoro-ji Precinct 根来寺境内 Negoroji keidai	Iwade	noted Buddhist temple		34°17′15″N 135°19′04″E / 34.28744537°N 135.31780333°E / 34.28744537; 135.31780333 (Negoroji Precinct)	3	[10]
Misuji temple ruins Pagoda site 三栖廃寺塔跡 Misu Haiji tō ato	Tanabe	Asuka period temple ruins		33°44′14″N 135°25′00″E / 33.73711595°N 135.41653021°E / 33.73711595; 135.41653021 (Misu Haiji Pagoda Site)	3	[11]
Shikagō Ichirizuka 四箇郷一里塚 Shikagō ichirizuka	Wakayama	Edo period road marker		34°14′42″N 135°12′03″E / 34.24498517°N 135.20078714°E / 34.24498517; 135.20078714 (Shikagō Ichirizuka)	6	[12]
Ueno temple ruins Site 上野廃寺跡 Ueno Haiji ato	Wakayama	Asuka period temple ruins		34°16′29″N 135°15′15″E / 34.27460766°N 135.25430508°E / 34.27460766; 135.25430508 (Ueno Haiji Site)	3	[13]
Shingū Castle ruins and Mizuno clan cemetery 新宮城跡附水野家墓所 Shingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho	Shingū	Edo Period castle and daimyō cemetery		33°43′05″N 135°59′08″E / 33.71793361°N 135.98564486°E / 33.71793361; 135.98564486 (Shingū Castle Site and Mizuno Clan Graves)	2, 7	[14]
Nishi Kokubun pagoda site 西国分塔跡 Nishi Kokubun tō ato	Iwade	Asuka period temple ruins		34°15′57″N 135°19′53″E / 34.26596199°N 135.33145028°E / 34.26596199; 135.33145028 (Nishi Kokubun Pagoda Site)	3	[15]
Ōtani Kofun 大谷古墳 Ōtani kofun	Wakayama	Kofun period tumulus		34°15′42″N 135°10′35″E / 34.26161825°N 135.17634967°E / 34.26161825; 135.17634967 (Ōtani Kofun)	1	[16]
Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct 丹生都比売神社境内 Nyūtsuhime Jinja keidai	Katsuragi	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range[5][6]		34°15′30″N 135°31′27″E / 34.25833976°N 135.52425715°E / 34.25833976; 135.52425715 (Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct)	3	[17]
Dōjō-ji Precinct 道成寺境内 Dōjōji keidai	Hidakagawa	noted Buddhist temple		33°54′52″N 135°10′28″E / 33.914516°N 135.174561°E / 33.914516; 135.174561 (Dōjōji Precinct)	3	[18]
Hamaguchi Goryō grave 浜口梧陵墓 Hamaguchi Goryō no haka	Hirogawa	Bakumatsu period local administrator		34°01′16″N 135°10′05″E / 34.02102815°N 135.16814668°E / 34.02102815; 135.16814668 (Hamaguchi Goryō Grave)	7	[19]
Myōe Kishū Cenotaphs 明恵紀州遺跡率都婆 Myōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba	Arida, Yuasa, Aridagawa	relics associated with Kamakura period Buddhist monk		34°04′18″N 135°09′35″E / 34.07174983°N 135.15972962°E / 34.07174983; 135.15972962 (Myōe Kishū Sites and Tōba)	3, 7	[20]
Narugami Shell Mound 鳴神貝塚 Narugami kaizuka	Wakayama	Jōmon period shell midden		34°13′50″N 135°12′42″E / 34.23057523°N 135.21179749°E / 34.23057523; 135.21179749 (Narugami Shell Mound)	1	[21]
Wakayama Castle 和歌山城 Wakayama-jō	Wakayama	Edo period Castle		34°13′39″N 135°10′16″E / 34.22753836°N 135.17109892°E / 34.22753836; 135.17109892 (Wakayama Castle)	2	[22]
Kishū Tokugawa clan cemetery 和歌山藩主徳川家墓所 Wakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho	Kainan	Edo period daimyō cemetery at Chōhō-ji		34°06′32″N 135°10′01″E / 34.10895802°N 135.16707259°E / 34.10895802; 135.16707259 (Wakayama Domain Tokugawa Clan Graves)	7	[23]
Kumano Sanzan 熊野三山 Kumano sanzan	Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura	designation includes an area of Kihō in Mie Prefecture		33°43′37″N 135°58′55″E / 33.72693148°N 135.98189923°E / 33.72693148; 135.98189923 (Kumano Sanzan)	3	[24]
Ōmine Okugakemichi 大峯奥駈道 Ōmine okugakemichi	Tanabe, Shingū	trail inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes areas of Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, and Gojō in Nara Prefecture		34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E / 34.22400209°N 135.95521982°E / 34.22400209; 135.95521982 (Ōmine Okugakemichi)	3, 6	[25]
Kumano Sankeimichi 熊野参詣道 Kumano sankeimichi	Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, Kōya	trails inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List among the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range;[5][6] designation includes the Nakahechi (中辺路), Ōhechi (大辺路), Kohechi (小辺路), Iseji (伊勢路), Kumano River (熊野川), Shichirimi-hama (七里御浜), and Hano-no-Iwa (花の窟) and areas of Nosegawa and Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture		33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E / 33.90166772°N 135.80310716°E / 33.90166772; 135.80310716 (Kumano Sankeimichi)	3, 6	[26]
Atagi Clan Fortified Residence Site 安宅氏城館跡 Atagi-shi jōkan ato	Shirahama			33°34′45″N 135°27′52″E / 33.579192°N 135.464383°E / 33.579192; 135.464383 (Atagi Clan Fortified Residence Site)	2	[27]
Suiken Embankment 水軒堤防 Suiken teibō	Wakayama	Edo period seawall		34°12′13″N 135°09′14″E / 34.203680°N 135.153775°E / 34.203680; 135.153775 (Suiken Embankment)	6	[28]
Kashinozaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck Site 樫野埼灯台及びエルトゥールル号遭難事件遺跡 Kashinozaki tōdai oyobi Erutūruru-gō sōnan jiken iseki	Kushimoto	early Meiji period lighthouse		33°28′13″N 135°51′39″E / 33.4704028°N 135.860883°E / 33.4704028; 135.860883 (Kashinozaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck Site)	6, 9	[29]
Yuasa Fortified Residence Sites 湯浅党城館跡 Yuasa jōkan ato	Aridagawa, Yuasa	late Heian through Nanboku-chō period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of Yuasa Castle (湯浅城跡) and Fujinami Fortified Residence (藤並館跡)		34°02′09″N 135°11′38″E / 34.035697°N 135.193811°E / 34.035697; 135.193811 (Yuasa Fortified Residence Sites)	2, 6, 9	[30]
Shingū Shimohonmachi Site 新宮下本町遺跡 Shingū Shimohonmachi iseki	Shingū			33°43′51″N 135°59′21″E / 33.7307°N 135.9892°E / 33.7307; 135.9892 (Shingū Shimohonmachi Site)		[31]

As of 1 April 2022, one hundred and one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ohara Tōdō Grave 小原桃洞墓 Ohara Tōdō haka	Wakayama	at Daion-ji (大恩寺)		34°13′12″N 135°10′23″E / 34.219947°N 135.173141°E / 34.219947; 135.173141 (Ohara Tōdō Grave)		for all refs see [32]
Kanō Morohira Grave 加納諸平墓 Kanō Morohira haka	Wakayama			34°13′48″N 135°09′51″E / 34.230085°N 135.164066°E / 34.230085; 135.164066 (Kanō Morohira Grave)
Kawanabe Ōji Site 川辺王子跡 Kawanabe ōji ato	Wakayama			34°16′06″N 135°15′12″E / 34.268289°N 135.253249°E / 34.268289; 135.253249 (Kawanabe Ōji Site)
Kamayama Kofun Cluster 釜山古墳群 Kamayama kofun-gun	Wakayama			34°15′44″N 135°08′09″E / 34.262311°N 135.135773°E / 34.262311; 135.135773 (Kamayama Kofun Cluster)
Okayama-no-Jishōdō Bell Tower 岡山の時鐘堂 Okayama no jishōdō	Wakayama			34°13′32″N 135°10′21″E / 34.225465°N 135.172566°E / 34.225465; 135.172566 (Okayama-no-Jishōdō Bell Tower)
Yamaguchi Haiji Site 山口廃寺跡 Yamaguchi Haiji ato	Wakayama			34°16′31″N 135°16′12″E / 34.275158°N 135.269916°E / 34.275158; 135.269916 (Yamaguchi Haiji Site)
Shakanokoshi Kofun 車駕之古址古墳 Shakanokoshi kofun	Wakayama			34°15′45″N 135°08′03″E / 34.262612°N 135.134251°E / 34.262612; 135.134251 (Shakanokoshi Kofun)
Saikazaki Battery 雑賀崎台場 Saikazaki daiba	Wakayama			34°11′37″N 135°08′24″E / 34.193642°N 135.139933°E / 34.193642; 135.139933 (Saikazaki Battery)
Wakanoura 和歌の浦 Saikazaki daiba	Wakayama	designation includes Mount Tengu (奠供山), Tamamatsushima Jinja Precinct (玉津島神社境内地), Tenman Jinja Precinct (天満神社境内地), Tōshō-gū Precinct (東照宮境内地), Mount Imose and Sandan Bridge (妹背山と三断橋), Ashibeya-Asahiya Site and Mount Kagami (芦辺屋・朝日屋跡と鏡山), Mitaraiike Park (御手洗池公園), Shiogama Jinja Precinct (塩竃神社境内地), and Furobashi (不老橋); also a national Place of Scenic Beauty		34°11′12″N 135°10′22″E / 34.186774°N 135.172741°E / 34.186774; 135.172741 (Wakanoura)
Hirai No.1 Tumulus and Hirai Haniwa Kiln Sites 平井1号墳及び平井埴輪窯跡群 Hirai ichi-gō fun oyobi Hirai haniwa kama ato-gun	Wakayama			34°15′46″N 135°10′14″E / 34.262703°N 135.170578°E / 34.262703; 135.170578 (Hirai No.1 Tumulus and Hirai Haniwa Kiln Sites)
Matsushiro Ōji Site 松代王子跡 Matsushiro ōji ato	Kainan			34°09′19″N 135°13′27″E / 34.155371°N 135.224237°E / 34.155371; 135.224237 (Matsushiro Ōji Site)
Haraido Ōji Site 祓戸王子跡 Haraido ōji ato	Kainan			34°08′52″N 135°12′54″E / 34.147669°N 135.215105°E / 34.147669; 135.215105 (Haraido Ōji Site)
Muroyama Kofun 室山古墳 Muroyama kofun	Kainan			34°10′N 135°13′E / 34.16°N 135.21°E / 34.16; 135.21 (Muroyama Kofun)
Tokorozaka Ōji Site 所阪王子跡 Tokorozaka ōji ato	Kainan			34°07′28″N 135°11′45″E / 34.124348°N 135.195827°E / 34.124348; 135.195827 (Tokorozaka Ōji Site)
Myōshū Shōnin Mausoleum 明秀上人廟所 Myōshū Shōnin byōsho	Kainan			34°07′41″N 135°12′31″E / 34.128179°N 135.208594°E / 34.128179; 135.208594 (Myōshū Shōnin Mausoleum)
Mera Kofun 女良古墳 Mera kofun	Kainan			34°07′51″N 135°08′46″E / 34.130883°N 135.146177°E / 34.130883; 135.146177 (Mera Kofun)
Matsusaka Ōji Site 松坂王子跡 Matsusaka ōji ato	Kainan			34°07′28″N 135°11′45″E / 34.124348°N 135.195827°E / 34.124348; 135.195827 (Matsusaka Ōji Site)
Kitsumoto Ōji Site 橘本王子跡 Kitsumoto ōji ato	Kainan			34°07′42″N 135°11′42″E / 34.128238°N 135.194978°E / 34.128238; 135.194978 (Kitsumoto Ōji Site)
Fukushō-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) 福勝寺境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路) Fukushōji keidai (Kumano sankei-michi Kiiji)	Kainan			34°07′44″N 135°11′35″E / 34.128768°N 135.193165°E / 34.128768; 135.193165 (Fukushōji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji))
Hanaoka Seishū Grave Stele 華岡青洲の墓碑 Hanaoka Seishū no bohi	Kinokawa			34°16′57″N 135°26′27″E / 34.282486°N 135.440743°E / 34.282486; 135.440743 (Hanaoka Seishū Grave Stele)
Morita Sessai Grave Site 森田節斎翁墓地 Morita Sessai-ō no bochi	Kinokawa			34°15′32″N 135°25′19″E / 34.258780°N 135.421818°E / 34.258780; 135.421818 (Morita Sessai Grave Site)
Maruyama Kofun 丸山古墳 Maruyama kofun	Kinokawa			34°12′59″N 135°18′36″E / 34.216277°N 135.309989°E / 34.216277; 135.309989 (Maruyama Kofun)
Toya Shinemon Grave Site 戸谷新右衛門の墓地 Toya Shinemon no bochi	Hashimoto			34°19′N 135°35′E / 34.31°N 135.59°E / 34.31; 135.59 (Toya Shinemon Grave Site)
Konono Haiji Pagoda Site 神野々廃寺塔跡 Konono haiji tō ato	Hashimoto			34°18′28″N 135°34′42″E / 34.307828°N 135.578352°E / 34.307828; 135.578352 (Konono Haiji Pagoda Site)
Nagoso Haiji Site 名古曽廃寺跡 Nagoso haiji ato	Hashimoto			34°18′39″N 135°33′54″E / 34.310969°N 135.565030°E / 34.310969; 135.565030 (Nagoso Haiji Site)
Misasagiyama Kofun 陵山古墳 Misasagiyama kofun	Hashimoto			34°19′14″N 135°36′47″E / 34.320666°N 135.613098°E / 34.320666; 135.613098 (Misasagiyama Kofun)
Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi Grave 大畑才蔵勝善の墓 Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi no haka	Hashimoto			34°17′N 135°35′E / 34.29°N 135.58°E / 34.29; 135.58 (Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi Grave)
Suda Hachiman Jinja Sutra Mound 隅田八幡神社経塚 Suda Hachiman Jinja kyōzuka	Hashimoto			34°20′01″N 135°38′45″E / 34.333562°N 135.645697°E / 34.333562; 135.645697 (Suda Hachiman Jinja Sutra Mound)
Nagoso Cremation Tombs 名古曽火葬墓 Nagoso kasōbo	Hashimoto			34°18′46″N 135°34′00″E / 34.312748°N 135.566699°E / 34.312748; 135.566699 (Nagoso Cremation Tombs)
Jōfuku-ji Precinct (Kōya Sankeimichi Kurokomichi) 定福寺境内(高野参詣道黒河道) Jōfukuji keidai (Kōya Sankei-michi Kuroko-michi)	Hashimoto			34°18′32″N 135°36′46″E / 34.308845°N 135.612649°E / 34.308845; 135.612649 (Jōfukuji Precinct (Kōya Sankeimichi Kurokomichi))
Mediaeval Agricultural Water Supply Mongakuyu 中世農耕用水路文覚井 Chūsei nōkō yōsuiro Mongakuyu	Katsuragi			34°17′30″N 135°28′09″E / 34.291786°N 135.469143°E / 34.291786; 135.469143 (Mediaeval Agricultural Water Supply Mongakuyu)
Mitanizaka 三谷坂 Mitanizaka	Katsuragi			34°17′N 135°31′E / 34.28°N 135.52°E / 34.28; 135.52 (Mitanizaka)
Saya-dera Site 佐野寺跡 Saya-dera ato	Katsuragi			34°17′46″N 135°29′20″E / 34.296063°N 135.488782°E / 34.296063; 135.488782 (Saya-dera Site)
Sanada Yashiki Site 真田屋敷跡 Sanada yashiki ato	Kudoyama			34°17′27″N 135°33′35″E / 34.290744°N 135.559779°E / 34.290744; 135.559779 (Sanada Yashiki Site)
Toyotomi Clan Grave Site 豊臣家墓所 Toyotomi-ke bosho	Kōya			34°13′15″N 135°36′20″E / 34.220733°N 135.605417°E / 34.220733; 135.605417 (Toyotomi Clan Grave Site)
Zen Nun Jōchi Stele 禅尼上智碑 Zen-ni Jōchi ishibumi	Kōya			34°13′02″N 135°36′10″E / 34.217306°N 135.602773°E / 34.217306; 135.602773 (Zen Nun Jōchi Stele)
Memorial Stele to the Enemy and Allied War Dead During the Imjin War 高麗陣敵味方戦死者供養碑 Kōrai-jin teki mikata senshi-sha kuyō-hi	Kōya			34°13′05″N 135°36′13″E / 34.217932°N 135.603647°E / 34.217932; 135.603647 (Memorial Stele to the Enemy and Allied War Dead During the Imjin War)
Sūgen (Husband and Wife) Stone Gorintō 崇源夫人五輪石塔 Sūgen fujin gorin sekitō	Kōya			34°13′09″N 135°36′15″E / 34.219266°N 135.604232°E / 34.219266; 135.604232 (Sūgen (Husband and Wife) Stone Gorintō)
Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori Grave Site 武田信玄・武田勝頼墓地 Takeda Shingen・Takeda Katsuyori bochi	Kōya			34°12′59″N 135°35′54″E / 34.216367°N 135.598375°E / 34.216367; 135.598375 (Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori Grave Site)
Itogamura Ichirizuka 糸我村の一里塚 Itogamura ichirizuka	Arida
Hajikami Kofun 椒の古墳 Hajikami no kofun	Arida			34°06′21″N 135°07′13″E / 34.105889°N 135.120354°E / 34.105889; 135.120354 (Hajikami Kofun)
Kishū Mikan Place of Origin 「紀州みかん」最初の地附紀州柑橘剏祖之碑 "Kishū mikan" saisho no chi tsuketari Kishū kankitsu shōso no hi	Arida	designation includes a stele to the progenitor of Kishū Citreae		34°03′58″N 135°10′57″E / 34.066058°N 135.182402°E / 34.066058; 135.182402 (Kishū Mikan Place of Origin)
Kumezaki Ōji Site 久米崎王子跡 Kumezaki ōji ato	Yuasa			34°01′41″N 135°11′00″E / 34.028114°N 135.183250°E / 34.028114; 135.183250 (Kumezaki Ōji Site)
Myōe Shōnin Site Karumo-jima 明恵上人遺跡　刈藻島 Myōe Shōnin iseki Karumo-jima	Yuasa			34°01′52″N 135°07′53″E / 34.031159°N 135.131435°E / 34.031159; 135.131435 (Myōe Shōnin Site Karumo-jima)
Jinsen-ji "Records of Experience of the Great Earthquake and Tsunami" Stele 深専寺「大地震津波心得の記」碑 Jinsenji "dai-jishin tsunami kokoroe no ki" hi	Yuasa			34°02′05″N 135°10′38″E / 34.034651°N 135.177281°E / 34.034651; 135.177281 (Jinsenji "Records of Experience of the Great Earthquake and Tsunami" Stele)
Sakasagawa Ōji 逆川王子 Sakasagawa ōji	Yuasa			34°02′59″N 135°11′00″E / 34.049686°N 135.183456°E / 34.049686; 135.183456 (Sakasagawa Ōji)
Shōraku-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) 勝楽寺境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路) Shōrakuji keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)	Yuasa			34°01′47″N 135°11′00″E / 34.029673°N 135.183365°E / 34.029673; 135.183365 (Shōrakuji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji))
Itoga Pass 糸我峠 Itoga-tōge	Yuasa
Taikyū Shrine 耐久社 Taikyū-sha	Hirogawa			34°01′28″N 135°10′11″E / 34.024500°N 135.169610°E / 34.024500; 135.169610 (Taikyū Shrine)
Hamaguchi Goryō Stele 濱口梧陵碑 Hamaguchi Goryō hi	Hirogawa			34°01′06″N 135°10′31″E / 34.018327°N 135.175341°E / 34.018327; 135.175341 (Hamaguchi Goryō Stele)
Hōtō and Hōkyōintō 奥の宝塔及び宝篋印塔 Oku no hōtō oyobi hōkyōintō	Aridagawa
Nakisawame Kofun 泣沢女の古墳 Nakisawame no kofun	Aridagawa			34°03′48″N 135°12′20″E / 34.063346°N 135.205496°E / 34.063346; 135.205496 (Nakisawame Kofun)
Toya Castle Site 鳥屋城址 Toya-jōshi	Aridagawa			34°03′49″N 135°16′20″E / 34.063494°N 135.272220°E / 34.063494; 135.272220 (Toya Castle Site)
Sōgi Hōshi Residence Site 宗祇法師屋敷跡 Sōgi hōshi yashiki ato	Aridagawa			34°03′46″N 135°12′36″E / 34.062739°N 135.210122°E / 34.062739; 135.210122 (Sōgi Hōshi Residence Site)
Higashiōtani Sutra Mound Site 東大谷経塚遺跡附和鏡 Higashiōtani kyōzuka iseki tsuketari wakyō	Aridagawa	designation includes a Japanese-style mirror
Iwauchi Kofun Cluster 岩内古墳群 Iwauchi kofun-gun	Gobō			33°53′18″N 135°10′27″E / 33.888347°N 135.174161°E / 33.888347; 135.174161 (Iwauchi Kofun Cluster)
Hotokeido and Former Ueno Ōji Site (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) 仏井戸・上野王子旧地(熊野参詣道紀伊路) Hotokeido・Ueno Ōji kyū-chi (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)	Gobō			33°49′39″N 135°11′04″E / 33.827633°N 135.184549°E / 33.827633; 135.184549 (Hotokeido and Former Ueno Ōji Site (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji))
Kameyama Castle Site 亀山城跡 Kameyama-jō ato	Gobō			33°54′39″N 135°09′17″E / 33.910963°N 135.154661°E / 33.910963; 135.154661 (Kameyama Castle Site)
Tokuhon Shōnin Birthplace 徳本上人誕生遺跡 Tokuhon Shōnin tanjō iseki	Hidaka			33°55′47″N 135°05′55″E / 33.929835°N 135.098643°E / 33.929835; 135.098643 (Tokuhon Shōnin Birthplace)
Taie Ōji Site 高家王子跡 Taie ōji ato	Hidaka			33°56′04″N 135°08′25″E / 33.934513°N 135.140245°E / 33.934513; 135.140245 (Taie Ōji Site)
Mukaiyama Kofun 向山古墳 Mukaiyama kofun	Hidaka
Benzaitenyama Kofun 辨財天山古墳 Benzaitenyama kofun	Hidaka
Nyakuichiōji Jinja Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) 若一王子神社境内(熊野参詣道紀伊路) Nyakuichiōji Jinja keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)	Hidaka			33°55′20″N 135°05′04″E / 33.922287°N 135.084569°E / 33.922287; 135.084569 (Nyakuichiōji Jinja Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji))
Sonkō-ji 尊光寺 Sonkōji	Hidakagawa			33°55′33″N 135°11′09″E / 33.925961°N 135.185853°E / 33.925961; 135.185853 (Sonkōji)
Iwashiro Musubi-Matsu 岩代の結松 Iwashiro musubi-matsu	Minabe			33°47′00″N 135°16′17″E / 33.783316°N 135.271459°E / 33.783316; 135.271459 (Iwashiro Musubi-Matsu)
Iwashiro Ōji Site 高家王子跡 Iwashiro ōji ato	Minabe			33°46′51″N 135°16′39″E / 33.780816°N 135.277474°E / 33.780816; 135.277474 (Iwashiro Ōji Site)
Senri Ōji Site 千里王子跡 Senri ōji ato	Minabe			33°46′21″N 135°17′40″E / 33.772502°N 135.294351°E / 33.772502; 135.294351 (Senri Ōji Site)
Minabe Ōji Site 三鍋王子跡 Minabe ōji ato	Minabe			33°46′13″N 135°19′13″E / 33.770247°N 135.320209°E / 33.770247; 135.320209 (Minabe Ōji Site)
Nakayama Ōji Site 中山王子跡 Nakayama ōji ato	Inami			33°47′51″N 135°14′54″E / 33.797553°N 135.248265°E / 33.797553; 135.248265 (Nakayama Ōji Site)
Kirimezaki Burial Mound 切目崎塚穴 Kirimezaki tsukaana	Inami			33°46′56″N 135°14′08″E / 33.782298°N 135.235689°E / 33.782298; 135.235689 (Kirimezaki Burial Mound)
Kiribe Ōji Site 切部王子跡 Kiribe ōji ato	Inami			33°48′09″N 135°13′54″E / 33.802571°N 135.231644°E / 33.802571; 135.231644 (Kiribe Ōji Site)
Detachi Ōji Site 出立王子跡 Detachi ōji ato	Tanabe			33°44′02″N 135°22′09″E / 33.733905°N 135.369138°E / 33.733905; 135.369138 (Detachi Ōji Site)
Chikatsuyu Hōtō 近露の宝塔 Chikatsuyu hōtō	Tanabe
Nonagase Clan-Yokoya Clan Grave Site 野長瀬氏・横矢氏一族の墓所 Nonagase-shi Yokoya-shi ichizoku no bosho	Tanabe			33°48′59″N 135°36′33″E / 33.816263°N 135.609273°E / 33.816263; 135.609273 (Nonagase Clan-Yokoya Clan Grave Site)
Kuroda Jubee Grave 畔田十兵衛墓 Kuroda Jubee no haka	Tanabe
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Lodging Site Motomiya Takenobō Yashiki Site 中世行幸御宿泊所 本宮竹の坊屋敷跡 Chūsei gyōkō goshukuhakujo Motomiya Takenobō yashiki ato	Tanabe			33°50′08″N 135°46′20″E / 33.835653°N 135.772181°E / 33.835653; 135.772181 (Motomiya Takenobō Yashiki Site)
Ayukawa Ōji Site 鮎川王子跡 Ayukawa ōji ato	Tanabe			33°43′52″N 135°29′13″E / 33.731139°N 135.486974°E / 33.731139; 135.486974 (Ayukawa Ōji Site)
Cliff Buddha Name Stele (So-called Ippen Shōnin Buddha Name Stone) 磨崖名号碑(伝一遍上人名号石) Magai myōgō hi (den-Ippen Shōnin myōgō ishi)	Tanabe			33°49′46″N 135°45′28″E / 33.829554°N 135.757662°E / 33.829554; 135.757662 (Cliff Buddha Name Stele (So-called Ippen Shōnin Buddha Name Stone))
Hosshinmon Ōji Site 発心門王子跡付南無房堂跡 Hosshinmon ōji ato tsuketari Namu Hōdō ato	Tanabe	designation includes the Namu Hōdō Site		33°51′42″N 135°43′14″E / 33.861761°N 135.720693°E / 33.861761; 135.720693 (Hosshinmon Ōji Site)
Tenchūgumi Shishi Imprisonment Storehouse 天誅組志士幽閉の倉 Tenchūgumi shishi yūhei no kura	Tanabe
Aku River Thousand Buddhas 安久川の千躰仏 Aku-gawa no sentaibutsu	Shirahama			34°14′50″N 135°18′43″E / 34.247147°N 135.311863°E / 34.247147; 135.311863 (Aku River Thousand Buddhas)
Hisamezuka Kofun 火雨塚古墳 Hisamezuka kofun	Shirahama			33°41′08″N 135°20′36″E / 33.685621°N 135.343456°E / 33.685621; 135.343456 (Hisamezuka Kofun)
Aku River Burial Mound 安久川の塚穴 Aku-gawa no tsukaana	Shirahama
Ichinose Ōji Site 一瀬王子跡 Ichinose ōji ato	Kamitonda			33°42′59″N 135°28′36″E / 33.716327°N 135.476651°E / 33.716327; 135.476651 (Ichinose Ōji Site)
Hama Ōji Site 浜王子跡 Hama ōji ato	Shingū			33°43′02″N 136°00′08″E / 33.717096°N 136.002119°E / 33.717096; 136.002119 (Hama Ōji Site)
Sano Ōji Site 佐野王子跡 Sano ōji ato	Shingū			33°40′20″N 135°58′16″E / 33.672279°N 135.970999°E / 33.672279; 135.970999 (Sano Ōji Site)
Stele Inscribed with the Lotus Sutra 書写妙法蓮華印塔 Shosha Myōhō Renge intō	Shingū			33°43′40″N 135°59′07″E / 33.727754°N 135.985381°E / 33.727754; 135.985381 (Stele Inscribed with the Lotus Sutra)
Kamikurayama Steps and Dismounting Marker 神倉山付石段「下馬」標石 Kamikurayama tsuki ishidan "geba" hyōseki	Shingū			33°43′20″N 135°58′58″E / 33.722149°N 135.982779°E / 33.722149; 135.982779 (Kamikurayama Steps and Dismounting Marker)
Ippen Shōnin Name Stele Erection Site 一遍上人名号碑建立之地 Ippen Shōnin myōgō hi konryū no chi	Shingū			33°48′31″N 135°49′58″E / 33.808529°N 135.832802°E / 33.808529; 135.832802 (Ippen Shōnin Name Stele Erection Site)
Yamagami Fudōdō Site 山上不動堂跡 Yamagami Fudōdō ato	Nachikatsuura			33°40′39″N 135°53′21″E / 33.677579°N 135.889261°E / 33.677579; 135.889261 (Yamagami Fudōdō Site)
Emperor Kameyama Sotoba Erection Site 亀山天皇御卒塔婆建立地跡 Kameyama tennō gosotoba konryū-chi ato	Nachikatsuura	at Kumano Nachi Taisha		33°40′07″N 135°53′23″E / 33.668717°N 135.889782°E / 33.668717; 135.889782 (Emperor Kameyama Sotoba Erection Site)
Hanayama Hōō Confinement Site 花山法皇御籠所跡 Hanayama hōō gokago-sho ato	Nachikatsuura	at Kumano Nachi Taisha		33°40′07″N 135°53′23″E / 33.668717°N 135.889782°E / 33.668717; 135.889782 (Hanayama Hōō Confinement Site)
Tafuke Ōji Site 多富気王子跡 Tafuke ōji ato	Nachikatsuura			33°40′17″N 135°53′55″E / 33.671444°N 135.898658°E / 33.671444; 135.898658 (Tafuke Ōji Site)
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Enlightened Lodging Site 中世行幸啓御泊所跡 Chūsei gyōkō-kei goshukuhakujo	Nachikatsuura	at Seiganto-ji		33°40′09″N 135°53′24″E / 33.669145°N 135.889919°E / 33.669145; 135.889919 (Motomiya Takenobō Yashiki Site)
Daitai-ji Stele 大泰寺の板碑 Daitaiji no itabi	Nachikatsuura			33°35′22″N 135°54′09″E / 33.589402°N 135.902443°E / 33.589402; 135.902443 (Daitaiji Stele)
Whaling Pioneer Wada Yorimoto Grave 捕鯨の祖和田頼元墓 Hogei no oya Wada Yorimoto no haka	Taiji
Ertuğrul Shipwreck Sites エルトゥールル号事件関連遺跡群 Erutūruru-gō jiken kanren iseki-gun	Kushimoto	designation comprises four components: the wreckage (船甲羅), place where the survivors reached shore (遭難者上陸地), Kashinozaki Lighthouse Former Official Residence (樫野埼灯台旧官舎), and grave site of the victims (遭難者墓地)		33°28′17″N 135°51′42″E / 33.471446°N 135.861603°E / 33.471446; 135.861603 (Muryōji Precinct)
Muryō-ji Precinct 無量寺境内 Muryōji keidai	Kushimoto			33°28′15″N 135°46′40″E / 33.470746°N 135.777862°E / 33.470746; 135.777862 (Muryōji Precinct)
Funatoyama Kofun Cluster 船戸山古墳群 Funatoyama kofun-gun	Iwade, Wakayama			34°14′50″N 135°18′43″E / 34.247147°N 135.311863°E / 34.247147; 135.311863 (Funatoyama Kofun Cluster)
Shishigase Pass 鹿ヶ瀬峠 Shishigase tōge	Hidaka, Hirogawa			33°58′55″N 135°10′36″E / 33.981821°N 135.176673°E / 33.981821; 135.176673 (Shishigase Pass)

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