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Towns tagged “National Treasure”
105 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “National Treasure”, across 38 prefectures.
“National Treasure” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido2
Hokkaido pageAomori Prefecture1
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture1
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture2
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture1
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture2
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture3
Fukushima Prefecture pageIbaraki Prefecture1
Ibaraki Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture2
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture1
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture3
Saitama Prefecture pageTokyo4
Tokyo page- Tachikawa CitySix carved slabs, one hexagonal pillar.Six-sided stone pillar, Fusai-ji
- Ome CityHouse said to copy a wife's family home.Baba Family Oshi House, Mitake
- Chofu CityA red earring thought to be from Gunma.Clay earring, Shimofuda Site
- Higashimurayama CityA bracket's ink fixed the hall's date.Shōfukuji Jizōdō, 1407 ink
Kanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture1
Niigata Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture5
Fukui Prefecture page- Tsuruga City763 orphans came ashore at this port.Tsuruga Port, Polish orphans
- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Sakai CityFive- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.Tojinbo
- Eiheiji TownMonks train in 19 protected halls.Daihonzan Eiheiji
- Echizen TownNobunaga's “Oda” is said to be from here.Tsurugi Shrine, Oda clan shrine
Yamanashi Prefecture2
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture5
Nagano Prefecture page- Matsumoto CityThe river channel is a stone staircase.Ushibuse Kaidanko, French style
- Ueda CityA Kyushu rail bridge spans the Uchimura.Rindo Bridge, Uchimura River
- Omachi CityHot-spring deposits grow into a hill.Funtokyu sinter cone, Yumata
- Chino CityA fishless acidic pond becomes a mirror.Mishakaike, an irrigation pond
- Aoki VillageOnly the 1st tier has simpler brackets.Daihoji Pagoda, bracket sets
Gifu Prefecture3
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture1
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture1
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture7
Shiga Prefecture page- Otsu CityWooden lighthouse at the lake's narrows.Lighthouse of Dekejima
- Nagahama CityGates still divide inside from outside.Shisokumon gates, Sugaura
- Yasu CitySmall hall rated a medieval masterpiece.Osasahara Shrine main hall
- Konan CityPines forked near the base crowd a hill.Hiramatsu Utsukushimatsu Habitat
- Ryuo TownA stone passage goes into a square tomb.Ougo Kofun
- Aisho TownUpturned eaves on a late-Kamakura gate.Toyomitsu Shrine, Flag Deity
- Kora TownVillagers and pupils spent eight years.Old Kora-Higashi School Building
Kyoto Prefecture8
Kyoto Prefecture page- Kyoto CityIce Age relicts live in a city pond.Midorogaike Biotic Community
- Ayabe CityTwo-tier gate roofed in chestnut boards.Komyoji Niomon Gate
- Uji CityTea fields ring a restored stone spur.Uji River Taiko Embankment Ruins
- Miyazu CityFire-year rebuild, pillars plastered in.Former Mikami Residence
- Yawata CityLeft aircraft work, he built a shrine.Hiko Shrine, Ninomiya Chuhachi
- Kyotanabe CityShrine still offering the Hayato dance.Hayato Dance, Tsukiyomi Shrine
- Kizugawa CityA moved Daigokuden became a temple hall.Kuni Palace, Daigokuden Site
- Oyamazaki TownKamakura plank storehouse near the peak.Mikoshi store, Sakatoke Shrine
Osaka Prefecture6
Osaka Prefecture page- Kaizuka CitySaid to be built without a single nail.Kuginashi-do, Koon-ji Kannon-do
- Izumisano CityKamakura pagoda moved in Meiji repairs.Jigen-in Temple pagoda
- Kawachinagano CityA wooden police post, office and home.Former Mikkaichi Police Box
- Habikino CityA stone bridge imitates a wooden bridge.Hojo Bridge, Konda Hachimangu
- Fujiidera CityA forked sled lay in a tomb's moat.Small shura, Mitsuzuka Kofun
- Katano CityParts of the moat serve as rice paddies.Kisabe Castle, aka Katano Castle
Hyogo Prefecture5
Hyogo Prefecture page- Himeji CityA National Treasure, straight ahead on the way to work.Himeji Castle
- Kakogawa CityWestern food you eat with chopsticks, at 100 places.Katsumeshi
- Ono CityWhen the sun sinks west, Amida comes to meet you.Jodo Hall of Jodo-ji
- Kasai CityOne of the 459 faces looks like your parent's.Five Hundred Rakan of Hojo
- Kato CityJapan's ayu season opens here first.Toryunada
Nara Prefecture9
Nara Prefecture page- Nara CityWords on copper name the tomb's owner.O no Yasumaro Tomb, copper plate
- Tenri CityThe central bay is a floorless passage.Izumotakeo Shrine, wari-haiden
- Sakurai CityThe chamber ceiling is a single stone.Monjuin Nishi Kofun, cut stone
- Ikoma CityWhisk bamboo turns white in winter sun.Takayama chasen, bamboo kanboshi
- Katsuragi CityA square roof resting on one pillar.Kasado Hall, Oike Pond memorial
- Uda CitySo twisted, it barely looks like cedar.Yatsufusa Sugi, Sakurami Shrine
- Heguri TownHeritage policy's origin, the town says.Udozuka Kofun, stone coffin
- Ikaruga TownA tomb used as a medieval Buddhist hall.Hotokezuka Kofun, hall in a tomb
- Asuka VillageA restored mound with eight corners.Kengoshizuka Kofun, octagonal
Wakayama Prefecture6
Wakayama Prefecture page- Kainan CitySaid to be Japan's Suzuki surname roots.Suzuki Yashiki, Fujishiro Oji
- Hashimoto CityKinokawa water, surveyed by mizumoridai.Odai Canal, Ohata Saizo
- Kinokawa CityOn the Yamato road, used as an inn.Nate-juku Honjin, Imose family
- Iwade CityMembers went out to enter the chamber.Former Wakayama Assembly Hall
- Kudoyama TownA wooden station stands over a road.Koyashita Station, opened 1925
- Hidakagawa TownEdo pagoda where an 8th-century one was.Dojoji, pagoda and main hall
Tottori Prefecture2
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture1
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture3
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture2
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture2
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture1
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture3
Fukuoka Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture2
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture2
Oita Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語