Sanin is home to a wealth of cultural assets dating from the 3rd century BC to the 8th century. These ancient cultural assets remaining in Sanin are a prime example of how the political system changed and how ancient Japan was unified!
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San'in's cultural assets also convey the changes in religious views in ancient Japan.
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Many myths were created in the ancient San'in region, and these were compiled in books such as the "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki" in the 8th century. Considering the influence on later times, San'in occupies an important position in Japanese culture.
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There are thirty in total.
| Asset Name | type | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amidaji Kofun cluster | Mound tomb |
| 2 | Mukibanda Ruins | Settlement/Mound tomb |
| 3 | Hukuichi Ruins | Settlement/Mound tomb |
| 4 | Aoki Ruins | Settlement |
| 5 | Tawayama Ruins | Settlement/Primitive Shinto |
| 6 | Miho Shrine | Taisha-zukuri/Primitive Shinto/Myths |
| 7 | Kamoiwakura Site | Bronze artifacts |
| 8 | Inome Cave Site | Primitive Shinto/Myths |
| 9 | Nishidani Burial Mounds | Mound tomb |
| 10 | Kojindani Site | Bronze artifacts |
| 11 | Izumo Taisha Shrine | Taisha-zukuri/Primitive Shinto/ Coexistence of multiple religions/Myths |
| 12 | Hashizu Kofun Cluster | Tumulus |
| 13 | Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster | Tumulus |
| 14 | Arashima Mounded Tombs | mound tomb/Tumulus |
| 15 | Ōba Niwatoriduka Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 16 | Yamashiro Futagotsuka Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 17 | Yamashiro Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 18 | Imaichi Dainenji Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 19 | Kami-en-ya Tsukiyama Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 20 | Kami-en-ya Jizo-yama Tumulu | Tumulus |
| 21 | Saino-o Temple Ruins | Buddhist temple by Clan |
| 22 | Kamiyodo Temple Ruins | Buddhist temple by Clan |
| 23 | Aoyakamijichi Site | Official Road |
| 24 | Hōki Kokuhu Ruins | Administrative agency |
| 25 | Hōki Kokubunji Temple Ruins | Buddhist temple by the State |
| 26 | Hokkejibata Sites | Buddhist temple by the State |
| 27 | Sada Shrine | Coexistence of multiple religions/Myths |
| 28 | Izumo Kokuhu Ruins | Administrative agency/Coexistence of multiple religions/Culture |
| 29 | Izumo Tamatsukuri site | Culture |
| 30 | Ruins of the Izumo Province San'in Road | Official Road |
2:Mukibanda Ruins
5:Tawayama Ruins
7:Kamoiwakura Site
9:Nishidani Burial Mounds
11:Izumo Taisha Shrine
15:Ōba Niwatoriduka Tumulus
16:Yamashiro Futagotsuka Tumulu
22:Kamiyodo Temple Ruins
24:Hōki Kokuhu Ruins
26:Hokkejibata Sites
27:Sada Shrine
30:Ruins of the Izumo Province San'in Road
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It consists of temples, necropolises, and mortuary temples that remain from the ancient city of Thebes, which flourished as the capital of ancient Egypt for about 1,000 years between the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. It was here that Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered!
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This page was uploaded on September 25, 2025