Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments of Chiba

Atamadai Shell Mound in Katori, Chiba is the type site of Atamadai pottery, the Middle Jomon benchmark for eastern Kanto, known for clay flecked with bright mica.

An evergreen forest around the cliff-top hall of Kasamori-ji, a National Natural Monument since 1970 and uncut for centuries. Cicadas chorus here each summer.

In Ichihara, Chiba lies the Kazusa Kokubunji Site, a state temple of the Nara court founded in 741. Its halls and seven-story pagoda left huge foundation stones.

Two ring-shaped shell mounds in Chiba form a figure eight, one of Japan's largest Jōmon settlements. Calcium-rich soil preserved human and dog bone for millennia.

The Ryūkakuji Kofun Group preserves 115 mounds north of Inba-numa in Chiba. Its core, Iwaya Kofun, is Japan's largest late-Kofun square tumulus, 78 m per side.

Chiba’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.

Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.