This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Okinawa. Much of the heritage of the Ryūkyū Kingdom and Islands was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa. The mausoleum complex of Tamaudun, Shuri Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Sefa-utaki, and Sonohyan-utaki all form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.
National Historic Sites As of 1 December 2025, forty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance.
Site Island Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Furusutobaru CastleFurusutobaru iseki Ishigaki Island Ishigaki C13-C15 gusuku-style fortifications, domestic buildings, utaki, and tombs extending for 12.3 ha on the hills overlooking Miyara Bay; said to have been used by Oyake Akahachi and suppressed by the forces of Shō Shin in 1500; finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows 2 Agena Castle ruinsAgena-jō ato Okinawa Island Uruma gusuku fortified in the fifteenth century 2 Iha Shell MoundIha kaizuka Okinawa Island Uruma Jōmon site discovered in 1920; finds include shells, fish bones, animal borns, earthenware, stoneware, and goods made of horn 1 Ireibaru SiteIreibaru iseki Okinawa Island Chatan early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade 1 Uegusuku Castle ruinsUegusuku-jō ato Kumejima Island Kumejima of uncertain date, but probably razed at the time of assimilation into the Ryūkyū Kingdom c.1500; finds include Chinese ceramics and fish bones; the view extends over the entire island 2 Uzahama SiteUzahama iseki Okinawa Island Kunigami Yayoi site on the northern tip of the island 1 Urasoe Castle ruinsUrazoe-jō ato Okinawa Island Urasoe fortifications date back to C13/C14; incurred heavy damage during the Battle of Okinawa 2 Enkaku-ji SiteEnkaku-ji ato Okinawa Island Naha founded in 1492 by Shō Shin; the wooden temple buildings were destroyed during the war, an ornately carved stone bridge (ICP) survives 3 Ogidō Shell MoundOgidō kaizuka Okinawa Island Kitanakagusuku Jōmon period, with a 1.2 m thick deposit of shells 1 Shimotabaru Castle ruinsShimotabaru-jō ato Hateruma Island Taketomi 2 Tamagusuku Castle ruinsTamagusuku-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō 2 TamaudunTamaudun Okinawa Island Naha royal mausoleum complex constructed in 1501; World Heritage Site 7 Gushibaru Shell MoundGushibaru kaizuka Iejima Ie variety of shells and Jōmon and Yayoi earthenware 1 Gushikawa Castle ruinsGushikawa-jō ato Okinawa Island Itoman C13-C15 Chinese ceramics found during excavations; thirteen-year restoration project between 2000 and 2012 2 Gushikawa Castle ruinsGushikawa-jō ato Kumejima Island Kumejima same name but distinct from the castle in Itoman 2 Kunigami Hōsei KaidōKunigami hōsei kaidō Okinawa Island Onna historic route on the west coast of the island 6 Nakijin Castle ruinsNakijin-jō ato tsuketari Shiina-jō ato Okinawa Island Nakijin sacked in 1432; World Heritage Site; designation includes the site of 2 Zakimi Castle ruinsZakimi-jō ato Okinawa Island Yomitan constructed c. 1420 by Gosamaru; World Heritage Site 2 Sefa-utakiSeifa-utaki Okinawa Island Nanjō shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP; World Heritage Site 3 Yamada Castle ruinsYamada-jō ato Okinawa Island Onna Home of Gosamaru. Partially deconstructed to build Zakimi Castle 26°25'53.8"N 127°46'57.4"E 2 Itokazu Castle ruinsItokazu-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō damaged during the war 2 Shuri CastleShuri-jō ato Okinawa Island Naha palace of the Ryūkyū Kings; the main hall was repurposed as the haiden of Okinawa Shrine; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site 2 Katsuren Castle ruinsKatsuren-jō ato Okinawa Island Uruma C15 fortified residence of Amawari; World Heritage Site 2 Sakishima BeaconsSakishima-shotō hibanmui Sakishima Islands Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Tarama, Taketomi, Yonaguni beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain, to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku 2 Kabira Shell MoundKabira kaizuka Ishigaki Island Ishigaki inland to the northwest of Kabira Bay 1 Ōyama Shell MoundŌyama kaizuka Okinawa Island Ginowan 1 Yamato SpringYamato gā Miyakojima Island Miyakojima constructed c.1720 and mentioned in (1727); reserved for official use (see also Water supply in Miyakojima) 8 Chinen Castle ruinsChinen-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō repaired in C18 by Shō Kei 2 Nakagusuku Castle ruinsNakagusuku-jō ato Okinawa Island Kitanakagusuku built by Gosamaru of Zakimi Castle to defend against Amawari of Katsuren Castle; World Heritage Site 2 Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō - Futenma Pilgrimage RouteNakagami hōsei kaidō oyobi Futenma sankei michi Okinawa Island Urasoe 6 Nakabaru SiteNakabaru iseki Ikeijima Island Uruma C5 BC settlement with eleven sunken stone hearths 1 Nakadomari SiteNakadomari iseki Okinawa Island Onna cave dwellings and shell mound 1 Shimashīi-Ōzato Castle ruinsShimashīōzato-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō captured by Shō Hashi in the early C15; excavations have uncovered Chinese ceramics and items of iron and bronze 2 UchimaudūnUchimaudūn Okinawa Island Nishihara centre for veneration of the Ryūkyū Kings, founded on the site of the residence of Shō En before he became king; damaged during the war 3 Sueyoshi-gū SiteSueyoshigū ato Okinawa Island Naha shrine to Kumano Gongen dating to the time of Shō Taikyū, destroyed during the war 3 Mekaru Tomb ClusterMekaru haka ato gun Okinawa Island Naha group of 330 C14/15 tombs with a large C18 turtle-back tomb; includes the 7 Momenbaru SiteMomenbaru iseki Okinawa Island Yomitan includes a burial with a stone sarcophagus and Yayoi ceramics 1 Sashiki Castle ruinsSashiki-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō 2 Nakagusuku Hanta RoadNakagusuku Hanta michi Okinawa Island Nakagusuku Kitadaitōjima Phosphorus Mining SiteKitadaitō-jima rinkōzan iseki Kitadaitōjima Island Kitadaitō 6 Binnu UtakiBinnu utaki Okinawa Island Naha 3, 8 Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave RuinsShiraho Saonetabaru dōketsu iseki Ishigaki Island Ishigaki 1 Chatan Castle ruinsChatan-jō ato Okinawa Island Chatan 2 Sōgen-ji SiteSōgenji ato Okinawa Island Naha 3
Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2025, fifty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.
Site Island Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Ryūtan and its SurroundingsRyūtan oyobi sono shūhen Okinawa Island Naha for all refs see Sonohyan-utakiSonohyan utaki Okinawa Island Naha World Heritage Site Noguni Sōkan GraveNoguni Sōkan no haka Okinawa Island Kadena German Emperor's Tributary MonumentDoitsu kōtei hakuai kinen hi Miyakojima Island Miyakojima Nakasone Toyomiya GraveNakasone Toyomiya no haka Miyakojima Island Miyakojima Uehiyayama SiteUehiyayama iseki Miyakojima Island Miyakojima Noborudake Spirit StonesNoborudake no tamaishi Miyakojima Island Miyakojima Nakazato Magiri Kuramoto SiteNakazato magiri kuramoto ato Kume Island Kumejima MisakionMisakion Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya Shell MoundYagaji Untenbaru Sabaya kaizuka Yagaji Island Nago Noguni Shell Mound ClusterNoguni kaizuka-gun Okinawa Island Kadena Sachihijā Shell MoundSachihijā kaizuka Okinawa Island Naha Henna Shell MoundHenna kaizuka Okinawa Island Uruma Komesu Shell MoundKomesu kaizuka Okinawa Island Itoman Kumejima Ōhara Shell MoundKumejima Ōhara kaizuka Kume Island Kumejima Shimotabaru Shell MoundShimotabaru kaizuka Hateruma Island Taketomi Nakama No.1 Shell MoundNakama daiichi kaizuka Iriomote Island Taketomi Nakama No.2 Shell MoundNakama daini kaizuka Iriomote Island Taketomi Binishi Shell MoundBinishi kaizuka Iriomote Island Taketomi Iejima Deer FossilsIejima shika no kaseki Iejima Island Ie BengadakeBengadake Okinawa Island Naha Izena TamaudunIzena Tamaudun Izena Island Izena Izena Castle SiteIzena-jō ato Izena Island Izena Birthplace of King Shō EnShō En ō seitanchi yashiki nai (Mihoso-dokoro) Izena Island Izena Sashiki YodoreSashiki yōdore Okinawa Island Nanjō family mausoleum of Shō Shishō, father of Shō Hashi; relocated from Sashiki Nishiuehara in 1764 Large Stones of NakashimaNakashima no ōishi Okinawa Island Naha Nakijin Village Nakahara BabaNakijin-son Nakahara baba Okinawa Island Nakijin Nishitō-utakiNishitō-utaki Taketomi Island Taketomi Kuramoto SiteKuramoto ato Taketomi Island Taketomi Kakinohana Castle SiteKakinohana-jō ato Okinawa Island Nanjō Iso Castle SiteIso-jō ato Okinawa Island Urasoe Iha Castle SiteIha-jō ato Okinawa Island Uruma Ishikinawa Castle SiteIshikinawa-jō ato Kume Island Kumejima also pronounced Chinaha Castle Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michiShurikinjō-chō ishidatami-michi Okinawa Island Naha also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty Kaiketsu Haneji River MonumentKaiketsu Haneji-gawa hiki Okinawa Island Nago Yamashita No.1 CaveYamashita-chō daiichi dōketsu Okinawa Island Naha Urasoe Shell MoundUrasoe kaizuka Okinawa Island Urasoe Kogachi Ware Kiln SiteKogachi-yaki kama ato Okinawa Island Nago Hamasaki Shell MoundHamasaki kaizuka Iejima Island Ie Utida StonesUtida ishi Kumejima Island Kumejima Taramajima Ntabaru Tōyumya MyākaTaramajima no Ntabaru Tōyumya no myāka Taramajima Island Miyako Terayama SiteTerayama no iseki Taramajima Island Miyako Hamamoto Sachipin Shell MoundHamamoto Sachipin kaizuka Okinawa Island Motobu Yamakawa Minatobaru SiteYamakawa Minatobaru iseki Okinawa Island Motobu Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen Cave SiteYamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen dōketsu iseki Okinawa Island Motobu Sumaryā MyākaSumaryā Myāka Kurima Island Miyako Minton GusukuMinton gusuku Okinawa Island Nanjō Iejima Gohezu Cave SiteIejima no Gohezu dōketsu iseki Iejima Island Ie Shimoji-chō Ikeda BridgeShimoji-chō no Ikeda-bashi Miyakojima Island Miyakojima Hirae Arasuku Village SiteHirae Arasuku-mura iseki Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Kusatobaru Shell MoundKusatobaru kaizuka Iheyajima Island Iheya Tōzato Onda SiteTōzato Onda iseki Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Takausu Castle SiteTakausu-jō ato Miyakojima Island Miyako Kokugaku - Shuri Seibyō Stone WallKokugaku・Shuri Seibyō ishigaki Okinawa Island Naha Dana Castle SiteDana-jō ato Iheya Island Iheya Undersea Cable Shore Landing Site (Telegraph Station)Kaitei densen rikuage shitsu ato (denshinya) Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Thirty-Second Army Headquarters Tunnels (Shuri Headquarters Tunnels)Dai Sanjūni-gun shireibu-gō (Shuri shireibu-gō ato) Okinawa Island Naha
Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2025, a further three hundred and nineteen Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance, including: