As of April 1, 2014
| Age | Primitive | Ancient | Middle Ages | Premodern | Modern | Total |
| Category | ||||||
| Shell mounds, ancient tombs, etc. | 655 (14) |
15 | 4 | 674 (14) |
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| Site of castle towns, etc. | 1 | 97 (9) |
182 (1) |
97 (9) |
4 | 381 (19) |
| Sites of shrines, temples, etc. | 217 (14) |
56 | 12 | 285 (14) |
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| School and other sites related to education, scholastic, and cultural activities |
1 | 1 | 21 (3) |
4 | 27 (3) |
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| Medical facilities and other sites related to society and living |
3 |
3 | 6 | |||
| Transportation facilities and other sites related to economic activities and production |
11 | 40 | 25 | 91 (2) |
17 | 184 (2) |
| Tombs, tombstones, etc. | 10 (3) |
11 | 55 | 1 | 77 (3) |
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| Old houses, gardens with ponds, etc. | 6 | 19 (2) |
57 (4) |
82 (6) |
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| Sites related to foreigners or foreign countries | 7 |
1 | 8 | |||
| Total | 667 (14) |
386 (26) |
301 (3) |
343 (18) |
27 |
1,724 (61) |
Note: The numbers in parentheses are Special Historical Sites and included in the total.