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Monuments & Memorials in Japan map & data

There are 34,267 monuments and memorials mapped in Japan, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Kyoto Prefecture (3,465), Osaka Prefecture (3,213) and Tokyo (2,705). 72% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include 平和祈念像, 牛久大仏 and 国立広島原爆死没者追悼平和祈念館.

34,267locations

47prefectures

1,012 KBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Monuments & Memorials by prefecture

Prefecture	Locations	Share
Kyoto Prefecture	3,465	10%
Osaka Prefecture	3,213	9.4%
Tokyo	2,705	7.9%
Kanagawa	2,329	6.8%
Hyogo Prefecture	2,282	6.7%
Nagano	1,678	4.9%
Shiga	1,100	3.2%
Akita	1,027	3.0%
Fukushima	947	2.8%
Shizuoka	922	2.7%
Aichi Prefecture	862	2.5%
Chiba	792	2.3%
Nara Prefecture	726	2.1%
Wakayama Prefecture	702	2.0%
Hokkaido	681	2.0%
Fukuoka Prefecture	621	1.8%
Kagoshima Prefecture	614	1.8%
Ehime Prefecture	587	1.7%
Miyagi	560	1.6%
Saitama	538	1.6%
Okinawa Prefecture	469	1.4%
Niigata	467	1.4%
Hiroshima	463	1.4%
Mie Prefecture	427	1.2%
Gifu Prefecture	425	1.2%
Okayama Prefecture	391	1.1%
Gunma	382	1.1%
Iwate	366	1.1%
Shimane	363	1.1%
Ibaraki	355	1.0%
Oita	344	1.0%
Fukui Prefecture	330	1.0%
Kagawa Prefecture	311	0.9%
Nagasaki Prefecture	281	0.8%
Yamaguchi	279	0.8%
Aomori	255	0.7%
Yamanashi	234	0.7%
Tochigi	229	0.7%
Yamagata	220	0.6%
Tokushima Prefecture	209	0.6%
Kumamoto	197	0.6%
Saga Prefecture	177	0.5%
Miyazaki Prefecture	173	0.5%
Ishikawa Prefecture	153	0.4%
Kochi Prefecture	150	0.4%
Tottori Prefecture	133	0.4%
Toyama	118	0.3%

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Every monument in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Monuments, memorials and statues.

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How many monuments and memorials are there in Japan?

This layer holds 34,267 monuments and memorials in Japan, the most of them in Kyoto Prefecture. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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What information comes with each monument?

The name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known).

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