List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)

This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kumamoto.[1]

National Places of Scenic Beauty edit

As of 1 November 2021, ten Places have been designated at a national level.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Shōhinken Gardens
旧熊本藩八代城主浜御茶屋(松浜軒)庭園
Kyū-Kumamoto-han Yatsushiro-jō-shu hama-ochaya (Shōhinken) teien
Yatsushiro   32°30′34″N 130°35′47″E / 32.50941405°N 130.59635207°E / 32.50941405; 130.59635207 (Shōhinken Gardens) 1 [1]
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
水前寺成趣園
Suizenji Jōju-en
Kumamoto also an Historic Site   32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.79109171°N 130.73459516°E / 32.79109171; 130.73459516 (Suizenji Jōju-en) 1, 8 [2]
Mount Sengan and Mount Takabuto
千厳山および高舞登山
Sengan-san oyobi Takabuto-yama
Kami-Amakusa   32°31′22″N 130°26′30″E / 32.52270172°N 130.44179961°E / 32.52270172; 130.44179961 (Mount Sengan and Mount Takabuto) 11 [3]
Places of Scenic Beauty in the Territory of Higo
肥後領内名勝地
Higo ryōnai meishō chi
Yamato, Yatsushiro, Hikawa, Kuma designation comprises Gorō Falls (五郎ガ瀧, Gorō-ga-taki), Hijiri Falls (聖リ瀧, Hijiri-daki), Hashirimizu Falls (走リ水ノ瀧, Hashiri-mizu no taki), Tategami Rock (建神ノ岩, Tategami no iwa), and Kōnose-no-Iwaya (神ノ瀬ノ岩屋, Kōnose no iwaya)   32°27′39″N 130°42′15″E / 32.460704°N 130.704158°E / 32.460704; 130.704158 (Places of Scenic Beauty in the Territory of Higo) 5, 6 [4]
Shiranui and Mizushima
不知火及び水島
Shiranui oyobi Mizushima
Uki, Yatsushiro   32°28′19″N 130°34′09″E / 32.471989°N 130.569184°E / 32.471989; 130.569184 (Shiranui and Mizushima) 11 [5]
Komezuka and Kusasenrigahama
米塚及び草千里ヶ浜
Komezuka oyobi Kusasenrigahama
Aso, Minamiaso also a Natural Monument   32°53′01″N 131°03′09″E / 32.883606°N 131.052400°E / 32.883606; 131.052400 (Komezuka and Kusasenrigahama) 9 [6]
Myōken Bay
妙見浦
Myōken-ura
Amakusa also a Natural Monument   32°24′19″N 129°59′47″E / 32.40515659°N 129.9965171°E / 32.40515659; 129.9965171 (Myōken Bay) 8 [7]
Ryūgatake
龍ヶ岳
Ryūgatake
Kami-Amakusa 32°24′17″N 130°22′47″E / 32.40462763°N 130.37980397°E / 32.40462763; 130.37980397 (Ryūgatake) 11 [8]
Ryūsentō Island
龍仙島(片島)
Ryūsentō (Katashima)
Amakusa also a Natural Monument 32°08′45″N 129°58′22″E / 32.14582768°N 129.97267427°E / 32.14582768; 129.97267427 (Ryūsentō Island) 8 [9]
Mount Rokurōji
六郎次山
Rokurōji-yama
Amakusa 32°16′04″N 130°05′18″E / 32.26768943°N 130.0884173°E / 32.26768943; 130.0884173 (Mount Rokurōji) 11 [10]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty edit

As of 1 May 2021, three Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Unganzen-ji Precinct
雲巌禅寺境内
Unganzenji keidai
Kumamoto also a Prefectural Historic Site   32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E / 32.819583°N 130.622833°E / 32.819583; 130.622833 (Unganzenji Precinct) for all refs see [11]
Mangan-ji Gardens
満願寺庭園
Manganji teien
Minamioguni also a Prefectural Historic Site   33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E / 33.076125°N 131.095927°E / 33.076125; 131.095927 (Manganji Gardens)
Uto Peninsula Okoshiki Coast and Surrounding Sands
宇土半島の御輿来海岸及びその周辺の砂
Uto-hantō no Okoshiki-kaigan oyobi sono shūhen no sa
Uto

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty edit

As of 1 May 2021, thirty Places have been designated at a municipal level, including:[4][6]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Zuigan-ji Site
瑞巌寺跡
Zuiganji ato
Kumamoto also a Municipal Historic Site 32°50′52″N 130°41′17″E / 32.847735°N 130.688069°E / 32.847735; 130.688069 (Zuiganji) [12]
Sairyū-en
栽柳園
Sairyū-en
Yatsushiro 32°29′34″N 130°36′11″E / 32.492654°N 130.603071°E / 32.492654; 130.603071 (Sairyū-en) [13]
Kogase
小ヶ瀬
Kogase
Amakusa 32°19′17″N 129°57′39″E / 32.321423°N 129.960849°E / 32.321423; 129.960849 (Kogase) [14]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty edit

As of 1 November 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[3][7]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Shiramizu Falls
白水の滝
Shiramizu no taki
Takamori designation spans the borders with Taketa, Ōita 32°52′57″N 131°16′40″E / 32.882518°N 131.277896°E / 32.882518; 131.277896 (Shiramizu Falls) [15]

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 熊本県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c 指定文化財数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Kumamoto Prefecture. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分) [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.