List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamagata)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 January 2020, eight Places have been designated at a national level; Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning twelve prefectures.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Gyokusen-ji Gardens
玉川寺庭園
Gyokusenji teien
Tsuruoka 38°42′40″N 139°56′27″E / 38.71100532°N 139.94081622°E / 38.71100532; 139.94081622 (Gyokusenji Gardens) 1 [1]
Mount Kinpō
金峰山
Kinpō-zan
Tsuruoka 38°40′29″N 139°47′47″E / 38.67462394°N 139.79651638°E / 38.67462394; 139.79651638 (Mount Kinpō) 10, 11 [2]
Yama-dera
山寺
Yamadera
Yamagata also an Historic Site 38°18′50″N 140°26′06″E / 38.31375273°N 140.43511313°E / 38.31375273; 140.43511313 (Yamadera) 10 [3]
Sakai clan gardens
酒井氏庭園
Sakai-shi teien
Tsuruoka 38°43′43″N 139°49′17″E / 38.728695°N 139.821487°E / 38.728695; 139.821487 (Sakai Family Gardens) 1 [4]
Ōnuma no Ukishima
大沼の浮島
Ōnuma no Ukishima
Asahi 38°19′57″N 140°06′44″E / 38.3323642°N 140.11208516°E / 38.3323642; 140.11208516 (Ōnuma no Ukishima) 7 [5]
Kakubu-en (Honma Family Detached Residence Gardens)
本間氏別邸庭園 (鶴舞園)
Honma-shi bettei teien (Kakubu-en)
Sakata 38°55′24″N 139°50′32″E / 38.923376°N 139.84209°E / 38.923376; 139.84209 (Honma Family Detached Residence Gardens (Kakubu-en)) 1 [6]
Sōkō-ji Gardens
總光寺庭園
Sōkōji teien
Sakata 38°51′38″N 139°58′13″E / 38.86042998°N 139.97037092°E / 38.86042998; 139.97037092 (Sōkōji Gardens) 1 [7]
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi
Misaki (Daishizaki) - Motoaikai
おくのほそ道の風景地 三崎(大師崎)・本合海
Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Misaki (Daishizaki)・Motoaikai
Shinjō, Yuza designation spans twelve prefectures 38°43′37″N 140°13′33″E / 38.726944°N 140.225833°E / 38.726944; 140.225833 (Motoaikai) [8]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 May 2019, two Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Mount Maya
摩耶山
Maya-san
Tsuruoka 38°31′13″N 139°43′42″E / 38.520370°N 139.728241°E / 38.520370; 139.728241 (Mount Maya) [9]
Nakano Hanshirō Family Gardens
仲野半四郎氏庭園
Nakano Hanshirō-shi teien
Tendō 38°20′59″N 140°22′18″E / 38.349751°N 140.371606°E / 38.349751; 140.371606 (Nakano Hanshirō Family Gardens) [10]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 May 2019, ten Places have been designated at a municipal level,[6] including:

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Kōzen-ji Gardens
光禅寺庭園
Kōzenji-teien
Yamagata 38°14′20″N 140°20′07″E / 38.23884°N 140.335219°E / 38.23884; 140.335219 (Kōzenji Gardens) [11]
Godai-in Bell
五大院の時鐘
Godai-in no tokigane
Sakata [12]
Kaikō-ji
海向寺
Kaikōji
Sakata 38°55′09″N 139°49′50″E / 38.919214°N 139.830433°E / 38.919214; 139.830433 (Kaikōji) [13]
Hikarigaoka Pine Forest
光ケ丘松林
Hikarigaoka matsu-bayashi
Sakata 38°56′01″N 139°49′38″E / 38.9335269°N 139.8272571°E / 38.9335269; 139.8272571 (Hikarigaoka Pine Forest) [14]
Hiyoriyama Park
日和山公園
Hiyoriyama kōen
Sakata 38°55′09″N 139°49′41″E / 38.919139°N 139.828°E / 38.919139; 139.828 (Hiyoriyama Park) [15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 山形県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b 国・県指定等文化財件数一覧 [Number of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Yamagata Prefecture. December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  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 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  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 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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