List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Ōita)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 February 2024, six Places have been designated at a national level.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Former Kurushima Family Gardens 旧久留島氏庭園 Kyū-Kurushima-shi teien	Kusu			33°16′50″N 131°09′12″E	1	[1]
Hells of Beppu 別府の地獄 Beppu-no-jigoku	Beppu			33°18′55″N 131°28′27″E	9	[2]
Yabakei 耶馬渓 Yabakei	Hita, Usa, Nakatsu	within Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park		33°26′18″N 131°14′19″E	5, 6	[3]
Tennen-ji Yaba - Mudō-ji Yaba 天念寺耶馬及び無動寺耶馬 Tennen-ji Yaba oyobi Mudō-ji Yaba	Bungotakada			33°33′26″N 131°26′41″E		[4]
Nakayama Senkyō (Ebisu-dani) 中山仙境(夷谷) Nakayama-senkyō (Ebisu-dani)	Bungotakada			33°36′55″N 131°33′38″E		[5]
Monju Yaba 文殊耶馬 Monju Yaba	Kunisaki			33°36′09″N 131°36′50″E		[6]

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2023, six Places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][5]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Noike Park 納池公園 Noike kōen	Taketa			33°02′45″N 131°17′56″E		for all refs see [7]
Fuji River Valley 藤河内渓谷 Fuji-gawa chi-keikoku	Saiki			32°47′26″N 131°33′01″E
Kyūsuikei 九酔渓 Kyūsuikei	Kokonoe			33°10′52″N 131°12′52″E
Yufu River Valley 由布川峡谷 Yufu-gawa kyōkoku	Yufu			33°14′07″N 131°27′05″E
Denrai-ji Gardens 伝来寺庭園 Denraiji teien	Hita			33°08′00″N 130°56′39″E
Myōkyō-ji Gardens 妙経寺庭園 Myōkyōji teien	Kitsuki			33°24′48″N 131°36′50″E

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2023, twenty-two Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[6]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 28 February 2024, eleven Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level, including Shiramizu Falls, which spans the prefectural borders with Kumamoto.^[3][7]

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Former Narikiyo Hiroe Villa Gardens (Tekizansō Gardens) 旧成清博愛別邸庭園（的山荘庭園） kyū-Narikiyo Hiroe bettei teien (Tekizansō teien)	Hiji			33°22′10″N 131°31′57″E		[8]
Kōmori Falls 蝙蝠の滝 Kōmori no taki	Bungo-ōno			32°58′39″N 131°25′31″E		[9]
Chinda Falls 沈堕の滝 Chinda no taki	Bungo-ōno			32°59′03″N 131°31′22″E		[10]
Mount Nabe (Nanbyō Gorge) 鍋山（南屏峡） Nabe-yama (Nanbyō-kyō)	Bungotakada			33°29′59″N 131°31′52″E		[11]
Hirata Family Gardens 平田氏庭園 Hirata-shi teien	Nakatsu			33°28′16″N 131°08′43″E		[12]
Matama Coast 真玉海岸 Matama kaigan	Bungotakada			33°37′11″N 131°28′09″E		[13]
Shiramizu Falls 白水の滝 Shiramizu no taki	Taketa	designation includes an area of Takamori in Kumamoto Prefecture		32°52′57″N 131°16′40″E		[14]
Kurogahama and Bishago Rock 黒ヶ浜及びビシャゴ岩 Kurogahama oyobi Bishago-iwa	Ōita (city)			33°15′34″N 131°53′56″E		[15]
Yūhi Iwaya 夕日岩屋 Yūhi-iwaya	Bungotakada					[16]
Asahi Iwaya 朝日岩屋 Asahi-iwaya	Bungotakada					[17]
Rakumon Falls 落門の滝 Rakumon-no-taki	Taketa			32°58′17″N 131°23′23″E		[18]

This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of parks and gardens of Ōita Prefecture
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ōita)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 大分県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
4. 大分県内の国・県指定等文化財一覧 [List of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties in Ōita Prefecture] (in Japanese). Ōita Prefecture. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
7. 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Ōita Prefecture