List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamagata)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

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	1	[1]
Mount Kinpō 金峰山 Kinpō-zan	Tsuruoka			38°40′29″N 139°47′47″E	10, 11	[2]
Yama-dera 山寺 Yamadera	Yamagata	also an Historic Site		38°18′50″N 140°26′06″E	10	[3]
Sakai clan gardens 酒井氏庭園 Sakai-shi teien	Tsuruoka			38°43′43″N 139°49′17″E	1	[4]
Ōnuma no Ukishima 大沼の浮島 Ōnuma no Ukishima	Asahi			38°19′57″N 140°06′44″E	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	1	[6]
Sōkō-ji Gardens 總光寺庭園 Sōkōji teien	Sakata			38°51′38″N 139°58′13″E	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		[8]

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2020.

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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		[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		[10]

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2020.

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

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		[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		[13]
Hikarigaoka Pine Forest 光ケ丘松林 Hikarigaoka matsu-bayashi	Sakata			38°56′01″N 139°49′38″E		[14]
Hiyoriyama Park 日和山公園 Hiyoriyama kōen	Sakata			38°55′09″N 139°49′41″E		[15]

See also

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

References

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. 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.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Yamagata Prefecture