List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)
This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1]
National Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 28 February 2024, fifteen Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty).[2][3][4]
| Place | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Shikina-en 識名園 Shikina-en |
Naha | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5] |  |
26°12′16″N 127°42′55″E / 26.20442507°N 127.715335°E / 26.20442507; 127.715335 (Shikina-en) | 1 | [1] |
| Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens 伊江御殿別邸庭園 Ieudun bettei teien |
Naha | 26°13′38″N 127°43′29″E / 26.22710114°N 127.72461732°E / 26.22710114; 127.72461732 (Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens) | 1 | [2] | ||
| Iedunchi Gardens 伊江殿内庭園 Iedunchi teien |
Naha | 26°13′12″N 127°43′17″E / 26.22010909°N 127.72146303°E / 26.22010909; 127.72146303 (Iedunchi Gardens) | 1 | [3] | ||
| Shimojishima Tōri-ike 下地島の通り池 Shimojishima Tōri-ike |
Miyakojima | also a Natural Monument |  |
24°49′30″N 125°08′15″E / 24.82486382°N 125.13762353°E / 24.82486382; 125.13762353 (Shimojishima Tōri-ike) | 5, 8 | [4] |
| Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast 喜屋武海岸及び荒崎海岸 Kiyan kaigan oyobi Arasaki kaigan |
Itoman | also a Natural Monument |  |
26°07′48″N 127°39′55″E / 26.129925°N 127.66518027°E / 26.129925; 127.66518027 (Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast) | 8 | [5] |
| Miyaradunchi Gardens 宮良殿内庭園 Miyaradunchi teien |
Ishigaki |  |
24°20′28″N 124°09′35″E / 24.341208°N 124.159782°E / 24.341208; 124.159782 (Miyaradunchi Gardens) | 1 | [6] | |
| Shuri Castle Shoin - Sasunoma Gardens 首里城書院・鎖之間庭園 Shuri-jō shoin・Sasunoma teien |
Naha | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5] |  |
26°12′59″N 127°43′09″E / 26.21643454°N 127.71917595°E / 26.21643454; 127.71917595 (Shuri Castle Shoin - Sasunoma Gardens) | 1 | [7] |
| Ishigaki Family Gardens 石垣氏庭園 Ishigaki-shi teien |
Ishigaki | 24°20′41″N 124°09′20″E / 24.3447305°N 124.15549004°E / 24.3447305; 124.15549004 (Ishigaki Family Gardens) | 1 | [8] | ||
| Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto 川平湾及び於茂登岳 Kabira-wan oyobi Omoto-dake |
Ishigaki |  |
24°27′07″N 124°08′34″E / 24.45197905°N 124.14283698°E / 24.45197905; 124.14283698 (Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto) | 8, 10, 11 | [9] | |
| Cape Higashi-Henna 東平安名崎 Higashihenna-zaki |
Miyakojima |  |
24°43′31″N 125°27′38″E / 24.72521793°N 125.4605811°E / 24.72521793; 125.4605811 (Cape Higashi-Henna) | 8 | [10] | |
| Yabiji 八重干瀬 Yabiji |
Miyakojima | also a Natural Monument |  |
24°59′56″N 125°15′53″E / 24.998889°N 125.264694°E / 24.998889; 125.264694 (Yabiji) | 8 | [11] |
| Tindabana ティンダバナ Tindabana |
Yonaguni |  |
24°28′00″N 123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Tindabana) | 5 | [12] | |
| Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi 久部良バリ及び久部良フリシ Kubura Bali oyobi Kubira Furishi |
Yonaguni |  |
24°28′00″N 123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi) | 8 | [13] | |
| Amamiku-no-mori - Tenchiji-Amachiji - Kuba-no-utaki - Kudaka-no-Fubō-utaki アマミクヌムイ（アマミクの杜）今鬼神ノカナヒヤフ（テンチジアマチジ）及びこはおの御嶽（クバの御嶽） 久高コハウ森（久高のフボー御嶽） Amamiku-nu-mui (Amamiku-no-mori) Nakijin-no-kanahiyafu (Tenchiji Amachiji) oyobi Kohao-no-utaki (Kuba no utaki) Kudaka Kohau-mui (Kudaka-no-Fubō utaki) |
Nakijin, Nanjō | 26°40′57″N 127°58′22″E / 26.68262222°N 127.97290527°E / 26.68262222; 127.97290527 (Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi) | 8 | [14] | ||
| Sanninudai サンニヌ台 Sanninudai |
Yonaguni | also a Natural Monument |  |
24°27′14″N 123°02′00″E / 24.453762°N 123.033303°E / 24.453762; 123.033303 (Sanninudai) | [15] |
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2023, nine Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][6]
| Place | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefa-utaki 斎場御嶽 Sefa-utaki |
Nanjō | also an Historic Site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5] | .jpg/1280px-Sefa_Utaki_2009_(7462).jpg) |
26°10′24″N 127°49′36″E / 26.173333°N 127.826667°E / 26.173333; 127.826667 (Seifa-Utaki) | for all refs see [16] | |
| Nakagusuku Castle Site 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato |
Nakagusuku | also an Historic Site |  |
26°17′02″N 127°48′05″E / 26.283955°N 127.801273°E / 26.283955; 127.801273 (Nakagusuku Castle Site) | ||
| Nakijin Castle Site 今帰仁城跡 Nakijin-jō ato |
Nakijin | also an Historic Site |  |
26°41′27″N 127°55′49″E / 26.690833°N 127.930278°E / 26.690833; 127.930278 (Nakijin Castle Site) | ||
| Todoroki Falls 轟の滝 Todoroki no taki |
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26°33′45″N 127°59′18″E / 26.562505°N 127.988362°E / 26.562505; 127.988362 (Todoroki Falls) | |||
| Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi 首里金城町石畳道 Shurikinjō-chō ishidatami-michi |
Naha | also a Prefectural Historic Site |  |
26°12′58″N 127°42′55″E / 26.216035°N 127.715335°E / 26.216035; 127.715335 (Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi) | ||
| Ie Village Mount Gusuku 伊江村の城山 Ie-mura no Gusuku-yama |
Ie |  |
26°43′10″N 127°48′25″E / 26.719394°N 127.807045°E / 26.719394; 127.807045 (Ie Village Mount Gusuku) | |||
| Ginowan City Mori River 宜野湾市森の川 Ginowan-shi Mori-no-kawa |
Ginowan |  |
26°16′17″N 127°44′30″E / 26.271482°N 127.741728°E / 26.271482; 127.741728 (Ginowan City Mori River) | |||
| Cape Manza 万座毛 Manza-mō |
Onna |  |
26°30′18″N 127°51′01″E / 26.504912°N 127.850207°E / 26.504912; 127.850207 (Cape Manza) | |||
| Sanninudai サンニヌ台 Sanninudai |
Yonaguni |  |
24°27′14″N 123°02′00″E / 24.453762°N 123.033303°E / 24.453762; 123.033303 (Sanninudai) |
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2023, a further twenty Places have been designated at a municipal level.[4][7]
| Place | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teniya Ban Sachi Beacon Site 天仁屋バンサチの火立跡 Teniya ban sachi no hitachi ato |
Nago | also a Municipal Historic Site | 26°33′13″N 128°08′17″E / 26.553486°N 128.137931°E / 26.553486; 128.137931 (Teniya Ban Sachi Beacon Site) | for all refs see [17] | ||
| Waji ワシ (also 湧出 or わじぃー) Wajī |
Ie | _Okinawa,JAPAN.jpg/1280px-View_from_WAJI_(The_springwater_goes_out)_Okinawa,JAPAN.jpg) |
26°43′59″N 127°47′22″E / 26.733001°N 127.789493°E / 26.733001; 127.789493 (Waji) | |||
| Innagā 犬名河(インナガー) Innagā |
Uruma | on Ikei Island （伊計島） |  |
26°23′44″N 127°59′40″E / 26.3955°N 127.994417°E / 26.3955; 127.994417 (Waji) | ||
| Futenma-gū Cave 普天満宮洞穴 Futenma-gū dōketsu |
Ginowan |  |
26°17′35″N 127°46′39″E / 26.293028°N 127.777389°E / 26.293028; 127.777389 (Futenma-gū Cave) | |||
| Naminoue 波上 Naminoue |
Naha | also a Municipal Historic Site |  |
26°13′14″N 127°40′17″E / 26.220636°N 127.671352°E / 26.220636; 127.671352 (Naminoue) | ||
| Garner-Mui Forest ガーナー森 Gānā-mui |
Naha | also a Natural Monument | 26°12′03″N 127°40′40″E / 26.200826°N 127.677859°E / 26.200826; 127.677859 (Garner-Mui Forest) | |||
| Hiyajō Banta 比屋定バンタ Hiyajō banta |
Kumejima | 26°22′24″N 126°47′23″E / 26.373397°N 126.789801°E / 26.373397; 126.789801 (Hiyajō Banta) | ||||
| Aka-no-Higemizu 阿嘉のひげ水 Aka-no-higemizu |
Kumejima | 26°22′00″N 126°47′44″E / 26.366649°N 126.795616°E / 26.366649; 126.795616 (Aka-no-Higemizu) | ||||
| Aka-Kurushi 阿嘉黒石 Aka kurushi |
Kumejima | 26°22′10″N 126°48′12″E / 26.369456°N 126.803298°E / 26.369456; 126.803298 (Aka-Kurushi) | ||||
| Ueda Forest 上田森 Ueda-mori |
Kumejima | 26°21′37″N 126°44′58″E / 26.360208°N 126.749396°E / 26.360208; 126.749396 (Ueda Forest) | ||||
| Tokujimu Coast and Andesite Zone トクジム海岸と一帯の安山岩 Tokujimu kaigan to ittai no anzangan |
Kumejima | 26°17′39″N 126°48′47″E / 26.294300°N 126.813126°E / 26.294300; 126.813126 (Tokujimu Coast and Andesite Zone) | ||||
| View of the Kerama Straits from Mount Nishi にし山(北山)山頂から望む慶良間海峡 Nishi-yama sanchō kara nozomu Kerama kaikyō |
Tokashiki | 26°12′36″N 127°21′46″E / 26.209932°N 127.362742°E / 26.209932; 127.362742 (View of the Kerama Straits from Mount Nishi) | ||||
| Scenic Spots of Banyahara 番屋原の広場の景勝地 Banyahara no hiroba no keishō-chi |
Aguni | 26°34′54″N 127°13′26″E / 26.581734°N 127.223825°E / 26.581734; 127.223825 (Scenic Spots of Banyahara) | ||||
| Scenic Spots of Sakakinahara Coast 坂木那原海岸景勝地 Sakakinahara kaigan keishō-chi |
Aguni | 26°34′39″N 127°13′14″E / 26.577512°N 127.220693°E / 26.577512; 127.220693 (Scenic Spots of Sakakinahara Coast) | ||||
| Nzōmiji 無蔵水 Nzōmiji |
Iheya | 27°05′30″N 128°00′45″E / 27.091683°N 128.012438°E / 27.091683; 128.012438 (Nzōmiji) | ||||
| Coral Reef and Lagoon at Sawada Beach 佐和田の浜珊瑚礁・礁湖面 Sawada-no-hama sangoshō・shōko-men |
Miyakojima | within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park |  |
24°50′19″N 125°09′31″E / 24.838699°N 125.158739°E / 24.838699; 125.158739 (Coral Reef and Lagoon at Sawada Beach) | ||
| Rocky Coast at Cape Hakuchō 白鳥崎岩礁海岸一帯 Hakuchō-zaki ganshō kaigan ittai |
Miyakojima | within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park | 27°05′30″N 128°00′45″E / 27.091683°N 128.012438°E / 27.091683; 128.012438 (Rocky Coast at Cape Hakuchō) | |||
| Rocky Coast of West and South Shimojishima 下地島南、西岩礁海岸一帯 Shimojishima minami, nishi ganshō kaigan ittai |
Miyakojima | within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park |  |
24°48′49″N 125°08′28″E / 24.813537°N 125.141230°E / 24.813537; 125.141230 (Rocky Coast of West and South Shimojishima) | ||
| Scenery of Takana 高那の景勝 Takana no keishō |
Taketomi | Hateruma Island |  |
24°03′00″N 123°47′51″E / 24.050040°N 123.797561°E / 24.050040; 123.797561 (Scenery of Takana) | ||
| Ufudaki 大岳 Ufudaki |
Taketomi | Kohama Island; site of one of the Sakishima Beacons |  |
24°20′49″N 123°58′43″E / 24.346999°N 123.978631°E / 24.346999; 123.978631 (Ufudaki) |
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 February 2024, Five Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[3][4][8]
| Place | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Ugan 御神崎 Ugan-zaki |
Ishigaki | 24°20′22″N 124°09′14″E / 24.33936111°N 124.15383055°E / 24.33936111; 124.15383055 (Cape Ugan) | [18] | |||
| Former Nakasone Family Gardens 旧仲宗根氏庭園 kyū-Nakasone-shi teien |
Miyakojima | 24°48′21″N 125°16′50″E / 24.80596944°N 125.28068888°E / 24.80596944; 125.28068888 (Nakamoto Family Gardens) | [19] | |||
| Tsukayama Brewery Gardens 津嘉山酒造所庭園 Tsukayama shuzōsho teien |
Nago | 26°35′29″N 127°59′00″E / 26.591350°N 127.983233°E / 26.591350; 127.983233 (Tsukayama Brewery Gardens) | [20] | |||
| Nakamoto Family Gardens 仲本氏庭園 Nakamoto-shi teien |
Ishigaki | 24°20′07″N 124°08′52″E / 24.335327°N 124.147761°E / 24.335327; 124.147761 (Nakamoto Family Gardens) | [21] | |||
| Hananda (Natural Bridge) ハナンダー（自然橋） Hananda (shizen-bashi) |
Yaese | 26°07′14″N 127°44′38″E / 26.120580°N 127.744008°E / 26.120580; 127.744008 (Hananda (Natural Bridge)) | [22] |
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See also
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
- List of parks and gardens of Okinawa Prefecture
- List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa)
References
- ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 Okinawa Prefecture
- (in Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture