List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Ōita)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

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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 / 33.280530°N 131.153262°E / 33.280530; 131.153262 (Former Kurushima Family Gardens) 1 [1]
Hells of Beppu
別府の地獄
Beppu-no-jigoku
Beppu 33°18′55″N 131°28′27″E / 33.31530184°N 131.47412123°E / 33.31530184; 131.47412123 (Hells of Beppu) 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 / 33.43834121°N 131.23874812°E / 33.43834121; 131.23874812 (Yabakei) 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 / 33.557220°N 131.444700°E / 33.557220; 131.444700 (Tennenji Yaba - Mudōji Yaba) [4]
Nakayama Senkyō (Ebisu-dani)
中山仙境(夷谷)
Nakayama-senkyō (Ebisu-dani)
Bungotakada 33°36′55″N 131°33′38″E / 33.615248°N 131.560603°E / 33.615248; 131.560603 (Nakayama Senkyō (Ebisu-dani)) [5]
Monju Yaba
文殊耶馬
Monju Yaba
Kunisaki 33°36′09″N 131°36′50″E / 33.602469°N 131.613875°E / 33.602469; 131.613875 (Monju Yaba) [6]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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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 / 33.045760°N 131.298852°E / 33.045760; 131.298852 (Noike Park) 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 / 32.790666°N 131.550293°E / 32.790666; 131.550293 (Fuji River Valley)
Kyūsuikei
九酔渓
Kyūsuikei
Kokonoe 33°10′52″N 131°12′52″E / 33.181166°N 131.214480°E / 33.181166; 131.214480 (Kyūsuikei)
Yufu River Valley
由布川峡谷
Yufu-gawa kyōkoku
Yufu 33°14′07″N 131°27′05″E / 33.235170°N 131.451416°E / 33.235170; 131.451416 (Yufu River Valley)
Denrai-ji Gardens
伝来寺庭園
Denraiji teien
Hita 33°08′00″N 130°56′39″E / 33.133239°N 130.944071°E / 33.133239; 130.944071 (Denrai Gardens)
Myōkyō-ji Gardens
妙経寺庭園
Myōkyōji teien
Kitsuki 33°24′48″N 131°36′50″E / 33.413205°N 131.613786°E / 33.413205; 131.613786 (Myōkyōji Gardens)

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

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

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

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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 / 33.36946944°N 131.532525°E / 33.36946944; 131.532525 (Tekizansō Gardens) [8]
Kōmori Falls
蝙蝠の滝
Kōmori no taki
Bungo-ōno 32°58′39″N 131°25′31″E / 32.97755205°N 131.42517707°E / 32.97755205; 131.42517707 (Kōmori Falls) [9]
Chinda Falls
沈堕の滝
Chinda no taki
Bungo-ōno 32°59′03″N 131°31′22″E / 32.98423434°N 131.52291226°E / 32.98423434; 131.52291226 (Chinda Falls) [10]
Mount Nabe (Nanbyō Gorge)
鍋山(南屏峡)
Nabe-yama (Nanbyō-kyō)
Bungotakada 33°29′59″N 131°31′52″E / 33.499611°N 131.531111°E / 33.499611; 131.531111 (Mount Nabe (Nanbyō Gorge)) [11]
Hirata Family Gardens
平田氏庭園
Hirata-shi teien
Nakatsu 33°28′16″N 131°08′43″E / 33.471031°N 131.145161°E / 33.471031; 131.145161 (Hirata Family Gardens) [12]
Matama Coast
真玉海岸
Matama kaigan
Bungotakada 33°37′11″N 131°28′09″E / 33.619855°N 131.469156°E / 33.619855; 131.469156 (Matama Coast) [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 / 32.882518°N 131.277896°E / 32.882518; 131.277896 (Shiramizu Falls) [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 / 33.259545°N 131.898861°E / 33.259545; 131.898861 (Kurogahama and Bishago Rock) [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 / 32.971456°N 131.389727°E / 32.971456; 131.389727 (Rakumon Falls) [18]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.
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