List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 July 2020, eleven Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty); Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning ten prefectures.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Mōtsū-ji Gardens 毛越寺庭園 Mōtsūji teien*	Hiraizumi	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land^[5]	38°59′18″N 141°06′30″E / 38.98824032°N 141.10823344°E / 38.98824032; 141.10823344 (Mōtsūji Gardens)	1	[1]
Scenic areas of Ihatov イーハトーブの風景地 Īhatōbu no fūkeichi	Hanamaki, Ōshū, Shizukuishi, Tōno, Sumita, Takizawa	Designation spans 7 locations connected with author Kenji Miyazawa	39°49′04″N 141°01′25″E / 39.81772026°N 141.02357403°E / 39.81772026; 141.02357403 (Scenic areas of Ihatov)	6, 10, 11	[2]
Former Kanjizaiō-in Gardens 旧観自在王院庭園 Kyū-Kanjizaiōin teien	Hiraizumi	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land^[5]	38°59′17″N 141°06′37″E / 38.9881789°N 141.11037523°E / 38.9881789; 141.11037523 (Former Kanjizaiōin Gardens)	1	[3]
Genbikei 厳美渓 Genbikei	Ichinoseki	also a Natural Monument	38°56′32″N 141°03′07″E / 38.94219836°N 141.05193958°E / 38.94219836; 141.05193958 (Genbikei)	6	[4]
Goishi Coast 碁石海岸 Goishi-kaigan	Ōfunato	also a Natural Monument	38°59′19″N 141°44′35″E / 38.98854443°N 141.74298426°E / 38.98854443; 141.74298426 (Goishi Coast)	7	[5]
Takata-matsubara 高田松原 Takata-matsubara	Rikuzentakata		39°00′17″N 141°37′52″E / 39.00484168°N 141.63111698°E / 39.00484168; 141.63111698 (Takata-matsubara)	3, 8	[6]
Sangojima 珊琥島 Sangojima	Ōfunato		39°02′13″N 141°43′38″E / 39.03691346°N 141.72735163°E / 39.03691346; 141.72735163 (Sangojima)	8	[7]
Jōdogahama 浄土ヶ浜 Jōdogahama	Miyako		39°38′56″N 141°58′54″E / 39.648790°N 141.981683°E / 39.648790; 141.981683 (Jōdogahama)	8	[8]
Ogami and Megami Rocks - Mount Torigoe 男神岩・女神岩・鳥越山 Ogami-iwa・Megami-iwa・Torigoe-yama	Ninohe/Ichinohe		40°14′47″N 141°16′21″E / 40.24635011°N 141.27250274°E / 40.24635011; 141.27250274	5	[9]
Geibikei 猊鼻渓 Geibikei	Ichinoseki		38°59′17″N 141°15′40″E / 38.98808482°N 141.26110309°E / 38.98808482; 141.26110309 (Geibikei)	6	[10]
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Kinkeizan-Takadachi おくのほそ道の風景地金鶏山高館 Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Kinkeizan Takadachi	Hiraizumi	designation spans ten prefectures; Kinkeizan is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land^[5]	38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E / 38.993322°N 141.109128°E / 38.993322; 141.109128 (Kinkeizan-Takadachi)		[11]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2019, two Places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[6]^[7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Funakoshi Coast 船越海岸 Funakoshi-kaigan	Yamada	within Rikuchū Kaigan National Park		39°26′57″N 142°02′39″E / 39.449185°N 142.044296°E / 39.449185; 142.044296 (Funakoshi Coast)		[12]
Aomatsushima 青松島 Aomatsushima	Rikuzentakata	also a Prefectural Natural Monument		38°56′20″N 141°42′34″E / 38.938983°N 141.709557°E / 38.938983; 141.709557 (Aomatsushima)		[13]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2019, eight Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[8]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 July 2020, three Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.^[9]^[10]

Place	Municipality	Coordinates	Ref.
Nanshō-sō Gardens 南昌荘庭園 Nanshō-sō teien	Morioka	39°42′07″N 141°09′15″E / 39.70193000°N 141.15430000°E / 39.70193000; 141.15430000 (Nanshō-sō Gardens)	[14]
Moriai Family Gardens 盛合氏庭園 Moriai-shi teien	Miyako	39°34′56″N 141°56′09″E / 39.582111°N 141.935833°E / 39.582111; 141.935833 (Moriai Family Gardens)	[15]
Former Nanbu Family Detached Residence Gardens 旧南部氏別邸庭園 kyū-Nanbu-shi bettei teien	Morioka	39°42′40″N 141°09′47″E / 39.711116°N 141.163194°E / 39.711116; 141.163194	[16]

References

^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝岩手県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ 国指定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ 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 10 July 2020.
^ 県指定文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ 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 10 July 2020.
^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (名勝地関係青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

(in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Iwate Prefecture

[1] "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 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 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[3] "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝岩手県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[4] 国指定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[UNESCO-5] "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[6] 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 10 July 2020.

[7] 県指定文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[8] 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 10 July 2020.

[9] 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[10] "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (名勝地関係青森県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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v t e Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan
Hokkaido	Hokkaido
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyushu	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa
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