List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  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 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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