List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)

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 August 2014, eleven sites 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	Image	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	1
Scenic areas of Ihatov イーハトーブの風景地 Īhatōbu no fūkeichi	Hanamaki, Ōshū, Shizukuishi, Sumita, Takizawa			39°49′04″N 141°01′25″E / 39.81772026°N 141.02357403°E	6, 10, 11
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	1
Genbikei 厳美渓 Genbikei	Ichinoseki	also a Natural Monument		38°56′32″N 141°03′07″E / 38.94219836°N 141.05193958°E	6
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	7
Takata-matsubara 高田松原 Takata-matsubara	Rikuzentakata			39°00′17″N 141°37′52″E / 39.00484168°N 141.63111698°E	3, 8
Sangojima 珊琥島 Sangojima	Ōfunato			39°02′13″N 141°43′38″E / 39.03691346°N 141.72735163°E	8
Jōdogahama 浄土ヶ浜 Jōdogahama	Miyako			39°38′56″N 141°58′54″E / 39.648790°N 141.981683°E	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	5
Geibikei 猊鼻渓 Geibikei	Ichinoseki			38°59′17″N 141°15′40″E / 38.98808482°N 141.26110309°E	6
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

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, three sites 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
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
Sannō-iwa 三王岩 Sannō-iwa	Miyako	also a Prefectural Natural Monument		39°43′59″N 141°58′54″E / 39.732934°N 141.981726°E

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, three sites have been designated at a municipal level.^[8]

See also

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

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 岩手県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. 国指定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. 県指定文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Iwate Prefecture