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[]

As of 1 June 2019, fourteen Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Place	Municipality	Comments	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]
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]
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 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]
and 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	1	[7]
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]
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]
- 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]
- - - 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]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[]

As of 1 May 2018, nine Places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]^[6]

Place	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	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 [15]
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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 2018, a further twenty Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[4]^[7]

Place	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
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 [16]
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 from 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
Scenic Spots of 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 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
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 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
Rocky Coast at 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
Scenery of 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)
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 June 2019, three Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.^[3]^[4]^[8]

Place	Municipality	Coordinates	Ref.
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)	[17]
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]
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)	[19]

References[]

^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^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. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ 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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

External links[]

(in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
(in Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture

[1] "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[2] 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[db-3] Jump up to: ^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. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[Okinawa-4] Jump up to: ^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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[UNESCO-5] Jump up to: ^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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[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 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[8] 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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show v t 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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show v t Cultural Properties of Japan - Okinawa Prefecture
Tangible Cultural Properties	Structures Paintings Sculptures Crafts Writings Archaeological Materials Historical Materials Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (buildings)
Intangible Cultural Properties	Intangible Cultural Properties Intangible Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records
Folk Cultural Properties	Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Registered Tangible Folk Cultural Properties
Monuments	Historic Sites Places of Scenic Beauty Natural Monuments Registered Monuments (Historic Sites) Registered Monuments (Places of Scenic Beauty)
Cultural Landscapes	N/A
Groups of Traditional Buildings	Tonaki Island Taketomi Island
Conservation Techniques	Ryūkyū indigo dyestuffs production Choma thread twisting Loom building Hairstyling for traditional Okinawan performing arts Kumi Odori tools and costume production and restoration
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