List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)

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 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″N127°42′55″E / 26.20442507°N 127.715335°E / 26.20442507; 127.715335 (Shikina-en)	1
Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens 伊江御殿別邸庭園 Ieudun bettei teien	Naha			26°13′38″N127°43′29″E / 26.22710114°N 127.72461732°E / 26.22710114; 127.72461732 (Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens)	1
Iedunchi Gardens 伊江殿内庭園 Iedunchi teien	Naha			26°13′12″N127°43′17″E / 26.22010909°N 127.72146303°E / 26.22010909; 127.72146303 (Iedunchi Gardens)	1
Shimojishima Tōri-ike 下地島の通り池 Shimojishima Tōri-ike	Miyakojima	also a Natural Monument		24°49′30″N125°08′15″E / 24.82486382°N 125.13762353°E / 24.82486382; 125.13762353 (Shimojishima Tōri-ike)	5, 8
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″N127°39′55″E / 26.129925°N 127.66518027°E / 26.129925; 127.66518027 (Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast)	8
Miyaradunchi Gardens 宮良殿内庭園 Miyaradunchi teien	Ishigaki			24°20′28″N124°09′35″E / 24.341208°N 124.159782°E / 24.341208; 124.159782 (Miyaradunchi Gardens)	1
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″N127°43′09″E / 26.21643454°N 127.71917595°E / 26.21643454; 127.71917595 (Shuri Castle Shoin - Sasunoma Gardens)	1
Ishigaki Family Gardens 石垣氏庭園 Ishigaki-shi teien	Ishigaki			24°20′41″N124°09′20″E / 24.3447305°N 124.15549004°E / 24.3447305; 124.15549004 (Ishigaki Family Gardens)	1
Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto 川平湾及び於茂登岳 Kabira-wan oyobi Omoto-dake	Ishigaki			24°27′07″N124°08′34″E / 24.45197905°N 124.14283698°E / 24.45197905; 124.14283698 (Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto)	8, 10, 11
Cape Higashi-Henna 東平安名崎 Higashihenna-zaki	Miyakojima			24°43′31″N125°27′38″E / 24.72521793°N 125.4605811°E / 24.72521793; 125.4605811 (Cape Higashi-Henna)	8
Yabiji 八重干瀬 Yabiji	Miyakojima	also a Natural Monument		24°59′56″N125°15′53″E / 24.998889°N 125.264694°E / 24.998889; 125.264694 (Yabiji)	8
Tindabana ティンダバナ Tindabana	Yonaguni			24°28′00″N123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Tindabana)	5
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″N123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi)	8
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″N127°58′22″E / 26.68262222°N 127.97290527°E / 26.68262222; 127.97290527 (Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi)	8
Sanninudai サンニヌ台 Sanninudai	Yonaguni	also a Natural Monument		24°27′14″N123°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.

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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″N127°49′36″E / 26.173333°N 127.826667°E / 26.173333; 127.826667 (Seifa-Utaki)		for all refs see
Nakagusuku Castle Site 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato	Nakagusuku	also an Historic Site		26°17′02″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N123°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

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″N128°08′17″E / 26.553486°N 128.137931°E / 26.553486; 128.137931 (Teniya Ban Sachi Beacon Site)		for all refs see
Waji ワシ (also 湧出 or わじぃー) Wajī	Ie			26°43′59″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N126°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″N126°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″N126°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″N126°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″N126°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″N127°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″N127°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″N127°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″N128°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″N125°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″N128°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″N125°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″N123°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″N123°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

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″N124°09′14″E / 24.33936111°N 124.15383055°E / 24.33936111; 124.15383055 (Cape Ugan)
Former Nakasone Family Gardens 旧仲宗根氏庭園 kyū-Nakasone-shi teien	Miyakojima			24°48′21″N125°16′50″E / 24.80596944°N 125.28068888°E / 24.80596944; 125.28068888 (Nakamoto Family Gardens)
Tsukayama Brewery Gardens 津嘉山酒造所庭園 Tsukayama shuzōsho teien	Nago			26°35′29″N127°59′00″E / 26.591350°N 127.983233°E / 26.591350; 127.983233 (Tsukayama Brewery Gardens)
Nakamoto Family Gardens 仲本氏庭園 Nakamoto-shi teien	Ishigaki			24°20′07″N124°08′52″E / 24.335327°N 124.147761°E / 24.335327; 124.147761 (Nakamoto Family Gardens)
Hananda (Natural Bridge) ハナンダー（自然橋） Hananda (shizen-bashi)	Yaese			26°07′14″N127°44′38″E / 26.120580°N 127.744008°E / 26.120580; 127.744008 (Hananda (Natural Bridge))

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

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
• List of parks and gardens of Okinawa Prefecture
• List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa)

References

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. "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. 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. "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.

External links

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