List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamagata)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 January 2020, eight Places have been designated at a national level; Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning twelve prefectures. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Gyokusen-ji Gardens 玉川寺庭園 Gyokusenji teien	Tsuruoka			38°42′40″N139°56′27″E / 38.71100532°N 139.94081622°E / 38.71100532; 139.94081622 (Gyokusenji Gardens)	1
Mount Kinpō 金峰山 Kinpō-zan	Tsuruoka			38°40′29″N139°47′47″E / 38.67462394°N 139.79651638°E / 38.67462394; 139.79651638 (Mount Kinpō)	10, 11
Yama-dera 山寺 Yamadera	Yamagata	also an Historic Site		38°18′50″N140°26′06″E / 38.31375273°N 140.43511313°E / 38.31375273; 140.43511313 (Yamadera)	10
Sakai clan gardens 酒井氏庭園 Sakai-shi teien	Tsuruoka			38°43′43″N139°49′17″E / 38.728695°N 139.821487°E / 38.728695; 139.821487 (Sakai Family Gardens)	1
Ōnuma no Ukishima 大沼の浮島 Ōnuma no Ukishima	Asahi			38°19′57″N140°06′44″E / 38.3323642°N 140.11208516°E / 38.3323642; 140.11208516 (Ōnuma no Ukishima)	7
Kakubu-en (Honma Family Detached Residence Gardens) 本間氏別邸庭園 (鶴舞園) Honma-shi bettei teien (Kakubu-en)	Sakata			38°55′24″N139°50′32″E / 38.923376°N 139.84209°E / 38.923376; 139.84209 (Honma Family Detached Residence Gardens (Kakubu-en))	1
Sōkō-ji Gardens 總光寺庭園 Sōkōji teien	Sakata			38°51′38″N139°58′13″E / 38.86042998°N 139.97037092°E / 38.86042998; 139.97037092 (Sōkōji Gardens)	1
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi Misaki (Daishizaki) - Motoaikai おくのほそ道の風景地 三崎（大師崎）・本合海 Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Misaki (Daishizaki)・Motoaikai	Shinjō, Yuza	designation spans twelve prefectures		38°43′37″N140°13′33″E / 38.726944°N 140.225833°E / 38.726944; 140.225833 (Motoaikai)

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2020.

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2019, two Places have been designated at a prefectural level. ^{[4] [5]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Mount Maya 摩耶山 Maya-san	Tsuruoka			38°31′13″N139°43′42″E / 38.520370°N 139.728241°E / 38.520370; 139.728241 (Mount Maya)
Nakano Hanshirō Family Gardens 仲野半四郎氏庭園 Nakano Hanshirō-shi teien	Tendō			38°20′59″N140°22′18″E / 38.349751°N 140.371606°E / 38.349751; 140.371606 (Nakano Hanshirō Family Gardens)

This list is complete and up to date as of January 2020.

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2019, ten Places have been designated at a municipal level, ^[6] including:

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kōzen-ji Gardens 光禅寺庭園 Kōzenji-teien	Yamagata			38°14′20″N140°20′07″E / 38.23884°N 140.335219°E / 38.23884; 140.335219 (Kōzenji Gardens)
Godai-in Bell 五大院の時鐘 Godai-in no tokigane	Sakata
Kaikō-ji 海向寺 Kaikōji	Sakata			38°55′09″N139°49′50″E / 38.919214°N 139.830433°E / 38.919214; 139.830433 (Kaikōji)
Hikarigaoka Pine Forest 光ケ丘松林 Hikarigaoka matsu-bayashi	Sakata			38°56′01″N139°49′38″E / 38.9335269°N 139.8272571°E / 38.9335269; 139.8272571 (Hikarigaoka Pine Forest)
Hiyoriyama Park 日和山公園 Hiyoriyama kōen	Sakata			38°55′09″N139°49′41″E / 38.919139°N 139.828°E / 38.919139; 139.828 (Hiyoriyama Park)

See also

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

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 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 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 山形県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 24 January 2020.
4. 国・県指定等文化財件数一覧 [Number of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Yamagata Prefecture. December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
5. 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 24 January 2020.
6. 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 24 January 2020.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties of Yamagata Prefecture