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List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 December 2020, twelve Places have been designated at a national level.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Former Saitō Family Detached Residence Gardens
旧齋藤氏別邸庭園
Kyū-Saitō-shi bettei teien
Niigata 37°54′58″N 139°02′11″E / 37.91611°N 139.03630°E / 37.91611; 139.03630 (Former Saitō Family Detached Residence Gardens) 1 [1]
Former Shibata Domain Lower Residence Gardens (Shimizu-en)
旧新発田藩下屋敷(清水谷御殿)庭園および五十公野御茶屋庭園
Kyū-Shibata-han shimo-yashiki (Shimizudani goten) teien oyobi gojū kōno ochaya teien
Shibata 37°56′36″N 139°19′41″E / 37.94319889°N 139.32818208°E / 37.94319889; 139.32818208 (Former Shibata Domain Lower Residence Gardens) 1 [2]
Sado Kaifu Coast
佐渡海府海岸
Sado Kaifu kaigan
Sado 38°07′29″N 138°15′58″E / 38.1247362°N 138.26618427°E / 38.1247362; 138.26618427 (Sado Kaifu Coast) 8 [3]
Sado Ogi Coast
佐渡小木海岸
Sado Ogi kaigan
Sado also a Natural Monument 37°48′11″N 138°14′19″E / 37.80300606°N 138.23854845°E / 37.80300606; 138.23854845 (Sado Ogi Coast) 8 [4]
Sasagawa Flow
笹川流
Sasagawa nagare
Murakami also a Natural Monument 38°23′36″N 139°27′11″E / 38.39336738°N 139.45318451°E / 38.39336738; 139.45318451 (Sasagawa Flow) 5, 8 [5]
Kiyotsu Gorge
清津峡
Kiyotsu-kyō
Yuzawa, Tōkamachi also a Natural Monument 36°57′14″N 138°45′19″E / 36.95387663°N 138.75529665°E / 36.95387663; 138.75529665 (Kiyotsu Gorge) 6 [6]
Teikan-en
貞観園
Teikan-en
Kashiwazaki 37°13′38″N 138°38′16″E / 37.227219°N 138.637817°E / 37.227219; 138.637817 (Teikan-en) 1 [7]
Tashiro Nanatsugama
田代の七ツ釜
Tashiro no Nanatsugama
Tsunan, Tōkamachi also a Natural Monument 36°58′11″N 138°42′32″E / 36.96984581°N 138.70877573°E / 36.96984581; 138.70877573 (Tashiro no Nanatsugama) 5, 6 [8]
Watanabe Family Gardens
渡辺氏庭園
Watanabe-shi teien
Sekikawa 38°05′26″N 139°33′54″E / 38.09058333°N 139.56491666°E / 38.09058333; 139.56491666 (Watanabe Family Gardens) 1 [9]
Former Sekiyama Hōzō-in Gardens
旧関山宝蔵院庭園
Kyū-Sekiyama Hōzō-in teien
Myōkō 36°56′01″N 138°12′49″E / 36.933737°N 138.213522°E / 36.933737; 138.213522 (Former Sekiyama Hōzō-in Gardens) 1 [10]
Hakusan Park
白山公園
Hakusan kōen
Niigata 37°01′34″N 138°15′15″E / 37.02602°N 138.25410°E / 37.02602; 138.25410 (Hakusan Park) 1 [11]
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Oyashirazu
おくのほそ道の風景地 親しらす
Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Oyashirazu
Itoigawa designation spans ten prefectures 36°59′35″N 137°41′43″E / 36.993153°N 137.695298°E / 36.993153; 137.695298 (Oyashirazu) [12]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 May 2020, three Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Oyashirazu Koshirazu
親不知子不知
Oyashirazu Koshirazu
Itoigawa 36°59′35″N 137°41′43″E / 36.993093°N 137.695320°E / 36.993093; 137.695320 (Oyashirazu Kofuchi) [13]
Jōsen-ji Gardens
浄専寺庭園
Jōsenji teien
Niigata 37°43′19″N 138°50′13″E / 37.721951°N 138.837061°E / 37.721951; 138.837061 (Jōsenji Gardens) [14]
Daigahana
台ケ鼻
Daigahana
Sado also a Prefectural Natural Monument 37°57′54″N 138°15′17″E / 37.964873°N 138.254743°E / 37.964873; 138.254743 (Daigahana) [15]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 May 2020, sixteen Places have been designated at a municipal level.[6]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 December 2020, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[7]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Ishizaki Family Gardens (Sekisensō Gardens)
旧石崎氏庭園(石泉荘庭園)
Ishizaki-shi (Sekisensō) teien
Shibata 37°56′28″N 139°19′42″E / 37.94116°N 139.32840°E / 37.94116; 139.32840 (Ishizaki Family Gardens (Sekisensō Gardens)) [16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 新潟県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b 新潟県の文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  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 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  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 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. ^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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