List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Nara)
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This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nara.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/tokei_hakusho_shuppan/shuppanbutsu/bunkazai_pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html |title=Cultural Properties for Future Generations |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=27 January 2025}}
National Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 January 2025, fourteen Places have been designated at a national level (including three *Special Places of Scenic Beauty); Dorohatchō spans the prefectural borders with Wakayama and Mie.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html |script-title=ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 |trans-title=Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index |title=Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 奈良県 2県以上) |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=27 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/283568/siteikennsuuitirann.pdf |script-title=ja:文化財指定件数 |trans-title=Number of Designated Cultural Properties |language=Japanese |publisher=Nara Prefecture |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=27 January 2025}}
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| align="center"|*Heijō Palace Tōin Gardens {{nihongo2|平城宮東院庭園}} Heijō-kyū tōin teien | Nara | the palace is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870 |title=Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=26 June 2020}} | 150px | {{coord|34.68954033|N|135.80225194|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Heijō Palace Tōin Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003650 ] |
| align="center"|*Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Site Gardens {{nihongo2|平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園}} Heijō-kyō sakyō sanjō nibō miya ato teien | Nara | also a Special Historic Site | 150px | {{coord|34.68389686|N|135.80234294|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Site Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2032 ] |
| align="center"|*Dorohatchō {{nihongo2|瀞八丁}} Dorohatchō | Totsukawa | the designation includes an area of Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture and Kumano in Mie Prefecture; also a Natural Monument | 150px | {{coord|33.908035|N|135.862792|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Dorohatchō}} | 5 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3080 ] |
| align="center"|Isui-en {{nihongo2|依水園}} Isui-en | Nara | 150px | {{coord|34.685696|N|135.837677|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Isui-en}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2026 ] | |
| align="center"|Enjō-ji Gardens {{nihongo2|円成寺庭園}} Enjōji teien | Nara | 150px | {{coord|34.695755|N|135.915665|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Enjōji Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2023 ] | |
| align="center"|Mount Yoshino {{nihongo2|吉野山}} Yoshino-yama | Yoshino | also an Historic Site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1142 |title=Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=26 June 2020}} | 150px | {{coord|34.35643286|N|135.87061699|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Mount Yoshino}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1950 ] |
| align="center"|Former Daijō-in Gardens {{nihongo2|旧大乗院庭園}} Kyū-Daijōin teien | Nara | 150px | {{coord|34.677670|N|135.834376|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Former Daijōin Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2002 ] | |
| align="center"|Tsukigase Plum Groves {{nihongo2|月瀬梅林}} Tsukigase bairin | Nara | in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park | 150px | {{coord|34.70743781|N|136.02334111|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Tsukigase Plum Groves}} | 3 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1941 ] |
| align="center"|Jikō-in Gardens {{nihongo2|慈光院庭園}} Jikōin Gardens | Yamatokōriyama | also an Historic Site | 150px | {{coord|34.63164036|N|135.75812732|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Jikōin Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1982 ] |
| align="center"|Yamato Sanzan {{nihongo2|大和三山}} Yamato sanzan | Kashihara | 150px | {{coord|34.51488847|N|135.80560453|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Yamato Sanzan}} | 3, 10, 11 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003462 ] | |
| align="center"|Taima-dera Nakanobō Gardens {{nihongo2|当麻寺中之坊庭園}} Taimadera nakanobō teien | Katsuragi | also an Historic Site | 150px | {{coord|34.51554992|N|135.69519343|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Taimadera Nakanobō Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1980 ] |
| align="center"|Nara Park {{nihongo2|奈良公園}} Nara kōen | Nara | 150px | {{coord|34.68641439|N|135.85346696|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Nara Park}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1940 ] | |
| align="center"|Asuka Capital Site Pond {{nihongo2|飛鳥京跡苑池}} Asuka-kyō ato enchi | Asuka | also an Historic Site; submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5097/ |title=Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties |publisher=UNESCO |accessdate=26 June 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://asukamura.jp/sekaiisan/intro.html |script-title=ja:構成資産の紹介 |trans-title=Component Sites |language=Japanese |publisher=Asuka Village |accessdate=26 June 2020}} | 150px | {{coord|34.474987|N|135.818604|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Asuka Capital Site Pond}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003443 ] |
| align="center"|Hokke-ji Gardens {{nihongo2|法華寺庭園}} Hokkeji teien | Nara | 150px | {{coord|34.69230984|N|135.80375752|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Hokkeji Gardens}} | 1 | [https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3290 ] |
{{Complete list|date=January 2025}}
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2024, five Places have been designated at a prefectural level.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html |script-title=ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） |trans-title=Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=27 January 2025}}
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| align="center"|Morimura Family Gardens {{nihongo2|森村家庭園}} Morimura-ke teien | Kashihara | {{coord|34.519172|N|135.799078|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Morimura Family Gardens}} | [https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kennshiteiiciran20240401.pdf ] | |||
| align="center"|Mount Kōno {{nihongo2|神野山}} Kōno-yama | Yamazoe | in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park; also a Prefectural Natural Monument | {{coord|34.667664|N|135.996237|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Mount Kōno}} | [https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kennshiteiiciran20240401.pdf ] | ||
| align="center"|Ōkura Jinja Gardens {{nihongo2|大蔵神社庭園}} Ōkura Jinja teien | Yoshino | {{coord|34.372821|N|135.933815|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Ōkura Jinja Gardens}} | [https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kennshiteiiciran20240401.pdf ] | |||
| align="center"|Gangyō-ji Gardens {{nihongo2|願行寺庭園}} Gangyōji teien | Shimoichi | 150px | {{coord|34.369901|N|135.787915|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Gangyōji Gardens}} | [https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kennshiteiiciran20240401.pdf ] | ||
| align="center"|Kasuga Taisha Kihinkan Gardens {{nihongo2|春日大社貴賓館庭園}} Kasuga Taisha Kihinkan teien | Nara | {{coord|34.681563|N|135.847290|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kasuga Taisha Kihinkan Gardens<}} | [https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kennshiteiiciran20240401.pdf ] |
{{Complete list|date=January 2025}}
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2024, five Places have been designated at a municipal level.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html |script-title=ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） |trans-title=Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=27 January 2025}}
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| align="center"|Iwaya-Masugata {{nihongo2|岩屋桝型}} iwaya-masugata | Yamazoe | {{coord|34.694915|N|135.986108|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Iwaya-Masugata}} | [http://www.vill.yamazoe.nara.jp/ ] | |||
| align="center"|Chōkyū-ji - Chiryū Park {{nihongo2|長久寺・智龍公園}} Chōkyūji・Chiryū kōen | Yamazoe | {{coord|34.628308|N|136.040717|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Chōkyūji - Chiryū Park}} | [http://www.vill.yamazoe.nara.jp/ ] | |||
| align="center"|Kōno-ji Precinct and Temple Grounds {{nihongo2|神野寺境内及び寺領地}} Kōnoji keidai oyobi tera ryōchi | Yamazoe | in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park | {{coord|34.665405|N|135.997653|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Kōnoji Precinct and Temple Grounds }} | [http://www.vill.yamazoe.nara.jp/ ] |
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 27 January 2025, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a national level.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html |script-title=ja:登録文化財 |trans-title=Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |date=1 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025}}
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| align="center"|Mount Myōjin (Mount Hirume) {{nihongo2|明神山(送迎山)}} Myōjin-yama (Hirume-yama) | Ōji | 150px | {{coord|34.573583|N|135.675643|E|display=inline|format=dms|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000|name=Mount Myōjin (Mount Hirume)}} | [https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94147601_01.pdf ] |
{{Complete list|date=January 2025}}
{{Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.pref.nara.jp/1700.htm Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture]