List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Miyagi)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 January 2021, seven Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty); Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning ten prefectures.[2][3][4]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Matsushima
松島
Matsushima
Higashimatsushima, Matsushima, Rifu, Shichigahama, Shiogama 38°20′00″N 141°05′58″E / 38.33321554°N 141.09937834°E / 38.33321554; 141.09937834 (Matsushima) 11, 8 [1]
Former Yūbikan and Gardens
旧有備館および庭園
Kyū-Yūbikan oyobi teien
Ōsaki also a Historic Site 38°39′27″N 140°51′48″E / 38.65739275°N 140.86346346°E / 38.65739275; 140.86346346 (Former Yūbikan and Gardens) 1 [2]
Akiu Great Falls
秋保大滝
Akiu ōtaki
Sendai 38°16′30″N 140°36′08″E / 38.27495346°N 140.60231135°E / 38.27495346; 140.60231135 (Akiu Great Falls) 6 [3]
Banji
磐司
Banji
Sendai 38°16′26″N 140°30′53″E / 38.27392282°N 140.51461206°E / 38.27392282; 140.51461206 (Banji) 6 [4]
Saitō Family Gardens
齋藤氏庭園
Saitō-shi teien
Ishinomaki 38°30′24″N 141°11′36″E / 38.506668°N 141.193268°E / 38.506668; 141.193268 (Saitō Family Gardens) 1 [5]
Enunkan Gardens
煙雲館庭園
Enunkan teien
Kesennuma 38°54′29″N 141°34′12″E / 38.90808°N 141.56990°E / 38.90808; 141.56990 (Enunkan Gardens) 1 [6]
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi
おくのほそ道の風景地
Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi
Iwanuma, Sendai, Shiogama, Tagajō designation spans ten prefectures, including seven component properties in Miyagi: Takekuma no matsu (武隈の松), Tsubo no Ishibumi (壺碑), Oki no I (興井), Sue no Matsuyama (末の末山), Magakigashima (籬が島), Tsutsujigaoka and Tenjin Shrine (つゝじが岡及び天神の御社), and Kinoshita and Yakushi-dō (木の下及び薬師堂) 38°15′02″N 140°54′02″E / 38.250556°N 140.900556°E / 38.250556; 140.900556 (Yakushi-dō) [7]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Ōgama Hanzō
巨釜半造
Ōgama hanzō
Kesennuma 38°53′34″N 141°40′01″E / 38.892895°N 141.667006°E / 38.892895; 141.667006 (Ōgama Hanzō) [8]
Naruko-kyō
鳴子峡
Naruko-kyō
Ōsaki 38°44′06″N 140°41′25″E / 38.734938°N 140.690317°E / 38.734938; 140.690317 (Naruko-kyō) [9]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 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 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 宮城県, 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b 宮城県の指定文化財集計表 [Total Number of Cultural Properties in Miyagi Prefecture] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 20 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 20 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 20 January 2021.

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