List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Nagasaki)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 August 2019, seven Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty).[2][3]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Mount Unzen
温泉岳
Unzen-dake
Unzen/Shimabara/Minamishimabara 32°44′21″N 130°16′16″E / 32.73903249°N 130.27109336°E / 32.73903249; 130.27109336 (Mount Unzen) 1, 3, 10 [1]
Former Enyū-ji Gardens
旧円融寺庭園
Kyū-Enyūji teien
Ōmura 32°54′16″N 129°57′49″E / 32.90458129°N 129.96369495°E / 32.90458129; 129.96369495 (Former Enyūji Gardens) 1 [2]
Former Kaneishi Castle Gardens
金石城庭園
Kyū-Kaneishi-jō teien
Tsushima 34°12′15″N 129°17′07″E / 34.20430529°N 129.28521033°E / 34.20430529; 129.28521033 (Former Kaneishi Castle Gardens) 1 [3]
Ishida Castle Gotō Family Gardens
石田城五島氏庭園
Ishida-jō Gotō-shi teien
Gotō 32°41′36″N 128°50′42″E / 32.69333348°N 128.84497131°E / 32.69333348; 128.84497131 (Ishida Castle Gotō Family Gardens) 1 [4]
Seika-en and Umegayatsu Kairaku-en
棲霞園及び梅ヶ谷津偕楽園
Seika-en oyobi Umegayatsu Kairaku-en
Hirado 33°21′00″N 129°32′41″E / 33.35002236°N 129.54478484°E / 33.35002236; 129.54478484 (Seika-en and Umegayatsu Kairaku-en) 1 [5]
Miiraku
三井楽(みみらくのしま)
Miiraku (Mimiraku-no-shima)
Gotō 32°41′44″N 128°50′27″E / 32.69552222°N 128.84086388°E / 32.69552222; 128.84086388 (Miiraku) 8 [6]
Eight Views of Hirado
平戸領地方八竒勝 (平戸八景)
Hirado ryōjikata hakkishō (Hirado hakkei)
Sasebo designation comprises Taka-iwa (髙巌), Senryūsui (潜龍水), Ishi-bashi (石橋), Daihikan (大悲観) (pictured), Iwa-yagura (巌屋宮), Fukuishi-yama (福石山), and Shionome (潮之目) (the eighth monument is Megane-iwa (眼鏡岩)) 33°13′08″N 129°37′29″E / 33.218818°N 129.624778°E / 33.218818; 129.624778 (Eight Views of Hirado) 5, 6 [7]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 May 2019, one Place has been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Taki no Kannon
滝の観音
Taki no Kannon
Nagasaki 32°48′01″N 129°56′13″E / 32.800334°N 129.936848°E / 32.800334; 129.936848 (Taki no Kannon) [8]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 May 2019, seven Places have been designated at a municipal level.[6]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Iōjima Lighthouse Park
伊王島灯台公園
Iōjima tōdai kōen
Nagasaki designed by Richard Henry Brunton and dating to 1871, the hexagonal lower part of the first Western-style iron lighthouse in Japan was rebuilt in reinforced concrete and with a square plan after damage in the atomic blast of 1945; the upper section is original, while the current octagonal plan of the lower section dates to 2003; the lighthouse operated unmanned after 1971 32°42′52″N 129°45′39″E / 32.714495469932°N 129.76083236627°E / 32.714495469932; 129.76083236627 (Iōjima Lighthouse Park) [9]
Ajiro Ripple Marks
網代の漣痕
Ajiro no renkon
Tsushima 34°38′47″N 129°28′30″E / 34.646396°N 129.475036°E / 34.646396; 129.475036 (Ajiro Ripple Marks) [10]
Nishitsuya Ripple Marks
西津屋の漣痕
Nishitsuya no renkon
Tsushima 34°39′49″N 129°23′49″E / 34.663605°N 129.397016°E / 34.663605; 129.397016 (Nishitsuya Ripple Marks) [11]
Summit of Mount Konpira
金比羅山頂
Konpira-sanchō
Isahaya 32°49′23″N 130°05′39″E / 32.823147°N 130.094218°E / 32.823147; 130.094218 (Summit of Mount Konpira) [12]
Kawashimo no Ushi no Hanaguri
川下の牛のはなぐり
Kawashimo no ushi no hanaguri
Isahaya 32°45′16″N 130°00′40″E / 32.754353°N 130.011216°E / 32.754353; 130.011216 (Kawashimo no Ushi no Hanaguri) [13]
Former Oda Family Gardens
旧小田家庭園
kyū-Oda-ke teien
Ojika 33°11′21″N 129°03′31″E / 33.189175°N 129.058596°E / 33.189175; 129.058596 (Former Oda Family Gardens) [14]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

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As of 1 August 2019, three Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[7][8]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Former Itō Family Gardens (Shimeisō Gardens)
旧伊東氏庭園(四明荘庭園)
kyū-Itō-shi teien (Shimeisō teien)
Shimabara 32°47′04″N 130°22′14″E / 32.7843346°N 130.3705602°E / 32.7843346; 130.3705602 (Former Itō Family Gardens) [15]
Peace Park
平和公園
Heiwa kōen
Nagasaki 32°46′33″N 29°51′48″E / 32.77589411°N 29.86345058°E / 32.77589411; 29.86345058 (Peace Park) [16]
Kobayakawa Family Gardens
小早川氏庭園
Kobayakawa-shi teien
Shimabara 32°47′36″N 130°21′56″E / 32.793228°N 130.365525°E / 32.793228; 130.365525 (Kobayakawa Family Gardens) [17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 名勝, 特別名勝 長崎県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ 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 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ 県指定名勝 [Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty] (in Japanese). Nagasaki Prefecture. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  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 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物(名勝地関係)長崎県" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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