List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 January 2015, thirteen places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type
Shikina-en 識名園 Shikina-en*	Naha	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]	26°12′16″N 127°42′55″E / 26.20442507°N 127.715335°E / 26.20442507; 127.715335 (Shikina-en)	1
Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens 伊江御殿別邸庭園 Ieudun bettei teien	Naha		26°13′38″N 127°43′29″E / 26.22710114°N 127.72461732°E / 26.22710114; 127.72461732 (Ieudun Detached Residence Gardens)	1
Iedunchi Gardens 伊江殿内庭園 Iedunchi teien	Naha		26°13′12″N 127°43′17″E / 26.22010909°N 127.72146303°E / 26.22010909; 127.72146303 (Iedunchi Gardens)	1
Shimojishima Tōri-ike 下地島の通り池 Shimojishima Tōri-ike	Miyakojima	also a Natural Monument	24°49′30″N 125°08′15″E / 24.82486382°N 125.13762353°E / 24.82486382; 125.13762353 (Shimojishima Tōri-ike)	5, 8
Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast 喜屋武海岸及び荒崎海岸 Kiyan kaigan oyobi Arasaki kaigan	Itoman	also a Natural Monument	26°07′48″N 127°39′55″E / 26.129925°N 127.66518027°E / 26.129925; 127.66518027 (Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast)	8
Miyaradunchi Gardens 宮良殿内庭園 Miyaradunchi teien	Ishigaki		24°20′28″N 124°09′35″E / 24.341208°N 124.159782°E / 24.341208; 124.159782 (Miyaradunchi Gardens)	1
Shuri Castle Shoin - Sasunoma Gardens 首里城書院・鎖之間庭園 Shuri-jō shoin・Sasunoma teien	Naha	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]	26°12′59″N 127°43′09″E / 26.21643454°N 127.71917595°E / 26.21643454; 127.71917595	1
Ishigaki Family Gardens 石垣氏庭園 Ishigaki-shi teien	Ishigaki		24°20′41″N 124°09′20″E / 24.3447305°N 124.15549004°E / 24.3447305; 124.15549004 (Ishigaki Family Gardens)	1
Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto 川平湾及び於茂登岳 Kabiara-wan oyobi Omoto-dake	Ishigaki		24°27′07″N 124°08′34″E / 24.45197905°N 124.14283698°E / 24.45197905; 124.14283698 (Kabira Bay - Mount Omoto)	8, 10, 11
Cape Higashi-Henna 東平安名崎 Higashihenna-zaki	Miyakojima		24°43′31″N 125°27′38″E / 24.72521793°N 125.4605811°E / 24.72521793; 125.4605811 (Cape Higashi-Henna)	8
Yabiji 八重干瀬 Yabiji	Miyakojima	also a Natural Monument	24°59′56″N 125°15′53″E / 24.998889°N 125.264694°E / 24.998889; 125.264694 (Yabiji)	8
Tindabana ティンダバナ Tindabana	Yonaguni		24°28′00″N 123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Tindabana)
Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi 久部良バリ及び久部良フリシ Kubura Bali oyobi Kubira Furishi	Yonaguni		24°28′00″N 123°00′10″E / 24.4665775°N 123.00281111°E / 24.4665775; 123.00281111 (Kubura Bali - Kubira Furishi)

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, nine places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]^[6]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates
Seifa-Utaki 斎場御嶽 Seifa-utaki	Nanjō	also an Historic Site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]	26°10′24″N 127°49′36″E / 26.173333°N 127.826667°E / 26.173333; 127.826667 (Seifa-Utaki)
Nakagusuku Castle Site 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato	Nakagusuku	also an Historic Site	26°17′02″N 127°48′05″E / 26.283955°N 127.801273°E / 26.283955; 127.801273 (Nakagusuku Castle Site)
Nakijin Castle Site 今帰仁城跡 Nakijin-jō ato	Nakijin	also an Historic Site	26°41′27″N 127°55′49″E / 26.690833°N 127.930278°E / 26.690833; 127.930278 (Nakijin Castle Site)
Todoroki Falls 轟の滝 Todoroki no taki	Nago		26°33′45″N 127°59′18″E / 26.562505°N 127.988362°E / 26.562505; 127.988362 (Todoroki Falls)
Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi 首里金城町石畳道 Shurikinjō-chō ishidatami-michi	Naha	also a Prefectural Historic Site	26°12′58″N 127°42′55″E / 26.216035°N 127.715335°E / 26.216035; 127.715335 (Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi)
Ie Village Mount Gusuku 伊江村の城山 Ie-mura no Gusuku-yama	Ie		26°43′10″N 127°48′25″E / 26.719394°N 127.807045°E / 26.719394; 127.807045 (Ie Village Mount Gusuku)
Ginowan City Mori River 宜野湾市森の川 Ginowan-shi Mori-no-kawa	Ginowan		26°16′17″N 127°44′30″E / 26.271482°N 127.741728°E / 26.271482; 127.741728 (Ginowan City Mori River)
Cape Manza 万座毛 Manza-mō	Onna		26°30′18″N 127°51′01″E / 26.504912°N 127.850207°E / 26.504912; 127.850207 (Cape Manza)
Sanninudai サンニヌ台 Sanninudai	Yonaguni		24°27′14″N 123°02′00″E / 24.453762°N 123.033303°E / 24.453762; 123.033303 (Sanninudai)

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, a further nineteen places have been designated at a municipal level.^[4]^[7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates
Waji ワシ (also 湧出 or わじぃー) Wajī	Ie		26°43′59″N 127°47′22″E / 26.733001°N 127.789493°E / 26.733001; 127.789493 (Waji)
Innagā 犬名河(インナガー) Innagā	Uruma		26°23′44″N 127°59′40″E / 26.3955°N 127.994417°E / 26.3955; 127.994417 (Waji)
Futenma-gū Cave 普天満宮洞穴 Futenma-gū dōketsu	Ginowan		26°17′35″N 127°46′39″E / 26.293028°N 127.777389°E / 26.293028; 127.777389 (Futenma-gū Cave)
Naminoue 波上 Naminoue	Naha	also a Municipal Historic Site	26°13′14″N 127°40′17″E / 26.220636°N 127.671352°E / 26.220636; 127.671352 (Naminoue)
Garner-Mui Forest ガーナー森 Gānā-mui	Naha	also a Natural Monument	26°12′03″N 127°40′40″E / 26.200826°N 127.677859°E / 26.200826; 127.677859 (Garner-Mui Forest)
Hiyajō Banta 比屋定バンタ Hiyajō banta	Kumejima		26°22′24″N 126°47′23″E / 26.373397°N 126.789801°E / 26.373397; 126.789801 (Hiyajō Banta)
Aka-no-Higemizu 阿嘉のひげ水 Aka-no-higemizu	Kumejima		26°22′00″N 126°47′44″E / 26.366649°N 126.795616°E / 26.366649; 126.795616 (Aka-no-Higemizu)
Aka-Kurushi 阿嘉黒石 Aka kurushi	Kumejima		26°22′10″N 126°48′12″E / 26.369456°N 126.803298°E / 26.369456; 126.803298 (Aka-Kurushi)
Ueda Forest 上田森 Aka kurushi	Kumejima		26°21′37″N 126°44′58″E / 26.360208°N 126.749396°E / 26.360208; 126.749396 (Ueda Forest)
Tokujimu Coast and Andesite Zone トクジム海岸と一帯の安山岩 Tokujimu kaigan to ittai no anzangan	Kumejima		26°17′39″N 126°48′47″E / 26.294300°N 126.813126°E / 26.294300; 126.813126 (Tokujimu Coast and Andesite Zone)
View of the Kerama Straits from Mount Nishi にし山(北山)山頂から望む慶良間海峡 Nishi-yama ssanchō kara nozomu Kerama kaikyō	Tokashiki		26°12′36″N 127°21′46″E / 26.209932°N 127.362742°E / 26.209932; 127.362742
Scenic Spots of Banyahara 番屋原の広場の景勝地 Banyahara no hiroba no keishō-chi	Aguni		26°34′54″N 127°13′26″E / 26.581734°N 127.223825°E / 26.581734; 127.223825 (Scenic Spots of Banyahara)
Scenic Spots of Sakakinahara Coast 坂木那原海岸景勝地 Sakakinahara kaigan keishō-chi	Aguni		26°34′39″N 127°13′14″E / 26.577512°N 127.220693°E / 26.577512; 127.220693
Nzōmiji 無蔵水 Nzōmiji	Iheya		27°05′30″N 128°00′45″E / 27.091683°N 128.012438°E / 27.091683; 128.012438 (Nzōmiji)
Coral Reef and Lagoon at Sawada Beach 佐和田の浜珊瑚礁・礁湖面 Sawada-no-hama sangoshō・shōko-men	Miyako	within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park	24°50′19″N 125°09′31″E / 24.838699°N 125.158739°E / 24.838699; 125.158739
Rocky Coast at Cape Hakuchō 白鳥崎岩礁海岸一帯 Hakuchō-zaki ganshō kaigan ittai	Miyako	within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park	27°05′30″N 128°00′45″E / 27.091683°N 128.012438°E / 27.091683; 128.012438 (Rocky Coast at Cape Hakuchō)
Rocky Coast of West and South Shimojishima 下地島南、西岩礁海岸一帯 Shimojishima minami, nishi ganshō kaigan ittai	Miyako	within Irabu Prefectural Natural Park	24°48′49″N 125°08′28″E / 24.813537°N 125.141230°E / 24.813537; 125.141230
Scenery of Takana 高那の景勝 Takana no keishō	Taketomi	Hateruma Island	24°03′00″N 123°47′51″E / 24.050040°N 123.797561°E / 24.050040; 123.797561 (Scenery of Takana)
Ufudaki 大岳 Ufudaki	Taketomi	Kohama Island; site of one of the Sakishima Beacons	24°20′49″N 123°58′43″E / 24.346999°N 123.978631°E / 24.346999; 123.978631 (Ufudaki)

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 January 2015, one monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a place of scenic beauty at a national level.^[4]^[8]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Nakamoto Family Gardens 仲本氏庭園 Nakamoto-shi teien	Ishigaki			24°20′07″N 124°08′52″E / 24.335327°N 124.147761°E / 24.335327; 124.147761 (Nakamoto Family Gardens)

Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan

Hokkaido	Hokkaido

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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Cultural Properties of Japan - Okinawa Prefecture

Tangible Cultural Properties	Structures Paintings Sculptures Crafts Writings Archaeological Materials Historical Materials Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (buildings)

Intangible Cultural Properties	Intangible Cultural Properties Intangible Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records

Folk Cultural Properties	Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Registered Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records

Monuments	Historic Sites Places of Scenic Beauty Natural Monuments Registered Monuments (Historic Sites) Registered Monuments (Places of Scenic Beauty)

Cultural Landscapes	N/A

Groups of Traditional Buildings	Tonaki Island Taketomi Island

Conservation Techniques	Ryūkyū indigo dyestuffs production Choma thread twisting Loom building Hairstyling for traditional Okinawan performing arts Kumi Odori tools and costume production and restoration

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References

↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 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 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 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 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

External links

(Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
(Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture