List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Ōsaka) explained

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 June 2024, six Places have been designated at a national level.[2] [3] [4]

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Kishiwada Castle Gardens

Kishiwada-jō teien (Hachijin-no-niwa)
34.4589°N 135.3708°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003867
Nanshū-ji Gardens

Nanshūji teien
34.5687°N 135.4684°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1836
Nishiyama Family Gardens (Seiryū Gardens)

Nishiyama-shi teien (Seiryū-en)
34.7775°N 135.4622°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004087
Fumon-ji Gardens

Fumonji teien
34.8303°N 135.5928°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1835
Mount Minō

Minō-yama
34.8504°N 135.4688°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1800
Ryūsen-ji Gardens

Ryūsenji teien
34.4615°N 135.5978°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1834

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 18 March 2024, seven Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4] [5] [6]

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Chōsan-ji Gardens

Chōsanji teien
35.0374°N 135.3565°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Gansen-ji Gardens

Gansenji teien
34.6561°N 135.4945°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Jikō-ji

Jikōji
34.6698°N 135.6709°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Mount Iwawaki

Iwawaki-san
34.3741°N 135.5509°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Jizō-ji

Jizōji
34.4083°N 135.5849°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Shōun-ji Gardens

Shōunji teien
34.5744°N 135.4757°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Iwabune-kyō

Iwabune-kyō
34.751°N 135.6909°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2023, eleven Places have been designated at a municipal level.[7] [8]

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Keitaku-en

Keitaku-en
34.6507°N 135.5076°W http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kyoiku/page/0000008995.html
Midōsuji Ginkgo Avenue

Midōsuji ichō namiki
34.6815°N 135.4904°W http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kyoiku/page/0000008923.html
Former Fujita Residence Gardens

kyū-Fujita-tei teien
34.695°N 135.5247°W http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kyoiku/page/0000008801.html
Inoue Family Gardens

Inoue-ke teien
http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/kyoiku/page/0000034279.html
Katagiri Seiryūdō Gardens

Katagiri Seiryūdō teien
34.5675°N 135.4643°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Myōkoku-ji Gardens

Myōkokuji teien
34.5812°N 135.4814°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Nagao Falls

Nagao no taki (Jiun Sonja kyūseki)
34.6735°N 135.6666°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Hiraoka Plum Grove

Hiraoka bairin
34.6735°N 135.6535°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Kōtaki-ji Precinct

Kōtakiji keidai
34.3693°N 135.5174°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Mount Ame

Ame-yama
34.3681°N 135.3658°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html
Gofū-sō Gardens

Gofūsō teien
34.4578°N 135.3709°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 24 June 2024, five Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[9] [10]

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Izumi City Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts Teahouse Garden

Izumi-shi Kubosō kinen bijutsukan chashitsu teien
34.4467°N 135.4529°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00004133
Former Nakanishi Family Gardens

kyū-Nakanishi-shi teien
34.7803°N 135.5379°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003806
Former Nishio Family Gardens

kyū-Nishio-shi teien
34.7564°N 135.5234°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003807
Nishiyama Family Gardens

Nishiyama-shi teien
34.7773°N 135.4622°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003612
Minami Family Gardens

Minami-shi teien
34.3595°N 135.2396°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003874
Expo Commemoration Park Japanese Garden

Nihon Bankoku Hakurankai kinen kōen Nihon teien
34.806°N 135.5288°W https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94070501_01.pdf

"Old" Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

In the 1930s, four Places were designated at a prefectural level under the 1919 Historical Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments Preservation Law, and are now classed as .[11]

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Settsu-kyō

Settsu-kyō
34.8808°N 135.5861°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Mount Inunaki

Inunaki-san
34.3409°N 135.383°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Mount Ushitaki

Ushitaki-san
34.3711°N 135.4488°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html
Kumeda-ike

Kumeda-ike
34.4548°N 135.4157°W http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 24 June 2024.
  2. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 大阪府 2県以上) . Japanese . . 24 June 2024.
  4. Web site: 府内の指定文化財件数表 . Number of Cultural Properties in the Prefecture . Japanese . . 19 March 2024 . 24 June 2024.
  5. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja: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 . Japanese . . 1 May 2023 . 24 June 2024.
  6. Web site: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o180150/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/meisyou.html . ja:府指定の文化財一覧 記念物(名勝). List of Prefectural Cultural Properties: Monuments (Places of Scenic Beauty) . Japanese . . 24 June 2024.
  7. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2023 . 24 June 2024.
  8. Web site: http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/bunkazai/hunai-siteiichiran.html . ja:大阪府内指定文化財一覧表 . Lists of Cultural Properties in Osaka Prefecture . Japanese . . 11 May 2020 . 13 July 2020.
  9. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:登録文化財 . Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物(名勝地関係 大阪府) . Japanese . . 24 June 2024.
  11. Web site: http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/2824/00015347/R1fu-kensu.pdf . ja:大阪府指定等文化財件数 . Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties in Osaka Prefecture . Japanese . . 12 March 2020 . 13 July 2020.