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]}

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
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]}

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
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]}

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
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]}

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
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]

Place	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
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

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ōsaka)
• List of parks and gardens of Ōsaka Prefecture
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Ōsaka)

External links

• Cultural Properties of Ōsaka Prefecture

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.