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

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 January 2021, sixty-two Places have been designated at a national level (including fourteen *Special Places of Scenic Beauty).[2] [3]

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
35.01°N 135.7908°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1700
35.0267°N 135.7983°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1658
35.0397°N 135.7286°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1657
34.7156°N 135.8734°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1721
34.9925°N 135.6843°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1648
  • Daisen-in Shoin Gardens

    Daisen-in shoin teien
35.0448°N 135.7456°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1652
35.044°N 135.7462°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1650
  • Daigo-ji Sanbō-in Gardens

    Daigoji Sanbō-in teien
34.9519°N 135.8195°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1660
35.5698°N 135.1916°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1644
35.0158°N 135.6732°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1649
  • Nijō-jō Ninomaru Gardens

    Nijō-jō ninomaru teien
35.0135°N 135.7492°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1696
  • Hōkongō-in Seijō-no-taki - Goisan

    Hōkongō-in Seijō-no-taki tsuketari Goi-san
35.0191°N 135.7161°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1730
  • Hongan-ji Ōshoin Gardens

    Honganji ōshoin teien
34.9909°N 135.7513°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1687
  • Ryōan-ji Hōjō Gardens

    Ryōanji hōjō teien
35.0344°N 135.7182°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1654
Maruyama Park

Maruyama kōen
35.004°N 135.7803°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1678
Entsū-ji Gardens

Entsūji teien
35.0645°N 135.7689°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1708
Ennan Gardens

Ennan teien
34.991°N 135.755°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1717
Mount Kasagi

Kasagi-yama
34.7567°N 135.9438°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1680
Entoku-in Gardens

Entokuin teien
35.0005°N 135.7794°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1733
Gyokuhō-in Gardens

Gyokuhōin teien
35.0226°N 135.7216°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1673
Kotohiki Beach

Kotohiki-hama
35.7039°N 135.0463°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003549
Keishun-in Gardens

Keishunin teien
35.0246°N 135.7225°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1677
Kohō-an Gardens

Kohōan teien
35.0431°N 135.7397°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1653
Omuro

Omuro (sakura)
35.0298°N 135.7133°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1655
Kōdai-ji Gardens

Kōdaiji teien
35.0007°N 135.782°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1661
Konnichi-an Gardens

Konnichian (Urasenke) teien
35.0345°N 135.7538°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1716
Shūon-an Gardens

Shūonan teien
34.821°N 135.7578°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1704
Shōsei-en

Shōsei-en
34.9914°N 135.7632°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1690
Shōfuku-ji Gardens

Shōfukuji teien
35.2963°N 135.3145°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1728
Shinju-an Gardens

Shinjuan teien
35.0443°N 135.7467°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1651
Sugimoto Family Gardens

Sugimoto-shi teien
35.0027°N 135.7558°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003708
Jōju-in Gardens

Jōjuin teien
34.9962°N 135.7846°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1701
Seifūsō Gardens

Seifūsō teien
35.0292°N 135.7762°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1706
Taizō-in Gardens

Taizō-in teien
35.0218°N 135.719°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1676
Daisen-in Gardens

Daisen-in teien
35.0444°N 135.7456°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1710
Ōsawa Pond-Nakoso Falls Site

Ōsawa-ike tsuketari Nakoso-no-taki ato
35.0283°N 135.6804°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1643
Chisaku-in Gardens

Chisaku-in teien
34.9888°N 135.7758°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1703
Tekisu-en

Tekisu-en
34.9908°N 135.7523°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1719
Tōkai-an Shoin Gardens

Tōkai-an shoin teien
35.0228°N 135.7204°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1674
Nanzen-in Gardens

Nanzen-in teien
35.01°N 135.7936°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1647
Nanzen-ji Hōjō Gardens

Nanzenji hōjō teien
35.0111°N 135.7943°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1705
Hakusasonsō Gardens

Hakusansō teien
35.0269°N 135.7937°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3382
Fushin-an (Omotesenke) Gardens

Fushin-an (Omotesenke) teien
35.0341°N 135.7536°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1715
Heian Jingū Gardens

Heian Jingū jinen
35.016°N 135.7825°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1735
Byōdō-in Gardens

Byōdō-in teien
34.8891°N 135.8082°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1642
Honpō-ji Gardens

Honpōji teien
35.0351°N 135.7528°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1748
Myōshin-ji Gardens

Myōshinji teien
35.0221°N 135.7201°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1672
Murin-an Gardens

Murin-an teien
35.0116°N 135.7872°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1707
Arashiyama

Arashiyama
35.0096°N 135.6675°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1659
Rurikei

Rurikei
35.0358°N 135.4046°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1682
Ryōan-ji Gardens

Ryōanji teien
35.0334°N 135.7187°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1711
Reiun-in Gardens

Reiun-in teien
35.023°N 135.7192°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1675
Reitō-in Gardens

Reitō-in teien
34.9993°N 135.7754°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1737
Narabigaoka

Narabigaoka
35.0211°N 135.7136°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1698
Manshu-in Shoin Gardens

Manshu-in shoin teien
35.0488°N 135.8031°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1709
Tairyūsansō Gardens

Tairyūsansō teien
35.0108°N 135.7899°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1749
Jukō-in Gardens

Jukō-in teien
35.0439°N 135.7452°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1718
Shōkadō and Shoin Gardens

Shōkadō oyobi shoin teien
34.8793°N 135.7017°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003866
Tōfuku-ji Honbō Gardens

Tōfukuji honbō teien
34.9767°N 135.7744°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003865
Uji Mountains

Uji-yama
34.8925°N 135.8129°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004048
Chion-in Hōjō Gardens

Chion-in hōjō teien
35.0057°N 135.7843°W https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/92657301_03.pdf
Ninna-ji Palace Gardens

Ninnaji gosho teien
35.0294°N 135.7127°W https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/92657301_03.pdf

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Ryōsoku-in Gardens

Ryōsokuin teien
35.0001°N 135.7745°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1633.html
Yōkoku-ji Gardens

Yōkokuji teien
34.9142°N 135.6525°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1638.html
Yūrin-an Shoin Gardens

Yūrinan shoin teien
34.8886°N 135.807°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1641.html
Shōbō-ji Gardens

Shōbōji teien
34.8702°N 135.7011°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1643.html
Anao-ji Gardens

Anaoji teien
35.0064°N 135.5493°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1651.html
Hōjō-ji Gardens

Hōjōji teien
35.0151°N 135.4443°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1652.html
Ryōtan-ji Gardens

Ryōtanji teien
35.027°N 135.5417°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1653.html
Shōreki-ji Gardens

Shōrekiji teien
35.2923°N 135.2629°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1659.html
Kongō-in Gardens

Kongōin teien
35.4761°N 135.4474°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1661.html
Kōsai-ji Gardens

Kōsaiji teien
35.5479°N 135.1516°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1665.html
Myōen-ji Gardens

Myōenji teien
35.6019°N 135.2189°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1666.html
Mikami Family Gardens

Mikami-ke teien
35.5381°N 135.1911°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1668.html
Sōun-ji Gardens

Sōunji teien
35.602°N 134.8866°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1671.html
Saikō-ji Gardens

Saikōji teien
35.5012°N 135.0915°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1678.html
Jōsei-ji Gardens

Jōseiji teien
35.4997°N 135.1135°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/1679.html
Ueno Family Gardens

Ueno-ke teien
35.4456°N 135.2159°W http://spogaku.pref.kyoto.lg.jp/asset/2214.html
Kōshō-ji Gardens

Kōshōji teien oyobi Kotosaka
34.89°N 135.8138°W http://www.city.uji.kyoto.jp/0000004257.html
Tateiwa

Tateiwa
35.7438°N 135.1055°W http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200
Kanbayashi Shunshō Family Gardens

Kanbayashi Shunshō teien
http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200
Nakamura Tōkichi Family Gardens

Nakamura Tōkichi-ke teien
http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=200

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2020, forty-four Places have been designated at a municipal level.[6] [7]

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Shōden-ji Gardens

Shōdenji teien
35.0624°N 135.7369°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-15364
Iwasa Family Gardens

Iwasa-ke teien
-->35.0556°N 135.7554°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-25308
Nishimura Family Gardens

Nishimura-ke teien
35.0575°N 135.7545°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-25308
Tōji-in Gardens

Tōji-in no niwa
35.0316°N 135.7234°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005921.html
Shōkoku-ji Inner Hōjō Gardens

Shōkokuji ura hōjō teien
35.0333°N 135.762°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-49183
Daishō-ji Gardens

Daishōji teien
35.031°N 135.7588°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-48452
Honmyō-in Gardens

Honmyōin teien
subtemple of 35.0346°N 135.7495°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-64795
Ryūhon-ji Gardens

Ryūhonji teien
35.0248°N 135.7386°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-4884
Kankyū-an Gardens

Kankyūan (Mushakōjisenke) teien
35.028°N 135.7549°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-18619
Kōun-ji Gardens

Kōunji teien
35.0171°N 135.7953°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-33450
Sanzen-in - Yūsei-en and Juheki-en

Sanzenin Yūsei-en teien oyobi Juheki-en teien
35.1197°N 135.8345°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-51559
Shirakawa-in Gardens

Shirakawain teien
35.014°N 135.7877°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-59903
Ichō Family Gardens

Ichō-ke teien
35.034°N 135.7719°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-10179
Saiō-in Roji

Saiōin roji
35.0184°N 135.7878°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-33698
Nakai Family Gardens

Nakai-ke no niwa
https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005923.html
I-en

I-en
35.0139°N 135.791°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005923.html
Reikan-ji Gardens

Reikanji no niwa
35.0207°N 135.7965°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005923.html
Mibu-dera Gardens

Mibudera teien
35.0019°N 135.7436°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-52397
Horinouchi Family Chōsei-an Gardens

Horinouchi-ke Chōsei-an teien
35.0143°N 135.7563°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-61944
Kōsei-in Gardens

Kōsei-in teien
35.012°N 135.7702°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-8595
Yōgen-in Gardens

Yōgen-in teien
34.9878°N 135.7736°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-26528
Sokushū-in Gardens

Sokushū-in teien
34.9772°N 135.7754°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-38966
Shimizu Family Jūgyū-an Gardens

Shimizu-ke Jūgyū-an teien
34.9998°N 135.7795°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-18414
Namikawa Family Gardens

Namikawa-ke teien
35.0099°N 135.7815°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-33352
Kajū-ji Gardens

Kajūji teien
34.9612°N 135.8076°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-23772
Zakke-in Gardens

Zakke-in teien
35.0235°N 135.7211°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-56367
Rokuō-in Gardens

Rokuō-in teien
35.0166°N 135.6845°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-7018
Ikkō-an Gardens

Ikkō-an teien
35.0601°N 135.6786°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-16175
Gokuraku-ji Gardens

Gokurakuji teien
34.9857°N 135.7071°W http://www.city.kyoto.jp/bunshi/bunkazai/siteisyasinn/meisyousetumei.htm#Anchor-57986
Jōjū-ji Gardens

Jōjūji no niwa
34.9888°N 135.6862°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005929.html
Fushimi Inari Taisha Matsunoshitaya

Fushimi Inari Taisha Matsunoshitaya
34.9665°N 135.773°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005932.html
Sumiya Gardens

Sumiya no niwa
34.9921°N 135.7432°W https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045710/http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000087560.html
Goshiki Beach Surroundings

Goshiki-hama shūhen
35.6757°N 134.9694°W http://www.city.kyotango.kyoto.jp/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/digitalmuseum/syuruibetuindex/meisyouindex.html
Matsunoo-dera Gardens

Matsunoo-dera teien
35.4974°N 135.4692°W https://web.archive.org/web/20140811203940/http://www.city.maizuru.kyoto.jp/modules/kyoikup/index.php?content_id=360
Koto Falls

Koto-taki
35.1396°N 135.4377°W https://www.town.kyotamba.kyoto.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000000/25/yoran5.pdf
Ide Tamagawa Embankment

Ide no Tamagawa-tsutsumi no yamabuki
34.7988°N 135.8086°W http://www.town.ide.kyoto.jp/ikkrwebBrowse/material/files/group/8/2-siteibunkazai.pdf
Ujitawara Great Falls

Ō-taki
34.8414°N 135.9058°W http://www.town.ujitawara.kyoto.jp/sightseeing/walk/p08.html

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - National

As of 1 January 2021, zero Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[8] [9]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - Prefectural

As of 1 April 2020, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a prefectural level.[10]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - Municipal

Monuments registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a municipal level include:

PlaceMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Miyako Hotel Gardens

Miyako Hoteru Aoiden teien oyobi Kasui-en teien
35.0086°N 135.7877°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005926.html
Jizō-in Gardens

Jizō-in teien
34.9903°N 135.6861°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005929.html
Ōhashi Family Gardens

Ōhashi-ke teien
34.9686°N 135.7734°W https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005932.html

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 20 January 2021.
  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 January 2021 . 20 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 京都府 2県以上) . Japanese . . 20 January 2021.
  4. 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 2020 . 20 January 2021.
  5. Web site: http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?action=common_download_main&upload_id=674 . ja:国指定・登録等文化財件数一覧 . Number of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education . 1 April 2013 . 27 February 2015.
  6. 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 2020 . 20 January 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/page/0000005958.html . ja:京都市内の文化財件数一覧 . Number of Cultural Properties in Kyoto City . Japanese . . 15 April 2014 . 3 August 2014.
  8. 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 January 2021 . 20 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物(名勝地関係 京都府) . Japanese . . 20 January 2021.
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