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

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 July 2014, three Places have been designated at a national level; Sanbaseki Gorge spans the prefectural borders with Gunma and Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning ten prefectures.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Site	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Nagatoro Valley Nagatoro		36.0962°N 139.1149°W	https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/594
Sanbaseki Gorge Sanbasekkyō		36.1294°N 139.0294°W	https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3090
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Sōka-matsubara Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Sōka-matsubara	designation spans ten prefectures	35.8363°N 139.8075°W	https://archive.today/20140805105723/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/news/page/news131108-001.html

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 July 2014, six Places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4] ^[5]

Site	Coordinates	Ref.
Mount Tenran Scenery Tenran-zan no katsu	35.8619°N 139.3083°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf
Mount Monomi Iwadonosan Kannon Scenery Monomi-yama Iwadono-san Kannon no katsu	36.0014°N 139.3624°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf
Tamayodo Tamayodo	36.1153°N 139.1649°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf
Ogose Plum Grove Ogose bairin	35.9722°N 139.274°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf
Nakatsu Gorge Nakatsu-kyō	35.9961°N 138.7943°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf
Heirin-ji Wooded Precinct Heirinji rinsen keidai	35.7931°N 139.5611°W	https://web.archive.org/web/20141008214916/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/555318.pdf

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2013, twenty-four Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[6]

External links

Cultural Properties of Saitama Prefecture

Notes and References

Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 29 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026091238/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html . 26 October 2014 .
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 July 2014 . 29 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630172754/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . 30 June 2011 .
Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝埼玉県 2県以上) . Japanese . . 29 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .
Web site: http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/page/bunkazai-kensu.html . ja:埼玉県内の国・県指定等文化財件数 . Counts of Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 April 2014 . 29 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822111154/http://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/page/bunkazai-kensu.html . 22 August 2014 .
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.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 2014 . 29 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053837/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.html . 21 September 2013 .
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.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 2014 . 29 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514084211/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.html . 14 May 2015 .