Pirikanoka Explained

(lit. 'beautiful form') is the Ainu name, sung in yukar, for a grouping of geological features in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 2009 Pirikanoka was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, with the first six sites listed below, with an extension in 2012 to include the next three, and another in 2014 for the tenth. Each has its own name in Ainu.^{[1] [2] [3]}

List of features

Name	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates
Mount Kudo Kudo-san or Kutōn-nupuri				44.419°N 142.5295°W
Mount Kogane Kogane-yama or Pinnetai-orushipe				43.624°N 141.4732°W
Cape Kamui Kamui-misaki or Kamui-etō				45.0596°N 142.504°W
Cape Erimo Erimo-misaki or Onne-enrumu				41.9244°N 143.2492°W
Ganbō Rock Ganbō-iwa or Enka-rushi				44.0544°N 143.5171°W
Kamuichashi Kamuichashi				42.5786°N 140.6156°W
Etomo Peninsula Coastline Etomo-hantō soto kaigan				42.3228°N 140.9626°W
Mount Tokachiporoshiri Tokachiporoshiri-dake or Tokachi-poroshiri				42.6956°N 142.8594°W
Mount Poroshiri Poroshiri-dake or Poroshiri				42.7194°N 142.6828°W
Okikurumi Chashi and Muinoka Okikurumi no chashi oyobi Muinoka				42.6699°N 142.2058°W

See also

• Monuments of Japan
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido)

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003649 . ja:ピリカノカ . Pirikanoka . Japanese . . 16 February 2015.
2. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=163318 . ja:ピリカノカ . Pirikanoka . Japanese . . 16 February 2015.
3. Web site: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-bunkagaiyo.htm . ja:国の指定・選定文化財一覧 . List of National Cultural Properties . Japanese . Hokkaido Government Board of Education . 16 February 2015.