List of Registered Monuments (Japan) explained

A includes Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments registered (as opposed to designated, for which see Monuments of Japan) in accordance with the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties 1950. As of 21 November 2014, there were ninety-three registered Monuments, Makino Memorial Garden and the former residence of Okakura Tenshin being registered both as Historic Sites and Places of Scenic Beauty.[1] [2] [3] [4]

MonumentMunicipalityPrefectureCommentsDesignationImageCoordinatesRef.
Makino Memorial Garden

Makino kinen teien (Makino Tomitarō taku ato)
commemorates Makino Tomitarō, "Father of Japanese Botany" Historic Site, Place of Scenic Beauty 35.7464°N 139.5853°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003636
Okakura Tenshin Former Residence and Gardens with Ōizura-Koizura

Okakura Tenshin kyūtaku・teien oyobi Ōizura・Koizura
Historic Site, Place of Scenic Beauty 36.8333°N 140.8033°W https://web.archive.org/web/20140307194316/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/shiseki_shitei_131115.pdf
Tateyama Erosion Control Railway

Tateyama sabō kōji sen'yō kidō
Historic Site 36.5652°N 137.4889°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003492
Tachibai Canal

Tachibai yōsui
Historic Site https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Kumohara Erosion Control Facilities

Kumohara sabō kanren shisetsugun
Historic Site 35.4438°N 135.0736°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003493
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Sites (Urakami Cathedral Former Bell Tower)

Nagasaki genbaku iseki (Urakami Tenshudō kyū-shōrō)
Historic Site 32.7762°N 129.8684°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003800
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Sites (Former Shiroyama National School Buildings)

Nagasaki genbaku iseki (kyū-Shiroyama kokumin gakkō kōsha)
Historic Site 32.7735°N 129.8575°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003799
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Sites (Former Nagasaki Medical School Gateposts)

Nagasaki genbaku iseki (kyū-Nagasaki Ika Daigaku monchū)
Historic Site https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003801
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Sites (Sannō Jinja Torii)

Nagasaki genbaku iseki (Sannō Jinja ni-no-torii)
Historic Site 32.7675°N 129.8686°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003802
Heshikiya Sugar Refining Site

Heshikiya seitō kōjō ato
Historic Site https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf
Hakodate Park

Hakodate kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 41.7561°N 140.7156°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003483
Former Kikuchi Family Gardens (Hirosaki Akenoboshi Kindergarten Gardens)

kyū-Kikuchi-shi teien (Hirosaki Akenoboshi yōchien teien)
Place of Scenic Beauty 40.6147°N 140.4633°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003553
Narumi Family Gardens

Narumi-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 40.6444°N 140.5967°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003552
Yōki-en

Yōki-en
Place of Scenic Beauty 40.6114°N 140.4694°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003554
Moriai Family Gardens

Moriai-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 39.6387°N 141.9605°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003742
Former Nanbu Family Villa Gardens

kyū-Nanbu-shi bettei teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 39.7108°N 141.1623°W https://web.archive.org/web/20140307194316/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/shiseki_shitei_131115.pdf
Nanshōsō Gardens

Nanshōsō teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 39.6956°N 141.1487°W https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf
Butsugaiken Gardens

Butsugaiken teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.339°N 139.4414°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003590
Ganka-en

Ganka-en
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.3615°N 139.4645°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003526
Former Yamasaki Family Villa Gardens

kyū-Yamasaki-shi bettei teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.9216°N 139.4845°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003712
Former Yoshida Family Gardens

kyū-Yoshida-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.8682°N 139.9764°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003772
Noda City Hall Gardens

Noda-shi shimin kaikan (kyū-Mogisa Beiji-shi) teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.9456°N 139.8657°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003606
Grounds of the National Museum of Western Art

Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan enchi
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.7151°N 139.7756°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003653
Yokohama Park

Yokohama kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.4437°N 139.6402°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003529
Onshi Hakone Park

Onshi Hakone kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.1964°N 139.0259°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003803
Gōra Park

Gōra kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.2486°N 139.046°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003804
Yamashita Park

Yamashita kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.4457°N 139.65°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003527
Shinsenkyō

Shinsenkyō
gardens of the Place of Scenic Beauty 35.2482°N 139.0427°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003805
Japan National Route 133

Nihon ōdōri
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.4465°N 139.6424°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003528
Former Ishizaki Family Gardens

kyū-Ishizaki shi teien (Sekisensō teien)
Place of Scenic Beauty 37.9412°N 139.3284°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003740
Former Saitō Family Villa Gardens

kyū-Saitō-shi bettei teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 37.9259°N 139.0402°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003796
Kakyō Park

Kakyō kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.9195°N 136.2375°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003555
Tsubokawa Family Gardens

Tsubokawa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.1544°N 136.3353°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003530
Former Yamadera Jōzan Family Gardens

Kyū-Yamadera Jōzan-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.5577°N 138.1969°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003608
Grounds of Zōzan Jinja

Zōzan Jinja enchi
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.5597°N 138.1964°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003610
Ōki Family Gardens

Ōki-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.5589°N 138.1963°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003609
Nonaka Family Gardens

Nonaka-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 36.5607°N 138.1959°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003611
Imai Family Gardens

Imai-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Handa Family Gardens

Handa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Miyazawa Family Gardens

Miyazawa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Taishō-en

Taishō-en
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.0956°N 138.8635°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003773
Tsuruma Park

Tsuruma kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.1554°N 136.9205°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003654
Eight Views of Omi (autumn geese at Katata)

Ōmi hakkei (Katata rakugan)
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.1098°N 135.9216°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003638
Eight Views of Omi (evening bell at Mii-dera)

Ōmi hakkei (Mii no banshō)
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.1099°N 135.9216°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003637
Former Nishio Family Gardens

kyū-Nishio-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.7565°N 135.5235°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003807
Former Nakanishi Family Gardens

kyū-Nakanishi-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003806
Nishiyama Family Gardens

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

Minami-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Mitoro Gardens

Mitoro-en teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.8007°N 134.8988°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003556
Kajiwara Family Gardens

Kajiwara-shi (Nishi-Kajiwara) teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.779°N 134.7594°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003591
Ogawa Family Gardens

Ogawa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.7957°N 134.9831°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003531
Sōraku-en

Sōraku-en
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.6926°N 135.1817°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003485
Higashi Yuenchi

Higashi yuenchi
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.6885°N 135.1963°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003738
Kōdai-in Gardens

Kōdai'in teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.2172°N 135.5853°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003669
Yōchi-in Gardens

Yōchi'in teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.2117°N 135.5789°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003673
Shōchi-in Gardens

Shōchi'in teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.2147°N 135.5786°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003671
Saizen-in Gardens

Saizen'in teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.2143°N 135.5796°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003670
Hongaku-in Gardens

Hongaku-in teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.2157°N 135.5872°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003672
Ogawa Family Gardens

Ogawa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.4294°N 133.8119°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003692
Ishitani Family Gardens

Ishitani-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.27°N 134.2306°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003592
Okazaki Family Gardens

Okazaki-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003808
Kamei Family Gardens

Kamei-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.4543°N 131.7667°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003613
Zaima Family Gardens

Zaima-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003809
Tsubaki Family Gardens

Tsubaki-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003811
Tanaka Family Gardens

Tanaka-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003810
Former Kajimura Family Gardens

Kyū-Kajimura-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.0662°N 134.0068°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003743
Funaki Family Gardens

Funaki-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 34.4028°N 133.076°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003713
Hyotan-jima

Hyotan-Jima
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003797
Tokiwa Park

Tokiwa kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.9531°N 131.2848°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003614
Masui Family Gardens

Masui-shi teien (Unmonnan roji)
Place of Scenic Beauty https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003798
Shijūshima

Shijūshima
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.8787°N 132.6969°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003532
Ōhori Park

Ōhori kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.586°N 130.3763°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003533
Former Nabeshima Family Villa Gardens

kyū-Takeo yūshu Nabeshima-shi bettei teien (Mifuneyamaraku-en)
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.1814°N 130.017°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003674
Former Itō Family Gardens

Kyū-Itō-shi teien (Shimeisō teien)
Place of Scenic Beauty 32.7843°N 130.3706°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003616
Seika-en

Seika-en
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.3692°N 129.5555°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003739
Peace Park

Heiwa kōen
Place of Scenic Beauty 32.7759°N 129.8635°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003615
Kobayakawa Family Gardens

Kobayakawa-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20140307194316/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/shiseki_shitei_131115.pdf
Shiramizu Falls

Shiramizu-no-taki
Place of Scenic Beauty 32.8818°N 131.273°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003557
Chinda Falls

Chinda-no-taki
Place of Scenic Beauty 32.9842°N 131.5229°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003559
Kōmori Falls

Kōmori-no-taki
Place of Scenic Beauty 32.9776°N 131.4252°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003558
Tekizansō Gardens

kyū-Narikiyo Hiroe bettei teien (Tekizansō teien)
Place of Scenic Beauty 33.3666°N 131.5338°W https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf
Kiyomizu Family Gardens

Kiyomizu-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 31.484°N 131.1101°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003560
Former Hōonji Gardens

kyū-Hōonji teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 35.7129°N 139.7848°W https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf
Former Itō Denzaemon Gardens

kyū-Itō Denzaemon teien
Place of Scenic Beauty https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf
Torihama Family Gardens

Torihama-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 31.4845°N 131.1066°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003561
Kiyan Coast and Arasaki Coast

Kiyan kaigan oyobi Arasaki kaigan
Place of Scenic Beauty 26.0757°N 127.6765°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003494
Nakamoto Family Gardens

Nakamoto-shi teien
Place of Scenic Beauty 24.3353°N 124.1478°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003744
Lake Tazawa Salmon (kunimasu) (Specimens)

Tazawa-ko no kunimasu (hyōhon)
once believed extinct Natural Monument 39.7198°N 140.1024°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003617
Zenjimaru Persimmon

zenjimaru-gaki
Natural Monument 35.5849°N 139.5219°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003562
Ichikawa Mineral Laboratory Specimen Collection

Ichikawa kōbutsu kenkyūshitsu shūzō hyōhon
Natural Monument 35.9035°N 136.1692°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003774
Toyotamaphimeia Fossils

Machikanewani kaseki
Natural Monument https://web.archive.org/web/20140625170328/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014062301.pdf
Kikuchi Riverbank Hazenoki Avenue

Kikuchigawa teibō no hazenamiki
Natural Monument 32.9205°N 130.5426°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003534
Kaku Hika's Specimen Collection

Kaku Hika hyōhon
Natural Monument 31.94°N 131.4238°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003693

See also

External links

Cultural Properties Database

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 24 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026091238/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html . 26 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . ja:文化財指定等の件数 . Number of Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 December 2014 . 24 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630172754/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . 30 June 2011 .
  3. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf . ja:史跡等の指定等について . Concerning the designation and registration of historic sites etc . Japanese . . 21 November 2014 . 24 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224023353/http://www.bunka.go.jp/ima/press_release/pdf/2014112102.pdf . 24 December 2014 .
  4. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties (登録記念物) . Japanese . . 24 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .