List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Miyagi)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 August 2014, six Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty); Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning ten prefectures.^[2]^[3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type
Matsushima 松島 Matsushima*	Shiogama, Shichigahama, Rifu, Matsushima, Higashimatsushima		38°20′00″N 141°05′58″E / 38.33321554°N 141.09937834°E / 38.33321554; 141.09937834 (Matsushima)	11, 8
Former Yūbikan and Gardens 旧有備館および庭園 kyū-Yūbikan oyobi teien	Ōsaki	also an Historic Site	38°39′27″N 140°51′48″E / 38.65739275°N 140.86346346°E / 38.65739275; 140.86346346 (Former Yūbikan and Gardens)	1
Akiu Great Falls 秋保大滝 Akiu ōtaki	Sendai		38°16′30″N 140°36′08″E / 38.27495346°N 140.60231135°E / 38.27495346; 140.60231135 (Akiu Great Falls)	6
Banji 磐司 Banji	Sendai		38°16′26″N 140°30′53″E / 38.27392282°N 140.51461206°E / 38.27392282; 140.51461206 (Banji)	6
Saitō Family Gardens 齋藤氏庭園 Saitō-shi teien	Ishinomaki		38°30′24″N 141°11′36″E / 38.506668°N 141.193268°E / 38.506668; 141.193268 (Saitō Family Gardens)	1
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Takekuma-no-matsu おくのほそ道の風景地武隈の松 Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Takekuma-no-matsu	Iwanuma	designation spans ten prefectures	38°06′19″N 140°51′44″E / 38.105327°N 140.862322°E / 38.105327; 140.862322 (Takekuma-no-matsu)

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ōgama Hanzō 巨釜半造 Ōgama hanzō	Kesennuma			38°53′34″N 141°40′01″E / 38.892895°N 141.667006°E / 38.892895; 141.667006 (Ōgama Hanzō)
Naruko-kyō 鳴子峡 Naruko-kyō	Ōsaki			38°44′06″N 140°41′25″E / 38.734938°N 140.690317°E / 38.734938; 140.690317 (Naruko-kyō)

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, ten Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[6]

Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan

Hokkaido	Hokkaido

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyushu	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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References

↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝宮城県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ 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] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ 名勝 [Places of Scenic Beauty] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

External links

(Japanese) Cultural Properties of Miyagi Prefecture

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