List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 August 2014, ten Places have been designated at a national level.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Former Shibata Domain Lower Residence Gardens (Shimizu-en) 旧新発田藩下屋敷（清水谷御殿）庭園および五十公野御茶屋庭園 kyū-Shibata-han shimo-yashiki (Shimizudani goten) teien oyobi gojū kōno ochaya teien	Shibata			37°56′36″N 139°19′41″E / 37.94319889°N 139.32818208°E	1
Sado Kaifu Coast 佐渡海府海岸 Sado Kaifu kaigan	Sado			38°07′29″N 138°15′58″E / 38.1247362°N 138.26618427°E	8
Sado Ogi Coast 佐渡小木海岸 Sado Ogi kaigan	Sado	also a Natural Monument		37°48′11″N 138°14′19″E / 37.80300606°N 138.23854845°E	8
Sasagawa Flow 笹川流 Sasagawa nagare	Murakami	also a Natural Monument		38°23′36″N 139°27′11″E / 38.39336738°N 139.45318451°E	5, 8
Kiyotsu Gorge 清津峡 Kiyotsu-kyō	Yuzawa/Tōkamachi	also a Natural Monument		36°57′14″N 138°45′19″E / 36.95387663°N 138.75529665°E	6
Teikan-en 貞観園 Teikan-en	Kashiwazaki			37°13′38″N 138°38′16″E / 37.227219°N 138.637817°E	1
Tashiro Nanatsugama 田代の七ツ釜 Tashiro no Nanatsugama	Tsunan/Tōkamachi	also a Natural Monument		36°58′11″N 138°42′32″E / 36.96984581°N 138.70877573°E	5, 6
Watanabe Family Gardens 渡辺氏庭園 Watanabe-shi teien	Sekikawa			38°05′26″N 139°33′54″E / 38.09058333°N 139.56491666°E	1
Former Sekiyama Hōzō-in Gardens 旧関山宝蔵院庭園 kyū-Sekiyama Hōzō-in teien	Myōkō			36°56′01″N 138°12′49″E / 36.933737°N 138.213522°E	1
Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Oyashirazu おくのほそ道の風景地 親しらす Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Oyashirazu	Itoigawa	designation spans ten prefectures		36°59′35″N 137°41′43″E / 36.993153°N 137.695298°E

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 April 2014 three Places have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][5][6]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Oyashirazu Koshirazu 親不知子不知 Oyashirazu Koshirazu	Itoigawa			36°59′35″N 137°41′43″E / 36.993093°N 137.695320°E
Jōsen-ji Gardens 浄専寺庭園 Jōsenji teien	Niigata			37°43′19″N 138°50′13″E / 37.721951°N 138.837061°E
Daigahana 台ケ鼻 Daigahana	Sado	also a Prefectural Natural Monument		37°57′54″N 138°15′17″E / 37.964873°N 138.254743°E

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty

As of 1 May 2014, fourteen Places have been designated at a municipal level.^[7]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of parks and gardens of Niigata Prefecture
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
2. 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.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 新潟県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. 新潟県の文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. 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.
6. 新潟県の文化財一覧 [Designated and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Prefecture. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. 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) National Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture
• (Japanese) Prefectural Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture