List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Ōsaka)

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

National Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 July 2020, six Places have been designated at a national level.[2][3][4]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Kishiwada Castle Gardens
岸和田城庭園(八陣の庭)
Kishiwada-jō teien (Hachijin-no-niwa)
Kishiwada 34°27′32″N 135°22′15″E / 34.458853°N 135.370767°E / 34.458853; 135.370767 (Kishiwada Castle Gardens) 1 [1]
Nanshū-ji Gardens
南宗寺庭園
Nanshūji teien
Sakai 34°34′07″N 135°28′06″E / 34.56872222°N 135.46841666°E / 34.56872222; 135.46841666 (Nanshūji Gardens) 1 [2]
Nishiyama Family Gardens (Seiryū Gardens)
西山氏庭園(青龍庭)
Nishiyama-shi teien (Seiryū-en)
Toyonaka 34°46′39″N 135°27′44″E / 34.77745278°N 135.46222222°E / 34.77745278; 135.46222222 (Nishiyama Family Gardens (Seiryū Gardens)) 1 [3]
Fumon-ji Gardens
普門寺庭園
Fumonji teien
Takatsuki 34°49′49″N 135°35′34″E / 34.83027777°N 135.59275°E / 34.83027777; 135.59275 (Fumonji Gardens) 1 [4]
Mount Minō
箕面山
Minō-yama
Minoh 34°51′01″N 135°28′08″E / 34.85038°N 135.468781°E / 34.85038; 135.468781 (Mount Minō) 3 [5]
Ryūsen-ji Gardens
龍泉寺庭園
Ryūsenji teien
Tondabayashi 34°27′41″N 135°35′52″E / 34.46147222°N 135.59775°E / 34.46147222; 135.59775 (Ryūsenji Gardens) 1 [6]

Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 12 March 2020, seven Places have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5][6]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Chōsan-ji Gardens
長杉寺庭園
Chōsanji teien
Nose 35°02′15″N 135°21′23″E / 35.037384°N 135.356519°E / 35.037384; 135.356519 (Chōsanji Gardens) [7]
Gansen-ji Gardens
願泉寺庭園
Gansenji teien
Ōsaka 34°39′22″N 135°29′40″E / 34.656083°N 135.4945°E / 34.656083; 135.4945 (Gansenji Gardens) [8]
Jikō-ji
慈光寺
Jikōji
Higashiōsaka 34°40′11″N 135°40′15″E / 34.669835°N 135.670917°E / 34.669835; 135.670917 (Jikōji) [9]
Mount Iwawaki
岩湧山
Iwawaki-san
Kawachinagano 34°22′27″N 135°33′03″E / 34.374056°N 135.550889°E / 34.374056; 135.550889 (Mount Iwawaki) [10]
Jizō-ji
地蔵寺
Jizōji
Kawachinagano 34°24′30″N 135°35′05″E / 34.408306°N 135.584861°E / 34.408306; 135.584861 (Jizōji) [11]
Shōun-ji Gardens
祥雲寺庭園
Shōunji teien
Sakai 34°34′28″N 135°28′32″E / 34.574438°N 135.475652°E / 34.574438; 135.475652 (Shōunji Gardens) [12]
Iwabune-kyō
磐船峡
Iwabune-kyō
Katano 34°45′04″N 135°41′27″E / 34.751035°N 135.690867°E / 34.751035; 135.690867 (Iwabune-kyō) [13]

Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 May 2019, eleven Places have been designated at a municipal level.[7][8]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Keitaku-en
慶沢園
Keitaku-en
Osaka in Tennōji Park 34°39′03″N 135°30′27″E / 34.650738°N 135.507558°E / 34.650738; 135.507558 (Keitaku-en) [14]
Midōsuji Ginkgo Avenue
御堂筋銀杏並木
Midōsuji ichō namiki
Osaka 34°40′53″N 135°29′26″E / 34.681490°N 135.490447°E / 34.681490; 135.490447 (Midōsuji Ginkgo Avenue) [15]
Former Fujita Residence Gardens
藤田邸庭園
kyū-Fujita-tei teien
Osaka adjacent to the Fujita Art Museum 34°41′42″N 135°31′29″E / 34.695027°N 135.524739°E / 34.695027; 135.524739 (Former Fujita Residence Gardens) [16]
Inoue Family Gardens
井上家庭園
Inoue-ke teien
Osaka in Ikuno-ku [17]
Katagiri Seiryūdō Gardens
片桐棲龍堂庭園
Katagiri Seiryūdō teien
Sakai 34°34′03″N 135°27′51″E / 34.567506°N 135.464272°E / 34.567506; 135.464272 (Katagiri Seiryūdō Gardens) [18]
Myōkoku-ji Gardens
妙國寺庭園
Myōkokuji teien
Sakai 34°34′52″N 135°28′53″E / 34.581197°N 135.481381°E / 34.581197; 135.481381 (Myōkokuji Gardens) [19]
Nagao Falls
長尾の滝 慈雲尊者旧跡
Nagao no taki (Jiun Sonja kyūseki)
Higashiōsaka associated with Jiun (慈雲); in the grounds of Tenryū-in (天龍院); also a Municipal Historic Site 34°40′25″N 135°40′00″E / 34.673495°N 135.666643°E / 34.673495; 135.666643 (Nagao Falls) [20]
Hiraoka Plum Grove
枚岡梅林
Hiraoka bairin
Higashiōsaka 34°40′25″N 135°39′13″E / 34.673522°N 135.653479°E / 34.673522; 135.653479 (Hiraoka Plum Grove) [21]
Kōtaki-ji Precinct
光滝寺境内
Kōtakiji keidai
Kawachinagano 34°22′10″N 135°31′03″E / 34.369306°N 135.517417°E / 34.369306; 135.517417 (Kōtakiji Precinct) [22]
Mount Ame
雨山
Ame-yama
Kumatori 34°22′05″N 135°21′57″E / 34.368056°N 135.365833°E / 34.368056; 135.365833 (Mount Ame) [23]
Gofū-sō Gardens
五風荘庭園
Gofūsō teien
Kishiwada 34°27′28″N 135°22′15″E / 34.457833°N 135.370889°E / 34.457833; 135.370889 (Gofūsō Gardens) [24]

Registered Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

As of 1 July 2020, three Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.[9][10]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Former Nishio Family Gardens
旧西尾氏庭園
kyū-Nishio-shi teien
Suita 34°45′23″N 135°31′24″E / 34.75638052°N 135.52343993°E / 34.75638052; 135.52343993 (Former Nishio Family Gardens) [25]
Former Nakanishi Family Gardens
旧中西氏庭園
kyū-Nakanishi-shi teien
Suita 34°46′49″N 135°32′16″E / 34.78032802°N 135.53789946°E / 34.78032802; 135.53789946 (Former Nakanishi Family Gardens) [26]
Minami Family Gardens
南氏庭園
Minami-shi teien
Hannan 34°21′34″N 135°14′23″E / 34.35953888°N 135.23961666°E / 34.35953888; 135.23961666 (Minami Family Gardens) [27]

"Old" Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty[edit]

In the 1930s, four Places were designated at a prefectural level under the 1919 Historical Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments Preservation Law, and are now classed as "old" Prefectural Monuments (大阪府古文化紀念物).[11]

Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Settsu-kyō
摂津峡
Settsu-kyō
Takatsuki 34°52′51″N 135°35′10″E / 34.880754°N 135.586088°E / 34.880754; 135.586088 (Settsu-kyō) [28]
Mount Inunaki
犬鳴山
Inunaki-san
Izumisano 34°20′27″N 135°22′59″E / 34.340923°N 135.383040°E / 34.340923; 135.383040 (Mount Inunaki) [29]
Mount Ushitaki
牛滝山
Ushitaki-san
Kishiwada 34°22′16″N 135°26′56″E / 34.371116°N 135.448817°E / 34.371116; 135.448817 (Mount Ushitaki) [30]
Kumeda-ike
久米田池
Kumeda-ike
Kishiwada also an "old" Prefectural Historic Site 34°27′17″N 135°24′57″E / 34.454824°N 135.415709°E / 34.454824; 135.415709 (Kumeda-ike) [31]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 大阪府 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "府内の指定文化財件数表" [Number of Cultural Properties in the Prefecture] (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  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 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ 府指定の文化財一覧(名勝) [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties (Places of Scenic Beauty)] (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  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 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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  9. ^ 登録文化財 [Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物(名勝地関係 大阪府)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. ^ 大阪府指定等文化財件数 [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties in Osaka Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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