This list is of the
Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the
Prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
of
Yamanashi.
National Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 August 2014, six Places have been
designated
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at a national level (including two *
Special Places of Scenic Beauty
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural ...
);
Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...
spans the prefectural borders with
Shizuoka
Shizuoka can refer to:
* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture
* Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture
* Shizuoka Airport
* Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture
...
.
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2014, five Places have been
designated
Designation (from Latin ''designatio'') is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election for example, is the ''designated'' holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's i ...
at a prefectural level.
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty
As of 1 May 2014, eighteen Places have been
designated
Designation (from Latin ''designatio'') is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election for example, is the ''designated'' holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's i ...
at a municipal level.
See also
*
Cultural Properties of Japan
A is administered by the Government of Japan, Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and includes Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan, tangible properties (structures ...
*
List of parks and gardens of Yamanashi Prefecture
*
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamanashi)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi.
National Historic Sites
As of 1 June 2022, sixteen Sites have been Cultural Properties of Jap ...
References
External links
* {{in lang, ja}
List of Monuments of Japan in Yamanashi Prefecture
Tourist attractions in Yamanashi Prefecture
Places of Scenic Beauty