This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Nara.
National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 January 2025, fourteen Places have been designated at a national level (including three *Special Places of Scenic Beauty); Dorohatchō spans the prefectural borders with Wakayama and Mie.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Heijō Palace Tōin GardensHeijō-kyū tōin teien Nara the palace is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara 1 *Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Site GardensHeijō-kyō sakyō sanjō nibō miya ato teien Nara also a Special Historic Site 1 *DorohatchōDorohatchō Totsukawa the designation includes an area of Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture and Kumano in Mie Prefecture; also a Natural Monument 5 Isui-enIsui-en Nara 1 Enjō-ji GardensEnjōji teien Nara 1 Mount YoshinoYoshino-yama Yoshino also an Historic Site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 3 Former Daijō-in GardensKyū-Daijōin teien Nara 1 Tsukigase Plum GrovesTsukigase bairin Nara in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park 3 Jikō-in GardensJikōin Gardens Yamatokōriyama also an Historic Site 1 Yamato SanzanYamato sanzan Kashihara 3, 10, 11 Taima-dera Nakanobō GardensTaimadera nakanobō teien Katsuragi also an Historic Site 1 Nara ParkNara kōen Nara 1 Asuka Capital Site PondAsuka-kyō ato enchi Asuka also an Historic Site; submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties 1 Hokke-ji GardensHokkeji teien Nara 1
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2024, five Places have been designated at a prefectural level.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Morimura Family GardensMorimura-ke teien Kashihara Mount KōnoKōno-yama Yamazoe in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park; also a Prefectural Natural Monument Ōkura Jinja GardensŌkura Jinja teien Yoshino Gangyō-ji GardensGangyōji teien Shimoichi Kasuga Taisha Kihinkan GardensKasuga Taisha Kihinkan teien Nara
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2024, five Places have been designated at a municipal level.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Iwaya-Masugataiwaya-masugata Yamazoe Chōkyū-ji - Chiryū ParkChōkyūji・Chiryū kōen Yamazoe Kōno-ji Precinct and Temple GroundsKōnoji keidai oyobi tera ryōchi Yamazoe in Tsukigase-Kōnoyama Prefectural Natural Park
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty As of 27 January 2025, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a national level.
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Mount Myōjin (Mount Hirume)Myōjin-yama (Hirume-yama) Ōji
See also Cultural Properties of Japan List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara) List of parks and gardens of Nara Prefecture
References
External links Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture