This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Urban Prefecture of Kyōto.
National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 2 July 2026, sixty-two Places have been designated at a national level (including fourteen *Special Places of Scenic Beauty).
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Konchi-in GardensKonchi-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Nanzen-ji 1 *Ginkaku-ji GardensJishōji (Ginkakuji) teien Kyōto also a Special Historic Site 1 *Kinkaku-ji GardensRokuonji (Kinkakuji) teien Kyōto also a Special Historic Site 1 *Jōruri-ji GardensJōruriji teien Kizugawa also an Historic Site 1 *Saihō-ji GardensSaihōji teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 *Daisen-in Shoin GardensDaisen-in shoin teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Daitoku-ji 1 *Daitoku-ji Hōjō GardensDaitokuji hōjō teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 *Daigo-ji Sanbō-in GardensDaigoji Sanbō-in teien Kyōto also a Special Historic Site 1 *AmanohashidateAmanohashidate Miyazu one of the Three Views of Japan; within Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park 3, 8, 11 *Tenryū-ji GardensTenryūji teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 *Nijō-jō Ninomaru GardensNijō-jō ninomaru teien Kyōto 1 *Hōkongō-in Seijō-no-taki - GoisanHōkongō-in Seijō-no-taki tsuketari Goi-san Kyōto 1, 10 *Hongan-ji Ōshoin GardensHonganji ōshoin teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 *Ryōan-ji Hōjō GardensRyōanji hōjō teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 Maruyama ParkMaruyama kōen Kyōto 1 Entsū-ji GardensEntsūji teien Kyōto 1 Ennan GardensEnnan teien Kyōto 1 Mount KasagiKasagi-yama Kasagi also an Historic Site; in Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park 5, 6 Entoku-in GardensEntoku-in teien Kyōto 1 Gyokuhō-in GardensGyokuhō-in teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Myōshin-ji 1 Kotohiki BeachKotohiki-hama Kyōtango also a Natural Monument 8 Keishun-in GardensKeishun-in teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Myōshin-ji 1 Kohō-an GardensKohōan teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 OmuroOmuro (sakura) Kyōto 3 Kōdai-ji GardensKōdaiji teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 Konnichi-an GardensKonnichian (Urasenke) teien Kyōto Urasenke tea room 1 Shūon-an GardensShūonan teien Kyōtanabe 1 Shōsei-enShōsei-en Kyōto 1 Shōfuku-ji GardensShōfukuji teien Ayabe 1 Shinju-an GardensShinjuan teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 Sugimoto Family GardensSugimoto-shi teien Kyōto 1 Jōju-in GardensJōju-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Kiyomizu-dera 1 Seifūsō GardensSeifūsō teien Kyōto 1 Taizō-in GardensTaizō-in teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Myōshin-ji 1 Daisen-in GardensDaisen-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Daitoku-ji 1 Ōsawa Pond-Nakoso Falls SiteŌsawa-ike tsuketari Nakoso-no-taki ato Kyōto in the grounds of Daikaku-ji 1 Chisaku-in GardensChisaku-in teien Kyōto 1 Tekisu-enTekisu-en Kyōto in the grounds of Nishi Honganji 1 Tōkai-an Shoin GardensTōkai-an shoin teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Myōshin-ji 1 Nanzen-in GardensNanzen-in teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 Nanzen-ji Hōjō GardensNanzenji hōjō teien Kyōto 1 Hakusasonsō GardensHakusansō teien Kyōto 1 Fushin-an (Omotesenke) GardensFushin-an (Omotesenke) teien Kyōto 1 Heian Jingū GardensHeian Jingū jinen Kyōto 1 Byōdō-in GardensByōdō-in teien Uji also an Historic Site 1 Honpō-ji GardensHonpōji teien Kyōto 1 Myōshin-ji GardensMyōshinji teien Kyōto also an Historic Site 1 Murin-an GardensMurin-an teien Kyōto 1 ArashiyamaArashiyama Kyōto also an Historic Site 1, 2, 4, 6 RurikeiRurikei Nantan 5, 6 Ryōan-ji GardensRyōanji teien Kyōto 1 Reiun-in GardensReiun-in teien Kyōto also an Historic Site; subtemple of Myōshin-ji 1 Reitō-in GardensReitō-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Kennin-ji 1 NarabigaokaNarabigaoka Kyōto 11 Manshu-in Shoin GardensManshu-in shoin teien Kyōto 1 Tairyūsansō GardensTairyūsansō teien Kyōto 1 Jukō-in GardensJukō-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Daitoku-ji 1 Shōka-dō and Shoin GardensShōkadō oyobi shoin teien Yawata 1 Tōfuku-ji Honbō GardensTōfukuji honbō teien Kyōto 1 Uji MountainsUji-yama Uji 10 Chion-in Hōjō GardensChion-in hōjō teien Kyōto 1 Ninna-ji Palace GardensNinnaji gosho teien Kyōto 1
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2025, twenty-one Places have been designated at a prefectural level.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Ryōsoku-in GardensRyōsoku-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Kennin-ji for all refs see Yōkoku-ji GardensYōkokuji teien Nagaokakyō Myōki-an GardensMyōki-an teien Ōyamazaki Kōshō-ji GardensKōshōji teien oyobi Kotosaka Uji Yūrin-an Shoin GardensYūrinan shoin teien Uji subtemple of Byōdō-in Nakamura Tōkichi Family GardensNakamura Tōkichi-ke teien Uji Kanbayashi Shunshō Family GardensKanbayashi Shunshō teien Uji Shōbō-ji GardensShōbōji teien Yawata Anao-ji GardensAnaoji teien Kameoka Hōjō-ji GardensHōjōji teien Kameoka Ryōtan-ji GardensRyōtanji teien Kameoka Shōreki-ji GardensShōrekiji teien Ayabe Kongō-in GardensKongō-in teien Maizuru Kōsai-ji GardensKōsaiji teien Miyazu Myōen-ji GardensMyōenji teien Miyazu Mikami Family GardensMikami-ke teien Miyazu Sōun-ji GardensSōunji teien Kyōtango Ueno Family GardensUeno-ke teien Maizuru Jōsei-ji GardensJōseiji teien Yosano Saikō-ji GardensSaikōji teien Yosano TateiwaTateiwa Kyōtango also a Prefectural Natural Monument
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2025, fifty-ones Places have been designated at a municipal level.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Shōden-ji GardensShōdenji teien Kyōto Shōkoku-ji Hōjō Rear GardenShōkokuji ura hōjō teien Kyōto Daishō-ji GardensDaishōji teien Kyōto Honmyō-in GardensHonmyō-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Ryūhon-ji GardensRyūhonji teien Kyōto Iwasa Family GardensIwasa-ke teien Kyōto Nishimura Family GardensNishimura-ke teien Kyōto Mibu-dera GardensMibudera teien Kyōto Zakke-in GardensZakke-in teien Kyōto subtemple of Myōshin-ji Rokuō-in GardensRokuō-in teien Kyōto Gokuraku-ji GardensGokurakuji teien Kyōto Kajū-ji GardensKajūji teien Kyōto Yōgen-in GardensYōgen-in teien Kyōto Sokushū-in GardensSokushū-in teien Kyōto Kankyū-an GardensKankyūan (Mushakōjisenke) teien Kyōto Mushakōjisenke tea room Shimizu Family Jūgyū-an GardensShimizu-ke Jūgyū-an teien Kyōto Horinouchi Family Chōsei-an GardensHorinouchi-ke Chōsei-an teien Kyōto Ikkō-an GardensIkkō-an teien Kyōto in the grounds of Kōzan-ji Kōun-ji GardensKōunji teien Kyōto subtemple of Nanzen-ji Sanzen-in - Yūsei-en and Juheki-enSanzen-in Yūsei-en teien oyobi Juheki-en teien Kyōto Shirakawa-in GardensShirakawa-in teien Kyōto see Hosshō-ji Namikawa Family GardensNamikawa-ke teien Kyōto at Kōsei-in GardensKōsei-in teien Kyōto Ichō Family GardensIchō-ke teien Kyōto Saiō-in RojiSaiō-in roji Kyōto subtemple of Konkaikōmyō-ji Sumiya GardensSumiya no niwa Kyōto Nakai Family GardensNakai-ke no niwa Kyōto I-enI-en Kyōto Tōji-in GardensTōji-in no niwa Kyōto Fushimi Inari Taisha MatsunoshitayaFushimi Inari Taisha Matsunoshitaya Kyōto Jōjū-ji GardensJōjūji no niwa Kyōto Reikan-ji GardensReikanji no niwa Kyōto Hōshun-in GardensHōshun-in no niwa Kyōto subtemple of Daitoku-ji Goshiki Beach SurroundingsGoshiki-hama shūhen Kyōtango also a Municipal Natural Monument Kirifuri FallsKirifuri no taki Kyōtango Mumyō FallsMumyō no taki Kyōtango Matsunoo-dera GardensMatsunoo-dera teien Maizuru Koto FallsKoto-taki Kyōtamba Kerria japonica on the Ide Tamagawa EmbankmentIde no Tamagawa-tsutsumi no yamabuki Ide also a Municipal Historic Site and Natural Monument Ujitawara Great FallsŌ-taki Ujitawara
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - National As of 2 July 2026, zero Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - Prefectural As of 1 April 2025, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a prefectural level.
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Rakurakusō GardensRakurakusō teien Kameoka
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - Prefectural (Provisional) As of 1 April 2025, a further eight Monuments have been provisionally registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a prefectural level.
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Jōfuku-ji GardensJōfukuji teien Kameoka for all refs see Enpuku-ji GardensEnpukuji teien Kameoka Koto FallsKoto-taki Kyōtamba Gyokuun-ji Hōjō GardensGyokuunji hōjō teien Kyōtamba Shinshu-enShinshu-en Maizuru Tōzan-ji GardensTōzanji teien Maizuru Gansen-ji PrecinctGansenji keidai Kizugawa also provisionally registered as a Prefectural Historic Site Hiyoshi Jinja PrecinctHiyoshi Jinja keidai Miyazu also provisionally registered as a Prefectural Historic Site
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty - Municipal Monuments registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a municipal level include:
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Jizō-in GardensJizō-in teien Kyōto Ōhashi Family GardensŌhashi-ke teien Kyōto Miyako Hotel GardensMiyako Hoteru Aoiden teien oyobi Kasui-en teien Kyōto
See also Cultural Properties of Japan List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kyoto) List of parks and gardens of Kyoto Prefecture List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Kyoto) List of Cultural Properties of Japan – historical materials (Kyoto)
References
External links Cultural Properties in Kyoto Prefecture Municipal Cultural Properties of Kyoto] Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty of Kyoto Kyoto information Map system