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Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...
A Registered Monument (登録記念物, tōroku kinen butsu) includes Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments registered (as opposed to designated, for which see Monuments of Japan) in accordance with the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties 1950.
The most recent site, the Sado mine, was listed in 2024. Among the sites, 21 are listed for their cultural and five for their natural significance. [3] One site is transnational: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier is shared with six other countries. [4] Japan has served on the World Heritage Committee four times. [3]
Special Natural Monument: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Natural Monument; Remarks: general remarks; Location: "town-name prefecture-name" and geo coordinates of the monument if applicable; sorts as "prefecture-name town-name" Photo: picture of the monument
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Pages in category "Lists of monuments and memorials in Japan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. [3] The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. The temple structures in this list were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9, 1951.