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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 ...
This category contains nationally designated Historic Sites (史跡, shiseki).As of 1 February 2012, there were 1667 Historic Sites, including 60 Special Historic Sites.. In some instances the designated property may not correspond exactly with the listed article; for instance, when a monument forms part of a temple.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Former Hama-rikyū Teien Gardens 旧浜離宮庭園 kyū-Hama-rikyū teien: Chūō: Edo period gardens; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Kyoto, Shiga: 1994 688; ii, iv (cultural) Kyoto served as the capital of Japan from its founding in 794 until the mid-19th century. It was also a cultural centre, crucial for the development of religious and secular architecture, in particular in wood, of the country.
This category includes historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals, plants, and geological ...
It was during Tokugawa's rule that, in 1600, the English navigator William Adams became the first Englishman to reach Japan, along with his second mate Jan Joosten. Adams was later granted samurai status, and was recognized as one of the most influential foreigners in Japan during the early 17th century.
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Heian period (794–1185) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Structures
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Jishō-ji Gardens 慈照寺（銀閣寺）庭園 Jishōji (Ginkakuji) teien: Sakyō-ku, Kyoto: also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; component of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) [4]