100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa period) facts for kids

The 100 Landscapes of Japan (日本百景) is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. This list was developed early in the Shōwa period which was the reign of Emperor Shōwa.

History

A national poll was part of creating the "100 Landscapes of Shōwa" (昭和百景, Shōwa hyakkei) at the beginning of Emperor Hirohito's reign.

The Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun supported the selection process during 1927. Also, groupings of "Eight Views" and "Twenty-five Sites" were developed.

In 2009, the Yomiuri Shimbun sponsored an update. The newspaper and its readers selected the "100 Landscapes of Heisei" (平成百景, Heisei hyakkei). This new selection was supported by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Table

100 Views

View	Prefecture	Class	Image	National Park
Lake Tōya (洞爺湖)	Hokkaidō	Lakes		Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園)
Sōunkyō (層雲峽)	Hokkaidō	Gorges		Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園)
Noboribetsu Onsen (登別温泉)	Hokkaidō	Onsen		Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園)
Takata-matsubara (高田松原)	Iwate Prefecture	Coast		Rikuchu Kaigan National Park (陸中海岸国立公園)
Geibikei (猊鼻渓)	Iwate Prefecture	Gorges		N/A
Hanamaki Onsen (花巻温泉)	Iwate Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Kesennuma Bay (気仙沼湾)	Miyagi Prefecture	Coast		Rikuchu Kaigan National Park (陸中海岸国立公園)
Ishinomaki coastline (石巻海岸)	Miyagi Prefecture	Coast		Minami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park (南三陸金華山国定公園)
Aone Onsen (青根温泉)	Miyagi Prefecture	Onsen		Minami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park (南三陸金華山国定公園)
Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島)	Akita Prefecture	Coast		Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園)
Lake Tazawa (田沢湖)	Akita Prefecture	Lakes		Towada-Hachimantai National Park (十和田八幡平国立公園)
Mount Chōkai (鳥海山)	Akita Prefecture	Mountains		Chōkai Quasi-National Park (鳥海国定公園)
Matsukawa-ura (松川浦)	Fukushima Prefecture	Coast		N/A
Shinmaiko coastline (新舞子)	Fukushima Prefecture	Coast		Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park (南房総国定公園)
Lake Inawashiro (猪苗代湖)	Fukushima Prefecture	Lakes		Bandai-Asahi National Park (磐梯朝日国立公園)
Mount Ryō (霊山)	Fukushima Prefecture	Mountains		N/A
Higashiyama Onsen (東山温泉)	Fukushima Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Lake Kasumigaura (霞ヶ浦)	Ibaraki Prefecture	Lakes		Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park (水郷筑波国定公園)
Mount Tsukuba (筑波山)	Ibaraki Prefecture	Mountains		Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park (水郷筑波国定公園)
Lake Chūzenji (中禅寺湖)	Tochigi Prefecture	Lakes		Nikkō National Park (日光国立公園)
Oze-numa (尾瀬沼)	Gunma Prefecture	Lakes		Oze National Park
Suga-numa (菅沼)	Gunma Prefecture	Lakes		Oze National Park (尾瀬国立公園)
Mount Akagi (赤城山)	Gunma Prefecture	Mountains		N/A
Mount Myōgi (妙義山)	Gunma Prefecture	Mountains		Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kogen Quasi-National Park (妙義荒船佐久高原国定公園)
Nagatoro (長瀞)	Saitama Prefecture	Gorges		N/A
Tateyama Bay (鏡ヶ浦)	Chiba Prefecture	Coast		Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park (南房総国定公園)
Mount Seichō (清澄山)	Chiba Prefecture	Mountains		Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park (南房総国定公園)
Mount Takao (高尾山)	Tōkyō Metropolis	Mountains		Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park (明治の森高尾国定公園)
Okutama Ravine (奥多摩渓谷)	Tōkyō Metropolis	Gorges		Chichibu Tama Kai National Park (秩父多摩甲斐国立公園)
Enoshima (江の島)	Kanagawa Prefecture	Coast		N/A
Sasagawanagare (笹川流)	Niigata Prefecture	Coast		N/A
Lake Kamo (加茂湖)	Niigata Prefecture	Lakes		Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park (佐渡弥彦米山国定公園)
Agano River (阿賀川)	Niigata Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Awara Onsen (芦原温泉)	Fukui Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Kujūku Bay (九十九湾)	Ishikawa Prefecture	Coast		Noto Hanto Quasi-National Park (能登半島国定公園)
Yamanaka Onsen (山中温泉)	Ishikawa Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Wakura Onsen (和倉温泉)	Ishikawa Prefecture	Onsen		Noto Hanto Quasi-National Park (能登半島国定公園)
Katayamazu Onsen (片山津温泉)	Ishikawa Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Mount Kaikoma (甲斐駒ヶ岳)	Yamanashi Prefecture	Mountains		Minami Alps National Park (南アルプス国立公園)
Yatsugatake plains (八ヶ岳)	Yamanashi Prefecture	Plains		N/A
Susobana-kyō (裾花峡)	Nagano Prefecture	Gorges		N/A
Kiso Tadachi Falls (田立の滝)	Nagano Prefecture	Waterfalls		N/A
Obasute (姥捨)	Nagano Prefecture	Plains		N/A
Ena Gorge (恵那峽)	Gifu Prefecture	Gorges
Numazu Senbon Matsubara (沼津灣 (千本松原静浦))	Shizuoka Prefecture	Coastlines		N/A
Lake Ippeki (一碧湖)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Lakes		Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園)
Fuji River (富士川)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Fuji Shiraito Falls (富士白糸の滝)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Waterfalls		Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園)
Itō Onsen (伊東温泉)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Nihondaira (日本平)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Plains		N/A
Fuji Shunshū (富士駿州裾野)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Plains		Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園)
Gamagōri coastline (蒲郡海岸)	Aichi Prefecture	Coast		Mikawawan Quasi-National Park (三河湾国定公園)
Toba Bay (鳥羽湾)	Mie Prefecture	Coast		Ise-Shima National Park (伊勢志摩国立公園)
Onigajō (御濱鬼ヶ城)	Mie Prefecture	Coast		Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園)
Mount Asama (朝熊山)	Mie Prefecture	Mountains		Ise-Shima National Park (伊勢志摩国立公園)
Akame Shijūhachi Falls (赤目四十八滝)	Mie Prefecture	Waterfalls		Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park (室生赤目青山国定公園)
Hozu River (保津川)	Kyōto Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Uji River (宇治川)	Kyōto Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Minō Falls (箕面滝)	Ōsaka Prefecture	Waterfalls		Meiji Memorial Forest Minō Quasi-National Park (明治の森箕面国定公園)
Cape Akō (赤穂御崎)	Hyōgo Prefecture	Coast		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Mount Seppiko (雪彦山)	Hyōgo Prefecture	Mountains		N/A
Awaji Sakiyama (淡路先山)	Hyōgo Prefecture	Mountains		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Uwano Plains (兎和野原)	Hyōgo Prefecture	Plains
Mount Shigi (信貴山)	Nara Prefecture	Mountains		N/A
Mount Ōdaigahara (大台ヶ原山)	Nara Prefecture	Mountains		Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園)
Koza River (古座川)	Wakayama Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Uradome coastline (浦富海岸)	Tottori Prefecture	Coast		Sanin Kaigan National Park (山陰海岸国立公園)
Mount Daisen (大山)	Tottori Prefecture	{Mountains		Daisen-Oki National Park (大山隠岐国立公園)
Misasa Onsen (三朝温泉)	Tottori Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Lake Shinji (宍道湖)	Shimane Prefecture	Lakes		N/A
Kōno River (江川)	Shimane Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Shimotsui coastline (下津井海岸)	Okayama Prefecture	Coast		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Kanba Falls (神庭の滝)	Okayama Prefecture	Waterfalls		N/A
Tadanoumi coastline (忠海海岸)	Hiroshima Prefecture	Coast		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Mount Senkōji (千光寺山)	Hiroshima Prefecture	Mountains (山岳)		N/A
Taishaku Valley (帝釈峡)	Hiroshima Prefecture	Gorges		Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park (比婆道後帝釈国定公園)
Sandan-kyō (三段峽)	Hiroshima Prefecture	Gorges		Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park (西中国山地国定公園)
Murozumi Bay (室積湾)	Yamaguchi Prefecture|	Coast		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Ōmijima (青海島)	Yamaguchi Prefecture	Coast		Kita Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park (北長門海岸国定公園)
Chōmon-kyō (長門峽)	Yamaguchi Prefecture	Gorges		N/A
Akiyoshidai (秋吉台)	Yamaguchi Prefecture	Plains		Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park (秋吉台国定公園)
Naruto (鳴門)	Tokushima Prefecture	Coast		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Iya Valley (祖谷渓)	Tokushima Prefecture	Gorges		Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park (剣山国定公園)
Oboke-Koboke (大歩危小歩危)	Tokushima Prefecture	Gorges		Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park (剣山国定公園)
Karei Falls (轟の滝)	Tokushima Prefecture	Waterfalls		N/A
Kankakei (寒霞渓)	Kagawa Prefecture	Gorges		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Mount Isuzuchi (石鎚山)	Ehime Prefecture	Mountains		Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park (石鎚国定公園)
Omogokei (面河渓)	Ehime Prefecture	Gorges		Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park (石鎚国定公園)
Mount Hiko (英彦山)	Fukuoka Prefecture	Mountains		Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park (耶馬日田英彦山国定公園)
Karatsu Bay (唐津松浦潟)	Saga Prefecture	Coast		Genkai Quasi-National Park (玄海国定公園)
Kase River (川上川)	Saga Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Ureshino Onsen (嬉野温泉)	Saga Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Kujūkushima (九十九島)	Nagasaki Prefecture	Coast		Saikai National Park (西海国立公園)
Yabakei (耶馬溪)	Ōita Prefecture}	Gorges		Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park (耶馬日田英彦山国定公園)
Uozumi Falls (魚住の滝)	Ōita Prefecture	Waterfalls		N/A
Kujū-kōgen (久住高原)	Ōita Prefecture	Plains		Aso Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園)
Handa-kōgen (飯田高原)	Ōita Prefecture	Plains		Aso Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園)
Takachiho-kyō (高千穂峽)	Miyazaki Prefecture	Gorges		Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park (祖母傾国定公園)
Mount Kirishima (霧島山)	Kagoshima Prefecture}	Mountains		Kirishima-Yaku National Park (霧島屋久国立公園)
Kinkō Bay (錦江湾)	Kagoshima Prefecture	Coast		Kirishima-Yaku National Park (霧島屋久国立公園)

Eight Views

Landscape	Prefecture	Class	Image	National Park
Karikachi Pass (狩勝峠)	Hokkaidō	Plains		N/A
Lake Towada (十和田湖)	Aomori/Akita Prefecture	Lakes		Towada-Hachimantai National Park (十和田八幡平国立公園)
Kegon Falls	Tochigi Prefecture	Waterfalls		Nikkō National Park (日光国立公園)
Kamikōchi (上高地)	Nagano Prefecture	Gorges		Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園)
Kiso River (木曽川)	Aichi Prefecture	Rivers		Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park (飛騨木曽川国定公園)
Cape Muroto (室戸岬)	Kōchi Prefecture	Coast		Muroto-Anan Quasi-National Park (室戸阿南海岸国定公園)
Mount Unzen (雲仙岳)	Nagasaki Prefecture	Mountains		Unzen-Amakusa National Park (雲仙天草国立公園)
Beppu Onsen (別府八湯)	Ōita Prefecture	Onsen		N/A

Twenty-Five Sites

View	Prefecture	Class	Image	National Park
Lake Ōnuma (大沼)	Hokkaidō	Lakes		Ōnuma Quasi-National Park (大沼国定公園)
Fukuroda Falls (袋田の滝)	Ibaraki Prefecture	Waterfalls		N/A
Shiobara Onsen (塩原温泉郷)	Tochigi Prefecture	Onsen		Nikkō National Park (日光国立公園)
Tone River (利根川)	Chiba Prefecture	Rivers		Suigō-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park (水郷筑波国定公園)
Hakone Onsen (箱根温泉)	Kanagawa Prefecture	Onsen		Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園)
Mount Tate (立山)	Toyama Prefecture	Mountains		Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園)
Kurobe Gorge (黒部峽谷)	Toyama Prefecture	Gorges		Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園)
Wakasa Takahama (若狭高浜)	Fukui Prefecture	Coast		Wakasawan Quasi-National Park (若狭湾国定公園)
Fuji Five Lakes (富士五湖)	Yamanashi Prefecture	Lakes		Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園)
Shōsen-kyō (御嶽昇仙峽)	Yamanashi Prefecture	Gorges		Chichibu Tama Kai National Park (秩父多摩甲斐国立公園)
Mount Ontake (木曽御嶽)	Nagano Prefecture	Mountains		N/A
Mount Shirouma (白馬岳)	Nagano Prefecture	Mountains		Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園)
Tenryū-kyō (天龍峽)	Nagano Prefecture	Gorges		Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park (天竜奥三河国定公園)
Nagara River (長良川)	Gifu Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Yōrō Falls (養老の滝)	Gifu Prefecture	Waterfalls		Ibi-Sekigahara-Yōrō Quasi-National Park (揖斐関ヶ原養老国定公園)
Atami Onsen (熱海温泉)	Shizuoka Prefecture	Onsen		N/A
Lake Biwa (琵琶湖)	Shiga Prefecture	Lakes		Biwako Quasi-National Park (琵琶湖国定公園)
Nara Plain (大和平原)	Nara Prefecture	Plains		N/A
Dorohacchō (瀞八丁)	Wakayama Prefecture	Gorges		Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園)
Nachi Falls (那智滝)	Wakayama Prefecture	Waterfalls		Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園)
Tomonoura (鞆の浦)	Hiroshima Prefecture	Coastlines		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Yashima (屋島)	Kagawa Prefecture	Coastlines		Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園)
Mount Aso (阿蘇山)	Kumamoto Prefecture	Mountains		Aso Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園)
Kuma River (球磨川)	Kumamoto Prefecture	Rivers		N/A
Hita Plain (日田盆地)	Ōita Prefecture	Plains		Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park (耶馬日田英彦山国定公園)

Related pages

• 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei period)