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{{Short description|Groupings of Japanese scenic sights}} The {{nihongo|Three Views of Japan|日本三景|Nihon Sankei}} is the canonical list of Japan’s three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 and scholar Hayashi Gahō.WEB,www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html, Amanohashidate - History, ja, Amanohashidate kankokyokai, 14 May 2011, dead,www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110717114213www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110717114213www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html, 17 July 2011, In 1915, modeled on the old Three Views of Japan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (株式会社実業之日本社) held a national election to determine a list of New Three Views of Japan. The {{nihongo|Three Major Night Views of Japan|日本三大夜景|Nihon Sandai Yakei}} is the canonical list of Japan’s three most celebrated scenic night views. In April 2003, the New Three Major Night Views of Japan and the 100 Night Views of Japan Club (新日本三大夜景・夜景100選事務局), a nonprofit organization, formed a selection committee and, together with its members, selected by vote the New Three Major Night Views of Japan (新日本三大夜景), modeled on the traditional list of Three Major Night Views of Japan. In August 2004, they also announced the 100 Night Views of Japan (夜景百選).

Three Views of Japan

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}}The views are of the eponymous pine-clad islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture; the pine-clad sandbar of Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture; and Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture. All three are designated Special Places of Scenic Beauty, while Itsukushima is also a Special Historic Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Coordinates

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• Matsushima Bay, Miyagi Prefecture {{coord|38|21|59.1|N|141|4|26.6|E|region:JP|name=Matsushima Bay}}
• Amanohashidate, Kyoto Prefecture {{coord|35|34|12.4|N|135|11|31.1|E|region:JP|name=Amanohashidate}}
• Itsukushima (Miyajima), Hiroshima Prefecture {{coord|34|17|45.6|N|132|19|11.4|E|region:JP|name=Itsukushima}}

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Gallery

File:Matsushima miyagi z.JPG|Pine-clad islands of MatsushimaFile:Amanohashidate view from Mt Moju02s3s4592.jpg|Sandbar of AmanohashidateFile:20131012_07_Miyajima_-_Torii_(10491662566).jpg|Torii at Itsukushima Shrine

New Three Views of Japan

The New Three Views of Japan are:

• ÅŒnuma (大沼), a big pond in ÅŒnuma Quasi-National Park, which is at the town Nanae and the east side of Oshima Peninsula in southwest Hokkaidō
• Miho no Matsubara (三保の松原), a pine grove in the Miho Peninsula, in the Shimizu-ku area of Shizuoka
• Yabakei (耶馬渓), a section of river and valley at the upstream and midstream of Yamakuni River (山国川), in Nakatsu, ÅŒita, KyÅ«shÅ«

Gallery

File:Komagatake dusk.jpg|ÅŒnumaFile:Hagoromo no Matsu.jpg|Hagoromo no Matsu at Miho no MatsubaraFile:Kyoshuho.jpg|Yabakei

Three Major Night Views of Japan

The Three Major Night Views of Japan are:

• Hakodate seen from Mount Hakodate in Hokkaido
• Kobe and Osaka Bay seen from Maya Mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture
• Nagasaki seen from Mount Inasa in Nagasaki Prefecture.

All three are called ten million dollar night views, while Michelin Green Guide: Japan gave the Mount Hakodate experience 3/3 stars in a review, placing it as equal to mountain views of Naples and Hong Kong.WEB,www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/, The Night View from Mt. Hakodate, 21 July 2014, dead,www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/," title="web.archive.org/web/20141019172300www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/,">web.archive.org/web/20141019172300www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/, 19 October 2014,

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File:Play of fireworks and night scenes in Hakodate.jpg|Night view from Mount HakodateFile:View of Kikuseidai from Mount Maya Kobe.jpg|Ten Million Dollar Night View, KobeFile:Nagasaki City view from Mt Inasa04s.jpg|Night view of Nagasaki city

New Three Major Night Views of Japan

{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2017}}The New Three Major Night Views of Japan are:

• Views of Kitakyushu from Mount Sarakura (皿倉山), a mountain in KitakyÅ«shÅ« Quasi-National Park, which is at the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, KyÅ«shÅ«.
• Views of Nara from Mount Wakakusa (若草山), a mountain located in the east of Nara Park.
• Views of Kōfu Basin from Yamanashi (:fr:Parc aux fruits de Yamanashi|Fuefukigawa Fruit Park) ((:ja:山梨県笛吹川フルーツ公園|山梨県笛吹川フルーツ公園)), a city park in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Gallery

File:Night view from Sarakurayama.jpg|Night view from Mount Sarakura.File:090124 wakakusa yamayaki.jpg|Burning the dead grass at Mount Wakakusa.File:From Fruit park the view of Kofu basin and Mt. Fuji.jpg|Kōfu Basin from Yamanashi Prefecture Fuefukigawa Fruit Park.

See also

• List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
• 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era)
• 100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era)
• 100 Soundscapes of Japan
• Three Great Gardens of Japan
• Tourism in Japan
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan
• Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (disambiguation)

References

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External links

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• nihonsankei.jp/eng/index.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20090227010039nihonsankei.jp/eng/index.html">Official website of Nihon-Sankei, the three most scenic spots of Japan {{in lang|ja}}
• Yakei official site {{in lang|ja}}
• Fruit Park Fujiya Hotel official website {{in lang|ja}}

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