National Places of Scenery Beauty

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The Complete Guide to Okayama Castle and Kōrakuen Garden

August 10, 2025 / Autumn Foliage, Cherry Blossom, Chūgoku Region, National Places of Scenery Beauty, Okayama Prefecture, Top 100 Japanese Castles

If you like Japanese traditional gardens and the country’s magnificent castles, Okayama City, a 45-minute train ride away from Osaka, is an ideal destination for you to visit. Not only is Okayama Castle one of Japan’s Top 100 Castles, but its garden was chosen to be one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan!

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Shikina-en – Okinawa’s World Heritage Garden

May 24, 2026 / National Places of Scenery Beauty, Okinawa

In addition to the buildings in the Shurijō Castle Park, Shikina-en Garden (識名園) was another spot that was registered as a part of the World Heritage, Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群) in 2000. The villa complex, also a designated Special National place of Scenery Beauty, has architecture and gardens

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