This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Iwate.
National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 June 2026, eleven Places have been designated at a national level (including one *Special Place of Scenic Beauty); Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi is a serial designation spanning ten prefectures.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Mōtsū-ji GardensMōtsūji teien Hiraizumi inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land 1 Scenic areas of IhatovĪhatōbu no fūkeichi Hanamaki, Ōshū, Shizukuishi, Tōno, Sumita, Takizawa Designation spans 7 locations connected with author Kenji Miyazawa 6, 10, 11 Former Kanjizaiō-in GardensKyū-Kanjizaiōin teien Hiraizumi inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land 1 GenbikeiGenbikei Ichinoseki also a Natural Monument 6 Goishi CoastGoishi-kaigan Ōfunato also a Natural Monument 7 Takata-matsubaraTakata-matsubara Rikuzentakata 3, 8 SangojimaSangojima Ōfunato 8 JōdogahamaJōdogahama Miyako 8 Ogami and Megami Rocks - Mount TorigoeOgami-iwa・Megami-iwa・Torigoe-yama Ninohe/Ichinohe 5 GeibikeiGeibikei Ichinoseki 6 Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Kinkeizan-TakadachiOku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Kinkeizan Takadachi Hiraizumi designation spans ten prefectures; Kinkeizan is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component site of Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2025, three Places have been designated at a prefectural level.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Funakoshi CoastFunakoshi-kaigan Yamada within Rikuchū Kaigan National Park AomatsushimaAomatsushima Rikuzentakata also a Prefectural Natural Monument JōdogahamaJōdogahama Miyako 8 Sannō-iwaSannō-iwa Miyako also a Prefectural Natural Monument
Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2025, eight Places have been designated at a municipal level.
Registered Places of Scenic Beauty As of 19 June 2026, four Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.
Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Nanshō-sō GardensNanshō-sō teien Morioka Moriai Family GardensMoriai-shi teien Miyako Former Nanbu Family Detached Residence Gardenskyū-Nanbu-shi bettei teien Morioka Hakozaki SenjōjikiOhakozaki no Senjōhiki Kamaishi
See also Cultural Properties of Japan List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate) List of parks and gardens of Iwate Prefecture List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Iwate)
References
External links Cultural Properties of Iwate Prefecture