100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era)


The 100 Landscapes of Japan is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. The 100 Landscapes or Views were selected alongside further sets of 8 Views and 25 Winning Sites in 1927, a year after Hirohito became Emperor. The selection was intended to "reflect the new taste of the new era". The nomination and voting process was sponsored by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
The landscapes or views are divided into eight classes Coastlines Lakes Mountains Rivers Gorges Waterfalls Onsen Plains. Many of these landscapes are now included among Japan's National Parks.

Eight Views

LandscapePrefectureClassImageNational Park
Karikachi PassHokkaidōPlainsN/A
Lake TowadaTowada-Hachimantai National Park
Kegon FallsTochigi PrefectureNikkō National Park
KamikōchiNagano PrefectureGorgesChūbu-Sangaku National Park
Kiso RiverAichi PrefectureHida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park
Cape Muroto, KōchiKōchi PrefectureCoastlinesMuroto-Anan Quasi-National Park
Mount UnzenNagasaki PrefectureUnzen-Amakusa National Park
Beppu, OitaŌita PrefectureOnsenN/A

Twenty-Five Winning Sites

ViewPrefectureClassImageNational Park
Lake Onuma Quasi-National ParkHokkaidōŌnuma Quasi-National Park
Fukuroda FallsIbaraki PrefectureN/A
Shiobara, TochigiTochigi PrefectureOnsenNikkō National Park
Tone RiverChiba PrefectureSuigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park
Hakone, KanagawaKanagawa PrefectureOnsenFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Mount TateToyama PrefectureChūbu-Sangaku National Park
Kurobe RiverToyama PrefectureGorgesChūbu-Sangaku National Park
Wakasa ProvinceFukui PrefectureCoastlinesWakasawan Quasi-National Park
Fuji Five LakesYamanashi PrefectureFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Shōsen-kyōYamanashi PrefectureGorgesChichibu Tama Kai National Park
Mount OntakeNagano PrefectureN/A
Mount ShiroumaNagano PrefectureChūbu-Sangaku National Park
Tenryū RiverNagano PrefectureGorgesTenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
Nagara RiverGifu PrefectureN/A
Yōrō FallsGifu PrefectureIbi-Sekigahara-Yōrō Quasi-National Park
Atami, ShizuokaShizuoka PrefectureOnsenN/A
Lake BiwaShiga PrefectureBiwako Quasi-National Park
Nara PrefectureNara PrefecturePlainsN/A
DorohacchōWakayama PrefectureGorgesYoshino-Kumano National Park
Nachi FallsWakayama PrefectureYoshino-Kumano National Park
TomonouraHiroshima PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Yashima, KagawaKagawa PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Mount AsoKumamoto PrefectureAso Kujū National Park
Kuma River Kumamoto PrefectureN/A
Hita, ŌitaŌita PrefecturePlainsYaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park

100 Views

ViewPrefectureClassImageNational Park
Lake TōyaHokkaidōShikotsu-Toya National Park
SōunkyōHokkaidōGorgesDaisetsuzan National Park
Noboribetsu, HokkaidōHokkaidōOnsenShikotsu-Toya National Park
Rikuzentakata, Iwate#Takata-matsubaraIwate PrefectureCoastlinesRikuchu Kaigan National Park
GeibikeiIwate PrefectureGorgesN/A
Hanamaki, IwateIwate PrefectureOnsenN/A
Kesennuma, MiyagiMiyagi PrefectureCoastlinesRikuchu Kaigan National Park
Ishinomaki, MiyagiMiyagi PrefectureCoastlinesMinami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park
Aone OnsenMiyagi PrefectureOnsenMinami-Sanriku Kinkazan Quasi-National Park
Oga PeninsulaAkita PrefectureCoastlinesOga Quasi-National Park
Lake TazawaAkita PrefectureTowada-Hachimantai National Park
Mount ChōkaiAkita PrefectureChōkai Quasi-National Park
Sōma, FukushimaFukushima PrefectureCoastlinesN/A
Iwaki, FukushimaFukushima PrefectureCoastlinesMinami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
Lake InawashiroFukushima PrefectureBandai-Asahi National Park
Mount RyōFukushima PrefectureList of mountains and hills of Japan by heightN/A
Aizuwakamatsu, FukushimaFukushima PrefectureOnsenN/A
Lake KasumigauraIbaraki PrefectureSuigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park
Mount TsukubaIbaraki PrefectureSuigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park
Lake ChūzenjiTochigi PrefectureNikkō National Park
OzegaharaGunma PrefectureOze National Park
Suganuma Gunma PrefectureList of lakes in JapanOze National Park
Mount AkagiGunma PrefectureN/A
Mount MyōgiGunma PrefectureMyōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Quasi-National Park
Nagatoro, SaitamaSaitama PrefectureGorgesN/A
Tateyama, ChibaChiba PrefectureCoastlinesMinami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
Mount SeichōChiba PrefectureList of mountains and hills of Japan by heightMinami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
Mount TakaoTōkyō MetropolisMeiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park
Lake OkutamaTōkyō MetropolisGorgesChichibu Tama Kai National Park
EnoshimaKanagawa PrefectureCoastlinesN/A
SasagawanagareNiigata PrefectureCoastlinesN/A
Lake KamoNiigata PrefectureList of lakes in JapanSado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park
Agano RiverNiigata PrefectureN/A
Awara, FukuiFukui PrefectureOnsenN/A
Tsukumo BayIshikawa PrefectureCoastlinesNoto Hanto Quasi-National Park
Yamanaka OnsenIshikawa PrefectureOnsenN/A
Wakura OnsenIshikawa PrefectureOnsenNoto Hanto Quasi-National Park
Kaga, IshikawaIshikawa PrefectureOnsenN/A
Mount KaikomaYamanashi PrefectureMinami Alps National Park
Yatsugatake plainsYamanashi PrefecturePlainsN/A
Susobana-kyōNagano PrefectureGorgesN/A
Nagiso, NaganoNagano PrefectureJapan's Top 100 WaterfallsN/A
ObasuteyamaNagano PrefecturePlainsN/A
Ena GorgeGifu PrefectureGorges
Numazu, ShizuokaShizuoka PrefectureCoastlinesN/A
Lake IppekiShizuoka PrefectureList of lakes in JapanFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Fuji RiverShizuoka PrefectureN/A
Shiraito FallsShizuoka PrefectureFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Itō, ShizuokaShizuoka PrefectureOnsenN/A
NihondairaShizuoka PrefecturePlainsN/A
Mount FujiShizuoka PrefecturePlainsFuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Gamagōri, AichiAichi PrefectureCoastlinesMikawawan Quasi-National Park
Toba, MieMie PrefectureCoastlinesIse-Shima National Park
OnigajōMie PrefectureCoastlinesYoshino-Kumano National Park
Mount Asama Mie PrefectureIse-Shima National Park
Akame Shijūhachi FallsMie PrefectureMurō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
Hozu RiverKyōto PrefectureN/A
Uji RiverKyōto PrefectureN/A
Minō FallsŌsaka PrefectureMeiji Memorial Forest Minō Quasi-National Park
Cape Akō, HyōgoHyōgo PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Mount SeppikoHyōgo PrefectureN/A
Mount SenHyōgo PrefectureSetonaikai National Park
Uwano PlainsHyōgo PrefecturePlains
Mount ShigiNara PrefectureN/A
Mount ŌdaigaharaNara PrefectureYoshino-Kumano National Park
Koza RiverWakayama PrefectureN/A
Uradome coastlineTottori PrefectureCoastlinesSanin Kaigan National Park
Mount DaisenTottori PrefectureDaisen-Oki National Park
Misasa, TottoriTottori PrefectureOnsenN/A
Lake ShinjiShimane PrefectureN/A
Kōno RiverShimane PrefectureN/A
Kojima District, OkayamaOkayama PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Kanba FallsOkayama PrefectureN/A
Tadanoumi StationHiroshima PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Mount SenkōjiHiroshima PrefectureN/A
Taishaku ValleyHiroshima PrefectureGorgesHiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park
Sandan-kyōHiroshima PrefectureGorgesNishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park
Hikari, YamaguchiYamaguchi PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
ŌmijimaYamaguchi PrefectureCoastlinesKita Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park
Chōmon-kyōYamaguchi PrefectureGorgesN/A
AkiyoshidaiYamaguchi PrefecturePlainsAkiyoshidai Quasi-National Park
Naruto whirlpoolsTokushima PrefectureCoastlinesSetonaikai National Park
Iya ValleyTokushima PrefectureGorgesTsurugisan Quasi-National Park
Oboke-KobokeTokushima PrefectureGorgesTsurugisan Quasi-National Park
Todoroki FallsTokushima PrefectureN/A
KankakeiKagawa PrefectureGorgesSetonaikai National Park
Mount IsuzuchiEhime PrefectureIshizuchi Quasi-National Park
OmogokeiEhime PrefectureGorgesIshizuchi Quasi-National Park
Mount HikoFukuoka PrefectureYaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
Karatsu, SagaSaga PrefectureCoastlinesGenkai Quasi-National Park
Kase RiverSaga PrefectureN/A
Ureshino, SagaSaga PrefectureOnsenN/A
Kujū-ku IslandsNagasaki PrefectureCoastlinesSaikai National Park
YabakeiŌita PrefectureGorgesYaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
Uozumi FallsŌita PrefectureJapan's Top 100 WaterfallsN/A
Kujū, ŌitaŌita PrefecturePlainsAso Kujū National Park
Handa-kōgenŌita PrefecturePlainsAso Kujū National Park
Takachiho, MiyazakiMiyazaki PrefectureGorgesSobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park
Mount KirishimaKagoshima PrefectureKirishima-Yaku National Park
Kagoshima BayKagoshima PrefectureCoastlinesKirishima-Yaku National Park