title: List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
text: # List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
  
  This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kumamoto.
  
  ## National Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 November 2021, ten Places have been designated at a national level.
  
  | Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates | Type |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shōhinken Gardens 旧熊本藩八代城主浜御茶屋（松浜軒）庭園 Kyū-Kumamoto-han Yatsushiro-jō-shu hama-ochaya (Shōhinken) teien | Yatsushiro | | 32°30′34″N 130°35′47″E﻿ / ﻿32.50941405°N 130.59635207°E﻿ / 32.50941405; 130.59635207﻿ (Shōhinken Gardens) | 1 |
  | Suizen-ji Jōju-en 水前寺成趣園 Suizenji Jōju-en | Kumamoto | also an Historic Site | 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E﻿ / ﻿32.79109171°N 130.73459516°E﻿ / 32.79109171; 130.73459516﻿ (Suizenji Jōju-en) | 1, 8 |
  | Mount Sengan and Mount Takabuto 千厳山および高舞登山 Sengan-san oyobi Takabuto-yama | Kami-Amakusa | | 32°31′22″N 130°26′30″E﻿ / ﻿32.52270172°N 130.44179961°E﻿ / 32.52270172; 130.44179961﻿ (Mount Sengan and Mount Takabuto) | 11 |
  | Places of Scenic Beauty in the Territory of Higo 肥後領内名勝地 Higo ryōnai meishō chi | Yamato, Yatsushiro, Hikawa, Kuma | designation comprises Gorō Falls (五郎ガ瀧, Gorō-ga-taki), Hijiri Falls (聖リ瀧, Hijiri-daki), Hashirimizu Falls (走リ水ノ瀧, Hashiri-mizu no taki), Tategami Rock (建神ノ岩, Tategami no iwa), and Kōnose-no-Iwaya (神ノ瀬ノ岩屋, Kōnose no iwaya) | 32°27′39″N 130°42′15″E﻿ / ﻿32.460704°N 130.704158°E﻿ / 32.460704; 130.704158﻿ (Places of Scenic Beauty in the Territory of Higo) | 5, 6 |
  | Shiranui and Mizushima 不知火及び水島 Shiranui oyobi Mizushima | Uki, Yatsushiro | | 32°28′19″N 130°34′09″E﻿ / ﻿32.471989°N 130.569184°E﻿ / 32.471989; 130.569184﻿ (Shiranui and Mizushima) | 11 |
  | Komezuka and Kusasenrigahama 米塚及び草千里ヶ浜 Komezuka oyobi Kusasenrigahama | Aso, Minamiaso | also a Natural Monument | 32°53′01″N 131°03′09″E﻿ / ﻿32.883606°N 131.052400°E﻿ / 32.883606; 131.052400﻿ (Komezuka and Kusasenrigahama) | 9 |
  | Myōken Bay 妙見浦 Myōken-ura | Amakusa | also a Natural Monument | 32°24′19″N 129°59′47″E﻿ / ﻿32.40515659°N 129.9965171°E﻿ / 32.40515659; 129.9965171﻿ (Myōken Bay) | 8 |
  | Ryūgatake 龍ヶ岳 Ryūgatake | Kami-Amakusa | | 32°24′17″N 130°22′47″E﻿ / ﻿32.40462763°N 130.37980397°E﻿ / 32.40462763; 130.37980397﻿ (Ryūgatake) | 11 |
  | Ryūsentō Island 龍仙島（片島） Ryūsentō (Katashima) | Amakusa | also a Natural Monument | 32°08′45″N 129°58′22″E﻿ / ﻿32.14582768°N 129.97267427°E﻿ / 32.14582768; 129.97267427﻿ (Ryūsentō Island) | 8 |
  | Mount Rokurōji 六郎次山 Rokurōji-yama | Amakusa | | 32°16′04″N 130°05′18″E﻿ / ﻿32.26768943°N 130.0884173°E﻿ / 32.26768943; 130.0884173﻿ (Mount Rokurōji) | 11 |
  
  ## Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 May 2021, three Places have been designated at a prefectural level.
  
  | Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Unganzen-ji Precinct 雲巌禅寺境内 Unganzenji keidai | Kumamoto | also a Prefectural Historic Site | 32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E﻿ / ﻿32.819583°N 130.622833°E﻿ / 32.819583; 130.622833﻿ (Unganzenji Precinct) | for all refs see |
  | Mangan-ji Gardens 満願寺庭園 Manganji teien | Minamioguni | also a Prefectural Historic Site | 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E﻿ / ﻿33.076125°N 131.095927°E﻿ / 33.076125; 131.095927﻿ (Manganji Gardens) | |
  | Uto Peninsula Okoshiki Coast and Surrounding Sands 宇土半島の御輿来海岸及びその周辺の砂 Uto-hantō no Okoshiki-kaigan oyobi sono shūhen no sa | Uto | | | |
  
  ## Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 May 2021, thirty Places have been designated at a municipal level, including:
  
  | Site | Municipality | Comments | Coordinates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Zuigan-ji Site 瑞巌寺跡 Zuiganji ato | Kumamoto | also a Municipal Historic Site | 32°50′52″N 130°41′17″E﻿ / ﻿32.847735°N 130.688069°E﻿ / 32.847735; 130.688069﻿ (Zuiganji) |
  | Sairyū-en 栽柳園 Sairyū-en | Yatsushiro | | 32°29′34″N 130°36′11″E﻿ / ﻿32.492654°N 130.603071°E﻿ / 32.492654; 130.603071﻿ (Sairyū-en) |
  | Kogase 小ヶ瀬 Kogase | Amakusa | | 32°19′17″N 129°57′39″E﻿ / ﻿32.321423°N 129.960849°E﻿ / 32.321423; 129.960849﻿ (Kogase) |
  
  ## Registered Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 November 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as a Place of Scenic Beauty at a national level.
  
  | Place | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shiramizu Falls 白水の滝 Shiramizu no taki | Takamori | designation spans the borders with Taketa, Ōita | | 32°52′57″N 131°16′40″E﻿ / ﻿32.882518°N 131.277896°E﻿ / 32.882518; 131.277896﻿ (Shiramizu Falls) | | |
  