title: List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
text: # List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
  
  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 July 2020, 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 | Coordinates | Type |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | *Mōtsū-ji Gardens 毛越寺庭園 Mōtsūji 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 | 38°59′18″N 141°06′30″E﻿ / ﻿38.98824032°N 141.10823344°E﻿ / 38.98824032; 141.10823344﻿ (Mōtsūji Gardens) | 1 |
  | Scenic areas of Ihatov イーハトーブの風景地 Īhatōbu no fūkeichi | Hanamaki, Ōshū, Shizukuishi, Tōno, Sumita, Takizawa | Designation spans 7 locations connected with author Kenji Miyazawa | 39°49′04″N 141°01′25″E﻿ / ﻿39.81772026°N 141.02357403°E﻿ / 39.81772026; 141.02357403﻿ (Scenic areas of Ihatov) | 6, 10, 11 |
  | Former Kanjizaiō-in Gardens 旧観自在王院庭園 Kyū-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 | 38°59′17″N 141°06′37″E﻿ / ﻿38.9881789°N 141.11037523°E﻿ / 38.9881789; 141.11037523﻿ (Former Kanjizaiōin Gardens) | 1 |
  | Genbikei 厳美渓 Genbikei | Ichinoseki | also a Natural Monument | 38°56′32″N 141°03′07″E﻿ / ﻿38.94219836°N 141.05193958°E﻿ / 38.94219836; 141.05193958﻿ (Genbikei) | 6 |
  | Goishi Coast 碁石海岸 Goishi-kaigan | Ōfunato | also a Natural Monument | 38°59′19″N 141°44′35″E﻿ / ﻿38.98854443°N 141.74298426°E﻿ / 38.98854443; 141.74298426﻿ (Goishi Coast) | 7 |
  | Takata-matsubara 高田松原 Takata-matsubara | Rikuzentakata | | 39°00′17″N 141°37′52″E﻿ / ﻿39.00484168°N 141.63111698°E﻿ / 39.00484168; 141.63111698﻿ (Takata-matsubara) | 3, 8 |
  | Sangojima 珊琥島 Sangojima | Ōfunato | | 39°02′13″N 141°43′38″E﻿ / ﻿39.03691346°N 141.72735163°E﻿ / 39.03691346; 141.72735163﻿ (Sangojima) | 8 |
  | Jōdogahama 浄土ヶ浜 Jōdogahama | Miyako | | 39°38′56″N 141°58′54″E﻿ / ﻿39.648790°N 141.981683°E﻿ / 39.648790; 141.981683﻿ (Jōdogahama) | 8 |
  | Ogami and Megami Rocks - Mount Torigoe 男神岩・女神岩・鳥越山 Ogami-iwa・Megami-iwa・Torigoe-yama | Ninohe/Ichinohe | | 40°14′47″N 141°16′21″E﻿ / ﻿40.24635011°N 141.27250274°E﻿ / 40.24635011; 141.27250274﻿ (Ogami and Megami Rocks - Mount Torigoe) | 5 |
  | Geibikei 猊鼻渓 Geibikei | Ichinoseki | | 38°59′17″N 141°15′40″E﻿ / ﻿38.98808482°N 141.26110309°E﻿ / 38.98808482; 141.26110309﻿ (Geibikei) | 6 |
  | Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Kinkeizan-Takadachi おくのほそ道の風景地 金鶏山 高館 Oku 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 | 38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E﻿ / ﻿38.993322°N 141.109128°E﻿ / 38.993322; 141.109128﻿ (Kinkeizan-Takadachi) | |
  
  ## Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 May 2019, two Places have been designated at a prefectural level.
  
  | Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Funakoshi Coast 船越海岸 Funakoshi-kaigan | Yamada | within Rikuchū Kaigan National Park | | 39°26′57″N 142°02′39″E﻿ / ﻿39.449185°N 142.044296°E﻿ / 39.449185; 142.044296﻿ (Funakoshi Coast) | | |
  | Aomatsushima 青松島 Aomatsushima | Rikuzentakata | also a Prefectural Natural Monument | | 38°56′20″N 141°42′34″E﻿ / ﻿38.938983°N 141.709557°E﻿ / 38.938983; 141.709557﻿ (Aomatsushima) | | |
  
  ## Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 May 2019, eight Places have been designated at a municipal level.
  
  ## Registered Places of Scenic Beauty
  
  As of 1 July 2020, three Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at a national level.
  
  | Place | Municipality | Coordinates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nanshō-sō Gardens 南昌荘庭園 Nanshō-sō teien | Morioka | 39°42′07″N 141°09′15″E﻿ / ﻿39.70193000°N 141.15430000°E﻿ / 39.70193000; 141.15430000﻿ (Nanshō-sō Gardens) |
  | Moriai Family Gardens 盛合氏庭園 Moriai-shi teien | Miyako | 39°34′56″N 141°56′09″E﻿ / ﻿39.582111°N 141.935833°E﻿ / 39.582111; 141.935833﻿ (Moriai Family Gardens) |
  | Former Nanbu Family Detached Residence Gardens 旧南部氏別邸庭園 kyū-Nanbu-shi bettei teien | Morioka | 39°42′40″N 141°09′47″E﻿ / ﻿39.711116°N 141.163194°E﻿ / 39.711116; 141.163194﻿ (Former Nanbu Family Detached Residence Gardens) |
  