List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)
National Places of Scenic Beauty
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Site	Municipality	Comments	Type	Ref

Former Shibata Domain Lower Residence Gardens ( Shimizu-en ) 旧新発田藩下屋敷（ 清水谷御殿 ）庭園および 五十公野御茶屋 庭園 kyū-Shibata-han shimo-yashiki ( Shimizudani goten ) teien oyobi gojū kōno ochaya teien	Shibata	1	[ 1 ]

Sado Kaifu Coast 佐渡海府海岸 Sado Kaifu kaigan	Sado	8	[ 2 ]

Sado Ogi Coast 佐渡小木海岸 Sado Ogi kaigan	Sado	also a Natural Monument	8	[ 3 ]

Sasagawa Flow 笹川流 Sasagawa nagare	Murakami	also a Natural Monument	5 , 8	[ 4 ]

Kiyotsu Gorge 清津峡 Kiyotsu-kyō	Yuzawa / Tōkamachi	also a Natural Monument	6	[ 5 ]

Teikan-en 貞観園 Teikan-en	Kashiwazaki	1	[ 6 ]

Tashiro Nanatsugama 田代の七ツ釜 Tashiro no Nanatsugama	Tsunan / Tōkamachi	also a Natural Monument	5 , 6	[ 7 ]

Watanabe Family Gardens 渡辺氏庭園 Watanabe-shi teien	Sekikawa	1	[ 8 ]

Former Sekiyama Hōzō-in Gardens 旧関山宝蔵院庭園 kyū-Sekiyama Hōzō-in teien	Myōkō	1	[ 9 ]

Landscape of Oku no Hosomichi - Oyashirazu おくのほそ道の風景地 親しらす Oku no Hosomichi no fūkei-chi Oyashirazu	Itoigawa	designation spans ten prefectures	[ 10 ]

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Shibata Domain ( 新発田藩 , Shibata-han ) was a tozama feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan . It is located in Echigo Province , Honshū . The domain was centered at Shibata Castle , located in what is now the city of Shibata in Niigata Prefecture . It was ruled for all of its history by the Mizoguchi clan .
Shibata ( 新発田市 , Shibata-shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 95,653 in 36,569 households , and a population density of 179 persons per km² . The total area of the city was 533.10 square kilometres ( 205.83 sq mi ) .
Monuments ( 記念物 , kinenbutsu ) is a collective term used by the Japanese government 's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [ note 1 ] as historic locations such as shell mounds , ancient tombs , sites of palaces , sites of forts or castles , monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value ; gardens , bridges , gorges , mountains , and other places of great scenic beauty ; and natural features such as animals , plants , and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value .
Sado ( 佐渡市 , Sado-shi ) is a city located on Sado Island ( 佐渡島 , Sado-shima/Sado-ga-shima ) in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . Since 2004 , the city has comprised the entire island , although not all of its total area is urbanized . Sado is the sixth largest island of Japan in area following the four main islands and Okinawa Island ( excluding the Northern Territories ) . As of May 1 , 2017 , the city has an estimated population of 55,474 , and a population density of 64.8 persons per km2 . The total area is 855.26 km2 .
Murakami ( 村上市 , Murakami-shi ) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 58,309 in 22,843 households , and a population density of 49.7 persons per km² . The total area of the city was 1,174.26 square kilometres ( 453.38 sq mi ) .
Kiyotsu Gorge ( 清津峡 , Kiyotsu-kyō ) is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument on the border Yuzawa and Tōkamachi , Niigata Prefecture , Japan . Kiyotsu-kyō is a canyon located on the Kiyotsu River with a total length is 12.5 kilometers within the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park . The canyon is regarded as one of the three major canyons in Japan , along with the Kurobe Gorge and the Osugidani Gorge . A hot spring resort , the Kiyotsukyō Onsen , is located at the entry to the gorge and attracts a large number of visitors especially during autumn foliage season . There is a pedestrian tunnel with a total length of 750 meters along the wall of the gorge for sightseers . Formerly , there was a climbing path along the side of the river , but it was closed after a rockfall in 1988
Yuzawa ( 湯沢町 , Yuzawa-machi ) is a town located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 7,926 , and a population density of 22.2 persons per km² . The total area of the town was 357.29 square kilometres ( 137.95 sq mi ) . The town is famous for its hot springs .
Tōkamachi ( 十日町市 , Tōkamachi-shi ) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 28,728 in 19,823 households , and a population density of 86.3 persons per km² . The total area of the city was 590.39 square kilometres ( 227.95 sq mi ) , although some borders of the city are not well defined . Tōkamachi derives its name from the fact that a market was held every tenth day of the month . Similarly , the nearby former town of Muikamachi had its own local market held on days ending in six each month .
Kashiwazaki ( 柏崎市 , Kashiwazaki-shi ) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of July 1 , 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 82,788 in 34,839 households , and a population density of 187 persons per km² . The total area of the city was 442.03 square kilometres ( 170.67 sq mi ) .
Tsunan ( 津南町 , Tsunan-machi ) is a town located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the town had an estimated population of 9,218 in 3555 households , and a population density of 54.2 persons per km² . The total area of the town was 170.21 square kilometres ( 65.72 sq mi ) .
Sekikawa ( 関川村 , Sekikawa-mura ) is a village located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the village had an estimated population of 5,291 in 1920 households , and a population density of 17.7 persons per km² . The total area of the village was 299.61 square kilometres ( 115.68 sq mi ) .
Myōkō ( 妙高市 , Myōkō-shi ) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 31,226 in 12,390 households , and a population density of 70.1 persons per km² . The total area are of the city was 445.63 square kilometres ( 172.06 sq mi ) . Myōkō is a member of the World Health Organizations Alliance for Healthy Cities ( AFHC ) .
Oku no Hosomichi ( 奥の細道 , originally おくのほそ道 , meaning Narrow road to/of the interior ) , translated alternately as The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Narrow Road to the Interior , is a major work of haibun by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō , considered one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the Edo period . The text is written in the form of a prose and verse travel diary and was penned as Bashō made an epic and dangerous journey on foot through the Edo Japan of the late 17th century . While the poetic work became seminal of its own account , the poet 's travels in the text have since inspired many people to follow in his footsteps and trace his journey for themselves . In one of its most memorable passages , Bashō suggests that every day is a journey , and the journey itself home . The text was also influenced by the works of Du Fu , who was highly revered by Bashō . Of Oku no Hosomichi , Kenji Miyazawa once suggested , It was as if the very soul of Japan had itself written it .
Itoigawa ( 糸魚川市 , Itoigawa-shi ) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 July 2019 [ update ] , the city had an estimated population of 41,513 , and a population density of 55.6 persons per km² . The total area of the city is 746.24 square kilometres ( 288.12 sq mi ) .