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[[Image:NihonSankei.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Three Views of Japan (Nihon sankei) {{ordered list |1=[[Matsushima]] |2=[[Amanohashidate]] |3=[[Itsukushima|Miyajima]]}}]]
The {{nihongo|'''Three Views of Japan'''|日本三景|Nihon Sankei}} is the canonical list of [[Japan]]'s three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to a 1643 book by the scholar [[Hayashi Gahō]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html|title=Amanohashidate - History|lang=ja|publisher=Amanohashidate kankokyokai|access-date=14 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717114213/http://www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html|archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> 

In 1915, modeled on the old Three Views of Japan, [[Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha]] (株式会社実業之日本社) held a national election to determine a list of '''New Three Views of Japan'''.  The {{nihongo|'''Three Major Night Views of Japan'''|日本三大夜景|Nihon Sandai Yakei}} is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic night views. In April 2003, the ''New Three Major Night Views of Japan and the 100 Night Views of Japan Club'' (新日本三大夜景・夜景100選事務局), a [[nonprofit organization]], formed a selection committee and, together with its members, selected by vote the '''New Three Major Night Views of Japan''' (新日本三大夜景), modeled on the traditional list of Three Major Night Views of Japan. In August 2004, they also announced the ''100 Night Views of Japan'' (夜景百選).

==Three Views of Japan==
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The views are of the [[eponymous]] pine-clad islands of [[Matsushima]] in [[Miyagi Prefecture]]; the pine-clad sandbar of [[Amanohashidate]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]]; and [[Itsukushima Shrine]] in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. All three are designated [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Special Places of Scenic Beauty]], while Itsukushima is also a [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments|Special Historic Site]] and a [[World Heritage Sites in Japan|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].

===Coordinates===
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These are the coordinates of the Three Views of Japan.

* [[Matsushima|Matsushima Bay]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]] {{coord|38|21|59.1|N|141|4|26.6|E|region:JP|name=Matsushima Bay}}
* [[Amanohashidate]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]] {{coord|35|34|12.4|N|135|11|31.1|E|region:JP|name=Amanohashidate}}
* [[Itsukushima]] (Miyajima), [[Hiroshima Prefecture]] {{coord|34|17|45.6|N|132|19|11.4|E|region:JP|name=Itsukushima}}
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===Gallery===
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File:Matsushima miyagi z.JPG|Pine-clad islands of [[Matsushima]]
File:Amanohashidate view from Mt Moju02s3s4592.jpg|Sandbar of [[Amanohashidate]]
File:20131012_07_Miyajima_-_Torii_(10491662566).jpg|[[Torii]] at [[Itsukushima Shrine]]
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==New Three Views of Japan==
The New Three Views of Japan are:
* [[Ōnuma Quasi-National Park|Ōnuma]] (大沼), a big pond in [[Ōnuma Quasi-National Park]], which is at the town [[Nanae, Hokkaido|Nanae]] and the east side of [[Oshima Peninsula]] in southwest [[Hokkaidō]]
* [[Miho no Matsubara]] (三保の松原), a pine grove in the Miho Peninsula, in the [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu-ku]] area of [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
* [[Yabakei]] (耶馬渓), a section of river and valley at the upstream and midstream of [[Yamakuni River]] (山国川), in [[Nakatsu, Ōita]], [[Kyūshū]]

===Gallery===
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File:Komagatake dusk.jpg|[[Ōnuma Quasi-National Park|Ōnuma]]
File:Hagoromo no Matsu.jpg|''Hagoromo no Matsu'' at [[Miho no Matsubara]]
File:Kyoshuho.jpg|[[Yabakei]]
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==Three Major Night Views of Japan==
The Three Major Night Views of Japan are:
* [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] seen from [[Mount Hakodate]] in [[Hokkaido]]
* [[Kobe]] and [[Osaka Bay]] seen from [[Mount Maya|Maya Mountains]] in [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]
* [[Nagasaki]] seen from [[Mount Inasa]] in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]. 

All three are called ''ten million dollar'' night views, while [[Michelin Guide|Michelin Green Guide]]: Japan gave the Mount Hakodate experience 3/3 stars in a review, placing it as equal to mountain views of [[Naples]] and [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/|title=The Night View from Mt. Hakodate|access-date=21 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019172300/http://www.hakodate.travel/en/things-to-do/top7/night-view/|archive-date=19 October 2014}}</ref>

===Gallery===
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File:Play of fireworks and night scenes in Hakodate.jpg|Night view from Mount Hakodate
File:View of Kikuseidai from Mount Maya Kobe.jpg|Ten Million Dollar Night View, Kobe
File:Nagasaki City view from Mt Inasa04s.jpg|Night view of Nagasaki city
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==New Three Major Night Views of Japan==
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The New Three Major Night Views of Japan are:

*Views of [[Kitakyushu]] from [[Mount Sarakura]] (皿倉山), a mountain in [[Kitakyūshū Quasi-National Park]], which is at the city of Kitakyushu in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Kyūshū]].
*Views of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] from [[Mount Wakakusa]] (若草山), a mountain located in the east of [[Nara Park]].
*Views of [[Kōfu, Yamanashi|Kōfu]] Basin from [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] [[:fr:Parc aux fruits de Yamanashi|Fuefukigawa Fruit Park]] ([[:ja:山梨県笛吹川フルーツ公園|山梨県笛吹川フルーツ公園]]), a [[urban park|city park]] in [[Yamanashi, Yamanashi|Yamanashi]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture]].

===Gallery===
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File:Night view from Sarakurayama.jpg|Night view from [[Mount Sarakura]].
File:090124 wakakusa yamayaki.jpg|Burning the dead grass at [[Mount Wakakusa]].
File:From Fruit park the view of Kofu basin and Mt. Fuji.jpg|Kōfu Basin from Yamanashi Prefecture Fuefukigawa Fruit Park.
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==See also==
* [[List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments]]
* [[100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era)]]
* [[100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era)]]
* [[100 Soundscapes of Japan]]
* [[Three Great Gardens of Japan]]
* [[Tourism in Japan]]
* [[World Heritage Sites in Japan|UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan]]
* [[Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (disambiguation)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Japan's_Top_3}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090227010039/http://nihonsankei.jp/eng/index.html Official website of Nihon-Sankei, the three most scenic spots of Japan] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://yakei.jp/official Yakei official site] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.fruitpark.jp/ Fruit Park Fujiya Hotel official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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