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Shikinaen and List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa) See more » List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection ofShikinaen Garden Do Not Go, even if you've run out of places to go in Okinawa Jun 19 • Couples I visited this garden because I was fooled by the "World Heritage Site" title The garden is now a shadow of its former self It isn't maintained properly, with mosquitoes hovering on the stale lake, and red ants on the steps of the stone bridges Very disappointing Read more WrittenShikinaen The gardens of Shikinaen are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan The gardens were laid out in 1799 to embellish one of the residences of the Shō family, rulers o...