Editing Geography of Japan (section)

===Three Views of Japan===
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 1643 scholar [[Hayashi Gahō]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amanohashidate.jp/rekishi.html |title=Amanohashidate – History |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> These are traditionally the pine-clad islands of [[Matsushima]] in [[Miyagi Prefecture]], the pine-clad sandbar of [[Amanohashidate]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]], and [[Itsukushima Shrine]] in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. In 1915, the New Three Views of Japan were selected in a national election by the [[Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha]] (株式会社実業之日本社). In 2003, the Three Major Night Views of Japan were selected by 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).

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Matsushima miyagi z.JPG|Pine-clad islands of [[Matsushima]]
Amanohashidate view from Mt Moju02s3s4592.jpg|Sandbar of [[Amanohashidate]]
20131012_07_Miyajima_-_Torii_(10491662566).jpg|[[Torii]] at [[Itsukushima Shrine]]
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