Registered Monument (Japan)

A Registered Monument (登録記念物, tōroku kinen butsu) includes Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments registered (as opposed to designated, for which see Monuments of Japan) in accordance with the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties 1950. As of 21 November 2014, there were ninety-three registered Monuments, Makino Memorial Garden and the former residence of Okakura Tenshin being registered both as Historic Sites and Places of Scenic Beauty.