Pirikanoka
Pirikanoka (ピリカノカ) (lit. 'beautiful form') is the Ainu name, sung in yukar, for a grouping of geological features in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 2009 Pirikanoka was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, with the first six sites listed below, with an extension in 2012 to include the next three, and another in 2014 for the tenth. Each has its own name in Ainu.[1][2][3]
List of features
| Name | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kudo 九度山 Kudo-san or Kutōn-nupuri | Nayoro | 44°25′08″N 142°31′46″E | ||
| Mount Kogane 黄金山 Kogane-yama or Pinnetai-orushipe | Ishikari | 43°37′26″N 141°28′23″E | ||
| Cape Kamui 神威岬 Kamui-misaki or Kamui-etō | Esashi, Hamatonbetsu | different from Cape Kamui |  | 45°03′35″N 142°30′14″E |
| Cape Erimo 襟裳岬 Erimo-misaki or Onne-enrumu | Erimo |  | 41°55′28″N 143°14′57″E | |
| Ganbō Rock 瞰望岩 Ganbō-iwa or Enka-rushi | Engaru |  | 44°03′16″N 143°31′02″E | |
| Kamuichashi カムイチャシ Kamuichashi | Toyoura | 42°34′43″N 140°36′56″E | ||
| Etomo Peninsula Coastline 絵鞆半島外海岸 Etomo-hantō soto kaigan | Muroran |  | 42°19′22″N 140°57′46″E | |
| Mount Tokachiporoshiri 十勝幌尻岳 Tokachiporoshiri-dake or Tokachi-poroshiri | Obihiro, Nakasatsunai |  | 42°41′44″N 142°51′34″E | |
| Mount Poroshiri 九度山 Poroshiri-dake or Poroshiri | Biratori, Niikappu |  | 42°43′10″N 142°40′58″E | |
| Okikurumi Chashi and Muinoka オキクルミのチャシ及びムイノカ Okikurumi no chashi oyobi Muinoka | Biratori | 42°40′12″N 142°12′21″E | ||
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References
- ピリカノカ [Pirikanoka] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ピリカノカ [Pirikanoka] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- 国の指定・選定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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