Editing Three Views of Japan (section)

{{Short description|Groupings of Japanese scenic sights}}
[[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).