List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)

This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Nara.[1]

National Natural Monuments

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As of 1 April 2021, twenty-four Natural Monuments have been designated, including three *Special Natural Monuments; Dorohatchō spans the prefectural borders with Mie and Wakayama.[2][3][4][5]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Japanese serow
Capricornis crispus
カモシカ
Kamoshika
designated across twenty-nine prefectures   1.1 [1]
*Japanese giant salamander
Andrias japonicus
オオサンショウウオ
Õsanshōuo
designated across eighteen prefectures   1.2 [2]
*Kasugayama Primeval Forest
春日山原始林
Kasuga-yama genshi-rin
Nara no tree-felling or hunting has been permitted since 841; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[6]   34°40′55″N 135°51′30″E / 34.6820741°N 135.85831576°E / 34.6820741; 135.85831576 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji) 2.2 [3]
Deer in Nara
奈良のシカ
Nara no shika
Nara   1.3 [4]
Japanese dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
ヤマネ
Yamane
found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū   1.1 [5]
Moore's Cupid
Shijimia moorei
ゴイシツバメシジミ
Goishitsubame-shijimi
  1.1 [6]
Arhopala ganesa Habitat
ルーミスシジミ生息地
Rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi
Nara   34°41′19″N 135°51′50″E / 34.68849°N 135.86380°E / 34.68849; 135.86380 (Clematis patens Habitat) 1.2 [7]
Verdure on Mount Imo
妹山樹叢
Imo-yama jusō
Yoshino   34°23′38″N 135°52′15″E / 34.39376°N 135.87080°E / 34.39376; 135.87080 (Verdure on Mount Imo) 2.1 [8]
Siebold's magnolia Habitat
Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica
オオヤマレンゲ自生地
ōyamarenge jiseichi
Tenkawa, Gojō   34°10′26″N 135°54′15″E / 34.17386°N 135.90410°E / 34.17386; 135.90410 (Siebold's magnolia Habitat) 2.2 [9]
Clematis patens Habitat
カザグルマ自生地
Kazaguruma jiseichi
Uda   34°29′34″N 135°55′57″E / 34.49275°N 135.93250°E / 34.49275; 135.93250 (Clematis patens Habitat) 2.11 [10]
Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja
Nageia nagi
春日神社境内ナギ樹林
Kasuga Jinja keidai nagi ju-rin
Nara   34°40′53″N 135°50′56″E / 34.68147°N 135.84880°E / 34.68147; 135.84880 (Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja) 2.2 [11]
Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest
Pseudotsuga japonica
三ノ公川トガサワラ原始林
Sannokō-gawa togasawara genshi-rin
Kawakami   34°16′01″N 136°04′20″E / 34.26705°N 136.07210°E / 34.26705; 136.07210 (Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest) 2.2 [12]
Lysionotus Communities
シシンラン群落
Shishinran gunraku
Kamikitayama   34°09′00″N 136°00′41″E / 34.14989°N 136.01140°E / 34.14989; 136.01140 (Lysionotus Communities) 2.9 [13]
Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura
Prunus verecunda 'Antiqua'
知足院ナラノヤエザクラ
Chisokuin naranoyaezakura
Nara   34°41′32″N 135°50′25″E / 34.69236°N 135.84020°E / 34.69236; 135.84020 (Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura) 2.1 [14]
Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat
丹生川上中社のツルマンリョウ自生地
Niukawakami nakasha no tsurumanryō jiseichi
Higashiyoshino   34°23′26″N 135°59′12″E / 34.39053°N 135.98670°E / 34.39053; 135.98670 (Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat) 2.2,10 [15]
Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities
Convallaria majalis
吐山スズラン群落
Hayama suzuran gunraku
Nara   34°33′42″N 135°57′21″E / 34.56177°N 135.95570°E / 34.56177; 135.95570 (Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities) 2.10 [16]
Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa
屏風岩、兜岩および鎧岩
Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa oyobi Yoroi-iwa
Soni   34°31′39″N 136°07′26″E / 34.5274°N 136.1239°E / 34.5274; 136.1239 (Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa) [17]
Futami Giant Muku Tree
Aphananthe aspera
二見の大ムク
Futami no ōmuku
Gojō   34°20′39″N 135°41′12″E / 34.34406°N 135.68680°E / 34.34406; 135.68680 (Futami Giant Muku Tree) 2.1 [18]
Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest
仏経嶽原始林
Bukkyōgatake genshi-rin
Kamikitayama, Tenkawa   34°10′21″N 135°54′33″E / 34.17262°N 135.90910°E / 34.17262; 135.90910 (Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest) 2.2 [19]
Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities
Convallaria majalis
向淵スズラン群落
Mukō suzuran gunraku
Uda   34°34′39″N 135°58′52″E / 34.57758°N 135.98120°E / 34.57758; 135.98120 (Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities) 2.10 [20]
Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities
Convallaria majalis
室生山暖地性シダ群落
Murō-zan danchisei shida gunraku
Uda   34°32′23″N 136°02′24″E / 34.53980°N 136.03990°E / 34.53980; 136.03990 (Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities) [21]
Yatsubusa Sugi
Cryptomeria japonica
八ツ房スギ
Yatsubusa-sugi
Uda   34°26′36″N 135°58′36″E / 34.44324°N 135.97680°E / 34.44324; 135.97680 (Yatsubusa Sugi) 2.1 [22]
Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest
与喜山暖帯林
Yoki-san dantai-rin
Sakurai   34°32′18″N 135°54′42″E / 34.53824°N 135.91160°E / 34.53824; 135.91160 (Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest) 2.1 [23]
Dorohatchō
瀞八丁
Õsanshōuo
Totsukawa designation includes areas of Kumano in Mie Prefecture and Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty   33°54′02″N 135°53′10″E / 33.90065°N 135.88600°E / 33.90065; 135.88600 (Dorohatchō) [24]

Prefectural Natural Monuments

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As of 1 May 2020, sixty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][7][8]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdai-ji
Ischikauia steenackeri
東大寺鏡池棲息ワタカ
Tōdaiji Kagami-ike seisoku wataka
Nara   34°41′14″N 135°50′25″E / 34.687322°N 135.840222°E / 34.687322; 135.840222 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji) for all refs see [25]
Japanese Chinquapin Forest in the Precinct of Shōryaku-ji
Castanopsis cuspidata
正暦寺境内のコジイ林
Shōryakuji keidai no kojii-rin
Nara   34°38′41″N 135°52′07″E / 34.644661°N 135.868482°E / 34.644661; 135.868482 (Japanese Chinquapin Forest in the Precinct of Shōryakuji)
Five-coloured Japanese camellias
Camellia japonica
五色椿
Go-shiki tsubaki
Nara in the grounds of Byakugō-ji   34°40′16″N 135°51′04″E / 34.671014°N 135.851208°E / 34.671014; 135.851208 (Five-coloured Japanese camellias)

Municipal Natural Monuments

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As of 1 May 2020, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[4][9]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Giant Asian Bayberry in the Precinct of Kasuga Taisha
Nageia nagi
春日大社境内のナギ巨樹
Kasuga Taisha keidai no nagi kyōju
Nara   34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E / 34.681378°N 135.848392°E / 34.681378; 135.848392 (Giant Asian Bayberry in the Precinct of Kasuga Taisha) [26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (天然記念物, 特別天然記念物 奈良県 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c 文化財指定件数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ 国指定文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分) [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "奈良県指定文化財一覧" [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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