List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Aomori)

This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Aomori.

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty Natural Monuments have been designated, including two *Special Natural Monuments; Lake Towada-Oirase River and the northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia span the prefectural borders with Akita.

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Japanese serow Capricornis crispus カモシカ Kamoshika		designated across thirty prefectures			1.1	[1]
*Swans of Kominato and their Visitation Grounds 小湊のハクチョウおよびその渡来地 Kominato no hakuchō oyobi sono torai-chi	Hiranai			40°56′14″N 140°58′13″E	1.2	[2]
Japanese macaques of the Shimokita Peninsula and the northernmost Limit of their Habitat Macaca fuscata 下北半島のサルおよびサル生息北限地 Shimokita hantō no saru oyobi saru seisoku hokugen-chi	Mutsu, Sai			41°11′39″N 140°46′10″E	1.1	[3]
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū			1.1	[4]
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inuwashi					1.2	[5]
White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojirowashi					1.2	[6]
Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ōwashi					1.2	[7]
Brent goose Branta bernicla コクガン Kokugan					1.2	[8]
Bean goose Anser fabalis ヒシクイ Hishikui					1.2	[9]
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons マガン Magan					1.2	[10]
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius クマゲラ Kumagera					1.2	[11]
Koeyoshidori Gallus gallus domesticus 声良鶏 Koeyoshidori					1.4	[12]
Shamo Gallus gallus domesticus 軍鶏 Shamo					1.4	[13]
Kabushima Black-tailed gull Breeding Grounds Larus crassirostris 蕪島ウミネコ繁殖地 Kabushima umineko hanshoku-chi	Hachinohe			40°32′22″N 141°33′28″E	1.2	[14]
Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 北金ヶ沢のイチョウ Kitakanegasawa no ichō	Fukaura			40°44′57″N 140°05′21″E	2.1	[15]
Mount Nuidōishi and its Special Plant Communities Macaca fuscata 縫道石山・縫道石の特殊植物群落 Nuidōishi-yama・Nuidō-ishi no tokushu shokubutsu gunraku	Sai			41°18′47″N 140°50′49″E	2.10	[16]
Hōryō Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 法量のイチョウ Hōryō no ichō	Towada			40°35′13″N 141°01′04″E	2.1	[17]
Hotoke-ga-ura 仏宇多（仏ヶ浦） Hotoke-uta (Hotoke-ga-ura)	Sai	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		41°18′24″N 140°48′13″E		[18]
Lake Towada-Oirase River 十和田湖および奥入瀬渓流 Towada-ko oyobi Oirase-keiryū	Towada	also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; designation includes an area of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture		40°28′17″N 140°52′33″E		[19]
Northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia Camellia japonica ツバキ自生北限地帯 Tsubaki jisei hokugen chitai	Hiranai	designation includes an area of Oga in Akita Prefecture		40°54′41″N 140°59′56″E		[20]

This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021.

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 12 November 2020, forty Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, one hundred and seventy-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Parks and gardens in Aomori Prefecture
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Aomori)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Aomori Prefecture