List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nagasaki)

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

National Natural Monuments

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As of 1 April 2021, thirty-five Natural Monuments have been designated.[2][3][4]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Tsushima Yamaneko
Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus
ツシマヤマネコ
Tsushima yamaneko
Tsushima   34°12′N 129°14′E / 34.20°N 129.24°E / 34.20; 129.24 (Tsushima Yamaneko) 1.1 [1]
Tsushima Marten
Martes melampus tsuensis
ツシマテン
Tsushima ten
Tsushima 34°12′N 129°14′E / 34.20°N 129.24°E / 34.20; 129.24 (Tsushima Marten) 1.1 [2]
Japanese Dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
ヤマネ
Yamane
  1.1 [3]
Japanese Wood Pigeon
Columba janthina
カラスバト
Karasubato
  1.2 [4]
Ajika-jima
阿値賀島
Ajika-jima
Hirado   33°15′02″N 129°20′21″E / 33.25054°N 129.33930°E / 33.25054; 129.33930 (Ajika-jima) [5]
Ikenohara Kyushu Azalea Communities
Rhododendron kiusianum
池の原ミヤマキリシマ群落
Ikenohara miyama kirishima gunraku
Unzen   32°44′41″N 130°16′09″E / 32.74474°N 130.26920°E / 32.74474; 130.26920 (Ikenohara Kyushu Azalea Communities) 2.4 [6]
Isahaya City Castle Mountain Temperate Verdure
諫早市城山暖地性樹叢
Isahaya-shi shiroyama danchi seijusō
Isahaya 32°50′43″N 130°02′51″E / 32.84519°N 130.04740°E / 32.84519; 130.04740 (Isahaya City Castle Mountain Temperate Verdure) 2.2 [7]
Mount Iwato Verdure
岩戸山樹叢
Iwato-yama jusō
Minamishimabara   32°37′30″N 130°09′22″E / 32.62488°N 130.15600°E / 32.62488; 130.15600 (Mount Iwato Verdure) 2.2 [8]
Giant Mottled Eel Habitat
Anguilla marmorata
オオウナギ生息地
Ōunagi seisokuchi
Nagasaki   32°33′46″N 129°47′00″E / 32.56267°N 129.78320°E / 32.56267; 129.78320 (Giant Mottled Eel Habitat) 1.3 [9]
Ōmura Jinja Ōmura Cherry
Prunus
大村神社のオオムラザクラ
Ōmura Jinja no Ōmura-zakura
Ōmura   32°53′52″N 129°57′26″E / 32.89766°N 129.95720°E / 32.89766; 129.95720 (Ōmura Jinja Ōmura Cherry) 2.1 [10]
Ōmura Red-bark Oak Natural Forest
Quercus gilva
大村のイチイガシ天然林
Ōmura no ichiigashi tennen-rin
Ōmura   32°56′22″N 130°00′00″E / 32.93956°N 130.00000°E / 32.93956; 130.00000 (Ōmura Red-bark Oak Natural Forest) 2.2 [11]
Ohashi Kannon Fern Plant Communities
Pteridopsida
御橋観音シダ植物群落
Ohashi Kannon shida shokubutsu gunraku
Sasebo   33°16′22″N 129°42′04″E / 33.27273°N 129.70110°E / 33.27273; 129.70110 (Ohashi Kannon Fern Plant Communities) 2.9,10 [12]
Balanophora tobiracola Native Northern Limit
キイレツチトリモチ自生北限地
Kiiretsuchitorimochi jisei hoku genchi
Nagasaki 32°45′21″N 129°54′09″E / 32.75585°N 129.90250°E / 32.75585; 129.90250 (Balanophora tobiracola Native Northern Limit) 2.10 [13]
Kuroko-jima Primeval Forest
黒子島原始林
Kuroko-jima genshi-rin
Hirado   33°22′24″N 129°33′43″E / 33.37334°N 129.56200°E / 33.37334; 129.56200 (Kuroko-jima Primeval Forest) 2.2 [14]
Gensei-numa Marshland Plant Communities
原生沼沼野植物群落
Gensei-numa shōya shokubutsu gunraku
Unzen 32°44′26″N 130°15′30″E / 32.74047°N 130.25830°E / 32.74047; 130.25830 (Gensei-numa Marshland Plant Communities) 2.6 [15]
Konagai Magnolia compressa
小長井のオガタマノキ
Konagai no ogatamanoki
Isahaya 32°55′57″N 130°09′08″E / 32.93254°N 130.15230°E / 32.93254; 130.15230 (Konagai Magnolia compressa) 2.1 [16]
Jigoku Zone Enkianthus cernuus Communities
地獄地帯シロドウダン群落
Jigoku chitai shirodoudan gunraku
Unzen   32°44′26″N 130°15′51″E / 32.74053°N 130.26410°E / 32.74053; 130.26410 (Jigoku Zone Enkianthus cernuus Communities) 2.2 [17]
Mount Sumoshira Primeval Forest
洲藻白岳原始林
Sumoshira-take genshi-rin
Tsushima 34°15′40″N 129°15′07″E / 34.26121°N 129.25190°E / 34.26121; 129.25190 (Mount Sumoshira Primeval Forest) 2.2 [18]
Tatsunoshima Coastal Plant Communities
辰の島海浜植物群落
Tatsunoshima kaihin shokubutsu gunraku
Iki 33°52′02″N 129°40′40″E / 33.86734°N 129.67790°E / 33.86734; 129.67790 (Tatsunoshima Coastal Plant Communities) 2.5 [19]
Mount Tatera Primeval Forest
龍良山原始林
Tatera-yama genshi-rin
Tsushima 34°08′31″N 129°13′33″E / 34.14204°N 129.22590°E / 34.14204; 129.22590 (Mount Tatera Primeval Forest) 2.2 [20]
Mount Tara Rhododendron japonoheptamerum Grouping
多良岳ツクシシャクナゲ群叢
Tara-dake tsukushi shakunage gunsō
Isahaya   32°57′58″N 130°05′24″E / 32.96616°N 130.09000°E / 32.96616; 130.09000 (Mount Tara Rhododendron japonoheptamerum Grouping) 2.2 [21]
Danjo Islands
男女群島
Danjo-guntō
Gotō   31°59′16″N 128°20′54″E / 31.9877°N 128.3484°E / 31.9877; 128.3484 (Danjo Islands) [22]
Nanatsugama Limestone Cave
七釜鍾乳洞
Nanatsugama shōnyūdō
Saikai 33°01′32″N 129°39′44″E / 33.02542°N 129.66230°E / 33.02542; 129.66230 (Nanatsugama Limestone Cave) 3.6 [23]
Narao Sea Fig
Ficus superba
奈良尾のアコウ
Narao no akō
Shin-Kamigotō   32°50′23″N 129°03′35″E / 32.8398°N 129.0597°E / 32.8398; 129.0597 (Narao Sea Fig) 2.1 [24]
Naru Island Mount Gongen Verdure
Ficus superba
奈留島権現山樹叢
Narushima Gongen-yama jusō
Gotō 32°49′32″N 128°56′19″E / 32.82561°N 128.93850°E / 32.82561; 128.93850 (Naru Island Mount Gongen Verdure) 2.2 [25]
Mount No Japanese Holly Communities
Ilex crenata
野岳イヌツゲ群落
No-dake inutsuge gunraku
Unzen   32°44′38″N 130°17′20″E / 32.74402°N 130.28900°E / 32.74402; 130.28900 (Mount No Japanese Holly Communities) 2.2 [26]
Hijikuro River Nemalionopsis tortuosa Site of Incidence
土黒川のオキチモズク発生地
Hijikuro-gawa no okichimozuku hassei-chi
Unzen 32°50′53″N 130°17′37″E / 32.84814°N 130.29360°E / 32.84814; 130.29360 (Hijikuro River Nemalionopsis tortuosa Site of Incidence) 2.8 [27]
Hirado Conglomerate Rock Plant Communities
平戸礫岩の岩石地植物群落
Hirado tsubute-iwa no ganseki-chi shokubutsu gunraku
Hirado 33°14′09″N 129°23′59″E / 33.23594°N 129.39980°E / 33.23594; 129.39980 (Hirado Conglomerate Rock Plant Communities) 2.3,10 [28]
Fugen-dake Autumn Colour Forest
普賢岳紅葉樹林
Fugen-dake kōyō jurin
Unzen   32°45′36″N 130°17′42″E / 32.75992°N 130.29510°E / 32.75992; 130.29510 (Fugen-dake Autumn Colour Forest) 2.2 [29]
Heisei Shinzan
平成新山
Heisei-shinzan
Shimabara, Unzen   32°45′41″N 130°17′56″E / 32.76139°N 130.29880°E / 32.76139; 130.29880 (Heisei Shinzan) 3.10 [30]
Madara Island Pothole
斑島玉石甌穴
Madara-jima tamaishi ōketsu
Ojika   33°12′45″N 129°01′29″E / 33.21241°N 129.02460°E / 33.21241; 129.02460 (Madara Island Pothole) 3.9 [31]
Mitake Bird Breeding Grounds
御岳鳥類繁殖地
Mitake chōrui hanshoku-chi
Tsushima 34°34′17″N 129°22′44″E / 34.57126°N 129.37880°E / 34.57126; 129.37880 (Mitake Bird Breeding Grounds) 1.2 [32]
Meotoki Giant Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica
女夫木の大スギ
Meotoki no ō-sugi
Isahaya 32°48′59″N 130°04′00″E / 32.81639°N 130.06680°E / 32.81639; 130.06680 (Meotoki Giant Japanese Cedar) 2.1 [33]
Waniura Chinese Fringetree Native Spot
Chionanthus retusus
鰐浦ヒトツバタゴ自生地
Waniura hitotsubatago jisei-chi
Tsushima   34°41′22″N 129°26′32″E / 34.68946°N 129.44220°E / 34.68946; 129.44220 (Waniura Chinese Fringetree Native Spot) 2.10 [34]
Cyathea spinulosa Northern Native Range
ヘゴ自生北限地帯
Hego jisei hoku genchi-tai
Gotō   32°39′43″N 128°46′45″E / 32.66186°N 128.77922°E / 32.66186; 128.77922 (Cyathea spinulosa Northern Native Range) 2.10 [35]

Prefectural Natural Monuments

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As of 26 February 2021, one hundred and five Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Deer of Hirado
平戸のシカ
Hirado no shika
Hirado on Mount Yasumandake (安満岳)   33°20′06″N 129°28′09″E / 33.335039°N 129.469159°E / 33.335039; 129.469159 (Deer of Hirado) [36]
Biryō-jima
美良島
Biryō-jima
Ojika 33°10′06″N 128°54′00″E / 33.168195°N 128.899933°E / 33.168195; 128.899933 (Biryō-jima) [37]

Municipal Natural Monuments

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As of 1 May 2020, one hundred and thirty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 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 8 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 長崎県 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b 文化財件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nagasaki Prefecture. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ 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 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ 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 8 April 2021.
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