This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Nara . [1]
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. |
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*Japanese serow Capricornis crispus カモシカ Kamoshika | designated across twenty-nine prefectures | 1.1 | ||||
*Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus オオサンショウウオ Õsanshōuo | designated across eighteen prefectures | 1.2 | ||||
*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″N135°51′30″E / 34.6820741°N 135.85831576°E | 2.2 | ||
Deer in Nara 奈良のシカ Nara no shika | Nara | 1.3 | ||||
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane | found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū | 1.1 | ||||
Moore's Cupid Shijimia moorei ゴイシツバメシジミ Goishitsubame-shijimi | 1.1 | |||||
Arhopala ganesa Habitat ルーミスシジミ生息地 Rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi | Nara | 34°41′19″N135°51′50″E / 34.68849°N 135.86380°E | 1.2 | |||
Verdure on Mount Imo 妹山樹叢 Imo-yama jusō | Yoshino | 34°23′38″N135°52′15″E / 34.39376°N 135.87080°E | 2.1 | |||
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″N135°54′15″E / 34.17386°N 135.90410°E | 2.2 | |||
Clematis patens Habitat カザグルマ自生地 Kazaguruma jiseichi | Uda | 34°29′34″N135°55′57″E / 34.49275°N 135.93250°E | 2.11 | |||
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″N135°50′56″E / 34.68147°N 135.84880°E | 2.2 | |||
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″N136°04′20″E / 34.26705°N 136.07210°E | 2.2 | |||
Lysionotus Communities シシンラン群落 Shishinran gunraku | Kamikitayama | 34°09′00″N136°00′41″E / 34.14989°N 136.01140°E | 2.9 | |||
Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura Prunus verecunda 'Antiqua' 知足院 ナラノヤエザクラ Chisokuin naranoyaezakura | Nara | 34°41′32″N135°50′25″E / 34.69236°N 135.84020°E | 2.1 | |||
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″N135°59′12″E / 34.39053°N 135.98670°E | 2.2,10 | |||
Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 吐山スズラン群落 Hayama suzuran gunraku | Nara | 34°33′42″N135°57′21″E / 34.56177°N 135.95570°E | 2.10 | |||
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″N136°07′26″E / 34.5274°N 136.1239°E | ||||
Futami Giant Muku Tree Aphananthe aspera 二見の大ムク Futami no ōmuku | Gojō | 34°20′39″N135°41′12″E / 34.34406°N 135.68680°E | 2.1 | |||
Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest 仏経嶽原始林 Bukkyōgatake genshi-rin | Kamikitayama, Tenkawa | 34°10′21″N135°54′33″E / 34.17262°N 135.90910°E | 2.2 | |||
Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 向淵スズラン群落 Mukō suzuran gunraku | Uda | 34°34′39″N135°58′52″E / 34.57758°N 135.98120°E | 2.10 | |||
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″N136°02′24″E / 34.53980°N 136.03990°E | ||||
Yatsubusa Sugi Cryptomeria japonica 八ツ房スギ Yatsubusa-sugi | Uda | 34°26′36″N135°58′36″E / 34.44324°N 135.97680°E | 2.1 | |||
Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest 与喜山暖帯林 Yoki-san dantai-rin | Sakurai | 34°32′18″N135°54′42″E / 34.53824°N 135.91160°E | 2.1 | |||
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″N135°53′10″E / 33.90065°N 135.88600°E | |||
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. |
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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″N135°50′25″E / 34.687322°N 135.840222°E | for all refs see | |||
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″N135°52′07″E / 34.644661°N 135.868482°E | ||||
Five-coloured Japanese camellias Camellia japonica 五色椿 Go-shiki tsubaki | Nara | in the grounds of Byakugō-ji | 34°40′16″N135°51′04″E / 34.671014°N 135.851208°E | |||
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. |
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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″N135°50′54″E / 34.681378°N 135.848392°E | ||||