Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Mount Apoi  alpine plant  communitiesアポイ岳高山植物群落 Apoi-dake kōzan shokubutsu gunraku   Samani    42°06′50″N 143°01′55″E   /  42.11377882°N 143.03191054°E   / 42.11377882; 143.03191054   (Mount Apoi alpine plant communities )  1.3     *Marimo  of Lake Akan  Aegagropila linnaei 阿寒湖のマリモ Akan-ko no marimo   Akan      43°27′12″N 144°06′08″E   /  43.45322225°N 144.10229501°E   / 43.45322225; 144.10229501   (Marimo of Lake Akan )  2.8, 12     *Shōwa-shinzan  昭和新山 Shōwa-shinzan   Sōbetsu      42°32′33″N 140°51′52″E   /  42.54257268°N 140.8643923°E   / 42.54257268; 140.8643923   (Shōwa-shinzan )  3.10     *Daisetsuzan  大雪山 Daisetsuzan   Kamikawa , Higashikawa , Biei , Shintoku      43°33′04″N 142°49′48″E   /  43.55100631°N 142.82994284°E   / 43.55100631; 142.82994284   (Daisetsuzan )  4     *Nopporo Forest Park  野幌原始林 Nopporo genshi-rin   Kitahiroshima      42°59′28″N 141°32′01″E   /  42.99110702°N 141.53357484°E   / 42.99110702; 141.53357484   (Nopporo Forest Park )  2.2     *Japanese crane  Grus japonensis タンチョウ Tanchō     1.2      Hokkaido  Canis lupus familiaris 北海道犬 Hokkaidō-ken     1.4      Golden eagle  Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inu-washi     1.2      White-tailed eagle  Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojiro-washi     1.2      Steller's sea eagle  Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ō-washi     1.2      Blakiston's fish owl  Bubo blakistoni blakistoni エゾシマフクロウ Ezo-shimafukurō     1.1      Brent goose  Branta bernicla コクガン Kokugan     1.2      Greater white-fronted goose  Anser albifrons マガン Magan     1.2      Bean goose  Anser fabalis ヒシクイ Hishikui     1.2      Black woodpecker  Dryocopus martius クマゲラ Kumagera     1.2      Eversmann's parnassian  Parnassius eversmanni ウスバキチョウ Usubaki-chō     1.2      Melissa Arctic  Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana ダイセツタカネヒカゲ Daisetsu-takanehikage     1.2      Freija fritillary  Clossiana freija アサヒヒョウモン Asahi-hyōmon     1.2      Grizzled skipper  Pyrgus malvae ヒメチャマダラセセリ Hime-chamadara-seseri     1.2      Sakhalin holly blue  Celastrina sachalinensis カラフトルリシジミ Karafuto-rurishijimi   1.2      Yezosaurus  fossilTaniwhasaurus mikasaensis エゾミカサリュウ化石 Ezo Mikasa Ryū kaseki   Mikasa   kept at Mikasa City Museum    43°15′41″N 141°57′46″E   /  43.2612604°N 141.96281101°E   / 43.2612604; 141.96281101   (Mikasa City Museum )  3.12     Breeding grounds of the streaked shearwater  Calonectris leucomelas オオミズナギドリ繁殖地 Ōmizunagidori hanshokuchi   Matsumae   on Ōshima      41°30′42″N 139°21′26″E   /  41.51155922°N 139.35728908°E   / 41.51155922; 139.35728908   (Breeding Grounds of the Streaked Shearwater )  1.2      Onnetō Hot Falls  manganese oxide  generation areaオンネトー湯の滝マンガン酸化物生成地 Onnetō yu-no-taki mangan sankabutsu seiseichi   Ashoro      43°22′13″N 143°58′39″E   /  43.37020916°N 143.97749737°E   / 43.37020916; 143.97749737   (Onnetō Hot Falls Manganese Oxide Generation Area )  2.8; 3.1, 8      Thujopsis  and Sakhalin fir  habitatThujopsis dolabrata  var. hondae Abies sachalinensis  var. mayriana ヒノキアスナロおよびアオトドマツ自生地 Hinoki-asunaro oyobi ao-todomatsu jiseichi   Esashi      41°49′11″N 140°12′31″E   /  41.81981428°N 140.20850412°E   / 41.81981428; 140.20850412   (Thujopsis and Sakhalin Fir Habitat )  2.2, 10      Maruyama  primeval forest 円山原始林   Maruyama genshi-rin   Sapporo      43°02′54″N 141°18′50″E   /  43.04819472°N 141.31399596°E   / 43.04819472; 141.31399596   (Maruyama Primeval Forest )  2.2     Utasai northernmost limit of the Japanese beech  Fagus crenata 歌才ブナ自生北限地帯 Utasai buna jisei hokugen chitai   Kuromatsunai      42°38′46″N 140°19′48″E   /  42.64612085°N 140.32998048°E   / 42.64612085; 140.32998048   (Utasai Northernmost Limit of the Japanese Beech )  2.10      Kushiro-shitsugen  釧路湿原 Kushiro-shitsugen   Shibecha , Tsurui , Kushiro   see Kushiro-shitsugen National Park , List of Ramsar sites in Japan      43°07′45″N 144°25′20″E   /  43.12906068°N 144.42209764°E   / 43.12906068; 144.42209764   (Kushiro-Shitsugen )  4      Mount Shiribeshi  alpine plant  zone後方羊蹄山の高山植物帯 Shiribeshi-yama no kōzan shokubutsu tai   Kutchan , Kyōgoku , Kimobetsu , Makkari , Niseko      42°49′49″N 140°47′37″E   /  42.8303924°N 140.79366242°E   / 42.8303924; 140.79366242   (Mount Shiribeshi Alpine Plant Zone )  2.3      Nemuro Kuruma-ishi   根室車石   Nemuro Kuruma-ishi   Nemuro      43°16′41″N 145°35′20″E   /  43.2780048°N 145.58895845°E   / 43.2780048; 145.58895845   (Nemuro Kuruma-ishi )  3.7     Primeval forest by the headwaters of the Saru River  沙流川源流原始林 Sarugawa-genryū genshi-rin   Hidaka      42°58′58″N 142°44′45″E   /  42.98266727°N 142.74582584°E   / 42.98266727; 142.74582584   (Primeval Forest by the Headwaters of the Saru River )  4      Lake Harutori  common goldfish  habitatCarassius auratus  春採湖 ヒブナ生息地 Harutori-ko hibuna seisokuchi   Kushiro      42°58′20″N 144°24′13″E   /  42.97215855°N 144.40347602°E   / 42.97215855; 144.40347602   (Lake Harutori Common Goldfish Habitat )  1.3      Memanbetsu  wetland plant communities女満別湿生植物群落 Memanbetsu shitsusei shokubutsu gunraku   Ōzora    43°56′05″N 144°10′48″E   /  43.93459727°N 144.18012921°E   / 43.93459727; 144.18012921   (Memanbetsu Wetland Plant Communities )  2.2      Kojima , Matsumae  松前小島 Matsumae Kojima   Matsumae      41°21′35″N 139°48′20″E   /  41.35962009°N 139.80543712°E   / 41.35962009; 139.80543712   (Kojima, Matsumae )  4     Natural forests of Yagishiri  焼尻の自然林 Yagishiri no shinzen-rin   Haboro      44°26′21″N 141°25′12″E   /  44.43923887°N 141.42003138°E   / 44.43923887; 141.42003138   (Natural Forests of Yagishiri )  2.2      Moiwa  primeval forest 藻岩 原始林 Moiwa genshi-rin   Sapporo      43°01′36″N 141°19′33″E   /  43.0265421°N 141.32594575°E   / 43.0265421; 141.32594575   (Moiwa Primeval Forest )  2.2      Daikoku Island  seabird breeding grounds 大黒島 海鳥繁殖地 Daikoku-jima kaichō hanshokuchi   Akkeshi      42°57′01″N 144°52′09″E   /  42.95032419°N 144.86913023°E   / 42.95032419; 144.86913023   (Daikoku Island Breeding Grounds )  1.2      Teuri Island  seabird breeding grounds天売島海鳥繁殖地 Teuri-tō kaichō hanshokuchi   Haboro      44°25′09″N 141°17′41″E   /  44.41928379°N 141.29466395°E   / 44.41928379; 141.29466395   (Teuri Island Breeding Grounds )  1.2      Noboribetsu  primeval forest登別原始林 Noboribetsu genshi-rin   Noboribetsu      42°29′45″N 141°09′15″E   /  42.49571894°N 141.15411414°E   / 42.49571894; 141.15411414   (Noboribetsu Primeval Forest )  2.2      Shibetsu Marsh   標津湿原   Shibetsu-shitsugen   Shibetsu    43°40′34″N 145°06′36″E   /  43.67603514°N 145.11000731°E   / 43.67603514; 145.11000731   (Shibetsu Marsh )  4     Horoman Japanese white pine  habitatPinus parviflora  幌満 ゴヨウマツ自生地 Horoman goyōmatsu jiseichi   Samani      42°06′00″N 143°03′32″E   /  42.09986457°N 143.05897418°E   / 42.09986457; 143.05897418   (Horoman Japanese White Pine Habitat )  2.2      Kiritappu  peat-forming  plant communities霧多布泥炭形成植物群落 Kiritappu deitan keisei shokubutsu gunraku   Hamanaka      43°05′38″N 145°04′48″E   /  43.09375036°N 145.07994025°E   / 43.09375036; 145.07994025   (Kiritappu Peat-Forming Plant Communities )  2.6      Nayoro  loess  dolls名寄高師小僧   Nayoro takashi kozō   Nayoro    44°22′05″N 142°22′50″E   /  44.368027°N 142.380417°E   / 44.368027; 142.380417   (Nayoro Loess Dolls )  3.1, 4      Nayoro  bell stone名寄鈴石 Nayoro suzu-ishi   Nayoro    44°19′45″N 142°28′42″E   /  44.32908333°N 142.47830555°E   / 44.32908333; 142.47830555   (Nayoro Bell Stone )  3.1, 7      Mount Yūbari  alpine plant  communities and serpentinite  mélange  zone夕張岳の高山植物群落および蛇紋岩メランジュ帯 Yūbari-dake no kōzan shokubutsu gunraku oyobi jamon-gan meranju-tai   Yūbari      43°06′11″N 142°14′12″E   /  43.10298173°N 142.23680231°E   / 43.10298173; 142.23680231   (Mount Yūbari Alpine Plant Communities and Serpentinite Mélange Zone )  2.2, 3      Cape Ochiishi  Sakai rhododendron  habitatRhododendron parvifolium  落石岬 のサカイツツジ自生地 Ochiishi-misaki no sakai-tsutsuji jiseichi   Nemuro      43°09′54″N 145°30′23″E   /  43.16492839°N 145.50645568°E   / 43.16492839; 145.50645568   (Cape Ochiishi Sakai Rhododendron Habitat )  2.10      Wakoto  Minminzemi  zone Hyalessa maculaticollis    和琴 ミンミンゼミ発生地 Wakoto minminzemi hassei-chi   Teshikaga      43°35′02″N 144°18′47″E   /  43.58385166°N 144.31311619°E   / 43.58385166; 144.31311619   (Wakoto Cicada Zone )  1.2     River Uzura northernmost native limit of the Japanese white pine  Pinus parviflora 鶉川ゴヨウマツ自生北限地帯 Uzura-gawa goyōmatsu jisei hokugen chitai   Assabu      41°59′25″N 140°25′34″E   /  41.99018861°N 140.42599549°E   / 41.99018861; 140.42599549   (River Uzura Northernmost Native Limit of the Japanese White Pine )  2.10