List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nagasaki)

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

National Natural Monuments

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′N129°14′E / 34.20°N 129.24°E / 34.20; 129.24 (Tsushima Yamaneko)	1.1
Tsushima Marten Martes melampus tsuensis ツシマテン Tsushima ten	Tsushima			34°12′N129°14′E / 34.20°N 129.24°E / 34.20; 129.24 (Tsushima Marten)	1.1
Japanese Dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane					1.1
Japanese Wood Pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato					1.2
Ajika-jima 阿値賀島 Ajika-jima	Hirado			33°15′02″N129°20′21″E / 33.25054°N 129.33930°E / 33.25054; 129.33930 (Ajika-jima)
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″N130°16′09″E / 32.74474°N 130.26920°E / 32.74474; 130.26920 (Ikenohara Kyushu Azalea Communities)	2.4
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″N130°02′51″E / 32.84519°N 130.04740°E / 32.84519; 130.04740 (Isahaya City Castle Mountain Temperate Verdure)	2.2
Mount Iwato Verdure 岩戸山樹叢 Iwato-yama jusō	Minamishimabara			32°37′30″N130°09′22″E / 32.62488°N 130.15600°E / 32.62488; 130.15600 (Mount Iwato Verdure)	2.2
Giant Mottled Eel Habitat Anguilla marmorata オオウナギ生息地 Ōunagi seisokuchi	Nagasaki			32°33′46″N129°47′00″E / 32.56267°N 129.78320°E / 32.56267; 129.78320 (Giant Mottled Eel Habitat)	1.3
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″N129°57′26″E / 32.89766°N 129.95720°E / 32.89766; 129.95720 (Ōmura Jinja Ōmura Cherry)	2.1
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″N130°00′00″E / 32.93956°N 130.00000°E / 32.93956; 130.00000 (Ōmura Red-bark Oak Natural Forest)	2.2
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″N129°42′04″E / 33.27273°N 129.70110°E / 33.27273; 129.70110 (Ohashi Kannon Fern Plant Communities)	2.9,10
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″N129°54′09″E / 32.75585°N 129.90250°E / 32.75585; 129.90250 (Balanophora tobiracola Native Northern Limit)	2.10
Kuroko-jima Primeval Forest 黒子島原始林 Kuroko-jima genshi-rin	Hirado			33°22′24″N129°33′43″E / 33.37334°N 129.56200°E / 33.37334; 129.56200 (Kuroko-jima Primeval Forest)	2.2
Gensei-numa Marshland Plant Communities 原生沼沼野植物群落 Gensei-numa shōya shokubutsu gunraku	Unzen			32°44′26″N130°15′30″E / 32.74047°N 130.25830°E / 32.74047; 130.25830 (Gensei-numa Marshland Plant Communities)	2.6
Konagai Magnolia compressa 小長井のオガタマノキ Konagai no ogatamanoki	Isahaya			32°55′57″N130°09′08″E / 32.93254°N 130.15230°E / 32.93254; 130.15230 (Konagai Magnolia compressa)	2.1
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″N130°15′51″E / 32.74053°N 130.26410°E / 32.74053; 130.26410 (Jigoku Zone Enkianthus cernuus Communities)	2.2
Mount Sumoshira Primeval Forest 洲藻白岳原始林 Sumoshira-take genshi-rin	Tsushima			34°15′40″N129°15′07″E / 34.26121°N 129.25190°E / 34.26121; 129.25190 (Mount Sumoshira Primeval Forest)	2.2
Tatsunoshima Coastal Plant Communities 辰の島海浜植物群落 Tatsunoshima kaihin shokubutsu gunraku	Iki			33°52′02″N129°40′40″E / 33.86734°N 129.67790°E / 33.86734; 129.67790 (Tatsunoshima Coastal Plant Communities)	2.5
Mount Tatera Primeval Forest 龍良山原始林 Tatera-yama genshi-rin	Tsushima			34°08′31″N129°13′33″E / 34.14204°N 129.22590°E / 34.14204; 129.22590 (Mount Tatera Primeval Forest)	2.2
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″N130°05′24″E / 32.96616°N 130.09000°E / 32.96616; 130.09000 (Mount Tara Rhododendron japonoheptamerum Grouping)	2.2
Danjo Islands 男女群島 Danjo-guntō	Gotō			31°59′16″N128°20′54″E / 31.9877°N 128.3484°E / 31.9877; 128.3484 (Danjo Islands)
Nanatsugama Limestone Cave 七釜鍾乳洞 Nanatsugama shōnyūdō	Saikai			33°01′32″N129°39′44″E / 33.02542°N 129.66230°E / 33.02542; 129.66230 (Nanatsugama Limestone Cave)	3.6
Narao Sea Fig Ficus superba 奈良尾のアコウ Narao no akō	Shin-Kamigotō			32°50′23″N129°03′35″E / 32.8398°N 129.0597°E / 32.8398; 129.0597 (Narao Sea Fig)	2.1
Naru Island Mount Gongen Verdure Ficus superba 奈留島権現山樹叢 Narushima Gongen-yama jusō	Gotō			32°49′32″N128°56′19″E / 32.82561°N 128.93850°E / 32.82561; 128.93850 (Naru Island Mount Gongen Verdure)	2.2
Mount No Japanese Holly Communities Ilex crenata 野岳イヌツゲ群落 No-dake inutsuge gunraku	Unzen			32°44′38″N130°17′20″E / 32.74402°N 130.28900°E / 32.74402; 130.28900 (Mount No Japanese Holly Communities)	2.2
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″N130°17′37″E / 32.84814°N 130.29360°E / 32.84814; 130.29360 (Hijikuro River Nemalionopsis tortuosa Site of Incidence)	2.8
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″N129°23′59″E / 33.23594°N 129.39980°E / 33.23594; 129.39980 (Hirado Conglomerate Rock Plant Communities)	2.3,10
Fugen-dake Autumn Colour Forest 普賢岳紅葉樹林 Fugen-dake kōyō jurin	Unzen			32°45′36″N130°17′42″E / 32.75992°N 130.29510°E / 32.75992; 130.29510 (Fugen-dake Autumn Colour Forest)	2.2
Heisei Shinzan 平成新山 Heisei-shinzan	Shimabara, Unzen			32°45′41″N130°17′56″E / 32.76139°N 130.29880°E / 32.76139; 130.29880 (Heisei Shinzan)	3.10
Madara Island Pothole 斑島玉石甌穴 Madara-jima tamaishi ōketsu	Ojika			33°12′45″N129°01′29″E / 33.21241°N 129.02460°E / 33.21241; 129.02460 (Madara Island Pothole)	3.9
Mitake Bird Breeding Grounds 御岳鳥類繁殖地 Mitake chōrui hanshoku-chi	Tsushima			34°34′17″N129°22′44″E / 34.57126°N 129.37880°E / 34.57126; 129.37880 (Mitake Bird Breeding Grounds)	1.2
Meotoki Giant Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica 女夫木の大スギ Meotoki no ō-sugi	Isahaya			32°48′59″N130°04′00″E / 32.81639°N 130.06680°E / 32.81639; 130.06680 (Meotoki Giant Japanese Cedar)	2.1
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″N129°26′32″E / 34.68946°N 129.44220°E / 34.68946; 129.44220 (Waniura Chinese Fringetree Native Spot)	2.10
Cyathea spinulosa Northern Native Range ヘゴ自生北限地帯 Hego jisei hoku genchi-tai	Gotō			32°39′43″N128°46′45″E / 32.66186°N 128.77922°E / 32.66186; 128.77922 (Cyathea spinulosa Northern Native Range)	2.10

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

Prefectural Natural Monuments

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″N129°28′09″E / 33.335039°N 129.469159°E / 33.335039; 129.469159 (Deer of Hirado)
Biryō-jima 美良島 Biryō-jima	Ojika			33°10′06″N128°54′00″E / 33.168195°N 128.899933°E / 33.168195; 128.899933 (Biryō-jima)

Municipal Natural Monuments

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

See also

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

References

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. 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.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Nagasaki Prefecture