List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)

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

National Natural Monuments

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	Coordinates	Type
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 / 34.6820741; 135.85831576	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 / 34.68849; 135.86380 (Clematis patens Habitat)	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 / 34.39376; 135.87080 (Verdure on Mount Imo)	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 / 34.17386; 135.90410 (Siebold's magnolia Habitat)	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 / 34.49275; 135.93250 (Clematis patens Habitat)	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 / 34.68147; 135.84880	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 / 34.26705; 136.07210	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 / 34.14989; 136.01140 (Lysionotus Communities)	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 / 34.69236; 135.84020 (Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura)	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 / 34.39053; 135.98670	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 / 34.56177; 135.95570	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 / 34.5274; 136.1239
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 / 34.34406; 135.68680 (Futami Giant Muku Tree)	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 / 34.17262; 135.90910 (Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest)	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 / 34.57758; 135.98120	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 / 34.53980; 136.03990
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 / 34.44324; 135.97680 (Yatsubusa Sugi)	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 / 34.53824; 135.91160 (Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest)	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 / 33.90065; 135.88600 (Dorohatchō)

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, sixty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]^[7]^[8]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
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 / 34.687322; 135.840222	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 / 34.644661; 135.868482
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 / 34.671014; 135.851208 (Five-coloured Japanese camellias)

Municipal Natural Monuments

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.
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 / 34.681378; 135.848392

References

↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (天然記念物, 特別天然記念物奈良県定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
1 2 3 文化財指定件数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ 国指定文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO . Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ 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 9 April 2021.
↑ "奈良県指定文化財一覧" [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ 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 9 April 2021.

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[1] "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 9 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 9 April 2021.

[3] "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (天然記念物, 特別天然記念物奈良県定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[Nara-4] 1 2 3 文化財指定件数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[5] 国指定文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[6] "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO . Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[7] 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 9 April 2021.

[8] "奈良県指定文化財一覧" [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[9] 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 9 April 2021.

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v t e Natural Monuments
Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi
Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima
Okinawa	Okinawa
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v t e Cultural Properties of Japan - Nara Prefecture
Tangible Cultural Properties	Structures Paintings Sculptures Crafts Writings Archaeological Materials Historical Materials Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (structures writings historical materials)
Intangible Cultural Properties	Intangible Cultural Properties
Folk Cultural Properties	Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records
Monuments	Historic Sites Places of Scenic Beauty Natural Monuments
Cultural Landscapes	Cultural Landscape of the Asuka hinterland
Groups of Traditional Buildings	Matsuyama, Uda (宇陀市松山) Imai-chō, Kashihara (橿原市今井町) Gojō-shinmachi, Gojō (五條市五條新町) Groups of municipal importance in Gojō, Kashihara, and Uda
Conservation Techniques	Seven individual holders and one association One individual holder of a technique of prefectural importance (Shamisen Skin Production Technique)
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