List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 November 2015, twenty-four Natural Monuments have been designated, including three *Special Natural Monuments.^[2][3][4][5]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*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 ōsanshōuo		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″N 135°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
Siebold's magnolia habitat Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica オオヤマレンゲ自生地 ōyamarenge jiseichi	Tenkawa, Gojō				2.2
Clematis patens habitat カザグルマ自生地 kazaguruma jiseichi	Uda				2.11
Lysionotus communities シシンラン群落 shishinran gunraku	Kamikitayama				2.9
Arhopala ganesa habitat ルーミスシジミ生息地 rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi	Nara				1.2

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2015, sixty Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][7][8]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	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				34°41′14″N 135°50′25″E / 34.687322°N 135.840222°E		for all refs see

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2015, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.^[4][9][10]

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″N 135°50′54″E / 34.681378°N 135.848392°E

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of parks and gardens of Nara Prefecture
• List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa)

References

1. "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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 22 November 2015.
4. 文化財指定件数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
5. 国指定文化財一覧 [National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
6. "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
8. "奈良県指定文化財一覧" [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
10. "奈良県指定文化財一覧" [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Nara Prefecture