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 / 34.6820741; 135.85831576 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji) 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 / 34.687322; 135.840222 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji) 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 / 34.681378; 135.848392 (Giant Asian Bayberry in the precinct of Kasuga Taisha)

See also

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. 1 2 3 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.

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