List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nagasaki)

This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Nagasaki.

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, thirty-five Natural Monuments have been designated.

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tsushima Yamaneko Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus ツシマヤマネコ Tsushima yamaneko	Tsushima			34°12′N 129°14′E	1.1	[1]
Tsushima Marten Martes melampus tsuensis ツシマテン Tsushima ten	Tsushima			34°12′N 129°14′E	1.1	[2]
Japanese Dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane					1.1	[3]
Japanese Wood Pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato					1.2	[4]
Ajika-jima 阿値賀島 Ajika-jima	Hirado			33°15′02″N 129°20′21″E		[5]
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″N 130°16′09″E	2.4	[6]
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″N 130°02′51″E	2.2	[7]
Mount Iwato Verdure 岩戸山樹叢 Iwato-yama jusō	Minamishimabara			32°37′30″N 130°09′22″E	2.2	[8]
Giant Mottled Eel Habitat Anguilla marmorata オオウナギ生息地 Ōunagi seisokuchi	Nagasaki			32°33′46″N 129°47′00″E	1.3	[9]
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″N 129°57′26″E	2.1	[10]
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″N 130°00′00″E	2.2	[11]
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″N 129°42′04″E	2.9,10	[12]
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″N 129°54′09″E	2.10	[13]
Kuroko-jima Primeval Forest 黒子島原始林 Kuroko-jima genshi-rin	Hirado			33°22′24″N 129°33′43″E	2.2	[14]
Gensei-numa Marshland Plant Communities 原生沼沼野植物群落 Gensei-numa shōya shokubutsu gunraku	Unzen			32°44′26″N 130°15′30″E	2.6	[15]
Konagai Magnolia compressa 小長井のオガタマノキ Konagai no ogatamanoki	Isahaya			32°55′57″N 130°09′08″E	2.1	[16]
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″N 130°15′51″E	2.2	[17]
Mount Sumoshira Primeval Forest 洲藻白岳原始林 Sumoshira-take genshi-rin	Tsushima			34°15′40″N 129°15′07″E	2.2	[18]
Tatsunoshima Coastal Plant Communities 辰の島海浜植物群落 Tatsunoshima kaihin shokubutsu gunraku	Iki			33°52′02″N 129°40′40″E	2.5	[19]
Mount Tatera Primeval Forest 龍良山原始林 Tatera-yama genshi-rin	Tsushima			34°08′31″N 129°13′33″E	2.2	[20]
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″N 130°05′24″E	2.2	[21]
Danjo Islands 男女群島 Danjo-guntō	Gotō			31°59′16″N 128°20′54″E		[22]
Nanatsugama Limestone Cave 七釜鍾乳洞 Nanatsugama shōnyūdō	Saikai			33°01′32″N 129°39′44″E	3.6	[23]
Narao Sea Fig Ficus superba 奈良尾のアコウ Narao no akō	Shin-Kamigotō			32°50′23″N 129°03′35″E	2.1	[24]
Naru Island Mount Gongen Verdure Ficus superba 奈留島権現山樹叢 Narushima Gongen-yama jusō	Gotō			32°49′32″N 128°56′19″E	2.2	[25]
Mount No Japanese Holly Communities Ilex crenata 野岳イヌツゲ群落 No-dake inutsuge gunraku	Unzen			32°44′38″N 130°17′20″E	2.2	[26]
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″N 130°17′37″E	2.8	[27]
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″N 129°23′59″E	2.3,10	[28]
Fugen-dake Autumn Colour Forest 普賢岳紅葉樹林 Fugen-dake kōyō jurin	Unzen			32°45′36″N 130°17′42″E	2.2	[29]
Heisei Shinzan 平成新山 Heisei-shinzan	Shimabara, Unzen			32°45′41″N 130°17′56″E	3.10	[30]
Madara Island Pothole 斑島玉石甌穴 Madara-jima tamaishi ōketsu	Ojika			33°12′45″N 129°01′29″E	3.9	[31]
Mitake Bird Breeding Grounds 御岳鳥類繁殖地 Mitake chōrui hanshoku-chi	Tsushima			34°34′17″N 129°22′44″E	1.2	[32]
Meotoki Giant Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica 女夫木の大スギ Meotoki no ō-sugi	Isahaya			32°48′59″N 130°04′00″E	2.1	[33]
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″N 129°26′32″E	2.10	[34]
Cyathea spinulosa Northern Native Range ヘゴ自生北限地帯 Hego jisei hoku genchi-tai	Gotō			32°39′43″N 128°46′45″E	2.10	[35]

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.

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″N 129°28′09″E		[36]
Biryō-jima 美良島 Biryō-jima	Ojika			33°10′06″N 128°54′00″E		[37]

Municipal Natural Monuments

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

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)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Nagasaki Prefecture