List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kagoshima)
This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Kagoshima.[1]
National Natural Monuments
As of 1 April 2021, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated, including seven *Special Natural Monuments.[2][3][4]
Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Amami rabbit Pentalagus furnessi アマミノクロウサギ Amami no kuro-usagi |
1.1 | [1] | ||||
*Yakushima Primeval Cryptomeria Forest Cryptomeria japonica 屋久島スギ原始林 Yakushima sugi genshi-rin |
Yakushima | 30°19′43″N 130°30′15″E / 30.32868°N 130.50410°E / 30.32868; 130.50410 (Yakushima Primeval Cryptomeria Forest) | 2.2 | [2] | ||
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane |
found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū | 1.1 | [3] | |||
Spinous country-rats Tokudaia トゲネズミ Togenezumi |
designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture | 1.1 | [4] | |||
Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat Diplothrix legata ケナガネズミ Kenaganezumi |
designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture | 1.1 | [5] | |||
Erabu fruit bat Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus エラブオオコウモリ Erabu ōkōmori |
1.1 | [6] | ||||
Amami woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni オーストンオオアカゲラ Ōsuton ōakagera |
1.1 | [7] | ||||
Lidth's jay Garrulus lidthi ルリカケス Rurikakesu |
1.1 | [8] | ||||
Ryukyu robin Larvivora komadori アカヒゲ Akahige |
designation includes populations in Nagasaki Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture | 1.1 | [9] | |||
Amami thrush Zoothera major オオトラツグミ Ootoratsugumi |
1.1 | [10] | ||||
Izu thrush Turdus celaenops アカコッコ Akakokko |
designation includes populations in Tokyo | 1.1 | [11] | |||
Ijima's leaf warbler Phylloscopus ijimae イイジマムシクイ Iijima-mushikui |
designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture | 1.1 | [12] | |||
Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato |
1.2 | [13] | ||||
Satsumadori Gallus gallus domesticus 薩摩鶏 Satsumadori |
1.4 | [14] | ||||
Jidokko Gallus gallus domesticus 地頭鶏 Jidokko |
1.4 | [15] | ||||
Hermit crab Coenobita オカヤドカリ Okayadokori |
designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture | [16] | ||||
Mount Inao 稲尾岳 Inao-dake |
Kimotsuki, Kinkō, Minamiōsumi | also a Nature Conservation Area and Forest Biosphere Reserve | 31°07′37″N 130°52′53″E / 31.12697°N 130.88140°E / 31.12697; 130.88140 (Mount Inao) | [17] |
Prefectural Natural Monuments
As of 1 June 2020, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]
Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Tokara horse Equus ferus caballus トカラウマ Tokara-uma |
Toshima | for all refs see [18] | ||||
Ushi horse Skeleton Equus ferus caballus ウシウマの骨格 Ushi-uma no kokkaku |
Kagoshima | at Kagoshima Prefectural Museum (鹿児島県立博物館) | 31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694 (Ushi horse Skeleton Meteorite) | |||
Shōryū Cave 昇竜洞 Shōryūdō |
China | 27°21′45″N 128°33′09″E / 27.362621°N 128.552559°E / 27.362621; 128.552559 (Shōryū Cave) | ||||
Anderson's crocodile newt Echinotriton andersoni イボイモリ Iboimori |
on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima | |||||
Odorrana splendida イシカワガエル Ishikawa-gaeru |
on Amami Ōshima | |||||
Kuroiwa's ground gecko Goniurosaurus kuroiwae オビトカゲモドキ Obitokagemodoki |
on Tokunoshima | |||||
Otton frog Babina subaspera オットンガエル Otton-gaeru |
on Amami Ōshima and Kakeromajima | |||||
Amami tip-nosed frog Odorrana amamiensis アマミハナサキガエル Amami hanasaki-gaeru |
on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima | |||||
Mishima Sawagani Geothelphusa dehaani ミシマサワガニ Mishima sawagani |
Mishima, Minamisatsuma, Yakushima | on Kuroshima, Kuchinoerabu-jima, and the Uji Islands (宇治群島) | ||||
Minamitane Town Ingii-dori Gallus gallus domesticus 南種子町のインギー鶏 Minamitane-chō no ingii-dori |
Minamitane | |||||
Mitsjama salamander Hynobius nebulosus カスミサンショウウオ Kasumisanshōuo |
Akune, Izumi | |||||
Satsuma Meteorite 薩摩隕石 Satsuma-inseki |
Kagoshima | at Kagoshima Prefectural Museum (鹿児島県立博物館) | 31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694 (Satsuma Meteorite) | |||
Ibusuki City Chiringashima Tombolo 指宿市知林ヶ島のトンボロ Ibusuki-shi Chiringashima no tonboro |
Ibusuki | 31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694 (Ibusuki City Chiringashima Tombolo) | ||||
Veins of Yakushima's Hayasaki Coast 屋久島早崎海岸の鉱脈群 Yakushima Hayasaki kaigan no kōmyaku-gun |
Yakushima |
Municipal Natural Monuments
As of 1 May 2020, one hundred and seventy-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]
See also
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Parks and gardens in Kagoshima Prefecture
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagoshima)
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)
References
- ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 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 18 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 鹿児島県 2県以上 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b 鹿児島県内の国・県・市町村指定文化財数一覧 [Number of National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 18 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 18 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 18 April 2021.
External links
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture