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.
*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	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		[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.
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
Shōryū Cave 昇竜洞 Shōryūdō	China			27°21′45″N 128°33′09″E
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
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
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

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 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 18 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 鹿児島県 ２県以上 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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