List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Aomori)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty Natural Monuments have been designated, including two *Special Natural Monuments; Lake Towada-Oirase River and the northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia span the prefectural borders with Akita.[2][3][4]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Japanese serow
Capricornis crispus
カモシカ
Kamoshika		 designated across thirty prefectures 1.1 [1]
*Swans of Kominato and their Visitation Grounds
小湊のハクチョウおよびその渡来地
Kominato no hakuchō oyobi sono torai-chi		 Hiranai 40°56′14″N 140°58′13″E / 40.93714°N 140.97040°E / 40.93714; 140.97040 (Swans of Kominato and their Visitation Grounds) 1.2 [2]
Japanese macaques of the Shimokita Peninsula and the northernmost Limit of their Habitat
Macaca fuscata
下北半島のサルおよびサル生息北限地
Shimokita hantō no saru oyobi saru seisoku hokugen-chi		 Mutsu, Sai 41°11′39″N 140°46′10″E / 41.19421°N 140.76940°E / 41.19421; 140.76940 (Japanese macaques of the Shimokita Peninsula and the Northernmost Limit of their Habitat) 1.1 [3]
Japanese dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
ヤマネ
Yamane		 found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū 1.1 [4]
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
イヌワシ
Inuwashi		 1.2 [5]
White-tailed eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
オジロワシ
Ojirowashi		 1.2 [6]
Steller's sea eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
オオワシ
Ōwashi		 1.2 [7]
Brent goose
Branta bernicla
コクガン
Kokugan		 1.2 [8]
Bean goose
Anser fabalis
ヒシクイ
Hishikui		 1.2 [9]
Greater white-fronted goose
Anser albifrons
マガン
Magan		 1.2 [10]
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
クマゲラ
Kumagera		 1.2 [11]
Koeyoshidori
Gallus gallus domesticus
声良鶏
Koeyoshidori		 1.4 [12]
Shamo
Gallus gallus domesticus
軍鶏
Shamo		 1.4 [13]
Kabushima Black-tailed gull Breeding Grounds
Larus crassirostris
蕪島ウミネコ繁殖地
Kabushima umineko hanshoku-chi		 Hachinohe 40°32′22″N 141°33′28″E / 40.53934°N 141.55790°E / 40.53934; 141.55790 (Kabushima Black-tailed gull Breeding Grounds) 1.2 [14]
Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
北金ヶ沢のイチョウ
Kitakanegasawa no ichō		 Fukaura 40°44′57″N 140°05′21″E / 40.74906°N 140.08930°E / 40.74906; 140.08930 (Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo) 2.1 [15]
Mount Nuidōishi and its Special Plant Communities
Macaca fuscata
縫道石山・縫道石の特殊植物群落
Nuidōishi-yama・Nuidō-ishi no tokushu shokubutsu gunraku		 Sai 41°18′47″N 140°50′49″E / 41.31311°N 140.84690°E / 41.31311; 140.84690 (Mount Nuidōishi and its Special Plant Communities) 2.10 [16]
Hōryō Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
法量のイチョウ
Hōryō no ichō		 Towada 40°35′13″N 141°01′04″E / 40.58705°N 141.01790°E / 40.58705; 141.01790 (Hōryō Ginkgo) 2.1 [17]
Hotoke-ga-ura
仏宇多（仏ヶ浦）
Hotoke-uta (Hotoke-ga-ura)		 Sai also a Place of Scenic Beauty 41°18′24″N 140°48′13″E / 41.30677961°N 140.80349881°E / 41.30677961; 140.80349881 (Hotoke-ga-ura) [18]
Lake Towada-Oirase River
十和田湖および奥入瀬渓流
Towada-ko oyobi Oirase-keiryū		 Towada also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; designation includes an area of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture 40°28′17″N 140°52′33″E / 40.47141574°N 140.87574466°E / 40.47141574; 140.87574466 (Lake Towada-Oirase River) [19]
Northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia
Camellia japonica
ツバキ自生北限地帯
Tsubaki jisei hokugen chitai		 Hiranai designation includes an area of Oga in Akita Prefecture 40°54′41″N 140°59′56″E / 40.911485°N 140.998824°E / 40.911485; 140.998824 (Northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia) [20]
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021.

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 12 November 2020, forty Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, one hundred and seventy-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 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 10 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 青森県 ２県以上 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b 国・県指定文化財一覧 [List of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 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 10 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 10 April 2021.