List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Tokushima)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty-five Natural Monuments have been designated, including four *Special Natural Monuments; Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities spans the prefectural borders with Kōchi.[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]
*Otter Lutrinae カワウソ Kawauso					1.2	[2]
*Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus オオサンショウウオ Õsanshōuo		designated across eighteen prefectures			1.2	[3]
*Kamo Giant Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora 加茂の大クス Kamo no ō-kusu	Higashimiyoshi			34°02′27″N 133°55′55″E	2.1	[4]
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū			1.1	[5]
Brent goose Branta bernicla コクガン Kokugan					1.2	[6]
Bean goose Anser fabalis ヒシクイ Hishikui					1.2	[7]
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons マガン Magan					1.2	[8]
Haha River Giant mottled eel Habitat Anguilla marmorata 母川オオウナギ生息地 Haha-gawa ōunagi seisoku-chi	Kaiyō			33°35′52″N 134°20′33″E	1.3	[9]
Ōhama Beach Sea turtles and their Egg-laying Grounds Chelonioidea 大浜海岸のウミガメおよびその産卵地 Ōhama kaigan no umigame oyobi sono sanran-chi	Minami			33°43′57″N 134°32′38″E	1.2	[10]
Misato Fireflies and their Area of Incidence Lampyridae 美郷のホタルおよびその発生地 Misato no hotaru oyobi sono hassei-chi	Yoshinogawa			34°00′46″N 134°16′28″E	1.3	[11]
Akabane Taishi Chinese hackberry Celtis sinensis 赤羽根大師のエノキ Akabane Taishi no enoki	Tsurugi			33°57′07″N 134°04′11″E	2.1	[12]
Awa Sand Pillars 阿波の土柱 Awa no dochū	Awa			34°05′34″N 134°12′25″E	3.9	[13]
Sakashū Irregular Strata 坂州不整合 Sakashū fuseigō	Naka			33°49′40″N 134°17′55″E	3.1,2,7	[14]
Sawatani Thismia abei Area of Incidence 沢谷のタヌキノショクダイ発生地 Sawatani no tanukinoshokudai hassei-chi	Naka			33°51′58″N 134°15′47″E	2.12	[15]
Shishikui Bay Fossil Ripples 宍喰浦の化石漣痕 Shishikui-ura no kaseki renkon	Kaiyō			33°33′36″N 134°18′40″E	3.1	[16]
Mount Suzu Mitrastemonaceae Area of Incidence 鈴が峯のヤッコソウ発生地 Suzu-ga-mine no yakkosō hassei-chi	Kaiyō			33°34′46″N 134°17′41″E	2.12	[17]
Tsu-shima Temperate Plant Communities 津島暖地性植物群落 Tsu-shima danchi-sei shokubutsu gunraku	Mugi			33°38′19″N 134°26′52″E	2.2	[18]
Deba-jima Ōike Lamprothamnium succinctum Native Area 出羽島大池のシラタマモ自生地 Deba-jima Ōike no shiratamamo jisei-chi	Mugi			33°37′54″N 134°25′22″E	2.10	[19]
Nyūbo Jinja Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 乳保神社のイチョウ Nyūbo Jinja no ichō	Kamiita			34°05′59″N 134°23′55″E	2.1	[20]
Nogami Giant Chinaberry tree Melia azedarach 野神の大センダン Nogami no dai-sendan	Awa			34°05′07″N 134°15′08″E	2.1	[21]
Funakubo Rhododendron Communities Rhododendron weyrichii 船窪のオンツツジ群落 Funakubo no ontsutsuji gunraku	Yoshinogawa			34°00′09″N 134°11′50″E	2.4	[22]
Benten-jima Tropical Plant Communities 弁天島熱帯性植物群落 Benten-jima nettaisei shokubutsu gunraku	Anan			33°52′22″N 134°39′29″E	2.2,10	[23]
Ōboke-Koboke 大歩危小歩危 Ōboke・Koboke	Miyoshi			33°53′12″N 133°45′38″E		[24]
Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities 三嶺・天狗塚のミヤマクマザサ及びコメツツジ群落 Miune・Tenguzuka no miyama-kuma-zasa oyobi kometsutsuji gunraku	Miyoshi	designation includes areas of Kami in Kōchi Prefecture		33°50′26″N 133°58′48″E	2.2	[25]

This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021.

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 February 2021, sixty-three Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kamouda Loggerhead sea turtle Egg-laying Grounds Caretta caretta 蒲生田のアカウミガメ産卵地 Kamouda no akaumigame sanran-chi	Anan			33°50′05″N 134°45′01″E		for all refs see [26]
Kuwano River Japanese perch Coreoperca kawamebari 桑野川のオヤニラミ Kuwano-gawa no oyanirame	Anan			33°50′55″N 134°34′48″E
Ō-shima Grey herons and their Colonies Ardea cinerea 大島のアオサギとその群生地 Ō-shima no aosagi to sono gunsei-chi	Mugi			33°38′06″N 134°29′31″E
Mount Tsurugi and its Subarctic Plant Forest 剣山並びに亜寒帯植物林 Tsurugi-san narabini akantai shokubutsu-rin	Mima, Naka, Miyoshi	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		33°51′13″N 134°05′39″E
Minoda-no-Fuchi 美濃田の淵 Minoda-no-fuchi	Higashimiyoshi	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		34°18′33″N 133°59′23″E

Municipal Natural Monuments

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

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Parks and gardens in Tokushima Prefecture
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tokushima)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tokushima)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 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 16 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 高知県 ２県以上 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. 徳島県の文化財件数 [Number of Cultural Properties in Tokushima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Tokushima Prefecture. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 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 16 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 16 April 2021.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Tokushima Prefecture