List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Aomori)

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 prefectures1.1
*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		Hiranai40°56′14″N 140°58′13″E1.2
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, Sai41°11′39″N 140°46′10″E1.1
Japanese dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
ヤマネ
Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū1.1
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
イヌワシ
Inuwashi		1.2
White-tailed eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
オジロワシ
Ojirowashi		1.2
Steller's sea eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
オオワシ
Ōwashi		1.2
Brent goose
Branta bernicla
コクガン
Kokugan		1.2
Bean goose
Anser fabalis
ヒシクイ
Hishikui		1.2
Greater white-fronted goose
Anser albifrons
マガン
Magan		1.2
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
クマゲラ
Kumagera		1.2
Koeyoshidori
Gallus gallus domesticus
声良鶏
Koeyoshidori		1.4
Shamo
Gallus gallus domesticus
軍鶏
Shamo		1.4
Kabushima Black-tailed gull Breeding Grounds
Larus crassirostris
蕪島ウミネコ繁殖地
Kabushima umineko hanshoku-chi		Hachinohe40°32′22″N 141°33′28″E1.2
Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
北金ヶ沢のイチョウ
Kitakanegasawa no ichō		Fukaura40°44′57″N 140°05′21″E2.1
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		Sai41°18′47″N 140°50′49″E2.10
Hōryō Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
法量のイチョウ
Hōryō no ichō		Towada40°35′13″N 141°01′04″E2.1
Hotoke-ga-ura
仏宇多（仏ヶ浦）
Hotoke-uta (Hotoke-ga-ura)		Saialso a Place of Scenic Beauty41°18′24″N 140°48′13″E
Lake Towada-Oirase River
十和田湖および奥入瀬渓流
Towada-ko oyobi Oirase-keiryū		Towadaalso a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; designation includes an area of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture40°28′17″N 140°52′33″E
Northernmost Native Zone of the Japanese camellia
Camellia japonica
ツバキ自生北限地帯
Tsubaki jisei hokugen chitai		Hiranaidesignation includes an area of Oga in Akita Prefecture40°54′41″N 140°59′56″E

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. 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.
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