List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Ehime)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, fourteen Natural Monuments have been designated, including two *Special Natural Monuments; the *Otter has no geographical determination and the Southern Native Limit of the Long-tail iris includes areas of Yamaguchi, Saga, and Miyazaki Prefectures.[2][3][4]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Otter
Lutrinae
カワウソ
Kawauso		1.2
*Yakama Giant's Kettles
八釜の甌穴群
Yakama no ōketsu-gun		Kumakōgen33°31′30″N 132°59′34″E3.9
Ōyamazumi Jinja Camphor trees
Cinnamomum camphora
大山祇神社のクスノキ群
Ōyamazumi Jinja no kusunoki-gun		Imabari34°14′52″N 133°00′21″E2.1
Nemalionopsis tortuosa Site of Incidence
オキチモズク発生地
Okichimozuku hassei-chi		Tōon33°47′31″N 132°53′06″E2.8
Oshimori-ji Fragrant olive
Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus
往至森寺のキンモクセイ
Oshimoriji no kinmokusei		Saijō33°54′29″N 133°12′51″E2.1
Kitayoshii Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis
北吉井のビャクシン
Kitayoshii no byakushin		Tōon33°48′39″N 132°52′58″E2.1
Shimokashiwa Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis
下柏の大柏（イブキ）
Shimokashiwa no taihaku (ibuki)		Shikokuchūō33°59′04″N 133°33′31″E2.1
Mount Dōzan Phyllodoce nipponica Makino Communities
銅山峰のツガザクラ群落
Dōzan-mine no tsugazakura gunraku		Niihama33°52′06″N 133°19′48″E
Tobe Thrust Fault
砥部衝上断層
Tobe shōjō dansō		Tobe33°43′58″N 132°47′44″E3.1,3,5
Niihama Ichinomiya Jinja Camphor trees
Cinnamomum camphora
新居浜一宮神社のクスノキ群
Niihama Ichinomiya Jinja no kusunoki-gun		Niihama33°57′42″N 133°16′44″E2.1
Hachiman Jinja Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis
八幡神社のイブキ
Hachiman Jinja no ibuki		Uwajima33°14′13″N 132°34′20″E2.1
Misaki Sea figs
Ficus superba
三崎のアコウ
Misaki no akō		Ikata33°23′31″N 132°07′03″E2.10
Yawatahama Ō-shima Pseudotachylyte and Metamorphic Rock
八幡浜市大島のシュードタキライト及び変成岩類
Yawatahama-shi Ōshima no shūdotakiraito oyobi hensei-ganrui		Yawatahama33°22′32″N 132°20′46″E3.1,5
Southern Native Limit of the Long-tail iris
Iris rossii
エヒメアヤメ自生南限地帯
Ehime-ayame jisei nangen chitai		Matsuyamadesignation includes areas of Hōfu in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Saga in Saga Prefecture, and Kobayashi in Miyazaki Prefecture33°59′N 132°47′E2.10

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 March 2021, seventy-seven Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]

Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Matsuyama Castle Mountain Verdure
松山城山樹叢
Matsuyama shiroyama jusō		Matsuyama33°50′44″N 132°45′56″E

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, four hundred and eighteen Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]

See also

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 愛媛県 ２県以上 定めず)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. 国・県指定文化財等 [National and Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefecture. 1 March 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.
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