List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō)
This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.[1]
National Natural Monuments[]
As of 1 October 2016, forty-seven Natural Monuments have been designated, including six *Special Natural Monuments.[2][3][4][5]
Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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*Mount Apoi alpine plant communities アポイ岳高山植物群落 Apoi-dake kōzan shokubutsu gunraku |
Samani | 42°06′50″N 143°01′55″E / 42.11377882°N 143.03191054°E | 1.3 | [1] | ||
*Marimo of Lake Akan Aegagropila linnaei 阿寒湖のマリモ Akan-ko no marimo |
Akan | 43°27′12″N 144°06′08″E / 43.45322225°N 144.10229501°E | 2.8, 12 | [2] | ||
*Shōwa-shinzan 昭和新山 Shōwa-shinzan |
Sōbetsu | 42°32′33″N 140°51′52″E / 42.54257268°N 140.8643923°E | 3.10 | [3] | ||
*Daisetsuzan 大雪山 Daisetsuzan |
Kamikawa, Higashikawa, Biei, Shintoku | 43°33′04″N 142°49′48″E / 43.55100631°N 142.82994284°E | 4 | [4] | ||
*Nopporo Forest Park 野幌原始林 Nopporo genshi-rin |
Kitahiroshima | 42°59′28″N 141°32′01″E / 42.99110702°N 141.53357484°E | 2.2 | [5] | ||
*Japanese crane Grus japonensis タンチョウ Tanchō |
1.2 | [6] | ||||
Hokkaido Canis lupus familiaris 北海道犬 Hokkaidō-ken |
1.4 | [7] | ||||
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inu-washi |
1.2 | [8] | ||||
White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojiro-washi |
1.2 | [9] | ||||
Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ō-washi |
1.2 | [10] | ||||
Blakiston's fish owl Bubo blakistoni blakistoni エゾシマフクロウ Ezo-shimafukurō |
1.1 | [11] | ||||
Brent goose Branta bernicla コクガン Kokugan |
1.2 | [12] | ||||
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons マガン Magan |
1.2 | [13] | ||||
Bean goose Anser fabalis ヒシクイ Hishikui |
1.2 | [14] | ||||
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius クマゲラ Kumagera |
1.2 | [15] | ||||
Eversmann's parnassian Parnassius eversmanni ウスバキチョウ Usubaki-chō |
1.2 | [16] | ||||
Melissa Arctic Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana ダイセツタカネヒカゲ Daisetsu-takanehikage |
1.2 | [17] | ||||
Freija fritillary Clossiana freija アサヒヒョウモン Asahi-hyōmon |
1.2 | [18] | ||||
Grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae ヒメチャマダラセセリ Hime-chamadara-seseri |
1.2 | [19] | ||||
Sakhalin holly blue Celastrina sachalinensis カラフトルリシジミ Karafuto-rurishijimi |
1.2 | [20] | ||||
Yezosaurus fossil Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis エゾミカサリュウ化石 Ezo Mikasa Ryū kaseki |
Mikasa | kept at Mikasa City Museum | 43°15′41″N 141°57′46″E / 43.2612604°N 141.96281101°E | 3.12 | [21] | |
Breeding grounds of the streaked shearwater Calonectris leucomelas オオミズナギドリ繁殖地 Ōmizunagidori hanshokuchi |
Matsumae | on Ōshima | 41°30′42″N 139°21′26″E / 41.51155922°N 139.35728908°E | 1.2 | [22] | |
Onnetō Hot Falls manganese oxide generation area オンネトー湯の滝マンガン酸化物生成地 Onnetō yu-no-taki mangan sankabutsu seiseichi |
Ashoro | 43°22′13″N 143°58′39″E / 43.37020916°N 143.97749737°E | 2.8; 3.1, 8 | [23] | ||
Thujopsis and Sakhalin fir habitat Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana ヒノキアスナロおよびアオトドマツ自生地 Hinoki-asunaro oyobi ao-todomatsu jiseichi |
Esashi | 41°49′11″N 140°12′31″E / 41.81981428°N 140.20850412°E | 2.2, 10 | [24] | ||
primeval forest 円山原始林 Maruyama genshi-rin |
Sapporo | 43°02′54″N 141°18′50″E / 43.04819472°N 141.31399596°E | 2.2 | [25] | ||
Utasai northernmost limit of the Japanese beech Fagus crenata 歌才ブナ自生北限地帯 Utasai buna jisei hokugen chitai |
Kuromatsunai | 42°38′46″N 140°19′48″E / 42.64612085°N 140.32998048°E | 2.10 | [26] | ||
Kushiro-shitsugen 釧路湿原 Kushiro-shitsugen |
Shibecha, Tsurui, Kushiro | see Kushiro-shitsugen National Park, List of Ramsar sites in Japan | 43°07′45″N 144°25′20″E / 43.12906068°N 144.42209764°E | 4 | [27] | |
Mount Shiribeshi alpine plant zone 後方羊蹄山の高山植物帯 Shiribeshi-yama no kōzan shokubutsu tai |
Kutchan, Kyōgoku, Kimobetsu, Makkari, Niseko | 42°49′49″N 140°47′37″E / 42.8303924°N 140.79366242°E | 2.3 | [28] | ||
根室車石 Nemuro Kuruma-ishi |
Nemuro | 43°16′41″N 145°35′20″E / 43.2780048°N 145.58895845°E | 3.7 | [29] | ||
Primeval forest by the headwaters of the Saru River 沙流川源流原始林 Sarugawa-genryū genshi-rin |
Hidaka | 42°58′58″N 142°44′45″E / 42.98266727°N 142.74582584°E | 4 | [30] | ||
common goldfish habitat Carassius auratus 春採湖ヒブナ生息地 Harutori-ko hibuna seisokuchi |
Kushiro | 42°58′20″N 144°24′13″E / 42.97215855°N 144.40347602°E | 1.3 | [31] | ||
Memanbetsu wetland plant communities 女満別湿生植物群落 Memanbetsu shitsusei shokubutsu gunraku |
Ōzora | 43°56′05″N 144°10′48″E / 43.93459727°N 144.18012921°E | 2.2 | [32] | ||
Kojima, Matsumae 松前小島 Matsumae Kojima |
Matsumae | 41°21′35″N 139°48′20″E / 41.35962009°N 139.80543712°E | 4 | [33] | ||
Natural forests of Yagishiri 焼尻の自然林 Yagishiri no shinzen-rin |
Haboro | 44°26′21″N 141°25′12″E / 44.43923887°N 141.42003138°E | 2.2 | [34] | ||
Moiwa primeval forest 藻岩原始林 Moiwa genshi-rin |
Sapporo | 43°01′36″N 141°19′33″E / 43.0265421°N 141.32594575°E | 2.2 | [35] | ||
Daikoku Island seabird breeding grounds 大黒島海鳥繁殖地 Daikoku-jima kaichō hanshokuchi |
Akkeshi | 42°57′01″N 144°52′09″E / 42.95032419°N 144.86913023°E | 1.2 | [36] | ||
Teuri Island seabird breeding grounds 天売島海鳥繁殖地 Teuri-tō kaichō hanshokuchi |
Haboro | 44°25′09″N 141°17′41″E / 44.41928379°N 141.29466395°E | 1.2 | [37] | ||
Noboribetsu primeval forest 登別原始林 Noboribetsu genshi-rin |
Noboribetsu | 42°29′45″N 141°09′15″E / 42.49571894°N 141.15411414°E | 2.2 | [38] | ||
標津湿原 Shibetsu-shitsugen |
Shibetsu | 43°40′34″N 145°06′36″E / 43.67603514°N 145.11000731°E | 4 | [39] | ||
Horoman Japanese white pine habitat Pinus parviflora 幌満ゴヨウマツ自生地 Horoman goyōmatsu jiseichi |
Samani | 42°06′00″N 143°03′32″E / 42.09986457°N 143.05897418°E | 2.2 | [40] | ||
Kiritappu peat-forming plant communities 霧多布泥炭形成植物群落 Kiritappu deitan keisei shokubutsu gunraku |
Hamanaka | 43°05′38″N 145°04′48″E / 43.09375036°N 145.07994025°E | 2.6 | [41] | ||
Nayoro loess dolls 名寄高師小僧 Nayoro takashi kozō |
Nayoro | 44°22′05″N 142°22′50″E / 44.368027°N 142.380417°E | 3.1, 4 | [42] | ||
Nayoro bell stone 名寄鈴石 Nayoro suzu-ishi |
Nayoro | 44°19′45″N 142°28′42″E / 44.32908333°N 142.47830555°E | 3.1, 7 | [43] | ||
Mount Yūbari alpine plant communities and serpentinite mélange zone 夕張岳の高山植物群落および蛇紋岩メランジュ帯 Yūbari-dake no kōzan shokubutsu gunraku oyobi jamon-gan meranju-tai |
Yūbari | 43°06′11″N 142°14′12″E / 43.10298173°N 142.23680231°E | 2.2, 3 | [44] | ||
Sakai rhododendron habitat Rhododendron parvifolium 落石岬のサカイツツジ自生地 Ochiishi-misaki no sakai-tsutsuji jiseichi |
Nemuro | 43°09′54″N 145°30′23″E / 43.16492839°N 145.50645568°E | 2.10 | [45] | ||
Minminzemi zone Hyalessa maculaticollis 和琴ミンミンゼミ発生地 Wakoto minminzemi hassei-chi |
Teshikaga | 43°35′02″N 144°18′47″E / 43.58385166°N 144.31311619°E | 1.2 | [46] | ||
River Uzura northernmost native limit of the Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora 鶉川ゴヨウマツ自生北限地帯 Uzura-gawa goyōmatsu jisei hokugen chitai |
Assabu | 41°59′25″N 140°25′34″E / 41.99018861°N 140.42599549°E | 2.10 | [47] |
Prefectural Natural Monuments[]
As of 21 September 2016, thirty-three Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][6][7]
Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Kayabe Chestnut Forest Castanea crenata 茅部の栗林 Kayabe no kuri-bayashi |
Mori | 42°06′13″N 140°34′35″E / 42.103504°N 140.576518°E | [48] | |||
Calcareous sinter of 二股温泉の石灰華 Futamata Onsen no sekkaika |
Oshamambe | 42°34′36″N 140°14′22″E / 42.576758°N 140.239344°E | [49] | |||
Andesite columnar jointing of Cape Shibi, Otobe 乙部鮪ノ岬の安山岩柱状節理 Otobe Shibi-no-misaki no anzangan chūjō setsuri |
Otobe | 42°02′12″N 140°04′58″E / 42.036641°N 140.082736°E | [50] | |||
Japanese yew of Kogane Taxus cuspidata 黄金水松 Kogane mizumatsu |
Ashibetsu | 43°35′25″N 142°13′14″E / 43.590211°N 142.220635°E | [51] | |||
Potholes of Sorachi Ōtaki 空知大滝甌穴群 Sorachi ōtaki ōketsugun |
Ashibetsu | 43°26′24″N 142°16′58″E / 43.439917°N 142.282848°E | [52] | |||
Uryū-numa high moor belt 雨竜沼高層湿原帯 Uryū-numa kōsō shitsugen-tai |
Uryū | see Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park, List of Ramsar sites in Japan | 43°41′48″N 141°36′14″E / 43.696694°N 141.603767°E | [53] | ||
Fossil type specimen of the Takikawa sea cow タキカワカイギュウ化石標本 Takikawa-kaigyū kaseki hyōhon |
Takikawa | kept at the Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History | 43°33′07″N 141°54′53″E / 43.552012°N 141.914647°E | [54] | ||
Large outcrop of coal at Yūbari 夕張の石炭大露頭 Yūbari no sekitan dai-rotō |
Yūbari | see Yūbari Coal Mine Museum | 43°04′06″N 141°59′22″E / 43.068375°N 141.989402°E | [55] | ||
当麻鍾乳洞 Tōma shōnyūdō |
Tōma | discovered in 1957; five main chambers stretch a total length of 135 metres | 43°49′33″N 142°36′35″E / 43.825763°N 142.609784°E | [56] | ||
Nakatonbetsu Limestone Cave 中頓別鍾乳洞 Nakatonbetsu shōnyūdō |
Nakatonbetsu | discovered in 1933 | 44°59′17″N 142°20′09″E / 44.987968°N 142.335766°E | [57] | ||
Wakasakanai coastal dune forest 稚咲内海岸砂丘林 Wakasakanai kaigan sakyū-rin |
Toyotomi | a twenty kilometre stretch of forest bordering the Sarobetsu plain and some one hundred lakes; tree species include the Yezo spruce, Japanese emperor oak, Mongolian oak, painted maple, prickly castor oil tree, and Japanese lime; the Siberian rubythroat, yellow-breasted bunting, Japanese snipe, smew, Japanese robin, and willow tit may be found within the Wildlife Protection Area | 45°05′17″N 141°38′31″E / 45.088171°N 141.642009°E | [58] | ||
Rishiri Island Kurile cherry habitat Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 利尻島のチシマザクラ自生地 Rishiri-tō no chishima-zakura jiseichi |
Rishiri | 45°07′35″N 141°15′02″E / 45.126394°N 141.250469°E | [59] | |||
Wild plants around Momo-iwa, Rebun Island 礼文島桃岩付近一帯の野生植物 Rebun-tō Momo-iwa fukin ittai no yasei shokubutsu |
Rebun | 45°17′46″N 141°01′54″E / 45.296046°N 141.031698°E | [60] | |||
Natural habitat of the Rebun lady's slipper orchid Cypripedium macranthum var. rebunense レブンアツモリソウ群生地 Rebun atsumorisō-gun seichi |
Rebun | 45°25′33″N 141°00′11″E / 45.425926°N 141.003093°E | [61] | |||
Rhyolitic spherulites at Shirataki 白滝の流紋岩球顆 Shirataki no ryūmongan kyūka |
Engaru | 43°53′12″N 143°11′34″E / 43.886724°N 143.192785°E | [62] | |||
Grassland communities of the Shari coast 斜里海岸の草原群落 Shari-kaigan no sōgen gunraku |
Shari | the grasslands stretch for 2.5 km to the west of the (斜里川) | 43°55′02″N 144°34′04″E / 43.917162°N 144.567780°E | [63] | ||
Oshunkoshun dolerite columnar joints オシュンコシュン粗粒玄武岩柱状節理 Oshunkoshun soryū genbugan chūjō setsuri |
Shari | 44°02′17″N 144°56′06″E / 44.037982°N 144.934878°E | [64] | |||
Glasswort communities of Tsuru-numa beside Lake Saroma Salicornia europaea 佐呂間湖畔鶴沼のアッケシソウ群落 Saroma kohan Tsuru-numa no akkeshisō gunraku |
Yūbetsu | 44°07′58″N 143°50′17″E / 44.132789°N 143.838105°E | [65] | |||
Onneyu Rhododendron dauricum communities Rhododendron dauricum 温根湯エゾムラサキツツジ群落 Onneyu Ezo murasaki-tsutsuji gunraku |
Kitami | 43°45′35″N 143°30′57″E / 43.759677°N 143.515929°E | [66] | |||
Mount Tarumae lava dome 樽前山熔岩円頂丘 Tarumae-san yōgan enchōkyū |
Tomakomai | 42°41′24″N 141°22′34″E / 42.690127°N 141.376093°E | [67] | |||
新冠泥火山 Niikappu deikazan |
Niikappu | 42°22′28″N 142°18′36″E / 42.374459°N 142.310130°E | [68] | |||
Betula ovalifolia of Sarabetsu Marsh Betula ovalifolia 更別湿原のヤチカンバ Sarabetsu-shitsugen no yachikanba |
Sarabetsu | 42°35′47″N 143°13′52″E / 42.596405°N 143.230985°E | [69] | |||
Dolly Varden trout habitat Salvelinus malma 然別湖のオショロコマ生息地 Shikaribetsu-ko no oshorokoma seisokuchi |
Shikaoi, Kamishihoro | 43°16′31″N 143°06′56″E / 43.275368°N 143.115670°E | [70] | |||
basin Chosenia habitat Salix arbutifolia 札内川流域化粧柳自生地 Satsunai-gawa ryūiki keshō-yanagi jiseichi |
Obihiro | 42°35′47″N 143°13′52″E / 42.596405°N 143.230985°E | [71] | |||
Taishō Japanese emperor oak forest Quercus dentata 大正のカシワ林 Taishō no kashiwa-rin |
Obihiro | 42°48′09″N 143°10′17″E / 42.802605°N 143.171345°E | [72] | |||
"Tokachi-bōzu" patterned ground on the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine farm Quercus dentata 帯広畜産大学農場の構造土十勝坊主 Obihiro Chikusan Daigaku nōjō no kōzōdo Tokachi-bōzu |
Obihiro | 42°51′59″N 143°10′14″E / 42.866393°N 143.170636°E | [73] | |||
Ōtsu coast Toitokki beach wild plant communities 大津海岸トイトツキ浜野生植物群落 Ōtsu-kaigan Toitokki-hama yasei shokubutsu gunraku |
Toyokoro | 42°42′11″N 143°39′49″E / 42.702971°N 143.663612°E | [74] | |||
Ōtsu coast Chōbushi lakeside wild plant communities 大津海岸長節湖畔野生植物群落 Ōtsu-kaigan Chōbushi kohan yasei shokubutsu gunraku |
Toyokoro | 42°39′35″N 143°36′38″E / 42.659711°N 143.610649°E | [75] | |||
Akkeshi Tokotan-numa Common goldfish habitat Carassius auratus 厚岸床潭沼の緋鮒生息地 Akkeshi Tokotan-numa no hibuna seisokuchi |
Akkeshi | 43°00′11″N 144°52′05″E / 43.003060°N 144.868041°E | [76] | |||
and seabird breeding grounds ユルリ・モユルリ島海鳥繁殖地 Yururi・Moyururi-tō kaichō hanshokuchi |
Nemuro | 43°13′37″N 145°36′27″E / 43.226910°N 145.607416°E | [77] | |||
Betula ovalifolia communities of Nishibetsu Marsh Betula ovalifolia 西別湿原ヤチカンバ群落地 Nishibetsu-shitsugen yachikanba gunraku-chi |
Betsukai | 43°23′36″N 145°06′45″E / 43.393399°N 145.112541°E | [78] | |||
Rausu luminous moss Schistostega pennata 羅臼のひかりごけ Rausu no hikarigoke |
Rausu | 44°01′21″N 145°11′55″E / 44.022552°N 145.198682°E | [79] | |||
Rausu geyser 羅臼の間歇泉 Rausu no kanketsusen |
Rausu | 44°02′01″N 145°09′34″E / 44.033478°N 145.159420°E | [80] |
Municipal Natural Monuments[]
As of 1 May 2016, one hundred and twenty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[8][9]
Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Ammonite fossils Ammonoidea アンモナイト化石(4点) Anmonaito kaseki (4-ten) |
Mikasa | four fossils; kept at Mikasa City Museum | 43°15′41″N 141°57′46″E / 43.2612604°N 141.96281101°E | for all refs see [81] | ||
Ammonite fossil Ammonoidea アンモナイト化石 Anmonaito kaseki |
Mikasa | kept at Mikasa City Museum | 43°15′41″N 141°57′46″E / 43.2612604°N 141.96281101°E | |||
Mammoth molar fossil Mammuthus マンモスゾウ臼歯化石 Manmosu-zō kyūshi kaseki |
Yuni | kept at (ゆめっく館) | 43°00′37″N 141°46′56″E / 43.010227°N 141.782132°E | |||
Mammoth molar fossil Mammuthus マンモスゾウ臼歯化石 Manmosu-zō kyūshi kaseki |
Yuni | kept at (ゆめっく館) | 43°00′37″N 141°46′56″E / 43.010227°N 141.782132°E | |||
Megaloceros fossil Megaloceros オオツノシカ化石 Ōtsuno-shika kaseki |
Yuni | kept at (ゆめっく館) | 43°00′37″N 141°46′56″E / 43.010227°N 141.782132°E | |||
Bison fossil Bison バイソン(Bison.sp)の化石 Baison no kaseki |
Kitahiroshima | kept at Kitahiroshima East Memorial Hall (北広島東記念館) | 42°59′15″N 141°34′23″E / 42.987447°N 141.572982°E | |||
, Otoshibe 音標のゴメ島 Otoshibe no Gome-jima |
Esashi | 44°42′03″N 142°49′54″E / 44.700833°N 142.831667°E | ||||
Ezo salamander habitat Hynobius retardatus エゾサンショーウオ生息地 Ezo sanshōō seisokuchi |
Esashi | 45°01′51″N 142°30′35″E / 45.030776°N 142.509839°E | ||||
Siberian salamander Salamandrella keyserlingii キタサンショウウオ Kita-sanshōō |
Shibecha |
See also[]
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- List of parks and gardens of Hokkaido
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido)
- List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa)
References[]
- ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (特別天然記念物, 天然記念物 北海道)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 北海道の指定文化財件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties of Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 国の指定・選定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 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 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 北海道指定の文化財一覧 [List of Hokkaido Prefectural Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 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 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ 市町村指定文化財一覧 [List of Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Hokkaido
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