List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō)

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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.
*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 / 42.11377882; 143.03191054 (Mount Apoi alpine plant communities) 1.3 [1]
*Marimo of Lake Akan
Aegagropila linnaei
阿寒湖のマリモ
Akan-ko no marimo
Akan Marimo lake akann.jpg 43°27′12″N 144°06′08″E / 43.45322225°N 144.10229501°E / 43.45322225; 144.10229501 (Marimo of Lake Akan) 2.8, 12 [2]
*Shōwa-shinzan
昭和新山
Shōwa-shinzan
Sōbetsu Mount Showa-shinzan 01.jpg 42°32′33″N 140°51′52″E / 42.54257268°N 140.8643923°E / 42.54257268; 140.8643923 (Shōwa-shinzan) 3.10 [3]
*Daisetsuzan
大雪山
Daisetsuzan
Kamikawa, Higashikawa, Biei, Shintoku Ohachidaira caldera 2006-07-13.jpg 43°33′04″N 142°49′48″E / 43.55100631°N 142.82994284°E / 43.55100631; 142.82994284 (Daisetsuzan) 4 [4]
*Nopporo Forest Park
野幌原始林
Nopporo genshi-rin
Kitahiroshima Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park (15264568963).jpg 42°59′28″N 141°32′01″E / 42.99110702°N 141.53357484°E / 42.99110702; 141.53357484 (Nopporo Forest Park) 2.2 [5]
*Japanese crane
Grus japonensis
タンチョウ
Tanchō
Grus japonensis -Hokkaido, Japan -several-8.jpg 1.2 [6]
Hokkaido
Canis lupus familiaris
北海道犬
Hokkaidō-ken
Hokkaido 03.jpg 1.4 [7]
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
イヌワシ
Inu-washi
Aquila chrysaetos 3 (Martin Mecnarowski).jpg 1.2 [8]
White-tailed eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
オジロワシ
Ojiro-washi
White-tailed Sea-Eagle - Hokkaido - Japan S4E9284 (15437353795).jpg 1.2 [9]
Steller's sea eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
オオワシ
Ō-washi
Haliaeetus pelagicus, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan.jpg 1.2 [10]
Blakiston's fish owl
Bubo blakistoni blakistoni
エゾシマフクロウ
Ezo-shimafukurō
Bubo blakistoni hunting.jpg 1.1 [11]
Brent goose
Branta bernicla
コクガン
Kokugan
Brent Goose - defensive position.jpg 1.2 [12]
Greater white-fronted goose
Anser albifrons
マガン
Magan
Anser albifrons 30050.JPG 1.2 [13]
Bean goose
Anser fabalis
ヒシクイ
Hishikui
Anser fabalis fabalis, RSPB Saltholme 1.jpg 1.2 [14]
Black woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
クマゲラ
Kumagera
Black Woodpecker taking an ant bath - HungaryCS4E4536 (15788008504).jpg 1.2 [15]
Eversmann's parnassian
Parnassius eversmanni
ウスバキチョウ
Usubaki-chō
ParnassiuseversmanniRussia.JPG 1.2 [16]
Melissa Arctic
Oeneis melissa daizetsuzana
ダイセツタカネヒカゲ
Daisetsu-takanehikage
359-oeneis melissa.JPG 1.2 [17]
Freija fritillary
Clossiana freija
アサヒヒョウモン
Asahi-hyōmon
Nacré de l'orcette MHNT dos.jpg 1.2 [18]
Grizzled skipper
Pyrgus malvae
ヒメチャマダラセセリ
Hime-chamadara-seseri
Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae).jpg 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 / 43.2612604; 141.96281101 (Mikasa City Museum) 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 Oshima-ooshima.jpg 41°30′42″N 139°21′26″E / 41.51155922°N 139.35728908°E / 41.51155922; 139.35728908 (Breeding Grounds of the Streaked Shearwater) 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 Yunotaki fall.JPG 43°22′13″N 143°58′39″E / 43.37020916°N 143.97749737°E / 43.37020916; 143.97749737 (Onnetō Hot Falls Manganese Oxide Generation Area) 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 Abies sachalinensis1.JPG 41°49′11″N 140°12′31″E / 41.81981428°N 140.20850412°E / 41.81981428; 140.20850412 (Thujopsis and Sakhalin Fir Habitat) 2.2, 10 [24]
primeval forest
円山原始林
Maruyama genshi-rin
Sapporo Maruyama2005-1-9.jpg 43°02′54″N 141°18′50″E / 43.04819472°N 141.31399596°E / 43.04819472; 141.31399596 (Maruyama Primeval Forest) 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 Fagus crenata leaves back.JPG 42°38′46″N 140°19′48″E / 42.64612085°N 140.32998048°E / 42.64612085; 140.32998048 (Utasai Northernmost Limit of the Japanese Beech) 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 Kushirositsugen Hosooka Tenboudai01.jpg 43°07′45″N 144°25′20″E / 43.12906068°N 144.42209764°E / 43.12906068; 144.42209764 (Kushiro-Shitsugen) 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 130921 Mount Yotei view from Toya Hokkaido Japan01s5.jpg 42°49′49″N 140°47′37″E / 42.8303924°N 140.79366242°E / 42.8303924; 140.79366242 (Mount Shiribeshi Alpine Plant Zone) 2.3 [28]

根室車石
Nemuro Kuruma-ishi
Nemuro Nemuro kurumaishi 01.JPG 43°16′41″N 145°35′20″E / 43.2780048°N 145.58895845°E / 43.2780048; 145.58895845 (Nemuro Kuruma-ishi) 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 Saru River 1.JPG 42°58′58″N 142°44′45″E / 42.98266727°N 142.74582584°E / 42.98266727; 142.74582584 (Primeval Forest by the Headwaters of the Saru River) 4 [30]
common goldfish habitat
Carassius auratus
春採湖ヒブナ生息地
Harutori-ko hibuna seisokuchi
Kushiro Goldfishes.jpg 42°58′20″N 144°24′13″E / 42.97215855°N 144.40347602°E / 42.97215855; 144.40347602 (Lake Harutori Common Goldfish Habitat) 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 / 43.93459727; 144.18012921 (Memanbetsu Wetland Plant Communities) 2.2 [32]
Kojima, Matsumae
松前小島
Matsumae Kojima
Matsumae Oshima-Kojima island aerial photograph.JPG 41°21′35″N 139°48′20″E / 41.35962009°N 139.80543712°E / 41.35962009; 139.80543712 (Kojima, Matsumae) 4 [33]
Natural forests of Yagishiri
焼尻の自然林
Yagishiri no shinzen-rin
Haboro Hokkaido Yagishiri Ichii.jpg 44°26′21″N 141°25′12″E / 44.43923887°N 141.42003138°E / 44.43923887; 141.42003138 (Natural Forests of Yagishiri) 2.2 [34]
Moiwa primeval forest
藻岩原始林
Moiwa genshi-rin
Sapporo Moiwayama Ski aria.jpg 43°01′36″N 141°19′33″E / 43.0265421°N 141.32594575°E / 43.0265421; 141.32594575 (Moiwa Primeval Forest) 2.2 [35]
Daikoku Island seabird breeding grounds
大黒島海鳥繁殖地
Daikoku-jima kaichō hanshokuchi
Akkeshi Daikoku-Jima Island in Akkeshi town Aerial photograph.jpg 42°57′01″N 144°52′09″E / 42.95032419°N 144.86913023°E / 42.95032419; 144.86913023 (Daikoku Island Breeding Grounds) 1.2 [36]
Teuri Island seabird breeding grounds
天売島海鳥繁殖地
Teuri-tō kaichō hanshokuchi
Haboro Nests of Common murre in Teuri Island.jpg 44°25′09″N 141°17′41″E / 44.41928379°N 141.29466395°E / 44.41928379; 141.29466395 (Teuri Island Breeding Grounds) 1.2 [37]
Noboribetsu primeval forest
登別原始林
Noboribetsu genshi-rin
Noboribetsu 131102 Noboribetsu Onsen Hokkaido Japan02s3.jpg 42°29′45″N 141°09′15″E / 42.49571894°N 141.15411414°E / 42.49571894; 141.15411414 (Noboribetsu Primeval Forest) 2.2 [38]

標津湿原
Shibetsu-shitsugen
Shibetsu 43°40′34″N 145°06′36″E / 43.67603514°N 145.11000731°E / 43.67603514; 145.11000731 (Shibetsu Marsh) 4 [39]
Horoman Japanese white pine habitat
Pinus parviflora
幌満ゴヨウマツ自生地
Horoman goyōmatsu jiseichi
Samani Pinus parviflora cone.jpg 42°06′00″N 143°03′32″E / 42.09986457°N 143.05897418°E / 42.09986457; 143.05897418 (Horoman Japanese White Pine Habitat) 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 Kiritappu peatland01.jpg 43°05′38″N 145°04′48″E / 43.09375036°N 145.07994025°E / 43.09375036; 145.07994025 (Kiritappu Peat-Forming Plant Communities) 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 / 44.368027; 142.380417 (Nayoro Loess Dolls) 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 / 44.32908333; 142.47830555 (Nayoro Bell Stone) 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 Mount Yubari.jpg 43°06′11″N 142°14′12″E / 43.10298173°N 142.23680231°E / 43.10298173; 142.23680231 (Mount Yūbari Alpine Plant Communities and Serpentinite Mélange Zone) 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 Cape Otiisi 2009.jpg 43°09′54″N 145°30′23″E / 43.16492839°N 145.50645568°E / 43.16492839; 145.50645568 (Cape Ochiishi Sakai Rhododendron Habitat) 2.10 [45]
Minminzemi zone
Hyalessa maculaticollis
和琴ミンミンゼミ発生地
Wakoto minminzemi hassei-chi
Teshikaga Oncotympana maculaticollis head.JPG 43°35′02″N 144°18′47″E / 43.58385166°N 144.31311619°E / 43.58385166; 144.31311619 (Wakoto Cicada Zone) 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 P. parviflora - flowers.jpg 41°59′25″N 140°25′34″E / 41.99018861°N 140.42599549°E / 41.99018861; 140.42599549 (River Uzura Northernmost Native Limit of the Japanese White Pine) 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.
Kayabe Chestnut Forest
Castanea crenata
茅部の栗林
Kayabe no kuri-bayashi
Mori Japanese Chestnut04.jpg 42°06′13″N 140°34′35″E / 42.103504°N 140.576518°E / 42.103504; 140.576518 (Kayabe Chestnut Forest) [48]
Calcareous sinter of
二股温泉の石灰華
Futamata Onsen no sekkaika
Oshamambe 二股ラヂウム温泉P6190061.JPG 42°34′36″N 140°14′22″E / 42.576758°N 140.239344°E / 42.576758; 140.239344 (Calcareous Sinter of Futamata Onsen) [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 / 42.036641; 140.082736 (Andesite Columnar Jointing of Cape Shibi, Otobe) [50]
Japanese yew of Kogane
Taxus cuspidata
黄金水松
Kogane mizumatsu
Ashibetsu Taxus cuspidata fruits.JPG 43°35′25″N 142°13′14″E / 43.590211°N 142.220635°E / 43.590211; 142.220635 (Japanese Yew of Kogane) [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 / 43.439917; 142.282848 (Potholes of Sorachi Ōtaki) [52]
Uryū-numa high moor belt
雨竜沼高層湿原
Uryū-numa kōsō shitsugen-tai
Uryū see Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park, List of Ramsar sites in Japan 雨竜沼P7020083.JPG 43°41′48″N 141°36′14″E / 43.696694°N 141.603767°E / 43.696694; 141.603767 (Uryū-numa High Moor Belt) [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 / 43.552012; 141.914647 (Takikawa Museum of Art and Natural History) [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 / 43.068375; 141.989402 (Large Outcrop of Coal at Yūbari) [55]

当麻鍾乳洞
Tōma shōnyūdō
Tōma discovered in 1957; five main chambers stretch a total length of 135 metres Toma Limestone Cave 1.jpg 43°49′33″N 142°36′35″E / 43.825763°N 142.609784°E / 43.825763; 142.609784 (Tōma Limestone Cave) [56]
Nakatonbetsu Limestone Cave
中頓別鍾乳洞
Nakatonbetsu shōnyūdō
Nakatonbetsu discovered in 1933 Nakatonbetsu-Shounyudo Cave.JPG 44°59′17″N 142°20′09″E / 44.987968°N 142.335766°E / 44.987968; 142.335766 (Nakatonbetsu Limestone Cave) [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 / 45.088171; 141.642009 (Wakasakanai Coastal Dune Forest) [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 / 45.126394; 141.250469 (Rishiri Island Kurile Cherry Habitat) [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 Momoiwa.jpg 45°17′46″N 141°01′54″E / 45.296046°N 141.031698°E / 45.296046; 141.031698 (Wild Plants Around Momo-Iwa, Rebun Island) [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 Cypripedium marcanthum var. rebunense.jpg 45°25′33″N 141°00′11″E / 45.425926°N 141.003093°E / 45.425926; 141.003093 (Natural Habitat of the Rebun lady's slipper orchid) [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 / 43.886724; 143.192785 (Rhyolitic Spherulites at Shirataki) [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 / 43.917162; 144.567780 (Grassland Communities of the Shari Coast) [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 / 44.037982; 144.934878 (Oshunkoshun Dolerite Columnar Joints) [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 アッケシソウ.jpg 44°07′58″N 143°50′17″E / 44.132789°N 143.838105°E / 44.132789; 143.838105 (Glasswort Communities of Tsuru-numa beside Lake Saroma) [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 Rhododendron dauricum4.jpg 43°45′35″N 143°30′57″E / 43.759677°N 143.515929°E / 43.759677; 143.515929 (Onneyu Rhododendron dauricum communities) [66]
Mount Tarumae lava dome
樽前山熔岩円頂丘
Tarumae-san yōgan enchōkyū
Tomakomai 樽前ドーム.JPG 42°41′24″N 141°22′34″E / 42.690127°N 141.376093°E / 42.690127; 141.376093 (Mount Tarumae Lava Dome) [67]

新冠泥火山
Niikappu deikazan
Niikappu Niikappu dorokazan.jpg 42°22′28″N 142°18′36″E / 42.374459°N 142.310130°E / 42.374459; 142.310130 (Niikappu Mud Volcano) [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 / 42.596405; 143.230985 (Betula Ovalifolia of Sarabetsu Marsh) [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 Lake Shikaribetsu.jpg 43°16′31″N 143°06′56″E / 43.275368°N 143.115670°E / 43.275368; 143.115670 (Lake Shikaribetsu Dolly Varden Trout Habitat) [70]
basin Chosenia habitat
Salix arbutifolia
札内川流域化粧柳自生地
Satsunai-gawa ryūiki keshō-yanagi jiseichi
Obihiro SATSUNAI RIV.JPG 42°35′47″N 143°13′52″E / 42.596405°N 143.230985°E / 42.596405; 143.230985 (Satsunai River Basin Chosenia Habitat) [71]
Taishō Japanese emperor oak forest
Quercus dentata
大正のカシワ林
Taishō no kashiwa-rin
Obihiro Quercus dentata1.jpg 42°48′09″N 143°10′17″E / 42.802605°N 143.171345°E / 42.802605; 143.171345 (Taishō Japanese Emperor Oak Forest) [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 / 42.866393; 143.170636 ("Tokachi-bōzu" Patterned Ground on the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Farm) [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 / 42.702971; 143.663612 (Ōtsu Coast Toitokki Beach Wild Plant Communities) [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 / 42.659711; 143.610649 (Ōtsu Coast Chōbushi Lakeside Wild Plant Communities) [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 / 43.003060; 144.868041 (Akkeshi Tokotan-numa Common Goldfish Habitat) [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 / 43.226910; 145.607416 (Yururi and Moyururi Island Seabird Breeding Grounds) [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 / 43.393399; 145.112541 (Betula Ovalifolia Communities of Nishibetsu Marsh) [78]
Rausu luminous moss
Schistostega pennata
羅臼のひかりごけ
Rausu no hikarigoke
Rausu Luminous moss in Makkausu Cave, Rausu, Hokkaido.JPG 44°01′21″N 145°11′55″E / 44.022552°N 145.198682°E / 44.022552; 145.198682 (Rausu Luminous Moss) [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 / 44.033478; 145.159420 (Rausu Geyser) [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.
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 / 43.2612604; 141.96281101 (Mikasa City Museum) 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 / 43.2612604; 141.96281101 (Mikasa City Museum)
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 / 43.010227; 141.782132 (Yumekukan)
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 / 43.010227; 141.782132 (Yumekukan)
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 / 43.010227; 141.782132 (Yumekukan)
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 / 42.987447; 141.572982 (Kitahiroshima East Memorial Hall)
, 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 / 44.700833; 142.831667 (Gome Island, Otoshibe)
Ezo salamander habitat
Hynobius retardatus
エゾサンショーウオ生息地
Ezo sanshōō seisokuchi
Esashi Ezo salamander エゾサンショウウオ Hynobius retardatus.jpg 45°01′51″N 142°30′35″E / 45.030776°N 142.509839°E / 45.030776; 142.509839 (Ezo Salamander Habitat)
Siberian salamander
Salamandrella keyserlingii
キタサンショウウオ
Kita-sanshōō
Shibecha

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.

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