List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Tottori)

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

National Natural Monuments[]

As of 1 April 2021, twenty Natural Monuments have been designated, including two *Special Natural Monuments; the Southern Native Limit of the Japanese rose includes an area of Ibaraki Prefecture.^[2][3]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus オオサンショウウオ Õsanshōuo		designated across eighteen prefectures			1.2	[1]
*Daisen Japanese yew Forest Taxus cuspidata var. nana 大山のダイセンキャラボク純林 Daisen no Daisen kyaraboku junrin	Daisen			35°22′20″N 133°32′04″E / 35.3722°N 133.5345°E / 35.3722; 133.5345 (Daisen Japanese yew Forest)	2.2	[2]
Shiba Inu Canis familiaris 柴犬 Shiba inu					1.4	[3]
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū			1.1	[4]
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inuwashi					1.2	[5]
White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojirowashi					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]
Uradome Coast 浦富海岸 Uradome kaigan	Iwami	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		35°35′23″N 134°17′49″E / 35.58983508°N 134.29704718°E / 35.58983508; 134.29704718 (Uradome Coast)		[9]
Ōnomi no Sukune no Mikoto Jinja Verdure 大野見宿禰命神社社叢 Ōnomi no Sukune no Mikoto Jinja shasō	Tottori			35°30′05″N 134°12′08″E / 35.50134°N 134.20230°E / 35.50134; 134.20230 (Ōnomi no Sukune no Mikoto Jinja Verdure)	2.1	[10]
Kara River Japanese iris Communities Iris laevigata 唐川のカキツバタ群落 Kara-kawa no kakitsubata gunraku	Iwami			35°29′17″N 134°19′45″E / 35.48797°N 134.32920°E / 35.48797; 134.32920 (Kara River Japanese iris Communities)	2.4	[11]
Butterfly Habitat キマダラルリツバメチョウ生息地 Kimadararuritsubame-chō seisoku-chi	Tottori			35°30′23″N 134°14′27″E / 35.50644°N 134.24090°E / 35.50644; 134.24090 (Spindasis takanonis Butterfly Habitat)	2.2	[12]
Kurata Hachimangū Verdure 倉田八幡宮社叢 Kurata Hachimangū shasō	Tottori			35°27′55″N 134°13′31″E / 35.4652°N 134.2252°E / 35.4652; 134.2252 (Kurata Hachimangū Verdure)	2.1	[13]
Japanese yews of Mount Sentsū Taxus cuspidata 船通山のイチイ Sentsū-zan no ichii	Nichinan			35°09′19″N 133°10′45″E / 35.15539°N 133.17930°E / 35.15539; 133.17930 (Japanese yews of Mount Sentsū)	2.1	[14]
Tottori Sand Dunes 鳥取砂丘 Tottori sakyū	Tottori			35°32′31″N 134°13′49″E / 35.54193°N 134.23020°E / 35.54193; 134.23020 (Tottori Sand Dunes)	3.5,9	[15]
Hakuto Jinja Verdure 白兎神社樹叢 Hakuto Jinja jusō	Tottori			35°31′28″N 134°06′53″E / 35.52436°N 134.11460°E / 35.52436; 134.11460 (Hakuto Jinja Verdure)	2.1	[16]
Verdure 波波伎神社社叢 Hahaki Jinja shasō	Kurayoshi			35°27′55″N 133°51′15″E / 35.4653°N 133.8542°E / 35.4653; 133.8542 (Hahaki Jinja Verdure)	2.1	[17]
Giant Chinquapins of Hōki Castanopsis 伯耆の大シイ Hōki no ōshii	Kotoura			35°26′01″N 133°41′02″E / 35.43369°N 133.68390°E / 35.43369; 133.68390 (Giant Chinquapins of Hōki)	2.1	[18]
Matsugami Jinja Sakaki Forest Cleyera japonica 松上神社のサカキ樹林 Matsugami Jinja no sakaki jurin	Tottori			35°26′01″N 133°41′02″E / 35.43369°N 133.68390°E / 35.43369; 133.68390 (Matsugami Jinja Sakaki Forest)	2.2	[19]
Southern Native Limit of the Japanese rose Rosa rugosa ハマナス自生南限地帯 Hamanasu jisei nangen chitai	Daisen, Tottori	designation includes an area of in Ibaraki Prefecture		35°31′36″N 134°07′13″E / 35.52661°N 134.12020°E / 35.52661; 134.12020 (Southern Native Limit of the Japanese rose)	2.10	[20]

Prefectural Natural Monuments[]

As of 1 May 2020, fifty-six Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]

Municipal Natural Monuments[]

As of 1 May 2020, eighty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.^[5]

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Tottori Prefecture