List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments

To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. Designated items are classified in a number of categories one of which is Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu^?). This category includes historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals, plants, and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value.^[1]^[2]

The government further designates "significant" monuments classifying them in three categories: Historic Sites (史跡, shiseki^?), Places of Scenic Beauty (名勝, meishō^?), and Natural Monuments (天然記念物, tennen kinenbutsu^?). Items of particularly high significance receive higher classifications: Special Historic Sites (特別史跡, tokubetsu shiseki^?), Special Places of Scenic Beauty (特別名勝, tokubetsu meishō^?), and Special Natural Monuments (特別天然記念物, tokubetsu tennen kinenbutsu^?) respectively. As of April 2010 there are 980 Natural Monuments, 1661 Historic Sites, 357 Places of Scenic Beauty, 75 Special Natural Monuments, 61 Special Historic Sites and 36 Special Places of Scenic Beauty. Since a single item can fall under more than one of these categories, the total number of sites is less than the sum of designations.

1 Criteria
2 Usage
3 Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites, Special Natural Monuments
4 References
5 External links

Criteria

The Agency for Cultural Affairs designates monuments based on a number of criteria. A monument can be designated based on more than one of these criteria:^[3]

Places of Scenic Beauty and Special Places of Scenic Beauty

Parks and gardens (公園、庭園)
Bridges and embankments (橋梁、築堤)
Flowering trees, flowering grass, autumn colors, green trees and other places of dense growth (花樹、花草、紅葉、緑樹などの叢生する場所)
Places inhabited by birds and wild animals, fish/insects and others (鳥獣、魚虫などの棲息する場所)
Rocks, caves (岩石、洞穴)
Ravines, gorges, waterfalls, mountain streams, abysses (峡谷、瀑布、溪流、深淵)
Lakes, marshes, wetlands, floating islands, springs (湖沼、湿原、浮島、湧泉)
Sand dunes, spits, seasides, islands (砂丘、砂嘴、海浜、島嶼)
Volcanoes, onsen (火山、温泉)
Mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, rivers (山岳、丘陵、高原、平原、河川)
Viewpoints (展望地点)

Historic Sites and Special Historic Sites

Shell mounds, settlement ruins, kofun, other historic ruins of this type (貝塚、集落跡、古墳その他この類の遺跡)
Ruins of fortified towns, castles, government administration offices, old battlefields and other historic ruins related to politics or government (都城跡、国郡庁跡、城跡、官公庁、戦跡その他政治に関する遺跡)
Remains of shrines and temples, former compound grounds and other historic ruins related to religion (社寺の跡又は旧境内その他祭祀信仰に関する遺跡)
Schools, research institutions, cultural facilities and other historic ruins related to education, learning or culture (学校、研究施設、文化施設その他教育・学術・文化に関する遺跡)
Medical care and welfare facilities, life related institution, other society and life related historic ruins (医療・福祉施設、生活関連施設その他社会・生活に関する遺跡)
Transport and communication facilities, forest conservation and flood control facilities, manufacture facilities and other historic sites related to finance or manufacture activities (交通・通信施設、治山・治水施設、生産施設その他経済・生産活動に関する遺跡)
Graves and stone monuments with inscriptions (墳墓及び碑)
Former residences, gardens, ponds and other areas of particular historical significance (旧宅、園池その他特に由緒のある地域の類)
Ruins related to foreign countries or foreigners (外国及び外国人に関する遺跡)

Natural Monuments and Special Natural Monuments

Animals (動物)
1. Well-known animals peculiar to Japan and their habitat (日本特有の動物で著名なもの及びその棲息地)
2. Animals which are not peculiar to Japan, but need to be preserved as well-known characteristic Japanese animals, and their habitat (特有の産ではないが、日本著名の動物としてその保存を必要とするもの及びその棲息地)
3. Animals or animal groups peculiar to Japan within their natural environment (自然環境における特有の動物又は動物群聚)
4. Domestic animals peculiar to Japan (日本に特有な畜養動物)
5. Well-known imported animals presently in a wild state, with the exception of domestic animals; their habitat (家畜以外の動物で海外よりわが国に移殖され現時野生の状態にある著名なもの及びその棲息地)
6. Particularly valuable animal specimen (特に貴重な動物の標本)
Plants, vegetation (植物)
1. Old trees of historic interest, gigantic trees, old trees, deformed trees, cultivated pulpwood, roadside trees, shrine forests (名木、巨樹、老樹、畸形木、栽培植物の原木、並木、社叢)
2. Representative primeval forests, rare forest flora (代表的原始林、稀有の森林植物相)
3. Representative alpine plants, special clusters of plants on rock ground (代表的高山植物帯、特殊岩石地植物群落)
4. Representative clusters of waste land plants (代表的な原野植物群落)
5. Representative examples of coastal and sand ground vegetation (海岸及び沙地植物群落の代表的なもの)
6. Representative examples of areas of peat forming plants (泥炭形成植物の発生する地域の代表的なもの)
7. Clusters of plants growing in caves or grottoes (洞穴に自生する植物群落)
8. Rare water plants in garden ponds, onsen, lakes, marshes, streams, sea, etc.; algae, moss, microbes, etc. (池泉、温泉、湖沼、河、海等の珍奇な水草類、藻類、蘚苔類、微生物等の生ずる地域)
9. Remarkable occurrence of epiphytic plants on rocks, trees or shrubs (着生草木の著しく発生する岩石又は樹木)
10. Remarkable plant growth on marginal land (著しい植物分布の限界地)
11. Remarkable growth in the wild of crop plants (著しい栽培植物の自生地)
12. Wild habitat of rare or near extinct plants (珍奇又は絶滅に瀕した植物の自生地)
　Geological and mineralogical features (地質鉱物)
1. Rocks, mineral and fossil producing sites (岩石、鉱物及び化石の産出状態)
2. Conformable and unconformable strata (地層の整合及び不整合)
3. Fold and thrust strata (地層の褶曲及び衝上)
4. Geological features caused by the work of living creatures (生物の働きによる地質現象)
5. Phenomena related to earthquake dislocation and landmass motion (地震断層など地塊運動に関する現象)
6. Caves, grottoes (洞穴)
7. Examples of rock organization (岩石の組織)
8. Onsen and their sediments (温泉並びにその沈澱物)
9. Erosion and weathering related phenomena (風化及び侵蝕に関する現象)
10. Fumaroles and other items related to volcanic activity (硫気孔及び火山活動によるもの)
11. Ice and frost related phenomena (氷雪霜の営力による現象)
12. Particularly precious rock, mineral and fossil specimen (特に貴重な岩石、鉱物及び化石の標本)
Representative territories rich in natural monuments to be protected (Natural Protected Areas) (保護すべき天然記念物に富んだ代表的一定の区域(天然保護区域))

Usage

The table's columns (except for Remarks and Photo) are sortable pressing the arrows symbols. The following gives an overview of what is included in the table and how the sorting works.

Name: name of the monument as registered in the Database of Cultural Properties
Special Place of Scenic Beauty: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Special Historic Site: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Historic Site
Special Natural Monument: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Natural Monument
Remarks: general remarks
Location: "town-name prefecture-name" and geo coordinates of the monument if applicable

sorts as "prefecture-name town-name"

Photo: picture of the monument

Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites, Special Natural Monuments

Name	Special Place of Scenic Beauty	Special Historic Site	Special Natural Monument	Remarks	Location
Mōtsū-ji garden (毛越寺庭園, mōtsūji teien^?)^[4]	1	—	—		Iwate HiraizumiHiraizumi, Iwate
Matsushima (松島^?)	8, 11	—	—	One of the Three Views of Japan	Miyagi variousShiogama, Shichigahama, Rifu, Matsushima, Higashimatsushima, Miyagi
Hamarikyu Gardens (旧浜離宮庭園, kyū hamarikyū teien^?)^[5]	1	2,8	—		Tokyo TokyoTokyo
Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden (小石川後楽園, koishikawa kōrakuen^?)^[6]	1	8	—		Tokyo TokyoTokyo
Rikugi-en (六義園^?)^[7]	1	—	—		Tokyo TokyoTokyo
Kurobe Gorge with Sarutobi Gorge and Mount Okukaneyama (黒部峡谷　附　猿飛ならびに奥鐘山, kurobekyōkoku tsuketari sarutobi narabini okukaneyama^?)	6	—	4		Toyama variousTateyama, Unazuki, Toyama
Kenroku-en (兼六園^?)^[8]	1	—	—	One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan	Ishikawa KanazawaKanazawa, Ishikawa
Ichijōdani Asakura Family Gardens (一乗谷朝倉氏庭園, Ichijōdani Asakura-shi teien^?)	1	—	—	The ruins at the same site are a Special Historic Site.	Fukui FukuiFukui, Fukui
Mitake Shōsenkyō Gorge (御嶽昇仙峡, mitake shōsenkyō^?)^[9]	5, 6	—	—		Yamanashi variousKōfu and Kai, Yamanashi
Kamikōchi (上高地^?)^[10]	6	—	4		Nagano MatsumotoMatsumoto, Nagano
Konchiin Garden (金地院庭園, konchiin teien^?)	1	—	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Jishō-ji (Ginkaku-ji) Garden (慈照寺（銀閣寺）庭園, jishō-ji (ginkaku-ji) teien^?)^[11]	1	8	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji) Garden (鹿苑寺（金閣寺）庭園, rokuon-ji (kinkaku-ji) teien^?)^[12]	1	8	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Jōruri-ji Garden (浄瑠璃寺庭園, jōruri-ji teien^?)	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit.: 8)	Kyoto KizugawaKizugawa, Kyoto
Saihō-ji Garden (西芳寺庭園, saihō-ji teien^?)^[13]	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit.: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Daisen-in Shoin Garden (大仙院書院庭園, daisenin shoin teien^?)^[14]	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit.: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Daitoku-ji Hōjō Garden (大徳寺方丈庭園, daitokuji hōjō teien^?)	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit.: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Daigo-ji Sanbō-in Garden (醍醐寺三宝院庭園, daigoji sanbōin teien^?)^[15]	1	8	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Amanohashidate (天橋立^?)^[16]	3, 8, 11	—	—	One of the Three Views of Japan	Kyoto MiyazuMiyazu, Kyoto
Tenryū-ji Garden (天龍寺庭園, tenryū-ji teien^?)^[17]	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit.: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Nijō Castle Ninomaru Palace Gardens (二条城二之丸庭園, nijōjō ninomaru teien^?)^[18]	1	—	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Hōkongō-in Seijo no taki waterfall and Mount Goisan (法金剛院青女滝　附　五位山, hōkongōin seijo no taki tsuketari goisan^?)	1, 10	—	—		Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Hongan-ji Ōshoin Garden (本願寺大書院庭園, honganji ōshoin teien^?)	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Ryōan-ji Hōjō Garden (龍安寺方丈庭園, ryōanji hōjō teien^?)	1	—	—	Also a historic site (hist-crit: 8)	Kyoto KyotoKyoto, Kyoto
Garden at the Eastern Heijō Palace (平城宮東院庭園, Heijō-kyū tōin teien^?)^[19]	1	—	—	Reconstruction of an 8th century Imperial Palace Garden with ponds and pebble shore	Nara NaraNara, Nara
Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Garden (平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園, heijōkyō sakyō sanjō nibō miyaato teien^?)^[20]	1	2, 8	—	The ruins at the same site are a Special Historic Site.	Nara NaraNara, Nara
Okayama Kōraku-en (岡山後楽園, okayama kōrakuen^?)^[21]	1	—	—	One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan	Okayama OkayamaOkayama, Okayama
Itsukushima (厳島^?)^[22]	8	2,3	—	Includes one of the Three Views of Japan	Hiroshima HatsukaichiHatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Sandan-kyō ravine (三段峡, sandan-kyō^?)	3,5,6	—	—		Hiroshima AkiotaAkiōta, Hiroshima
Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園, ritsurin kōen^?)^[23]	1	—	—		Kagawa TakamatsuTakamatsu, Kagawa
Nijinomatsubara (虹の松原^?)^[24]	3,9	—	—		Saga KaratsuKaratsu, Saga
Mount Unzen (温泉岳, unzendake^?)	1, 3, 9, 10	—	—		Nagasaki ShimabaraShimabara, Nagasaki
Shikinaen Garden (識名園, shikinaen^?)	1	—	—		Okinawa NahaNaha, Okinawa
Lake Towada and Oirase Mountain Stream (十和田湖および奥入瀬渓流, towadako oyobi oirasekeiryū^?)	6, 7	—	—	Also a Natural Monument (4)	various variousTowadako, Aomori and Kosaka, Akita
Dorohacchō Gorge (瀞八丁, dorohacchō^?)	5,6	—	—	Also a Natural Monument (3.1)	various variousKumanogawa, Wakayama, Kiwa, Mie and Totsukawa, Nara
Mount Fuji (富士山, fujisan^?)	10	—	—		various variousYamanashi, Shizuoka
Goryōkaku ruins (五稜郭跡, goryōkakuato^?)^[25]	—	2	—	Star fort of the Republic of Ezo	Hokkaido HakodateHakodate, Hokkaidō
Sannai-Maruyama site (三内丸山遺跡, sannai maruyama iseki^?)^[26]	—	1	—	Jōmon period archaeological site	Aomori AomoriAomori, Aomori
Chūson-ji compound (中尊寺境内, chūsonji keidai^?)^[27]	—	3	—		Iwate HiraizumiHiraizumi, Iwate
Muryōkōin Ruins (無量光院跡, muryōkōinato^?)	—	3	—		Iwate HiraizumiHiraizumi, Iwate
Ruins of Shinto shrine attached to the Mōtsū-ji compound (毛越寺境内　附　鎮守社跡, mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjushaato^?)^[28]	—	3	—		Iwate HiraizumiHiraizumi, Iwate
Ruins of a temple attached to the fort of Tagajō (多賀城跡　附　寺跡, tagajōato tsuketari teraato^?)^[29]^[30]	—	2, 3	—		Miyagi TagajoTagajō, Miyagi
Ōyu Stone Circle (大湯環状列石, ōyu kanjō resseki^?)^[31]	—	1	—		Akita KazunoKazuno, Akita
Former Kōdōkan School (旧弘道館, kyūkōdōkan^?)^[32]	—	4	—	Former school of the Mito Clan, founded in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki	Ibaraki MitoMito, Ibaraki
Hitachi Kokubun-ji Ruins (常陸国分寺跡, hitachi kokubunjiato^?)^[33]	—	3	—		Ibaraki IshiokaIshioka, Ibaraki
Hitachi Kokubun Nunnery Ruins (常陸国分尼寺跡, hitachi kokubun nijiato^?)^[34]	—	3	—		Ibaraki IshiokaIshioka, Ibaraki
Ōya Magaibutsu (大谷磨崖仏, ōya magaibutsu^?)	—	3	—	Stone reliefs of Buddhist deities in a cave	Tochigi UtsunomiyaUtsunomiya, Tochigi
Cedar Avenue of Nikkō and attached donation monuments (日光杉並木街道　附　並木寄進碑, nikkō suginamiki kaidō tsuketari namiki kishinhi^?)^[35]^[36]	—	6	2.1	Three roads totalling 37 km (23 mi)	Tochigi NikkoNikkō, Imaichi and Kanuma, Tochigi
Kanaizawa Stele (金井沢碑, kanaizawahi^?)^[37]	—	3, 7	—	110 cm (43 in) high stone stele from 726	Gunma TakasakiTakasaki, Gunma
Yamanoue stele and kofun (山上碑及び古墳, yamanouehi oyobi kofun^?)^[38]	—	1, 7	—		Gunma TakasakiTakasaki, Gunma
Tago Stele (多胡碑, tagohi^?)^[39]	—	2, 7	—		Gunma TakasakiTakasaki, Gunma
Ruins of Edo Castle (江戸城跡, edojōato^?)	—	2	—		Tokyo TokyoTokyo
Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins (一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡, Ichijōdani Asakura-shi iseki^?)^[40]	—	2, 3, 6, 7, 8	—	The gardens at the same site are a Special Place of Scenic Beauty.	Fukui FukuiFukui, Fukui
Togari Ishi Stone Age ruins (尖石石器時代遺跡, togariishi sekkijidai iseki^?)	—	1	—	Jōmon period archaeological site	Nagano ChinoChino, Nagano
Tōtomi Kokubun-ji Ruins (遠江国分寺跡, tōtomi kokubunjiato^?)^[41]	—	3	—		Shizuoka IwataIwata, Shizuoka
Arai Barrier ruins (新居関跡, arainosekiato^?)^[42]^[43]	—	6	—	Set up by Tokugawa Ieyasu	Shizuoka AraiArai, Shizuoka
Toro archaeological site (登呂遺跡, toro iseki^?)^[44]	—	1	—	Late Yayoi archaeological site	Shizuoka ShizuokaShizuoka, Shizuoka
Nagoya Castle ruins (名古屋城跡, nagoyajōato^?)	—	2	—		Aichi NagoyaNagoya, Aichi
Former residence of Motoori Norinaga (本居宣長旧宅　同　宅跡, Motoori Norinaga kyūtaku dōtakuato^?)^[45]	—	8	—		Mie MatsusakaMatsusaka, Mie
Azuchi Castle ruins (安土城跡, azuchijōato^?)	—	2	—		Shiga variousAzuchi and Higashiōmi, Shiga
Hikone Castle ruins (彦根城跡, hikonejōato^?)	—	2	—		Shiga HikoneHikone, Shiga
Osaka Castle ruins (大坂城跡, osakajōato^?)	—	2	—		Osaka OsakaOsaka, Osaka
Kudara-dera ruins (百済寺, kuderaderaato^?)	—	3	—		Osaka HirakataHirakata, Osaka
Himeji Castle ruins (姫路城跡, himejijōato^?)^[46]	—	2	—		Hyogo HimejiHimeji, Hyōgo
Kitora Tomb (キトラ古墳, kitora kofun^?)^[47]	—	1	—		Nara AsukaAsuka, Nara
Takamatsuzuka Tomb (高松塚古墳, takamatsuzuka kofun^?)^[48]	—	1	—		Nara AsukaAsuka, Nara
Yama-dera Ruins (山田寺跡, yamadaderaato^?)^[49]	—	3	—		Nara SakuraiSakurai, Nara
Ishibutai Kofun (石舞台古墳^?)^[50]	—	1	—		Nara AsukaAsuka, Nara
Suyama Kofun (巣山古墳^?)^[51]	—	1	—		Nara KoryoKōryō, Nara
Fujiwara Palace Ruins (藤原宮跡, fujiwara kyūseki^?)^[52]	—	2	—	Palace of the Fujiwara capital	Nara KashiharaKashihara, Nara
Monjuin Nishi Kofun (文殊院西古墳^?)^[53]	—	1	—		Nara SakuraiSakurai, Nara
Heijō Palace ruins (平城宮跡, heijō kyūseki^?)^[54]	—	2	—	Palace of the Heijō capital; the gardens at the same site are a Special Place of Scenic Beauty	Nara NaraNara, Nara
Moto Yakushi-ji ruins (本薬師寺跡, motoyakushijiato^?)^[55]	—	3	—	Yakushi-ji of the Fujiwara capital	Nara KashiharaKashihara, Nara
Iwase Senzuka Kofun Group (岩橋千塚古墳群, iwase senzuka kofungun^?)^[56]	—	1	—		Wakayama WakayamaWakayama, Wakayama
Sai no Ohai-ji ruins (斎尾廃寺跡, sainoohaijiato^?)	—	3	—		Tottori TohakuTōhaku, Tottori
Former Shizutani School with Camelia mound, stone gate, ruins of the residence of Tsuda Nagatada and tea house (旧閑谷学校　附　椿山石門津田永忠宅跡および黄葉亭, kyūshizutanigakkō tsuketari tsubakiyama sekimon tsudanagatadatakuato oyobi kōyōtei^?)^[57]^[58]	—	4	—		Okayama BizenBizen, Okayama
Renjuku Fourmer Chazan Kan house (廉塾ならびに菅茶山旧宅, renjuku narabini kansazankyūtaku^?)^[59]^[60]	—	4, 8	—	Chazan Kan (1748–1827) was a Confucian scholar.	Hiroshima FukuyamaFukuyama, Hiroshima
Sanuki Kokubun-ji ruins (讃岐国分寺跡, sanuki kokubunjiato^?)^[61]	—	3	—	Temple 80 of the Shikoku pilgrimage	Kagawa HiraizumiTakamatsu, Kagawa
Ōzuka Kofun (王塚古墳^?)^[62]	—	1	—		Fukuoka KeisenKeisen, Fukuoka
Ruins of Mizuki (水城跡, mizukiato^?)	—	2	—	Low embankment built in 664 by the Dazaifu (大宰府), the imperial office governing Kyūshū, against an invasion from Tang Dynasty China and Korea	Fukuoka variousDazaifu, Kasuga and Ōnojō, Fukuoka
Ruins of the Dazaifu (大宰府跡, dazaifuato^?)^[63]	—	2	—	Ruins of the governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyūshū	Fukuoka DazaifuDazaifu, Fukuoka
Ōnojō Castle Ruins (大野城跡, ōnojōato^?)^[64]	—	2, 3	—	Asuka period castle	Fukuoka variousDazaifu, Umi and Ōnojō, Fukuoka
Yoshinogari site (吉野ヶ里遺跡, yoshinogari iseki^?)^[65]	—	1	—	Yayoi period archaeological site	Saga YoshinogariYoshinogari, Saga
Nagoya Castle ruined foundations (名護屋城跡並陣跡, nagoyajōato narabini jinato^?)^[66]	—	2	—		Saga variousChinzei, Yobuko and Genkai, Saga
Kaneda Castle Ruins (金田城跡, kanedajōato^?)^[67]	—	2	—	Asuka period mountain castle	Nagasaki TsushimaTsushima, Nagasaki
Haru no Tsuji Site (原の辻遺跡, haru no tsujii seki^?)^[68]	—	1	—		Nagasaki IkiIki, Nagasaki
Kumamoto Castle (熊本城跡, kumamotojōato^?)	—	2	—		Kumamoto KumamotoKumamoto, Kumamoto
Usuki Stone Buddhas with five-storied stone pagoda and two gorintō with inscriptions from 1170 and 1172 (臼杵磨崖仏　附　日吉塔、嘉応二年在銘五輪塔　承安二年在銘五輪塔, usuki magaibutsu tsuketari hiyoshitō kaōninenzaimei gorintō jōanninenzaimei gorintō^?)^[69]^[70]	—	3	—		Oita UsukiUsuki, Ōita
Saitobaru Burial Mounds (西都原古墳群, saitobaru kofun-guni^?)^[71]	—	1	—		Miyazaki SaitoSaito, Miyazaki
Kii Castle ruins (基肄（椽）城跡, kiijōato^?)^[72]	—	2	—		variou variousChikushino, Fukuoka and Kiyama, Saga
Mount Apoi alpine plant community (アポイ岳高山植物群落, apoidake kōzanshokubutsu gunraku^?)	—	—	2.3		Hokkaido SamaniSamani, Hokkaidō
Marimo of Lake Akan (阿寒湖のマリモ, akanko no marimo^?)	—	—	2.12, 2.8		Hokkaido AkanAkan, Hokkaidō
Showashinzan (昭和新山^?)	—	—	3.10		Hokkaido SobetsuSōbetsu, Hokkaidō
Daisetsuzan (大雪山^?)	—	—	4		Hokkaido variousKamikawa, Higashikawa, Biei and Shintoku, Hokkaidō
Nopporo Forest Park (野幌原始林, nopporo genshirin^?)	—	—	2.2		Hokkaido KitahiroshimaKitahiroshima, Hokkaidō
Swans on Kominato beach and their wintering place (小湊のハクチョウおよびその渡来地, kominato no hakuchō oyobi sono toraichi^?)	—	—	1.2	Whooper Swans	Aomori HiranaiHiranai, Aomori
Getō Onsen Tufa (夏油温泉の石灰華, getō onsen no sekkaika^?)	—	—	3.8		Iwate KitakamiKitakami, Iwate
Nesori petrified wood (根反の大珪化木, nesori no daikeikaboku^?)	—	—	3.1	15–20 Million years old	Iwate IchinoheIchinohe, Iwate
Yakehashiri lava flow (焼走り熔岩流, yakehashiri yōganryū^?)	—	—	3.5, 3.10		Iwate NishineNishine, Iwate
Mount Hayachine and Yakushidake alpine zone, forest vegetation (早池峰山および薬師岳の高山帯・森林植物群落, hayachinesan oyobi yakushidake no kōzantai shinrin shokubutsugunraku^?)	—	—	2.3		Iwate variousHanamaki, Tōno and Kawai, Iwate
onikōbe no megama oyobi ogama kanketsu onsen (鬼首の雌釜および雄釜間歇温泉^?)	—	—	3.8		Miyagi OsakiŌsaki, Miyagi
Tamagawa Hot Spring hokutolite (玉川温泉の北投石, tamagawa onsen no hokutōseki^?)	—	—	3.1, 3.8	Hokutolite is a type of radioactive baryte.	Akita SembokuSemboku, Akita
Mount Haguro cedar avenue (羽黒山のスギ並木, hagursan no suginamiki^?)	—	—	2.1		Yamagata TsuruokaTsuruoka, Yamagata
Large zelkova tree of Higashine (東根の大ケヤキ, higashine no ōkeyaki^?)	—	—	2.1	More than 1000 year old, and perimeter larger than 12 (m^?), largest zelkova tree in Japan	Yamagata HigashineHigashine, Yamagata
Natural habitat Pinguicula ramosa (コウシンソウ自生地, higashine no ōkeyaki^?)	—	—	2.12	A species of butterwort endemic to Nikkō National Park	Tochigi NikkoNikkō, Tochigi
Mount Asama lava tree mold (浅間山熔岩樹型, asamayama yōganjukei^?)	—	—	3.2, 3.7, 3.10		Gunma TsumagoiTsumagoi, Gunma
Wisteria at Ushijima (牛島のフジ, ushijima no fuji^?)	—	—	2.1		Saitama KasukabeKasukabe, Saitama
Kagami-iwa rock at Mount Mitake (御獄の鏡岩, mitake no kagamiiwa^?)	—	—	3.1, 3.5		Saitama KamikawaKamikawa, Saitama
Tajimagahara Primula sieboldii primrose habitat (田島ヶ原サクラソウ自生地, tajimagahara sakurasō jiseichi^?)	—	—	2.4		Saitama SaitamaSaitama, Saitama
Tai-no-ura sea bream habitat (鯛の浦タイ生息地, tai no ura tai seisokuchi^?)^[73]	—	—	1.3		Chiba KamogawaKamogawa, Chiba
Ōshima cherry tree (大島のサクラ株, ōshima no sakurakabu^?)	—	—	2.1	Single tree, 7.9 m (26 ft) circumference; species is native to Ōshima and Izu Peninsula	Tokyo OshimaŌshima , Tokyo
Firefly squid sea surface group (ホタルイカ群遊海面, hotaruika-gun yūkaimen^?)	—	—	1.3		Toyama variousToyama and Uozu, Toyama
Uozu buried forest (魚津埋没林, uozu maibutsurin^?)	—	—	3.1, 3.5	Tree trunks of a cedar forest partially buried about 2000 years ago; largest has a circumference of ca. 12 m (39 ft)	Toyama Uozu ShakadoShakadō, Uozu, Toyama
Yakushidake cirque group (薬師岳の圏谷群, yakushidake no kenkokugun^?)	—	—	3.11		Toyama ToyamaToyama, Toyama
Sinter cones (岩間の噴泉塔群, iwama no funsentōgun^?)	—	—	3.8		Ishikawa HakusanHakusan, Ishikawa
Narusawa lava tree mold (鳴沢熔岩樹型, narusawayōganjukei^?)	—	—	3.6, 3.10		Yamanashi NarusawaNarusawa, Yamanashi
Shirahone Onsen stalagmite and spherical limestones (白骨温泉の噴湯丘と球状石灰石, shirahone onsen no funtōkyū to kyūjōsekkaiseki^?)	—	—	3.8		Nagano MatsumotoMatsumoto, Nagano
Neodani valley fault (根尾谷断層, neodani dansō^?)	—	—	3.5		Gifu MotosuMotosu, Gifu
Itoshiro cedar (石徹白のスギ, itoshiro no sugi^?)	—	—	2.1	Circumference 14 m (46 ft)	Gifu GujoGujō, Gifu
Kariyado gebazakura (狩宿の下馬ザクラ, kariyado no gebazakura^?)	—	—	2.1	Oldest tree of the mountain sakura, crown 21.81 m (71.6 ft) (EW) and 16.33 m (53.6 ft) (NS)	Shizuoka FujinomiyaFujinomiya, Shizuoka
Wakutama pond (湧玉池, wakutama no ike^?)	—	—	3.10		Shizuoka FujinomiyaFujinomiya, Shizuoka
Nagaoka fireflies and their habitat (長岡のゲンジボタルおよびその発生地, nagaoka no genjibotaru oyobi sono hassei^?)	—	—	1.2		Shiga MaibaraMaibara, Shiga
Kasugayama Primeval Forest (春日山原始林, kasugayama genshirin^?)	—	—	2.2	Part of the World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara"	Nara NaraNara, Nara
Daisen agarwood single species forest (大山のダイセンキャラボク純林, daisen no daisenkyaraboku junrin^?)	—	—	2.2		Tottori DaisenDaisen, Tottori
Daikon Island lava tubes (大根島の熔岩隧道, daikonjima no yōganzuidō^?)	—	—	3.6, 3.10		Shimane MatsueMatsue, Shimane
Akiyoshi plateau (秋吉台, akiyoshidai^?)	—	—	3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9	Karst topography	Yamaguchi MineMine, Yamaguchi
Akiyoshi cave (秋芳洞, akiyoshidō^?)	—	—	3.6, 3.9	At 8.7 km (5.4 mi) second longest cave in Japan	Yamaguchi MineMine, Yamaguchi
Cranes at Yashiro and their wintering place (八代のツルおよびその渡来地, yashiro no tsuru oyobi sono toraichi^?)	—	—	1.2	Hooded Cranes	Yamaguchi variousShūnan and Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
Giant camphor tree in Kamo (加茂の大クス, kamo no ōkusu^?)	—	—	2.1		Tokushima HigashimiyoshiHigashimiyoshi, Tokushima
Chinese Juniper at Hōshō-in (宝生院のシンパク, hōshōin no shinpaku^?)	—	—	2.1	23 m (75 ft) high, 15 m (49 ft) circumference at ground level	Kagawa TonoshoTonoshō, Kagawa
Yakama potholes (八釜の甌穴群, yakama no ōketsugun^?)	—	—	3.9		Ehime KumakogenKumakōgen, Ehime
Common Jay at Kōchi and its habitat (高知市のミカドアゲハおよびその生息地, kōchishi no mikadoageha oyobi sono seisokuchi^?)	—	—	1.2		Kochi KochiKōchi, Kōchi
Giant cedars at Sugi (杉の大スギ, sugi no ōsugi^?)	—	—	2.1	Two stems, each about 16 m (52 ft) circumference	Kochi OtoyoŌtoyo, Kōchi
Japanese Box primeval forest at Mount Kosho (古処山ツゲ原始林, koshosan tsuge genshirin^?)	—	—	2.1		Fukuoka variousAsakura and Kama, Fukuoka
Camphor tree primeval forest at Mount Tachibana (立花山クスノキ原始林, tachibanayama kusunoki genshirin^?)	—	—	2.2, 2.10		Fukuoka variousShingū and Hisayama, Fukuoka
Mucuna sempervirens at Aira (相良のアイラトビカズラ, aira no airatobikazura^?)	—	—	2.1, 2.12		Kumamoto KikukaKikuka, Kumamoto
Aoshima subtropical plant communities (青島亜熱帯性植物群落, aoshima anettai seishokubutsugunraku^?)	—	—	2.2		Miyazaki MiyazakiAoshima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Sago palm natural habitat at Cape Toi (都井岬ソテツ自生地, toimisaki sotetsu jiseichi^?)	—	—	2.10		Miyazaki KushimaKushima, Miyazaki
Mitrastema at Uchiumi (内海のヤッコソウ発生地, uchiumi no yakkosō hasseichi^?)	—	—	2.12	Mitrastema yamamotoi	Miyazaki MiyazakiMiyazaki, Miyazaki
Yakushima primeval cedar forest (屋久島スギ原始林, yakushima sugi genshirin^?)	—	—	2.2	Includes with the Jōmon Sugi, the oldest specimen of Cryptomeria japonica	Kagoshima YakushimaYakushima, Kagoshima
Kamō camphor tree (蒲生のクス, kamō no kesu^?)	—	—	2.1	Height: 30 m (98 ft), circumference: 24 m (79 ft)	Kagoshima KamoKamō, Kagoshima
Origin of Kandelia obovata at Kiire (喜入のリュウキュウコウガイ産地, kiire no ryūkyōkōgai sanchi^?)	—	—	2.10		Kagoshima KagoshimaKagoshima, Kagoshima
Natural habitat of the sago palm in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県のソテツ自生地, kagoshimaken no sotetsu jiseichi^?)	—	—	2.10		Kagoshima variousYamagawa, Bonotsu, Sata and Uchinoura, Kagoshima
Cranes in Kagoshima Prefecture and their wintering place (鹿児島県のツルおよびその渡来地, kagoshimaken no tsuru oyobi sono toraichi^?)	—	—	1.2	Hooded Cranes	Kagoshima IzumiIzumi, Kagoshima
Birōjima subtropical plant communities (枇榔島亜熱帯性植物群落, birōjima anettai seishokubutsugunraku^?)	—	—	2.2, 2.10		Kagoshima ShibushiShibushi, Kagoshima
Shirouma mountain range alpine plant zone (白馬連山高山植物帯, shiroumarenzan kōzanshokubutsutai^?)	—	—	2.3		various variousAsahi and Kurobe in Toyama; Hakuba in Nagano; Itoigawa in Niigata
Ozegahara (尾瀬, oze^?)	—	—	4		various variousYunotani, Niigata; Katashina, Gunma; Hinoemata, Fukushima
Short-tailed Albatross (アホウドリ, ahōdori^?)	—	—	1.2		various variousTokyo and Okinawa
Amami Rabbit (アマミノクロウサギ, amami no kuro usagi^?)	—	—	1.1		Kagoshima variousTokunoshima and Amami Ōshima, Kagoshima
Iriomote Cat (イリオモテヤマネコ, iriomote yamaneko^?)	—	—	1.1	Endemic to one island (Iriomote)	Okinawa IriomoteIriomote, Okinawa
Japanese giant salamander (オオサンショウウオ, ōsanshōuo^?)	—	—	1.2	At up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) length, the second largest salamander in the world^[74]	various Iriomote11 prefectures, among others: Gifu, Mie, Hyōgo, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori, Ōita
Japanese Serow (カモシカ, kamoshika^?)	—	—	1.1	found on all main Japanese islands except for Hokkaidō	various various29 prefectures including Aomori
Otter (カワウソ, kawauso^?)	—	—	1.2		various variousvarious
Crested Serpent-eagle (カンムリワシ, kanmuriwashi^?)	—	—	1.1		Okinawa variousOkinawa
Oriental Stork (コウノトリ, kō no tori^?)	—	—	1.2		various variousHyōgo and Fukui
Red-crowned Crane (タンチョウ, tanchō^?)	—	—	1.2		Hokkaido variousHokkaidō
Crested Ibis (トキ, toki^?)	—	—	1.2		various variousNiigata and Ishikawa
Okinawa Woodpecker (ノグチゲラ, noguchigera^?)	—	—	1.1	Endemic to Okinawa Island	Okinawa Okinawa IslandOkinawa Island, Okinawa
Bonin White-eye (メグロ, meguro^?)	—	—	1.1	Endemic to the Bonin Islands	Tokyo Bonin IslandsBonin Islands, Tokyo
Rock Ptarmigan (ライチョウ, raichō^?)	—	—	1.2		various variousToyama, Nagano, Niigata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Gifu
Long-Tailed Fowl of Tosa (土佐のオナガドリ, tosa no onagadori^?)	—	—	1.4		Kochi NankokuNankoku, Kōchi

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