List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty-four Natural Monuments have been designated, including three *Special Natural Monuments; Dorohatchō spans the prefectural borders with Mie and Wakayama.^[2][3][4][5]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Japanese serow Capricornis crispus カモシカ Kamoshika		designated across twenty-nine prefectures			1.1
*Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus オオサンショウウオ Õsanshōuo		designated across eighteen prefectures			1.2
*Kasugayama Primeval Forest 春日山原始林 Kasuga-yama genshi-rin	Nara	no tree-felling or hunting has been permitted since 841; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[6]		34°40′55″N 135°51′30″E	2.2
Deer in Nara 奈良のシカ Nara no shika	Nara				1.3
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū			1.1
Moore's Cupid Shijimia moorei ゴイシツバメシジミ Goishitsubame-shijimi					1.1
Arhopala ganesa Habitat ルーミスシジミ生息地 Rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi	Nara			34°41′19″N 135°51′50″E	1.2
Verdure on Mount Imo 妹山樹叢 Imo-yama jusō	Yoshino			34°23′38″N 135°52′15″E	2.1
Siebold's magnolia Habitat Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica オオヤマレンゲ自生地 ōyamarenge jiseichi	Tenkawa, Gojō			34°10′26″N 135°54′15″E	2.2
Clematis patens Habitat カザグルマ自生地 Kazaguruma jiseichi	Uda			34°29′34″N 135°55′57″E	2.11
Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja Nageia nagi 春日神社境内ナギ樹林 Kasuga Jinja keidai nagi ju-rin	Nara			34°40′53″N 135°50′56″E	2.2
Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest Pseudotsuga japonica 三ノ公川トガサワラ原始林 Sannokō-gawa togasawara genshi-rin	Kawakami			34°16′01″N 136°04′20″E	2.2
Lysionotus Communities シシンラン群落 Shishinran gunraku	Kamikitayama			34°09′00″N 136°00′41″E	2.9
Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura Prunus verecunda 'Antiqua' 知足院ナラノヤエザクラ Chisokuin naranoyaezakura	Nara			34°41′32″N 135°50′25″E	2.1
Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat 丹生川上中社のツルマンリョウ自生地 Niukawakami nakasha no tsurumanryō jiseichi	Higashiyoshino			34°23′26″N 135°59′12″E	2.2,10
Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 吐山スズラン群落 Hayama suzuran gunraku	Nara			34°33′42″N 135°57′21″E	2.10
Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa 屏風岩、兜岩および鎧岩 Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa oyobi Yoroi-iwa	Soni			34°31′39″N 136°07′26″E
Futami Giant Muku Tree Aphananthe aspera 二見の大ムク Futami no ōmuku	Gojō			34°20′39″N 135°41′12″E	2.1
Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest 仏経嶽原始林 Bukkyōgatake genshi-rin	Kamikitayama, Tenkawa			34°10′21″N 135°54′33″E	2.2
Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 向淵スズラン群落 Mukō suzuran gunraku	Uda			34°34′39″N 135°58′52″E	2.10
Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities Convallaria majalis 室生山暖地性シダ群落 Murō-zan danchisei shida gunraku	Uda			34°32′23″N 136°02′24″E
Yatsubusa Sugi Cryptomeria japonica 八ツ房スギ Yatsubusa-sugi	Uda			34°26′36″N 135°58′36″E	2.1
Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest 与喜山暖帯林 Yoki-san dantai-rin	Sakurai			34°32′18″N 135°54′42″E	2.1
Dorohatchō 瀞八丁 Õsanshōuo	Totsukawa	designation includes areas of Kumano in Mie Prefecture and Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty		33°54′02″N 135°53′10″E

This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021.

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, sixty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4][7][8]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdai-ji Ischikauia steenackeri 東大寺鏡池棲息ワタカ Tōdaiji Kagami-ike seisoku wataka	Nara			34°41′14″N 135°50′25″E		for all refs see
Japanese Chinquapin Forest in the Precinct of Shōryaku-ji Castanopsis cuspidata 正暦寺境内のコジイ林 Shōryakuji keidai no kojii-rin	Nara			34°38′41″N 135°52′07″E
Five-coloured Japanese camellias Camellia japonica 五色椿 Go-shiki tsubaki	Nara	in the grounds of Byakugō-ji		34°40′16″N 135°51′04″E

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.^[4][9]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Giant Asian Bayberry in the Precinct of Kasuga Taisha Nageia nagi 春日大社境内のナギ巨樹 Kasuga Taisha keidai no nagi kyōju	Nara			34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E

See also

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