List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)

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 / 34.6820741°N 135.85831576°E / 34.6820741; 135.85831576 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji)	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 / 34.68849°N 135.86380°E / 34.68849; 135.86380 (Clematis patens Habitat)	1.2
Verdure on Mount Imo 妹山樹叢 Imo-yama jusō	Yoshino			34°23′38″N 135°52′15″E / 34.39376°N 135.87080°E / 34.39376; 135.87080 (Verdure on Mount Imo)	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 / 34.17386°N 135.90410°E / 34.17386; 135.90410 (Siebold's magnolia Habitat)	2.2
Clematis patens Habitat カザグルマ自生地 Kazaguruma jiseichi	Uda			34°29′34″N 135°55′57″E / 34.49275°N 135.93250°E / 34.49275; 135.93250 (Clematis patens Habitat)	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 / 34.68147°N 135.84880°E / 34.68147; 135.84880 (Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja)	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 / 34.26705°N 136.07210°E / 34.26705; 136.07210 (Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest)	2.2
Lysionotus Communities シシンラン群落 Shishinran gunraku	Kamikitayama			34°09′00″N 136°00′41″E / 34.14989°N 136.01140°E / 34.14989; 136.01140 (Lysionotus Communities)	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 / 34.69236°N 135.84020°E / 34.69236; 135.84020 (Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura)	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 / 34.39053°N 135.98670°E / 34.39053; 135.98670 (Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat)	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 / 34.56177°N 135.95570°E / 34.56177; 135.95570 (Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities)	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 / 34.5274°N 136.1239°E / 34.5274; 136.1239 (Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa)
Futami Giant Muku Tree Aphananthe aspera 二見の大ムク Futami no ōmuku	Gojō			34°20′39″N 135°41′12″E / 34.34406°N 135.68680°E / 34.34406; 135.68680 (Futami Giant Muku Tree)	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 / 34.17262°N 135.90910°E / 34.17262; 135.90910 (Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest)	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 / 34.57758°N 135.98120°E / 34.57758; 135.98120 (Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities)	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 / 34.53980°N 136.03990°E / 34.53980; 136.03990 (Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities)
Yatsubusa Sugi Cryptomeria japonica 八ツ房スギ Yatsubusa-sugi	Uda			34°26′36″N 135°58′36″E / 34.44324°N 135.97680°E / 34.44324; 135.97680 (Yatsubusa Sugi)	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 / 34.53824°N 135.91160°E / 34.53824; 135.91160 (Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest)	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 / 33.90065°N 135.88600°E / 33.90065; 135.88600 (Dorohatchō)

 April 2021

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 / 34.687322°N 135.840222°E / 34.687322; 135.840222 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji)		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 / 34.644661°N 135.868482°E / 34.644661; 135.868482 (Japanese Chinquapin Forest in the Precinct of Shōryakuji)
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 / 34.671014°N 135.851208°E / 34.671014; 135.851208 (Five-coloured Japanese camellias)

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 / 34.681378°N 135.848392°E / 34.681378; 135.848392 (Giant Asian Bayberry in the Precinct of Kasuga Taisha)