List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Saga)
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National Natural Monuments
As of 1 April 2021, fifteen Natural Monuments have been designated; Magpie Habitat spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka Prefecture and the Southern Native Limit of the Long-tail iris includes areas of Yamaguchi, Ehime, and Miyazaki Prefectures.[2][3][4]
| Monument | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane | found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū |  | 1.1 | |||
| Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato |  | 1.2 | ||||
| Arita Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 有田のイチョウ Arita no ichō | Arita |  | 33°11′38″N 129°54′20″E | 2.1 | ||
| Imari Bay Japanese horseshoe crab Breeding Grounds Tachypleus tridentatus 伊万里湾カブトガニ繁殖地 Imari-wan kabutogani hanshoku-chi | Imari |  | 33°18′03″N 129°50′37″E | |||
| Ureshino Giant Tea plant Camellia sinensis 嬉野の大チャノキ Ureshino no ōchanoki | Ureshino |  | 33°05′56″N 129°56′01″E | 2.1 | ||
| Kawako Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora 川古のクス Kawako no kusu | Takeo |  | 33°15′07″N 129°59′37″E | 2.1 | ||
| Mount Kurokami Gleichenia laevissima Native Area 黒髪山カネコシダ自生地 Kurokami-yama kaneko-shida jisei-chi | Takeo | 33°12′45″N 129°54′08″E | 2.12 | |||
| Kōtaku-ji Japanese sago palm Cycas revoluta 広沢寺のソテツ Kōtakuji no sotetsu | Karatsu | 33°31′51″N 129°52′16″E | 2.1 | |||
| Shimoōse Giant Katsura Cercidiphyllum japonicum 下合瀬の大カツラ Shimoōse no ōkatsura | Saga |  | 33°26′37″N 130°15′37″E | 2.1 | ||
| Mount Sengoku Northern Native Limit of the Sasanqua camellia Camellia sasanqua 千石山サザンカ自生北限地帯 Sengoku-yama sazanka jisei hokugen chitai | Yoshinogari |  | 33°22′56″N 130°23′38″E | 2.2,10 | ||
| Takakushi Northern Native Limit of the Sea fig Ficus superba 高串アコウ自生北限地帯 Takakushi akō jisei hokugen chitai | Karatsu |  | 33°25′17″N 129°49′42″E | 2.10 | ||
| Yakataishi no Nanatsugama 屋形石の七ツ釜 Yakataishi no nanatsugama | Karatsu |  | 33°32′57″N 129°55′56″E | 3.9 | ||
| Yatō Hills Aso Four Pyroclastic Flows Sediment and Buried Forest 八藤丘陵の阿蘇4火砕流堆積物及び埋没林 Yatō kyōri no Aso yon kasai ryūtai sekibutsu oyobi maibotsu-rin | Kamimine | 33°20′55″N 130°25′31″E | 3.1,10 | |||
| Magpie Habitat Pica pica カササギ生息地 Kasasagi seisoku-chi | Kashima, Ogi, Saga, Takeo, Taku, Tosu, Ureshino, Fujitsu District, Kanzaki District, Kishima District, and Miyaki District | designation includes areas of Kurume, Miyama, Yanagawa, and Mizuma District in Fukuoka Prefecture | _(7).jpg) | 1.5 | ||
| Southern Native Limit of the Long-tail iris Iris rossii エヒメアヤメ自生南限地帯 Ehime-ayame jisei nangen chitai | Saga | designation includes areas of Hōfu in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, and Kobayashi in Miyazaki Prefecture |  | 35°31′36″N 134°07′13″E | 2.10 | |
April 2021
Prefectural Natural Monuments
As of 1 May 2020, sixteen Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]
Municipal Natural Monuments
As of 1 May 2020, fifty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]