This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Saga.[1]
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. |
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Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane |
found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū | ![]() |
1.1 | [1] | ||
Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato |
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1.2 | [2] | |||
Arita Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 有田のイチョウ Arita no ichō |
Arita | ![]() |
33°11′38″N 129°54′20″E / 33.19388°N 129.90560°E | 2.1 | [3] | |
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 / 33.30084°N 129.84360°E | [4] | ||
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 / 33.09882°N 129.93370°E | 2.1 | [5] | |
Kawako Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora 川古のクス Kawako no kusu |
Takeo | ![]() |
33°15′07″N 129°59′37″E / 33.25181°N 129.99350°E | 2.1 | [6] | |
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 / 33.21254°N 129.90210°E | 2.12 | [7] | ||
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 / 33.53086°N 129.87110°E | 2.1 | [8] | ||
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 / 33.44361°N 130.26020°E | 2.1 | [9] | |
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 / 33.38211°N 130.39390°E | 2.2,10 | [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 / 33.42152°N 129.82840°E | 2.10 | [11] | |
Yakataishi no Nanatsugama 屋形石の七ツ釜 Yakataishi no nanatsugama |
Karatsu | ![]() |
33°32′57″N 129°55′56″E / 33.54919°N 129.93230°E | 3.9 | [12] | |
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 / 33.34853°N 130.42530°E | 3.1,10 | [13] | ||
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 | ![]() |
1.5 | [14] | |
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 / 35.52661°N 134.12020°E | 2.10 | [15] |
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021. |
As of 1 May 2020, sixteen Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]
As of 1 May 2020, fifty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]