List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kōchi) explained

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated, including five *Special Natural Monuments; Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities spans the prefectural borders with Tokushima.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Japanese serow Capricornis crispus Kamoshika		designated across thirty prefectures				https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3107
Otter Lutrinae Kawauso						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3135
Tosa onagadori Gallus gallus domesticus Tosa no onagadori						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3104
Kōchi City Common jay and its Habitat Graphium doson Kōchi-shi no mikadoageha oyobi sono seisoku-chi				33.5486°N 133.5337°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2581
Sugi no Ōsugi Sugi no ōsugi				33.7541°N 133.6633°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2570
Tosa Canis familiaris Tosa-ken						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3113
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū				https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3188
Shamo Gallus gallus domesticus Shamo						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3122
Tōtenkō Gallus gallus domesticus Tōtenkō						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3111
Uzura-chabo Gallus gallus domesticus Uzura-chabo						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3114
Minohisa-chabo Gallus gallus domesticus Minohisa-chabo						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3115
Local pedigree chicken Gallus gallus domesticus Jidori						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3120
Ioki Cave Fern Communities Pteridopsida Ioki-dō no shida gunraku				33.4914°N 133.9338°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2571
Ōtani Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora Ōtani no kusu				33.3859°N 133.3185°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2569
Ōhikiwari-Kohikiwari Ōhikiwari・Kohikiwari				33.4757°N 133.045°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2590
Mount Kanbaramatsuo Tachibana Communities Citrus tachibana Kanbaramatsuo-yama no tachibana gunraku				33.495°N 133.3669°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003585
Goshiki Beach Yokonami Mélange Goshiki no hama no Yokonami meranju				33.4271°N 133.4579°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003710
Kotsurutsu Okitsu Mélange and Pseudotachylyte Kotsurutsu no Okitsu meranju oyobi shūdotakiraito				33.2216°N 133.2469°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003711
Cape Chihiro Fossil Ripples Chihiro-misaki no kaseki renkon				32.7741°N 132.873°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2586
Tenjin Giant Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica Tenjin no ōsugi				33.5621°N 133.7513°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2580
Tōsen-jima Rising Coast Tōsen-jima no ryūki kaigan				32.7761°N 132.9678°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2585
Niida Ehretia acuminata Niida no hirohachishanoki				33.2771°N 133.151°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2582
Hiraishi Chichi-Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Hiraishi no chichi-ichō				33.7155°N 133.4886°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2572
Matsuo Sea fig Native Soil Ficus superba Matsuo no akō jisei-chi				32.7346°N 132.9859°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2567
Cape Muroto Subtropical Forest and Coastal Plant Communities Ficus superba Muroto-misaki anettai-sei jurin oyobi kaigan shokubutsu gunraku				33.2475°N 134.1817°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2575
Yatsuka Alsophila acaulis Native Soil Yatsuka no kusamaruhachi jisei-chi				32.9705°N 132.952°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2573
Ryūga Cave Ryūga-dō				33.6032°N 133.7454°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2578
Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities Miune・Tenguzuka no miyama-kuma-zasa oyobi kometsutsuji gunraku				33.8405°N 133.98°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3096

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 March 2021, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^{[4] [5]}

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tosa Canis familiaris Tosa-tōken						http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/details/430-2/430-2-39.htm
Fairy pitta Pitta nympha Yairochō						http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/details/430-2/430-2-38.htm
Tosakin Carassius auratus Tosa-kingyō						http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/details/430-2/430-2-37.htm
Nagasawa Falls Nagasawa-no-taki				33.4307°N 132.9955°W		http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/details/420-2/420-2-07.htm

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, two hundred and thirty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.^[6]

See also

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

External links

• Cultural Properties in Kōchi Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 16 April 2021.
2. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2021 . 16 April 2021.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (天然記念物, 特別天然記念物 高知県 ２県以上 定めず) . Japanese . . 16 April 2021.
4. Web site: http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/bunka-list.htm . ja:高知県の国及び県指定等文化財件数一覧表 . Number of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties in Kōchi Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 March 2021 . 16 April 2021.
5. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） . Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2020 . 16 April 2021.
6. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2020 . 16 April 2021.