This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Saga.[1]
National Natural Monuments[edit]
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 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/%E5%86%AC%E7%9C%A0%E3%81%AB%E5%82%99%E3%81%88%E8%84%82%E8%82%AA%E3%82%92%E8%93%84%E3%81%88%E3%81%9F%E7%8A%B6%E6%85%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D.jpg/150px-%E5%86%AC%E7%9C%A0%E3%81%AB%E5%82%99%E3%81%88%E8%84%82%E8%82%AA%E3%82%92%E8%93%84%E3%81%88%E3%81%9F%E7%8A%B6%E6%85%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D.jpg) | | 1.1 | [1] |
Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato | | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Columba_janthina_Neo_Park.jpg/150px-Columba_janthina_Neo_Park.jpg) | | 1.2 | [2] |
Arita Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 有田のイチョウ Arita no ichō | Arita | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ginkgo_biloba_Mi%C5%82orz%C4%85b_dwuklapowy_2007-08-11_02.jpg/150px-Ginkgo_biloba_Mi%C5%82orz%C4%85b_dwuklapowy_2007-08-11_02.jpg) | 33°11′38″N 129°54′20″E / 33.19388°N 129.90560°E / 33.19388; 129.90560 (Arita Ginkgo) | 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 | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.ART.30_-_Tachypleus_tridentatus_-_Kawahara_Keiga_-_1823_-_1829_-_Siebold_Collection_-_pencil_drawing_-_water_colour.jpeg/150px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.ART.30_-_Tachypleus_tridentatus_-_Kawahara_Keiga_-_1823_-_1829_-_Siebold_Collection_-_pencil_drawing_-_water_colour.jpeg) | 33°18′03″N 129°50′37″E / 33.30084°N 129.84360°E / 33.30084; 129.84360 (Imari Bay Japanese horseshoe crab Breeding Grounds) | | [4] |
Ureshino Giant Tea plant Camellia sinensis 嬉野の大チャノキ Ureshino no ōchanoki | Ureshino | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Csinensis.jpg/150px-Csinensis.jpg) | 33°05′56″N 129°56′01″E / 33.09882°N 129.93370°E / 33.09882; 129.93370 (Ureshino Giant Tea plant) | 2.1 | [5] |
Kawako Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora 川古のクス Kawako no kusu | Takeo | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Cinnamomum_camphora_3zz.jpg/150px-Cinnamomum_camphora_3zz.jpg) | 33°15′07″N 129°59′37″E / 33.25181°N 129.99350°E / 33.25181; 129.99350 (Kawako Camphor tree) | 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 / 33.21254; 129.90210 (Mount Kurokami Gleichenia laevissima Native Area) | 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 / 33.53086; 129.87110 (Kōtakuji Japanese sago palm) | 2.1 | [8] |
Shimoōse Giant Katsura Cercidiphyllum japonicum 下合瀬の大カツラ Shimoōse no ōkatsura | Saga | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Cercidiphyllum_japonicum2.jpg/150px-Cercidiphyllum_japonicum2.jpg) | 33°26′37″N 130°15′37″E / 33.44361°N 130.26020°E / 33.44361; 130.26020 (Shimoōse Giant Katsura) | 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 | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Camellia_sasanqua1.jpg/150px-Camellia_sasanqua1.jpg) | 33°22′56″N 130°23′38″E / 33.38211°N 130.39390°E / 33.38211; 130.39390 (Mount Sengoku Northern Native Limit of the Sasanqua camellia) | 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 | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%E9%9B%80%E6%A6%95_Ficus_superba_var._japonica_20200912073054_01.jpg/150px-%E9%9B%80%E6%A6%95_Ficus_superba_var._japonica_20200912073054_01.jpg) | 33°25′17″N 129°49′42″E / 33.42152°N 129.82840°E / 33.42152; 129.82840 (Takakushi Northern Native Limit of the Sea fig) | 2.10 | [11] |
Yakataishi no Nanatsugama 屋形石の七ツ釜 Yakataishi no nanatsugama | Karatsu | | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Yakataishi_no_Nanatsugama_on_the_sea_around.jpg/150px-Yakataishi_no_Nanatsugama_on_the_sea_around.jpg) | 33°32′57″N 129°55′56″E / 33.54919°N 129.93230°E / 33.54919; 129.93230 (Yakataishi no Nanatsugama) | 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 / 33.34853; 130.42530 (Yatō Hills Aso Four Pyroclastic Flows Sediment and Buried Forest) | 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 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Magpie_%28Pica_pica%29_%287%29.jpg/150px-Magpie_%28Pica_pica%29_%287%29.jpg) | | 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 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Blue_and_purplered_Iris_rossii_Baker_flowers_in_Kuboizumi_Saga.JPG/150px-Blue_and_purplered_Iris_rossii_Baker_flowers_in_Kuboizumi_Saga.JPG) | 35°31′36″N 134°07′13″E / 35.52661°N 134.12020°E / 35.52661; 134.12020 (Southern Native Limit of the Japanese rose) | 2.10 | [15] |
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2021.
Prefectural Natural Monuments[edit]
As of 1 May 2020, sixteen Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][5]
Municipal Natural Monuments[edit]
As of 1 May 2020, fifty-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.[6]
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