List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kagoshima)

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

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated, including seven *Special Natural Monuments.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Amami rabbit Pentalagus furnessi* アマミノクロウサギ Amami no kuro-usagi				1.1	[1]
Yakushima Primeval Cryptomeria Forest Cryptomeria japonica* 屋久島スギ原始林 Yakushima sugi genshi-rin	Yakushima		30°19′43″N 130°30′15″E / 30.32868°N 130.50410°E / 30.32868; 130.50410	2.2	[2]
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū		1.1	[3]
Spinous country-rats Tokudaia トゲネズミ Togenezumi		designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture		1.1	[4]
Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat Diplothrix legata ケナガネズミ Kenaganezumi		designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture		1.1	[5]
Erabu fruit bat Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus エラブオオコウモリ Erabu ōkōmori				1.1	[6]
Amami woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos owstoni オーストンオオアカゲラ Ōsuton ōakagera				1.1	[7]
Lidth's jay Garrulus lidthi ルリカケス Rurikakesu				1.1	[8]
Ryukyu robin Larvivora komadori アカヒゲ Akahige		designation includes populations in Nagasaki Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture		1.1	[9]
Amami thrush Zoothera major オオトラツグミ Ootoratsugumi				1.1	[10]
Izu thrush Turdus celaenops アカコッコ Akakokko		designation includes populations in Tokyo		1.1	[11]
Ijima's leaf warbler Phylloscopus ijimae イイジマムシクイ Iijima-mushikui		designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture		1.1	[12]
Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina カラスバト Karasubato				1.2	[13]
Satsumadori Gallus gallus domesticus 薩摩鶏 Satsumadori				1.4	[14]
Jidokko Gallus gallus domesticus 地頭鶏 Jidokko				1.4	[15]
Hermit crab Coenobita オカヤドカリ Okayadokori		designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture			[16]
Mount Inao 稲尾岳 Inao-dake	Kimotsuki, Kinkō, Minamiōsumi	also a Nature Conservation Area and Forest Biosphere Reserve	31°07′37″N 130°52′53″E / 31.12697°N 130.88140°E / 31.12697; 130.88140 (Mount Inao)		[17]

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 June 2020, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]^[5]

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Tokara horse Equus ferus caballus トカラウマ Tokara-uma	Toshima			for all refs see [18]
Ushi horse Skeleton Equus ferus caballus ウシウマの骨格 Ushi-uma no kokkaku	Kagoshima	at Kagoshima Prefectural Museum (鹿児島県立博物館)	31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694 (Ushi horse Skeleton Meteorite)
Shōryū Cave 昇竜洞 Shōryūdō	China		27°21′45″N 128°33′09″E / 27.362621°N 128.552559°E / 27.362621; 128.552559 (Shōryū Cave)
Anderson's crocodile newt Echinotriton andersoni イボイモリ Iboimori		on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima
Odorrana splendida イシカワガエル Ishikawa-gaeru		on Amami Ōshima
Kuroiwa's ground gecko Goniurosaurus kuroiwae オビトカゲモドキ Obitokagemodoki		on Tokunoshima
Otton frog Babina subaspera オットンガエル Otton-gaeru		on Amami Ōshima and Kakeromajima
Amami tip-nosed frog Odorrana amamiensis アマミハナサキガエル Amami hanasaki-gaeru		on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima
Mishima Sawagani Geothelphusa dehaani ミシマサワガニ Mishima sawagani	Mishima, Minamisatsuma, Yakushima	on Kuroshima, Kuchinoerabu-jima, and the Uji Islands (宇治群島)
Minamitane Town Ingii-dori Gallus gallus domesticus 南種子町のインギー鶏 Minamitane-chō no ingii-dori	Minamitane
Mitsjama salamander Hynobius nebulosus カスミサンショウウオ Kasumisanshōuo	Akune, Izumi
Satsuma Meteorite 薩摩隕石 Satsuma-inseki	Kagoshima	at Kagoshima Prefectural Museum (鹿児島県立博物館)	31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694 (Satsuma Meteorite)
Ibusuki City Chiringashima Tombolo 指宿市知林ヶ島のトンボロ Ibusuki-shi Chiringashima no tonboro	Ibusuki		31°35′39″N 130°33′10″E / 31.594056°N 130.552694°E / 31.594056; 130.552694
Veins of Yakushima's Hayasaki Coast 屋久島早崎海岸の鉱脈群 Yakushima Hayasaki kaigan no kōmyaku-gun	Yakushima