This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Kagoshima.
National Natural Monuments As of 1 April 2021, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated, including seven *Special Natural Monuments.
Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Amami rabbitPentalagus furnessiAmami no kuro-usagi 1.1 *Yakushima Primeval Cryptomeria ForestCryptomeria japonicaYakushima sugi genshi-rin Yakushima 2.2 Japanese dormouseGlirulus japonicusYamane found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū 1.1 Spinous country-ratsTokudaiaTogenezumi designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture 1.1 Ryukyu long-tailed giant ratDiplothrix legataKenaganezumi designation includes populations in Okinawa Prefecture 1.1 Erabu fruit batPteropus dasymallus dasymallusErabu ōkōmori 1.1 Amami woodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos owstoniŌsuton ōakagera 1.1 Lidth's jayGarrulus lidthiRurikakesu 1.1 Ryukyu robinLarvivora komadoriAkahige designation includes populations in Nagasaki Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture 1.1 Amami thrushZoothera majorOotoratsugumi 1.1 Izu thrushTurdus celaenopsAkakokko designation includes populations in Tokyo 1.1 Ijima's leaf warblerPhylloscopus ijimaeIijima-mushikui designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture 1.1 Japanese wood pigeonColumba janthinaKarasubato 1.2 SatsumadoriGallus gallus domesticusSatsumadori 1.4 JidokkoGallus gallus domesticusJidokko 1.4 Hermit crabCoenobitaOkayadokori designation includes populations in Tokyo and Okinawa Prefecture Mount InaoInao-dake Kimotsuki, Kinkō, Minamiōsumi also a Nature Conservation Area and Forest Biosphere Reserve
Prefectural Natural Monuments As of 1 June 2020, forty-eight Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.
Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.Tokara horseEquus ferus caballusTokara-uma Toshima for all refs see Ushi horse SkeletonEquus ferus caballusUshi-uma no kokkaku Kagoshima at Shōryū CaveShōryūdō China Anderson's crocodile newtEchinotriton andersoniIboimori on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima Odorrana splendidaIshikawa-gaeru on Amami Ōshima Kuroiwa's ground geckoGoniurosaurus kuroiwaeObitokagemodoki on Tokunoshima Otton frogBabina subasperaOtton-gaeru on Amami Ōshima and Kakeromajima Amami tip-nosed frogOdorrana amamiensisAmami hanasaki-gaeru on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima Mishima SawaganiGeothelphusa dehaaniMishima sawagani Mishima, Minamisatsuma, Yakushima on Kuroshima, Kuchinoerabu-jima, and the Minamitane Town Ingii-doriGallus gallus domesticusMinamitane-chō no ingii-dori Minamitane Mitsjama salamanderHynobius nebulosusKasumisanshōuo Akune, Izumi Satsuma MeteoriteSatsuma-inseki Kagoshima at Ibusuki City Chiringashima TomboloIbusuki-shi Chiringashima no tonboro Ibusuki Veins of Yakushima's Hayasaki Coast Yakushima Hayasaki kaigan no kōmyaku-gun Yakushima
Municipal Natural Monuments As of 1 May 2020, one hundred and seventy-nine Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.
See also Cultural Properties of Japan Parks and gardens in Kagoshima Prefecture List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagoshima) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)
References
External links Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture