List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kōchi)

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

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 カモシカ Kamoshika		designated across thirty prefectures			1.1	[1]
*Otter Lutrinae カワウソ Kawauso					1.2	[2]
*Tosa onagadori Gallus gallus domesticus 土佐のオナガドリ Tosa no onagadori					1.4	[3]
*Kōchi City Common jay and its Habitat Graphium doson 高知市のミカドアゲハおよびその生息地 Kōchi-shi no mikadoageha oyobi sono seisoku-chi	Kōchi			33°32′55″N 133°32′01″E / 33.54862°N 133.53370°E / 33.54862; 133.53370 (Kōchi City Common jay and its Habitat)	2.2	[4]
*Sugi no Ōsugi 杉の大スギ Sugi no ōsugi	Ōtoyo			33°45′15″N 133°39′48″E / 33.75408°N 133.66330°E / 33.75408; 133.66330 (Sugi no Ōsugi)	2.1	[5]
Tosa Canis familiaris 土佐犬 Tosa-ken					1.4	[6]
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū			1.1	[7]
Shamo Gallus gallus domesticus 軍鶏 Shamo					1.4	[8]
Tōtenkō Gallus gallus domesticus 東天紅鶏 Tōtenkō					1.4	[9]
Uzura-chabo Gallus gallus domesticus 鶉矮鶏 Uzura-chabo					1.4	[10]
Minohisa-chabo Gallus gallus domesticus 蓑曳矮鶏 Minohisa-chabo					1.4	[11]
Local pedigree chicken Gallus gallus domesticus 地鶏 Jidori					1.4	[12]
Ioki Cave Fern Communities Pteridopsida 伊尾木洞のシダ群落 Ioki-dō no shida gunraku	Aki			33°29′29″N 133°56′02″E / 33.49138°N 133.93380°E / 33.49138; 133.93380 (Ioki Cave Fern Communities)	2.7	[13]
Ōtani Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora 大谷のクス Ōtani no kusu	Susaki			33°23′09″N 133°19′07″E / 33.38586°N 133.31850°E / 33.38586; 133.31850 (Ōtani Camphor tree)	2.1	[14]
Ōhikiwari-Kohikiwari 大引割・小引割 Ōhikiwari・Kohikiwari	Niyodogawa, Tsuno			33°28′33″N 133°02′42″E / 33.4757°N 133.0450°E / 33.4757; 133.0450 (Ōhikiwari-Kohikiwari)	3.3,5,9	[15]
Mount Kanbaramatsuo Tachibana Communities Citrus tachibana 甲原松尾山のタチバナ群落 Kanbaramatsuo-yama no tachibana gunraku	Tosa			33°29′42″N 133°22′01″E / 33.49503°N 133.36690000°E / 33.49503; 133.36690000 (Mount Kanbaramatsuo Tachibana Communities)	2.3,4	[16]
Goshiki Beach Yokonami Mélange 五色ノ浜の横浪メランジュ Goshiki no hama no Yokonami meranju	Tosa			33°25′37″N 133°27′28″E / 33.42705°N 133.45790°E / 33.42705; 133.45790 (Goshiki Beach Yokonami Mélange)	3.1,2,3,7	[17]
Kotsurutsu Okitsu Mélange and Pseudotachylyte 小鶴津の興津メランジュ及びシュードタキライト Kotsurutsu no Okitsu meranju oyobi shūdotakiraito	Shimanto			33°13′18″N 133°14′49″E / 33.2216°N 133.2469°E / 33.2216; 133.2469 (Kotsurutsu Okitsu Mélange and Pseudotachylyte)	3.1,2,3,7	[18]
Cape Chihiro Fossil Ripples 千尋岬の化石漣痕 Chihiro-misaki no kaseki renkon	Tosashimizu			32°46′27″N 132°52′23″E / 32.77414°N 132.87300°E / 32.77414; 132.87300 (Cape Chihiro Fossil Ripples)	3.1,5,7	[19]
Tenjin Giant Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica 天神の大スギ Tenjin no ōsugi	Kōnan			33°33′44″N 133°45′05″E / 33.56213°N 133.75130°E / 33.56213; 133.75130 (Tenjin Giant Cryptomeria)	2.1	[20]
Tōsen-jima Rising Coast 唐船島の隆起海岸 Tōsen-jima no ryūki kaigan	Tosashimizu			32°46′34″N 132°58′04″E / 32.77608°N 132.96780°E / 32.77608; 132.96780 (Tōsen-jima Rising Coast)	3.5	[21]
Niida Ehretia acuminata 仁井田のヒロハチシャノキ Niida no hirohachishanoki	Shimanto			33°16′38″N 133°09′04″E / 33.27713°N 133.15100°E / 33.27713; 133.15100 (Niida Ehretia acuminata)	2.1	[22]
Hiraishi Chichi-Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 平石の乳イチョウ Hiraishi no chichi-ichō	Tosa			33°42′56″N 133°29′19″E / 33.71550°N 133.48860°E / 33.71550; 133.48860 (Hiraishi Chichi-Ginkgo)	2.1	[23]
Matsuo Sea fig Native Soil Ficus superba 松尾のアコウ自生地 Matsuo no akō jisei-chi	Tosashimizu			32°44′05″N 132°59′09″E / 32.73461°N 132.98590°E / 32.73461; 132.98590 (Matsuo Sea fig Native Soil)	2.10	[24]
Cape Muroto Subtropical Forest and Coastal Plant Communities Ficus superba 室戸岬亜熱帯性樹林及海岸植物群落 Muroto-misaki anettai-sei jurin oyobi kaigan shokubutsu gunraku	Muroto			33°14′51″N 134°10′54″E / 33.24750°N 134.18170°E / 33.24750; 134.18170 (Cape Muroto Subtropical Forest and Coastal Plant Communities)	2.2,5,10	[25]
Yatsuka Alsophila acaulis Native Soil 八束のクサマルハチ自生地 Yatsuka no kusamaruhachi jisei-chi	Shimanto			32°58′14″N 132°57′07″E / 32.97052°N 132.95200°E / 32.97052; 132.95200 (Yatsuka Alsophila acaulis Native Soil)	2.12	[26]
Ryūga Cave 龍河洞 Ryūga-dō	Kami	also an Historic Site		33°36′12″N 133°44′44″E / 33.603237°N 133.745425°E / 33.603237; 133.745425 (Ryūga Cave)	3.3,6	[27]
Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities 三嶺・天狗塚のミヤマクマザサ及びコメツツジ群落 Miune・Tenguzuka no miyama-kuma-zasa oyobi kometsutsuji gunraku	Kami	designation includes areas of Miyoshi in Tokushima Prefecture		33°50′26″N 133°58′48″E / 33.84052°N 133.98000°E / 33.84052; 133.98000 (Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii Communities)	2.2	[28]

 April 2021

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 土佐闘犬 Tosa-tōken						[29]
Fairy pitta Pitta nympha ヤイロチョウ Yairochō						[30]
Tosakin Carassius auratus 土佐金魚 Tosa-kingyō						[31]
Nagasawa Falls 長沢の滝 Nagasawa-no-taki	Tsuno, Yusuhara	also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty		33°25′51″N 132°59′44″E / 33.430725°N 132.995532°E / 33.430725; 132.995532 (Nagasawa Falls)		[32]

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

• 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)

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kōchi Prefecture