This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Kōchi.
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.
Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Japanese serowCapricornis crispusKamoshika designated across thirty prefectures 1.1 *OtterLutrinaeKawauso 1.2 *Tosa onagadoriGallus gallus domesticusTosa no onagadori 1.4 *Kōchi City Common jay and its HabitatGraphium dosonKōchi-shi no mikadoageha oyobi sono seisoku-chi Kōchi 2.2 *Sugi no ŌsugiSugi no ōsugi Ōtoyo 2.1 TosaCanis familiarisTosa-ken 1.4 Japanese dormouseGlirulus japonicusYamane found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū 1.1 ShamoGallus gallus domesticusShamo 1.4 TōtenkōGallus gallus domesticusTōtenkō 1.4 Uzura-chaboGallus gallus domesticusUzura-chabo 1.4 Minohisa-chaboGallus gallus domesticusMinohisa-chabo 1.4 Local pedigree chickenGallus gallus domesticusJidori 1.4 Ioki Cave Fern CommunitiesPteridopsidaIoki-dō no shida gunraku Aki 2.7 Ōtani Camphor treeCinnamomum camphoraŌtani no kusu Susaki 2.1 Ōhikiwari-KohikiwariŌhikiwari・Kohikiwari Niyodogawa, Tsuno 3.3,5,9 Mount Kanbaramatsuo Tachibana CommunitiesCitrus tachibanaKanbaramatsuo-yama no tachibana gunraku Tosa 2.3,4 Goshiki Beach Yokonami MélangeGoshiki no hama no Yokonami meranju Tosa 3.1,2,3,7 Kotsurutsu Okitsu Mélange and PseudotachylyteKotsurutsu no Okitsu meranju oyobi shūdotakiraito Shimanto 3.1,2,3,7 Cape Chihiro Fossil RipplesChihiro-misaki no kaseki renkon Tosashimizu 3.1,5,7 Tenjin Giant CryptomeriaCryptomeria japonicaTenjin no ōsugi Kōnan 2.1 Tōsen-jima Rising CoastTōsen-jima no ryūki kaigan Tosashimizu 3.5 Niida Ehretia acuminataNiida no hirohachishanoki Shimanto 2.1 Hiraishi Chichi-GinkgoGinkgo bilobaHiraishi no chichi-ichō Tosa 2.1 Matsuo Sea fig Native SoilFicus superbaMatsuo no akō jisei-chi Tosashimizu 2.10 Cape Muroto Subtropical Forest and Coastal Plant CommunitiesFicus superbaMuroto-misaki anettai-sei jurin oyobi kaigan shokubutsu gunraku Muroto 2.2,5,10 Yatsuka Alsophila acaulis Native SoilYatsuka no kusamaruhachi jisei-chi Shimanto 2.12 Ryūga CaveRyūga-dō Kami also an Historic Site 3.3,6 Miune-Tenguzuka Miyama kumazasa and Rhododendron tschonoskii CommunitiesMiune・Tenguzuka no miyama-kuma-zasa oyobi kometsutsuji gunraku Kami designation includes areas of Miyoshi in Tokushima Prefecture 2.2
Prefectural Natural Monuments As of 1 March 2021, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.
Monument Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.TosaCanis familiarisTosa-tōken Fairy pittaPitta nymphaYairochō TosakinCarassius auratusTosa-kingyō Nagasawa FallsNagasawa-no-taki Tsuno, Yusuhara also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty
Municipal Natural Monuments As of 1 May 2020, two hundred and thirty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.
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)
References
External links Cultural Properties in Kōchi Prefecture