Flora, Fauna, Geology & Mineralogy, etc.
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Geological Feature)】Shimajiri Whale Fossil
A study of Miyako was conducted by the quaternary study group of Okinawa which began on August 25, 1973, and on the 28th, the whale fossil was discove[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Geological Feature)】The Fault Escarpment and Abrasion Platform of Shimajiri
Surrounded by the beautiful ocean of coral reefs, Miyako Island has a unique natural environment from the perspective of (karst) topography and geolog[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Communities of Tobitori Utaki Sacred Site
As a protruding coral reef, this is a natural, educational garden of great importance where we can compare and learn the forestation layer structures […] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Communities of Karimata
It is a natural forest growing on the hills behind the Karimata settlement. On the east side is a sheer cliff that drops to the ocean, and in the dist[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Mangrove Forest of Shimajiri
Mangrove forests are communities of evergreen shrubs and trees that grow in the mud in the brackish waters (where sea and fresh waters mix) by the sea[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Geology)】Nakahara Fossil
The Nakahara Fossil is a fossilized whale. It is located on the foreshore of Nakahara-Higashi Coast, below the cliff (about 50 m high) facing the paci[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Community in the Surrounding Area of Mae-ga and the Sacred Tree
Mai-ga is located along the northern hillside in Shimozatosoe, and it used to be a cave spring that had long been used for drinking water by the resid[…] read more – >
【Prefecturally Designated:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Community at Kuninaka Utaki Sacred Site
The site is located 200m east of the Kuninaka settlement, east of the Irabu Junior High School. The approach from the Torii gates at the main entrance[…] read more – >
【Prefecturally Designated:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Communities of the Wind-Beaten Coast at the Protruding Coral Shelf at Cape Higashihenna
Cape Higashihenna at the east coast of Miyako Island protrudes out to the Pacific Ocean, and is of significant importance academically, for the partic[…] read more – >
【Prefecturally Designated:Natural Monument (Fauna)】Miyako Sawa-Gani (Geothelphusa miyakoensis)
The Miyako Sawa-Gani is a native freshwater crab of Miyako Island. It has a carapace width of about 3cm, and is said to be closely related to the Osaw[…] read more – >