Land Hermit Crab

オカヤドカリ · Okayadokari

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Species
Designated on: November 12, 1970
Prefectures: Tokyo Kagoshima Okinawa

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Land Hermit Crabs

These are land-dwelling hermit crabs that live away from the sea as adults, carrying a snail shell on their backs and mostly active at night. They still depend on the sea for breeding and for their larvae. They occur in the Ogasawara Islands, Kagoshima and Okinawa, where collecting is restricted.

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

Frequently asked questions

Land Hermit Crab is a National Natural Monument of Japan (Tokyo, Kagoshima, Okinawa). These are land-dwelling hermit crabs that live away from the…

The Land Hermit Crab is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo, Kagoshima, Okinawa.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.