Wakoto Min-min Cicada Habitat

和琴ミンミンゼミ発生地 · Wakotominminzemihasseichi

Designated by: National / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: June 9, 1951
Location: 北海道川上郡弟子屈町
Prefectures: Hokkaido
Scientific name: Hyalessa maculaticollis

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

About the Minmin Cicada

The Minmin Cicada is a familiar sound of summer, calling loudly with a repeated min-min song. It is widespread from Honshu to Kyushu, but its natural range in Hokkaido is limited, and the Wakoto Peninsula in the east is known as a near-northern-limit breeding area. This site is designated a Natural Monument.

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Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

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Wakoto Min-min Cicada Habitat is a National Natural Monument of Japan (北海道川上郡弟子屈町). The Minmin Cicada is a familiar sound of summer, calling loudly…

The designated site is in 北海道川上郡弟子屈町.

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.

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Hokkaido

Wakoto Min-min Cicada Habitat

About the Minmin Cicada

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