Hirado Deer

平戸のシカ · Hiradonoshika

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: January 9, 1959
Location: 長崎県平戸市
Prefectures: Nagasaki
Scientific name: Cervus nippon

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

About the Sika Deer

The sika deer is Japan's best-known deer, living in forests and grasslands nationwide and showing white spots in its summer coat. Males use their antlers in autumn contests. The deer around Nara Park, long treasured as messengers of the Kasuga Taisha shrine deities, are a national Natural Monument as "the deer of Nara," and the deer of Kashima in Matsuyama, Ehime, and of Hirado, Nagasaki, are prefectural Natural Monuments.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Hirado Deer is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (長崎県平戸市). The sika deer is Japan's best-known deer, living in forests and grasslands…

The designated site is in 長崎県平戸市.

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.