Japan has hundreds of animals of beautiful and unique creatures that calls Japan home. This page is a snapshot of about 100 different wildlife species. It will give a photographic overview of some, but not all, of the animals of Japan. Birds will not be presented on this page, but they can be accessed by clicking on the "Birds of Japan" link. This is a work in progress and does not include all wildlife. Enjoy!
Chordata Phylum
Amphibia Class (Amphibians of Japan)
Anura Order
Daruma Pond Frog (Pelophylax porosus) Near Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture |
Anura Order
Forest Green Tree Frog (Rhacophorus arboreus) On A Leaf In Gifu Prefecture |
Anura Order
Grass Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) In A Field In Kin, Okinawa Prefecture |
Anura Order
Japanese Tree Frog (Dryophytes japonicus) In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Anura Order
Montane Brown Frog (Rana ornativentris) Nar the Oginagawa In Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Caudata Order
Sword-tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda) In the Grass Near Nakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture |
Mammalia Class (Mammals of Japan)
Artiodactyla Order
Japanese Serow (Capricornis crispus) Cloes-up - Takayama, Gifu Prefecture |
Artiodactyla Order
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) In Brush Near Ochiishi, Hokkaido Prefecture |
Carnivora Order
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) In A Tree At Kannonzaki Park In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Carnivora Order
Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) A Tanuki Near Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
Carnivora Order
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) In A Field North of Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture |
Carnivora Order
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) On the Ground In Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture |
Chiroptera Order
Okinawa Flying Fox (Pteropus loochoensis) In A Tree Near Okuma, Okinawa Prefecture |
Lagomorpha Order
Japanese Hare (Lepus brachyurus) At Kamigo Mori No Ie In Yokohama, Japan |
Primates Order
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) Walking In Kiso, Nagano Prefecture |
Rodentia Order
Pallas's Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) Kannonzaki Park Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Reptilia Class (Reptiles of Japan)
Squamata Order
Japanese Ratsnake (Elaphe climacophora) Inside Koajiro Forest In Miura City Kanagawa Prefecture |
Squamata Order
Tiger Keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus) at Tama Hills In Tokyo, Japan |
Squamata Order
Japanese Gecko (Gekko japonicus) On A Door in Sajma Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Squamata Order
Japanese Grass Lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides) On the Ground In Yokohama, Japan |
Squamata Order
Japanese Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon japonicus) Atami Shizuoka Prefecture |
Squamata Order
Okinawa Blue-tailed Skink (Plestiodon marginatus) Near Hiji Falls On Okinawa Island, Japan |
Squamata Order
Grey Burrowing Snake (Achalinus spinalis) Enoshima Island In Kanagawa Prefecture |
Testudines Order
Red-eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) At Waterside Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Testudines Order
Reeves Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) Ariake Sea Coast in Saga Prefecture |
Actinopterygii Class (Ray-finned Fishes of Japan)
Perciformes Order
Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) Omigi Village, Okinawa Prefecture |
Perciformes Order
Great Blue-spotted Mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) at Higashiyoka-higata in Saga Prefecture |
Tetraodontiformes Order
Grass Puffer (Takifugu niphobles) Fugu in Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture |
Arthropoda Phylum
Insecta Class (Insects of Japan)
Coleoptera Order
Cerambycidae Family
Citrus Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) ゴマダラカミキリ In Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture |
Cerambycidae Family
(Paraglenea fortunei) In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Coccinellidae Family
Seven-spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) at Kaisai Rinka Park in Tokyo |
Lucanidae Family
Stag Beetle (Macrodorcas rectus) Near Ogina-gawa In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Scarabaeidae Family
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) Kabutomushi In Yokohama, Japan |
Scarabaeidae Family
Oriental Beetle (Blitopertha orientalis) On A Porch in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Silphidae Family
Japanese Carrion Beetle (Eusilpha japonica) Weather Hill Area of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan |
Diptera Order
Asilidae Family
Robber Fly (Promachus yesonicus) シオヤアブ In Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Sarcophagidae Family
Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga peregrina) On A Leaf in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Syrphidae Family
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) At Waterside Park In Yokosuka, Japan |
Hemiptera Order
Cicadellidae Family
Black-tipped Leafhopper (Bothrogonia ferruginea) at Mikasa Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Cicadidae Family
Evening Ciceda (Tanna japonensis) Higurashi In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Cicadidae Family
Large Brown Cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) On a Tree In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Coreidae Family
Leaf-footed Bug (Plinachtus bicoloripes) On the Ground At Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan |
Garridae Family
Eurasian Common Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Pentatomidae Family
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) On A Palm Tree - Sajima, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Plataspidae Family
Japanese Common Plataspid Stinkbug (Megacopta punctatissima) Kudzu Bug in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Reduviidae Family
Japanese Assassin-bug (Agriosphodrus dohrni) On A Tree In Saga City, Saga Prefecture |
Hymenoptera Order
Apidae Family
Japanese Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans) Near the Heliport in Tokyo |
Vespidae Family
Japanese Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia japanica) In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Vespidae Family
Japanese Paper Wasp (Polistes jadwigae) On A Palm Tree in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Vespidae Family
Potter Wasp (Oreumenes decoratus) In Negishi Yokohama, Japan |
Lepidoptera Order
Arctiidae Family
Nine-spotted Moth (Amata fortunei) Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Erebidae Family
Mulberry Tiger Moth (Lemyra imparilis) Caterpillar In Miura City. Kanagawa Prefecture |
Hesperiidae Family
Common Straight Swift (Parnara guttata) On A Wall Near Sajima Village, Japan |
Hesperiidae Family
Japanese Swift (Thoressa varia) On A Flower In Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture |
Hesperiidae Family
Polytremis pellucida at Yokosuka Naval Base, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Lycaenidae Family
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) On a Leaf in Sajima, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Lycaenidae Family
Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus) At Sajima Village In Kanagawa Prefecture |
Lycaenidae Family
Powdered Oakblue (Arhopala bazalus) Mt. Ogusu in Kanagawa Prefecture |
Lycaenidae Family
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) On A Street in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Lymantriidae Family
Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar japanica) Caterpillar In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefectrue |
Nymphalidae Family
Asian Comma (Polygonio c aureum) and Ladybug in Saga City, Saga Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Blue Pansey (Junonia orithya) On a Flower in Chatan Town, Okinawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Giant Wood Nymph (Idea leuconoe) Caterpillar in Rural Okinawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Goschkevitschi's Labyrinth (Neope goschkevitschii) Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe) Kodanuki Marsh Shizuoka Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Indian Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius) At Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica) At Waterside Park In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Lethe sicelis In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Nymphalidae Family
Red Wing Skirt (Hestina assimilis) On A Leaf In Pollen In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus) On Goldenrod in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Chinese Windmill (Byasa alcinous) Next to Flowers At Kodanuki Marsh In Shizuoka Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Common Bluebottle (Graphium sapredon) In Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Japanese Peacock Swallowtail (Papilio dehaanii) Near Lake Tanuki in Shizuoka Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) In Koajiro Forest in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Papilionidae Family
Red Helen (Papilio helenus) In Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Pieridae Family
Small White (Pieris rapae) On A Flower In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Sphingidae Family
Callambulyx tatarinovii Koajiro at Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Sphingidae Family
Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) At A Flower In Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Sphingidae Family
Theretra japonica Caterpillar in Naka-ku - Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Sphingidae Family
White-banded Hunter Hawkmoth (Theretra oldenlandiae) Caterpillar On A Leaf In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Zygaenidae Family
Pidorus glaucopis In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Mecoptera Order
Panorpidae Family
Japanese Scorpion Fly (Panorpa japonica) On A Plant Near Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Neuroptera Order
Neuroptera Order
Antlion (Hagenomyia micans) at Sajima Village In Kanagawa Prefecture |
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Odonata Order
Aeshnidae Family
Blue-spotted Emperor (Anax nigrofasciatus) at Kurosujiginyanma WP Yokosuka, Japan |
Aeshnidae Family
Sarasaeschna pryeri Koajiro Marsh In Miura City. Kanagawa Prefecture |
Calopterygidae Family
Dark-winged Damselfly (Calopteryx cornelia) Kawatonbo ミヤマカワトンボ Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Calopterygidae Family
Mnais costalis At Kodanuki Marsh In Shizuoka Prefecture |
Libellulidae Family
Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia mariannae) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Preefecture |
Libellulidae Family
White-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum albistylum) Waterside Park In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Orthoptera Order
Acrididae Family
Gonista bicolor In the Grass in Sajima Village, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Rhaphidophoridae Family
Japanese Camel Cricket (Diestrammena japanica) in Negishi -Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Tettigoniidae Family
Ducetia japonica On the Ground In Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Phasmatodea Order
Lonchodidae Family
Neohirasea japonica In Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Arachnida Class
Golden Orb Spider (Nephila clavata) Ogusuyama Area of Yokosuka, Japan
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Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria ) アシダカグモ Near Lake Tanuki In Shizuoka Prefecture,
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Misumenops tricuspidatus Hanagumo ハナグモ On A Wall In Sajima No Oka, Kanagawa Prefecture
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Chilopoda Class
Japanese Giant Centipede (Scolopendra japonica) On the Ground In Saitama Prefecture
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Malacostraca Class
Blueberry Hermit Crab (Coenobita purpureus) On Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture
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Cnidaria Phylum
Scyphozoa Class (True Jellyfish of Japan)
Semaeostomeae Order
Asian Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia coerulea) in the Wadagawa Estuary in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Semaeostomeae Order
Japanese Sea Nettle (Chrysaora pacifica) Pair in Tokyo Bay Off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Mollusca Phylum
Gastropoda Class (Gastropods of Japan)
Aplysiida Order
Sea Hare (Aplysia kurodai) Near Sarushima in Tokyo Bay Kanagawa Prefecture |