Among such monuments, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology can designate the ones judged to be important as "historical spots, places of natural scenery and natural monuments" (Article 109, Clause 1).
文部科学大臣は、記念物のうち重要なものを史跡、名勝、天然記念物に指定することができる（第109条第1項）。