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2006/12/18

白神山地(世界遺産) Shirakami-sanchi(Sekai-isan) Shirakami Mountain Range, World Heritage Site

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Shirakami-Sanchi, Shirakami Mountain Range, is the general term for a mountain range stretching from the southwest region of Aomori Pref. to the northwest of Akita Pref.. This unspoiled virgin forest of beech trees is one of the largest remaining cool-temperate forests in the world. Apart from beech, many other varieties of tall deciduous trees can be found in the forest including Japanese oaks and Japanese wingnuts. The forest is also home to a wide variety of animals such as Asiatic Black Bears, Japanese Macaques and Golden Eagles.

The area designated as a World Heritage site consists of the core area at the center of the mountain range and a buffer zone surrounding it and has been protected from any development or logging since the area was designated a protected zone. The primeval ecology of the environment’s trees and animals continues undisturbed today in magnificent solitude.

Shirakami-Sanchi was formed about two million years ago when the Sea of Japan began rising. With its incredible history and years of maturing, it’s not difficult to feel the whispering of time past.

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