Shirakami-Sanchi

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Shirakami-Sanchi is a vast mountainous forest region in northern Japan renowned for its pristine primeval beech forests and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
forest
mountainous region
area approximately 130000 hectares
bufferZone approximately 102000 hectares
climate cool-temperate
contains deep valleys
mountain streams
steep ridges
virgin beech forest
continent Asia
coreArea approximately 16971 hectares
country Japan
dominantTreeSpecies Japanese beech
fauna Asian black bear NERFINISHED
Japanese serow NERFINISHED
black woodpecker
golden eagle
flora Japanese beech
various understory shrubs
forestType cool-temperate broadleaf forest
hasHighestPoint Mount Shirakami NERFINISHED
hasLandform mountains
plateaus
ravines
hasManagementAuthority Government of Japan NERFINISHED
hasOutstandingUniversalValueFor intact temperate beech forest ecosystem
JapaneseName 白神山地 NERFINISHED
knownFor biodiversity
primeval beech forests
pristine natural environment
locatedIn Akita Prefecture NERFINISHED
Aomori Prefecture NERFINISHED
Honshu
Tohoku region NERFINISHED
nearestMajorCity Hirosaki NERFINISHED
Noshiro NERFINISHED
partOf Ou Mountains NERFINISHED
protectedAs World Heritage Site
national forest
recognizedAsWorldHeritageInYear 1993
tourismActivity hiking
nature observation
UNESCOSiteID 663
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria ix
natural
x
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed

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Aomori Prefecture knownFor Shirakami-Sanchi
Aomori Prefecture contains Shirakami-Sanchi