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.
Statements (50)
| 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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