Friday 4 March 2011

663 JP - Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)

Brief Description

Situated in the mountains of northern Honshu, this trackless site includes the last virgin remains of the cool-temperate forest of Siebold's beech trees that once covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan. The black bear, the serow and 87 species of birds can be found in this forest.

白神山地

白神山地位于北本州的群山中,该地区人迹罕至,保留了最后一个未被开发的寒带西博尔德毛榉树森林遗迹,西博尔德毛榉树曾经分布很广,几乎覆盖日本北部的所有丘陵和山坡。白神山地森林中还生活着黑熊、鬣羚和87种鸟类。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/663

Courtesy of Origami from postcrossing

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