HERITAGE RECORD · 663

Shirakami-Sanchi

白神山地

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ501638 ↗

Area16971 ha

Administrative areaQ71699 · Q81863

Named afterQ11580260

WikipediaShirakami-Sanchi ↗

Chinese Wikipedia白神山地 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

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