Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Site

Official name

Shirakami-Sanchi | UNESCO

Country

Japan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Fujisato-machi, Yamamoto-gun, Akita Prefecture
40.4525° Lat, 140.1155° Lon | Map

Code

663

Time Zone

Asia/Tokyo (JST, +0900)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1993. 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.