Shirakami-sanchi
Shirakami-Sanchi ( Jap. 白神山地 , dt "Shirakami mountains.") Since 1993 , a UNESCO - World Heritage in Northern Honshu in Japan .
This mountainous, pristine forest landscape is located in the prefectures of Akita and Aomori . Of the total area of the beech forest of 1,300 km², a particularly well-preserved area of 169.7 km² is a World Heritage Site. Shirakami-Sanchi borders the Tsugaru Conservation Area in the east .
The area recognized as a World Heritage Site has never been open to human activity, there are no trails in the area and it should stay that way. Access is only possible with the permission of the administration, fishing is only possible with the permission of both the administration and the fishing cooperative .
The curb beech is completely unsuitable for the shiitake culture . Therefore, the beeches were not affected by shiitake growers like surrounding forests. In addition to the beech trees, there are Japanese cake trees ( Katsura ), Kalopanax septemlobus ( Harigiri ), Japanese hop beech trees ( Ostrya japonica , Asada ) and other tree species.
The Anmonnotaki (Shadow Gate Falls) are a triple waterfall and popular attraction. Although they are part of the world cultural heritage, they are easy to reach on foot.
Animals such as the black woodpecker , the Japanese golden eagle , the crested eagle , the Japanese macaque , the Japanese dormouse and the Asiatic black bear can be found in the area.
The Shirakamidake is the highest peak in the area. It offers a beautiful view and, as it is not part of the protected area, can be reached without a permit and is equipped with toilets and a refuge.
At the foot of the Shirakami-Sanchi in Hachimori (since 2006 Happō ) in the Yamamoto district of Akita Prefecture, an open-air concert known in Japan - the Yūkyū no Mori ( 悠久 の 杜 ) - is held every year.
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- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Shirakami-Sanchi. Retrieved September 6, 2017 .
Heritage: Buddhist Shrines of Hōryū-ji (1993) | Himeji-jō (1993) | Historical Kyōto (Kyōto, Uji and Ōtsu) (1994) | Historical Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama (1995) | Peace Memorial in Hiroshima (1996) | Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996) | Monuments and gardens of the imperial city of Nara ( Gangō-ji , Heijō-kyō , Kasuga-Taisha , Kasugayama primeval forest, Kōfuku-ji , Tōdai-ji , Tōshōdai-ji , Yakushi-ji ) (1998) | Shrines and Temples of Nikkō ( Futarasan Shrine , Rinnō-ji , Tōshōgū ) (1999) | Gusuku and other sites of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (2000) | Sacred places and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountains (2004) | Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Cultural Landscape (2007) | Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites of Hiraizumi (2011) | Fuji-san (2013) | Places of silk spinning in Tomioka (2014) | Sites of the industrial revolution in the Meiji period (2015) | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier : National Museum of Western Art (2016) | Okinoshima Sacred Island and Associated Sites in Munakata Region (2017) | Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018) | Kofun group by Mozu-Foruichi (2019)
Natural Heritage: Yakushima Cedar Forest (1993) | Beech forest by Shirakami (1993) | Shiretoko (2005) | Ogasawara Islands (2011)
Coordinates: 40 ° 28 '12 " N , 140 ° 7' 48" E