Shiretoko National Park
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| View from the Sea of Okhotsk |
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 Japan
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| Type: | nature |
| Criteria : | (ix) (x) |
| Surface: | 71 100 ha |
| Reference No .: | 1193 |
| UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 2005 (session 29) |
The Shiretoko National Park ( Japanese 知 床 国立 公園 , Shiretoko Kokuritsu Kōen ) covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northeast tip of the island of Hokkaidō in Japan . This Japanese national park was established on June 1, 1964 and has an area of 711.0 km². As one of the most remote regions of Japan, much of the peninsula is only accessible on foot or by boat. The park is known for having the largest bear population in Japan and for the views of Kunashiri Island , which is occupied by Russia but is claimed by Japan. 2005 which declared UNESCO , the area including the adjacent marine protected area for World Heritage and recommended the cross-border development of the region along with the Russian Kuril Islands as a "World Heritage Peace Park".
Kamuiwakka waterfall
Brown bear in Shiretoko
Web links
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ). (with video, 3 min)
- World Database on Protected Areas - Shiretoko National Park (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Shiretoko. 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: 44 ° 9 ′ 43 ″ N , 145 ° 14 ′ 8 ″ E