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*Japanese serow Capricornis crispus カモシカ Kamoshika |
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designated across twenty-nine prefectures |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Capricornis_crispus_in_Mount_Sanpoiwa_2011-05-02.jpg/150px-Capricornis_crispus_in_Mount_Sanpoiwa_2011-05-02.jpg) |
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1.1 |
[1]
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*Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus オオサンショウウオ Õsanshōuo |
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designated across eighteen prefectures |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Cryptobranchus_japonicus.jpg/150px-Cryptobranchus_japonicus.jpg) |
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*Kasugayama Primeval Forest 春日山原始林 Kasuga-yama genshi-rin |
Nara |
no tree-felling or hunting has been permitted since 841; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[6] |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Kasugayama_Primeval_Forest_01.jpg/150px-Kasugayama_Primeval_Forest_01.jpg) |
34°40′55″N 135°51′30″E / 34.6820741°N 135.85831576°E / 34.6820741; 135.85831576 (Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdaiji) |
2.2 |
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Deer in Nara 奈良のシカ Nara no shika |
Nara |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Love_%2815152011928%29.jpg/150px-Love_%2815152011928%29.jpg) |
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[4]
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Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane |
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found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/%E5%86%AC%E7%9C%A0%E3%81%AB%E5%82%99%E3%81%88%E8%84%82%E8%82%AA%E3%82%92%E8%93%84%E3%81%88%E3%81%9F%E7%8A%B6%E6%85%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D.jpg/150px-%E5%86%AC%E7%9C%A0%E3%81%AB%E5%82%99%E3%81%88%E8%84%82%E8%82%AA%E3%82%92%E8%93%84%E3%81%88%E3%81%9F%E7%8A%B6%E6%85%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8D.jpg) |
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1.1 |
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Moore's Cupid Shijimia moorei ゴイシツバメシジミ Goishitsubame-shijimi |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Shijimia_moorei_ventral_view_20150529.jpg/150px-Shijimia_moorei_ventral_view_20150529.jpg) |
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1.1 |
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Arhopala ganesa Habitat ルーミスシジミ生息地 Rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi |
Nara |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Img0851d.jpg/150px-Img0851d.jpg) |
34°41′19″N 135°51′50″E / 34.68849°N 135.86380°E / 34.68849; 135.86380 (Clematis patens Habitat) |
1.2 |
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Verdure on Mount Imo 妹山樹叢 Imo-yama jusō |
Yoshino |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Imoyama_%28Yoshino%29%2C_enkei.jpg/150px-Imoyama_%28Yoshino%29%2C_enkei.jpg) |
34°23′38″N 135°52′15″E / 34.39376°N 135.87080°E / 34.39376; 135.87080 (Verdure on Mount Imo) |
2.1 |
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Siebold's magnolia Habitat Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica オオヤマレンゲ自生地 ōyamarenge jiseichi |
Tenkawa, Gojō |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Magnolia_sieboldii_subsp._japonica.jpg/150px-Magnolia_sieboldii_subsp._japonica.jpg) |
34°10′26″N 135°54′15″E / 34.17386°N 135.90410°E / 34.17386; 135.90410 (Siebold's magnolia Habitat) |
2.2 |
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Clematis patens Habitat カザグルマ自生地 Kazaguruma jiseichi |
Uda |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Clematis_patens_s1.JPG/150px-Clematis_patens_s1.JPG) |
34°29′34″N 135°55′57″E / 34.49275°N 135.93250°E / 34.49275; 135.93250 (Clematis patens Habitat) |
2.11 |
[10]
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Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja Nageia nagi 春日神社境内ナギ樹林 Kasuga Jinja keidai nagi ju-rin |
Nara |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Nageia_pollen_cones.jpg/150px-Nageia_pollen_cones.jpg) |
34°40′53″N 135°50′56″E / 34.68147°N 135.84880°E / 34.68147; 135.84880 (Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja) |
2.2 |
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Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest Pseudotsuga japonica 三ノ公川トガサワラ原始林 Sannokō-gawa togasawara genshi-rin |
Kawakami |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Sannokogawa_Togasawara_primeval_forest._A.jpg/150px-Sannokogawa_Togasawara_primeval_forest._A.jpg) |
34°16′01″N 136°04′20″E / 34.26705°N 136.07210°E / 34.26705; 136.07210 (Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest) |
2.2 |
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Lysionotus Communities シシンラン群落 Shishinran gunraku |
Kamikitayama |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Shishinran_Lysionotus_pauciflorus_epiphytes_on_Quercus_sessilifolia_tree._Enlarged_cropped_image.jpg/150px-Shishinran_Lysionotus_pauciflorus_epiphytes_on_Quercus_sessilifolia_tree._Enlarged_cropped_image.jpg) |
34°09′00″N 136°00′41″E / 34.14989°N 136.01140°E / 34.14989; 136.01140 (Lysionotus Communities) |
2.9 |
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Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura Prunus verecunda 'Antiqua' 知足院ナラノヤエザクラ Chisokuin naranoyaezakura |
Nara |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Prunus_verecunda_%27Antiqua%2702.jpg/150px-Prunus_verecunda_%27Antiqua%2702.jpg) |
34°41′32″N 135°50′25″E / 34.69236°N 135.84020°E / 34.69236; 135.84020 (Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura) |
2.1 |
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Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat 丹生川上中社のツルマンリョウ自生地 Niukawakami nakasha no tsurumanryō jiseichi |
Higashiyoshino |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Niukawakaminakasha_no_Tsurumanryo_jiseichi._Photographed_around_1955.jpg/150px-Niukawakaminakasha_no_Tsurumanryo_jiseichi._Photographed_around_1955.jpg) |
34°23′26″N 135°59′12″E / 34.39053°N 135.98670°E / 34.39053; 135.98670 (Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat) |
2.2,10 |
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Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 吐山スズラン群落 Hayama suzuran gunraku |
Nara |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flower_buds_of_Hayama_lily_of_the_valley_community._A.jpg/150px-Flower_buds_of_Hayama_lily_of_the_valley_community._A.jpg) |
34°33′42″N 135°57′21″E / 34.56177°N 135.95570°E / 34.56177; 135.95570 (Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities) |
2.10 |
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Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa 屏風岩、兜岩および鎧岩 Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa oyobi Yoroi-iwa |
Soni |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Japan-_Nara%2C_Soni%2C_Byobu_iwa_2015_2.jpg/150px-Japan-_Nara%2C_Soni%2C_Byobu_iwa_2015_2.jpg) |
34°31′39″N 136°07′26″E / 34.5274°N 136.1239°E / 34.5274; 136.1239 (Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa) |
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Futami Giant Muku Tree Aphananthe aspera 二見の大ムク Futami no ōmuku |
Gojō |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Futami_no_Omuku_Aphananthe_aspera_tree._A.jpg/150px-Futami_no_Omuku_Aphananthe_aspera_tree._A.jpg) |
34°20′39″N 135°41′12″E / 34.34406°N 135.68680°E / 34.34406; 135.68680 (Futami Giant Muku Tree) |
2.1 |
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Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest 仏経嶽原始林 Bukkyōgatake genshi-rin |
Kamikitayama, Tenkawa |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hakkyo02.JPG/150px-Hakkyo02.JPG) |
34°10′21″N 135°54′33″E / 34.17262°N 135.90910°E / 34.17262; 135.90910 (Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest) |
2.2 |
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Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis 向淵スズラン群落 Mukō suzuran gunraku |
Uda |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Florets_of_Mukoji_Lily_of_the_valley_community._A.jpg/150px-Florets_of_Mukoji_Lily_of_the_valley_community._A.jpg) |
34°34′39″N 135°58′52″E / 34.57758°N 135.98120°E / 34.57758; 135.98120 (Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities) |
2.10 |
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Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities Convallaria majalis 室生山暖地性シダ群落 Murō-zan danchisei shida gunraku |
Uda |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Murouji_danchisei_sida_gunraku2.jpg/150px-Murouji_danchisei_sida_gunraku2.jpg) |
34°32′23″N 136°02′24″E / 34.53980°N 136.03990°E / 34.53980; 136.03990 (Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities) |
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Yatsubusa Sugi Cryptomeria japonica 八ツ房スギ Yatsubusa-sugi |
Uda |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Yatsufusa_Sugi_Japanese_cedar_Strange_tree._A.jpg/150px-Yatsufusa_Sugi_Japanese_cedar_Strange_tree._A.jpg) |
34°26′36″N 135°58′36″E / 34.44324°N 135.97680°E / 34.44324; 135.97680 (Yatsubusa Sugi) |
2.1 |
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Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest 与喜山暖帯林 Yoki-san dantai-rin |
Sakurai |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hase_temple_town_and_Mt._Yoki_warm_temperate_forest._May_2023.jpg/150px-Hase_temple_town_and_Mt._Yoki_warm_temperate_forest._May_2023.jpg) |
34°32′18″N 135°54′42″E / 34.53824°N 135.91160°E / 34.53824; 135.91160 (Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest) |
2.1 |
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Dorohatchō 瀞八丁 Õsanshōuo |
Totsukawa |
designation includes areas of Kumano in Mie Prefecture and Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/171007_Dorohatcho_Shingu_Wakayama_pref_Japan02s3.jpg/150px-171007_Dorohatcho_Shingu_Wakayama_pref_Japan02s3.jpg) |
33°54′02″N 135°53′10″E / 33.90065°N 135.88600°E / 33.90065; 135.88600 (Dorohatchō) |
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