World Natural Heritage in Japan

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Feature Articles on How to Enjoy World Natural Heritage Sites

On-the-spot reporting and interviews introducing seasonal activities offered at the five World Natural Heritage sites in Japan, as well as local cuisine and diverse cultures nurtured by the nature-rich environement.

Region
All Shiretoko Shirakami-Sanchi Ogasawara Islands Yakushima Amami・Okinawa
Theme
All Trekking / Hiking Traditional Food / Local Cuisine Seasonal Activities Nature and Culture

Trekking / Hiking

Enjoy the mysterious scenery of Lake Rausu while getting in contact with the flora and fauna of the Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko

Enjoy the mysterious scenery of Lake Rausu while getting in contact with the flora and fauna of the Shiretoko Peninsula

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Experience the “Beautiful Waters” of Shirakami-Sanchi. Highlights from the Sawa Walking Tour
Shirakami-Sanchi

Experience the “Beautiful Waters” of Shirakami-Sanchi. Highlights from the Sawa Walking Tour

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Hahajima Island / Mt. Chibusayama Trekking Tour featuring the many remaining endemic species of the Ogasawara Island
Ogasawara Islands

Hahajima Island / Mt. Chibusayama Trekking Tour featuring the many remaining endemic species of the Ogasawara Island

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Climbing the steep cliffs and Mt. Mocchomu-dake, looking down on the nature of Yakushima Island and the ocean
Yakushima

Climbing the steep cliffs and Mt. Mocchomu-dake, looking down on the nature of Yakushima Island and the ocean

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Go trekking in Kinsakubaru Forest on Amami Oshima and encounter rare plants and animals
Amami・Okinawa

Go trekking in Kinsakubaru Forest on Amami Oshima and encounter rare plants and animals

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Traditional Food / Local Cuisine

A culinary culture that evolved from life in Shiretoko Peninsula, a Natural World Heritage site extending 3 km offshore
Shiretoko

A culinary culture that evolved from life in Shiretoko Peninsula, a Natural World Heritage site extending 3 km offshore

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Delight in the local cuisine of the Shirakami-Sanchi snow country
Shirakami-Sanchi

Delight in the local cuisine of the Shirakami-Sanchi snow country

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Experience the distinctive cuisine of Ogasawara, born from its uncommon island environment
Ogasawara Islands

Experience the distinctive cuisine of Ogasawara, born from its uncommon island environment

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Warm ocean currents teeming with life create a distinctive culture and cuisine on Yakushima Island
Yakushima

Warm ocean currents teeming with life create a distinctive culture and cuisine on Yakushima Island

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The local foods of Amami and Okinawa: Loved by the community and passed down through generations
Amami・Okinawa

The local foods of Amami and Okinawa: Loved by the community and passed down through generations

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Seasonal Activities

Take a drift ice walk and go bird watching to fully enjoy Shiretoko Peninsula in winter
Shiretoko

Take a drift ice walk and go bird watching to fully enjoy Shiretoko Peninsula in winter

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Walk in a golden beech forest while hiking in Shirakami-Sanchi in autumn
Shirakami-Sanchi

Walk in a golden beech forest while hiking in Shirakami-Sanchi in autumn

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Releasing Green Sea Turtles on the Ogasawara Islands in Summer under the Twinkling Starry Sky
Ogasawara Islands

Releasing Green Sea Turtles on the Ogasawara Islands in Summer under the Twinkling Starry Sky

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Spring Trekking on Yakushima Island: Experience Wild Cherry Blossoms and Fresh Greenery
Yakushima

Spring Trekking on Yakushima Island: Experience Wild Cherry Blossoms and Fresh Greenery

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Paddle a canoe to Yanbaru Forest Tour secluded Okinawa for summer fun
Amami・Okinawa

Paddle a canoe to Yanbaru Forest Tour secluded Okinawa for summer fun

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Nature and Culture

Learn about the traditions of the Matagi, who live in harmony with the forest of Shirakami-Sanchi
Shirakami-Sanchi

Learn about the traditions of the Matagi, who live in harmony with the forest of Shirakami-Sanchi

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Textiles of Japan’s southern islands born from the bounty of nature: Amami’s Oshima Tsumugi and Okinawa’s Bashofu
Amami・Okinawa

Textiles of Japan’s southern islands born from the bounty of nature: Amami’s Oshima Tsumugi and Okinawa’s Bashofu

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