Search results for Forests
Two-thirds of Japan’s land area is forested, and because the country stretches a great distance from north to south, many different types of trees grow in its various forests. We have put together a collection of forests for you, including ones registered as World Heritage Sites and others used as filming locations on television or in movies.
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Kappa Bridge
- Nagano
- This wooden suspension bridge, 3.1 meters in width and 36.6 meters in length, is popular as a photo shooting spot. The babbling of the cl...
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Mishaka Pond
- Nagano
- Mishaka Pond reflects the surrounding landscape of each season like a mirror, offering a breathtaking and magical view no matter when you...
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Kikuchi Valley
- Kumamoto
- Kikuchi Valley is said to be a ”natural cooler” with an average temperature of 13 degrees Celsius even in summer. With new gr...
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Tsutanuma
- Aomori
- This beautiful place often appears in commercials and nature programs on TV. The first and the second photos show the scenery early in th...
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Kadowaki Suspension Bridge
- Shizuoka
- The Kadowaki Suspension bridge looms right above the Jogasaki coast, which was formed by the eruption of Mt. Omuro, upon which the lava ...
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Usui third bridge
- Gunma
- Nicknamed ”Meganebashi (spectacles bridge)”, it is the largest brickwork arch bridge in Japan, at 91 meters in length and 31 ...
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Ozegahara
- Gunma
- Wetlands at an altitude of 1,400 meters, surrounded by 2,000 meter tall mountains. They spread out 6km wide from east to west and 2km lon...
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Takabocchi Kogen（highlands）
- Nagano
- Look ahead and you see the magnificent Hida Alps spread out before you. Turn around and you can even sometimes catch sight of Mt. Fuji. T...
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Yoshigadaira
- Gunma
- Yoshigadaira; the wetlands spread on the rear side of Mt. Kusatsu-shirane. In contrast to the rough image of Mt. Shirane, it is a quiet a...
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Shirakami Sanchi
- Aomori
- In 1993, this place became one of the first sites ever designated as a World Heritage site in Japan. An extensive mountain zone of 130,00...