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001-000375.007
Japan
001-000375, forest, island, japan, kyushu, nature, tree, world heritage, yakushima
Yakushima - Princess Mononoke Island
Tadayoshi Nakamura
11 October 09
Jean-Philippe Dain
Yakushima
Miyanoura
JPN
Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yaksushima, Japan. Approximately located 60Km South-West of Cape Sata, South of Kyushu (the Southern part of Japan), Yakushima (Yaku Island) is a 505 square-meter mountainous island largely covered with primitive forest. The island, partially classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 is internationally recognized as a biosphere and eco-system reserve. Yaku-shima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, includes ancient specimens of "sugi" (Japanese cedar) having untill around 2000 to 3000 years according to scientists. The fauna of the island is diverse, including Japanese and sika deer, 150 bird species, 15 species of reptile, eight species of amphibians and about 1,900 species of insects. It is said that some luxurious forest landscapes have inspired the forest setting in Hayao Miyazaki's film "Princess Mononoke". Japan, October 2009.