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    Shirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. This mountainous area includes the last virgin...
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    The Resort Shirakami (リゾートしらかみ, Rizōto Shirakami) is a limited-stop "Rapid" service operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) as a sightseeing...
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    Prefecture, which is known for the Akita dogs. Afterwards, it spread to the Shirakami-Sanchi forest between Akita and Aomori, and other areas of Japan. Documented...
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  • Hōryū-ji Himeji Yakushima Shirakami-Sanchi Kyoto Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Hiroshima Peace Memorial Itsukushima Shrine Nara Nikkō Ryukyu Kii Mountain Range...
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    archaeological sites would join Shirakami-Sanchi as the prefecture's second World Heritage Site. Tourist access to Shirakami-Sanchi is heavily restricted to...
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    municipalities of Fujisato and Happō, and takes its name from the Shirakami-Sanchi. Shirakami Sanchi is a mountainous region that contains one of Japan's untouched...
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    Caldera and Mount Usu Geopark Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group Hakodate Otaru Shirakami-Sanchi (WHS) Mount Osore Lake Towada Hirosaki – Hirosaki Castle, Nakacho Samurai...
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    August 2017, Broad was visiting a town in Aomori Prefecture near the Shirakami-Sanchi wilderness area when he was woken up by the J-Alert being triggered...
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    Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding...
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    Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding...
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    animators to the ancient forests of Yakushima and the mountains of Shirakami-Sanchi, taking photographs and making sketches. The landscapes in the film...
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    Animals and Plants in the Wildlife Protection Zone" of the wilderness Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Site. Varieties include P. nipponica var. nipponica...
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  • Yakushima in May 1995. Additionally, art director Kazuo Oga went to the Shirakami-Sanchi mountains, which had already inspired some environments in Nausicaä...
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    Mount Iwaki, a portion of the primeval Siebold's beech forests of Shirakami-Sanchi UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cape Tappi, other coastal areas of northern...
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  • Korean Neo-Confucian Academies". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 Jul 2019. "Shirakami-Sanchi". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011. "Shiretoko National Park". UNESCO...
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    southern edge of Aomori Prefecture, bordering Akita Prefecture and the Shirakami-Sanchi mountain range, south of Mount Iwaki. The Iwaki River flows through...
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    the southeast. Part of the town is located within the borders of the Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and some coastal areas of the town are...
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  • Nilo-Saharan → Masalit Sudan, Chad Islam → Sunni Islam Matagi Japan (Ani, Shirakami-Sanchi) Matawai Indo-European → Germanic → English → Saramaccan Suriname Christianity...
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  • first isolated from the trunk of a mono maple tree (Acer mono) in the Shirakami-Sanchi forest region of Japan. The species was named after the Acer tree genus...
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    southwestern corner of the town is located within the borders of the Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and some coastal areas of the town are...
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    the mountain's summit. Iwakiyama Jinja Tsugaru Quasi-National Park Shirakami-Sanchi List of volcanoes in Japan List of mountains in Japan Volcanoes portal...
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  • Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Cultural 660 Himeji-jo (F) Cultural 661 Shirakami-Sanchi Natural 663 Yakushima Natural 662  Mexico Historic Centre of Zacatecas...
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    the Iwaki River is at Mount Ganmori (987 metres (3,238 ft))A in the Shirakami-Sanchi region, a mountainous, unspoiled expanse of virgin forest which spans...
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    Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding...
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  • Center. Ministry of Environment. Retrieved November 1, 2013. "The Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Conservation Center". Ministry of Environment. Retrieved...
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    building in Suwa, Nagano. The trunk of a 400-year-old beech tree in the Shirakami-Sanchi was snapped by Jebi's strong winds. Along Osaka Bay, the typhoon's...
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    the surrounding region, which includes tourist destinations such as Shirakami-Sanchi, Lake Towada, and Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The airport terminal...
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  • is formed by the mix of "white" in French ("blanc") and the name of Shirakami-Sanchi mountains. Updated to 23 August 2023. Note: Flags indicate national...
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    light passing through Aomori's old-growth beech forests, as found in Shirakami-Sanchi, while controlling the amount of natural lighting that penetrated to...
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  • 135464 (Ohirayama Nature Conservation Area) Shirakami sanchi Nature Conservation Area 白神山地自然環境保全地域 Shirakami sanchi shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Aomori, Akita...
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