Mt. Yuwandake (694 m) on Amami-Oshima Island, the highest peak in the property, Mt. Inokawadake (645 m ) on Tokunoshima Island, Mt. Yonahadake (503 m) on Okinawa Island, and Mt. Komidake (497 m) on Iriomote Island constitute cloud belts, where sunlight is limited and air humidity is high, forming forests filled with bryophytes, epiphytic and ground orchids, and fern plants.