Shirakami-Sanchi
Aomori Prefecture, Akita Prefecture
N40°22´- N40°32´ E140°02´- E140°12´
Area: Approx. 17,000 ha
Year of Inscription: 1993
Criterion: (ix)
Situated in the mountains of northern Honshu, this trackless site includes the
last virgin remains of the cool-temperate forest of Siebold's beech trees that
once covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan. The black bear,
the serow, and 84 species of birds can be found in this forest.
To Nishimeya
Approximately 80 minutes by car from the Aomori Airport
Aomori Airport → Nishimeya (Approximately 115 minutes by local bus)
To Fujisato
Approximately 30 minutes by car from the Oodatenoshiro Airport
Oodatenoshiro Airport → Fujisato (Approximately 40 minutes by local bus）
Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Conservation Center (Nishimeya)
| Office hours: |
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Closed on: |
Every Saturdays and Sundays, National holidays,
Year-end and New Year holiday |
| Address: |
61-1 Aza Kanda, Oaza Tashiro, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru-gun,
Aomori, 036-1411 Japan |
| Telephone number: |
+81-(0)172-85-2622 |
Shirakami-Sanchi
World Heritage Conservation Center (Fujisato)
| Office hours: |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Closed on: |
Every Tuesdays (Closed on the following day when
falling on a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holiday |
| Address: |
63 Aza Satokuri, Fujikoto, Fujisato-cho, Yamamoto-gun,
Akita, 018-3201 Japan |
| Telephone number: |
+81-(0)185-79-3001 |
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