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Name:Yakushima
Area:East Asia
Country:Japan
Registered Year:1993
Type:Cultural Heritage
Criteria:(i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
See description of criteria
Brief Description:
Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest that is unique in this region.
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