Kasugayama Primeval Forest
| Kasugayama Primeval Forest Japanese: 春日山原始林 | |
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  Kasugayama Primeval Forest  Kasugayama Primeval Forest (Japan) | |
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| Location | Nara Park, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°41′3.5″N 135°51′52.3″E / 34.684306°N 135.864528°E |
| Area | 298.6 hectares (738 acres)[1] |
Kasugayama Primeval Forest (春日山原始林, Kasugaya-yama genshi-rin) is an area of 298.6 hectares (738 acres) of primeval forest in Nara, Japan, that is protected as a Special Natural Monument and which forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.[2][3][4] Located in Nara Park to the east of the grounds of Kasuga Taisha and a Chinju no Mori,[5] hunting and logging on Mount Kasuga have been prohibited since 841.[6]
History[edit]
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In 841, during the reign of Emperor Ninmyō, a prohibition was placed on hunting and logging on the sacred mountain.[2]: 7 In 1873, the Dajō-kan issued a proclamation on the establishment of public parks, and in 1880 Nara Park opened.[2]: 10 This was extended in 1888 to include the areas of Mount Kasuga and Mount Wakakusa; that same year, some two thousand trees on Mount Kasuga were felled by a typhoon.[2]: 10 In 1922, Nara Park was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty under the 1919 Historical Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments Preservation Law.[7] Two years later, Kasugayama Primeval Forest was designated a Natural Monument, a designation upgraded in 1955 to that of Special Natural Monument, under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.[3]
See also[edit]
- List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
- List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
- List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara)
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Nara)
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)
- Protected Forests (Japan)
References[edit]
- ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - Map of the inscribed property Clarification / adopted". UNESCO. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d 春日山原始林保全計画 [Kasugayama Primeval Forest Conservation Plan] (in Japanese). Nara Prefecture. March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b 春日山原始林 [Kasugayama Primeval Forest] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "The Forest in the Sacred Precincts of Kasugataisha Shrine". Cabinet Office. July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 春日山原始林 [Kasugayama Primeval Forest] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 奈良公園 [Nara Park] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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