Kasugayama Primeval Forest

Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Japanese: 春日山原始林
Map
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kasugayama Primeval Forest (Japan)
Geography
LocationNara Park, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°41′3.5″N 135°51′52.3″E / 34.684306°N 135.864528°E / 34.684306; 135.864528
Area298.6 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 [ja] have been prohibited since 841.[6]

  1. ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - Map of the inscribed property Clarification / adopted". UNESCO. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 春日山原始林 [Kasugayama Primeval Forest] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ "The Forest in the Sacred Precincts of Kasugataisha Shrine". Cabinet Office. July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ 春日山原始林 [Kasugayama Primeval Forest] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.