Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Kasugayama Primeval Forest is a primeval forest in the eastern part of Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Uguisu Waterfall
It is 250 hectares large.[1][2]
It is the Chinju no Mori of Kasuga-taisha so nobody was allowed to hunt or log there[1][2] since 841.[3]
It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".[1][2]
The site is in the northern temperate zone but it has many southern species that prosper there. It has a wide variety of species.[3]
It is especially unique due to being so close to a city[3]
Related pages
References
- 春日山原始林 Archived 2017-05-19 at the Wayback Machine - 奈良公園管理事務所（2013年8月25日閲覧）
- 春日山原始林 - 奈良公園 Quick Guide（2013年8月25日閲覧）
- 『ふるさとの文化遺産 郷土資料事典29 奈良県』人文社、1997年10月1日。p.48
Other websites
- Nara Park Guide (viewed April 2013, 4)
- Conservation ecological study of World Heritage Kasugayama Primeval Forest and natural monument Sika deer (accessed April 25, 2013) Archived April 21, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- Kasugayama Primeval Forest | Kasugano Nara Tourism (viewed April 25, 2013) Archived November 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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