July 17, 2005, Shiretoko which is the newest cultural heritage of our country.
The Shiretoko peninsula facing the Sea of Okhotsk at the easternmost end in
Hokkaido and its nearshore waters have been the target of registration. Various living things by various environment until it reaches the
coastline and a primeval forest with a natural state, and an alpine belt
It
is said that that they are a few areas which are making the natural food chain
were the factors which became a natural heritage.
A natural treasury
Shiretoko Five Lakes
and also it is breeding grounds, such as a brown bear which is at the top
of a food cycle, and a fish owl, OJIROWASHI, -- primeval [, such as a colony
of sea birds, such as a Temminck's cormorant, and a hibernation ground
of much Steller's sea eagle OJIROWASHI, ] -- it is the habitat of the wild
animal which needs natural environment .
Japan
The charm of Nature overflows.
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Various living things by various environment until it reaches the
coastline and a primeval forest with a natural state, and an alpine belt 
