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also an Historic Site; now the Institute for Nature Study (属自然教育園), administered by the National Museum of Nature and Science 35°38′19″N 139°43′10″E / 35.638668°N 139.719374°E / 35.638668; 139.719374 ( Former Imperial Land in Shirogane
on the campus of the University of Tokyo; formerly part of the residence of the Maeda clan of the Kaga Domain 35°42′31″N 139°45′43″E / 35.708660°N 139.761962°E / 35.708660; 139.761962 ( Kaitokukan
Tokyo: 2011 1362; ix (natural) The Ogasawara Archipelago is a group of around 30 islands located in the north-western Pacific Ocean around 1,000 km (620 mi) off the Japanese mainland. Because of its isolation, the islands have a high number of endemic species and are important for studies of ongoing evolutionary processes and speciation.
Nature park; also a Natural Monument; now the Institute for Nature Study (属自然教育園), administered by the National Museum of Nature and Science Former Imperial Land in Shirogane 35°38′19″N 139°43′10″E / 35.63866819°N 139.71937352°E / 35.63866819; 139.71937352 ( Former Imperial Land in Shirogane
Designated Natural monuments of Japan — natural places and native flora/fauna species, as determined by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan. There are 953 Natural Monuments, including 72 Special Natural Monuments.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. There are four national parks in Tokyo: Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, in Nishitama and spilling over into Yamanashi and Saitama Prefectures; Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park, around Mount Takao to the south of Hachioji. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, which includes all of the Izu Islands. Ogasawara ...
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Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...