Kasugayama Primeval Forest
History
In 841, during the reign of Emperor Ninmyō, a prohibition was placed on hunting and logging on the sacred mountain. In 1873, the Dajō-kan issued a proclamation on the establishment of public parks, and in 1880 Nara Park opened. 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. 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. 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.
See also
- 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
- ^ "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - Map of the inscribed property Clarification / adopted". UNESCO. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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