Kasugayama Primeval Forest

Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Japanese: 春日山原始林
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Kasugayama Primeval Forest
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)

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. Located in Nara Park to the east of the grounds of Kasuga Taisha and a Chinju no Mori, hunting and logging on Mount Kasuga have been prohibited since 841.