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  • Flowers and plants (growing in clusters)
  • Kutsuki area

Primeval beech forest of live cedars

Primeval beech forest of live cedars Primeval beech forest of live cedars Primeval beech forest of live cedars

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It is located in the Kutsuki-Katsuragawa Prefectural Natural Park area, on the northwestern side of Kutsuki, halfway up Mikuni Pass. It is said that beech trees are a barometer of the richness of the mountains. In the past, beech forests developed in the cool climate of mountainous areas in Shiga Prefecture, at altitudes of 600 to 700 meters or more above sea level, but most of them have been cut down, and only a few remain today.
[Main plants that make up the live cedar forest]
■ Tree and sub-tree layer
Beech, Mizunara, Sugar maple, Japanese horse chestnut, and Magnolia obovata
■ Shrub layer
Beech, Witch hazel, Japanese cypress, Japanese laurel
■ Vegetation layer
Japanese holly fern, Japanese holly fern

Address
Kutsuki cedar, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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Contact Us
(Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL：0740-33-7101
Access
From JR Azumigawa Station, take the bus (Kuchiki Line) for about 30 minutes, get off at "Kuchiki Branch Office Mae" -> change to the bus -> take the bus (Harihata Line) for about 60 minutes, get off at "Ikusugi", then walk for about 60 minutes
Remarks
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Best time to see autumn leaves: Late October onwards

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