Kasugayama Primeval Forest is a primeval forest located in the eastern part of Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
It is 250 hectares large.
It is the Chinju no Mori of Kasuga-taisha so nobody was allowed to hunt or log there since 841.
It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".
The site is in the northern temperate zone but it has many southern species that prosper there. It has a wide variety of species.
It is especially unique due to being so close to a city
Related pages
Chinju no Mori
References
Related websites
Nara Park Guide (viewed April 2013, 4) Conservation ecological study of World Heritage Kasugayama Primeval Forest and natural monument Sika deer (accessed April 25, 2013) Kasugayama Primeval Forest | Kasugano Nara Tourism (viewed April 25, 2013)