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Hiruzen Highlands

Okayama · Maniwa · Contemporary Art

Japanese name: 蒜山の高原と山焼き

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Hiruzen Highlands
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WHAT TO DOHiruzen Highlands

Grassland kept open by burning it every year - a landscape that exists only because people maintain it.

WHEREOkayama

Mimasaka · Maniwa

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Grassland kept open by burning it every year - a landscape that exists only because people maintain it.

About this place

Hiruzen (蒜山; ひるぜん) is the name of an area located in the north of Maniwa City in the north of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Hiruzen was formed of 3 small towns: Chuka, Yatsuka, and Kawakami, which together were known as the town of Hiruzen, which was merged with several other towns to become current Maniwa City in 2005. Its main feature is the Hiruzen Sanza (蒜山三座), a mountain located on the border of Okayama and Tottori prefectures on the main island of Honshu in Japan. The Hiruzen Sanza consists of three peaks of similar elevation, the highest being Mt. Kamihiruzen (Hiruzen (上蒜山)) at 1,202 m (3,944 ft). The Hiruzen Highlands, (also known as the Hiruzen Plateau) has an elevation of 500 metres (0.31 mi) to 600 metres (0.37 mi). Hiruzen is an important part of the Daisen-Oki National Park.

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Founded / opened:Edo period Highlights / collection:Grassland burned every year, Three-peak mountain shape Genre:Outdoor art and land art

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