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Oze

Gunma · Katashina · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 尾瀬

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WHAT TO DOOze

The largest highland marsh on Honshu. You may not step off the boardwalk.

WHEREGunma

Hokumo · Katashina

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The largest highland marsh on Honshu. You may not step off the boardwalk.

About this place

Ozegahara (尾瀬ヶ原) is a high altitude marshland in the Oze National Park, Japan. Approximately 8 km2 in size, the marshland is well known for various species of plants, including the "mizu-bashō" (White Skunk Cabbage), "Nikkōkisuge" (yellow alpine lilies, Hemerocallis dumortieri var. esculenta) and "Watasuge" (Eriophorum vaginatum). The marshland is a popular hiking destination.

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Designation:Special Natural Monument, Ramsar Convention registered wetland

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