Kasugayama Primeval Forest

Kasugayama Primeval Forest is a primeval forest 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.『ふるさとの文化遺産 郷土資料事典29 奈良県』人文社、1997年10月1日。p.48

It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".春日山原始林  - 奈良公園管理事務所（2013年8月25日閲覧）春日山原始林 - 奈良公園 Quick Guide（2013年8月25日閲覧）

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 

 Other 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) 

Category:Nara Prefecture
Category:Forests