Ozegahara

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Ozegahara (尾瀬ヶ原) is a high altitude marshland in the Oze National Park, Japan.

View of Ozegahara. Mount Shibutsu in the background. Taken from Mount Hiuchi
Quick facts Designations, Ramsar Wetland ...
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Official nameOze
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1554[1]
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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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