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Protecting the Forests

  • The changing aspects of buna groves through the seasons. (© Anezaki Kazuma)

    The changing aspects of buna groves through the seasons. (© Anezaki Kazuma)

  • One of Japan’s “biodiversity hotspots”: the mangrove forest on Iriomote Island. (© Anezaki Kazuma)

    One of Japan’s “biodiversity hotspots”: the mangrove forest on Iriomote Island. (© Anezaki Kazuma)

  • The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, is one of the historical wooden structures designated a national treasure in Japan. (© Aflo)

    The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, is one of the historical wooden structures designated a national treasure in Japan. (© Aflo)

  • A satoyama scene in summer. (© Pixta)

    A satoyama scene in summer. (© Pixta)

  • The aftermath of the powerful Isewan Typhoon, which swept across Japan in 1959 from the Kii Peninsula across the Tōkai region. The typhoon left 4,759 people dead and 282 missing. (© Mainichi Shimbun/Aflo)

    The aftermath of the powerful Isewan Typhoon, which swept across Japan in 1959 from the Kii Peninsula across the Tōkai region. The typhoon left 4,759 people dead and 282 missing. (© Mainichi Shimbun/Aflo)

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