Kashima Jingu Forest

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Title: Kashima Jingu Forest Category: Top 10+ Forests Origin: Japan Listing added: Apr 25, 2009 Comments: 0 PageRank: 3/10

Believed to date from 660 BC, this supreme shrine of Hitachi province is one of the three principal shrines in the Kanto region, along with Ikisu Shrine, also in Ibaraki, and Katori Shrine in Chiba prefecture. Kashima Jingu boasts 800 kinds of trees such as cedar, oak, chinquapin, and fir. One grove is designated a Natural Monument. Due to the richness of its native bird life, it has also been designated the Kashima Wildlife Protection Area.

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