
View of Ozegahara. Mount Shibutsu in the background. Taken from Mount Hiuchi
Designations | |
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Official name | Oze |
Designated | 8 November 2005 |
Reference no. | 1554[1] |
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.
- Ozegahara with Mount Hiuchi
- Marsh of Ozegahara
- Boardwalk of Ozegahara. Mount Shibutsu in the background.
Around Ozegahara
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- Oze National Park(English) - Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan
- Oze Preservation Foundation (English)
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