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Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark

JP

With a long whaling heritage, former fishermen now offer whale watching cruises.The Onda Festival, held biannually in May at the Kiragawa Hachiman Shrine, has been celebrated since the 12th century.Kiragawa town, located in the western part of the geopark, preserves an important architectural heritage that has largely disappeared elsewhere on the island.

Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark in JP
Photo: 東京太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationJP
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 14,822 ha

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