36°46′43″N 139°26′34″E / 36.7785°N 139.4428°E / 36.7785; 139.4428
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Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Oku-Nikko-shitsugen |
Designated | 8 November 2005 |
Reference no. | 1553 |
Senjōgahara (戦場ヶ原) is a four-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) area in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in the city of Nikkō. It is 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea-level.
Senjōgahara can be translated as "battlefield", referring to a mythical tale of the gods of Mount Nantai and Mount Akagi fighting for control of Lake Chūzenji.
It lies just to the east of Odashirogahara.
References
- "Oku-Nikko-shitsugen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Nikko Travel: Senjogahara Marshland JTB (the largest travel agency in Japan)'s guide
- "Senjogahara Marshland". All Nippon Airways. March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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