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36°46′43″N 139°26′34″E / 36.7785°N 139.4428°E / 36.7785; 139.4428

Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameOku-Nikko-shitsugen
Designated8 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.

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References

  1. "Oku-Nikko-shitsugen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Nikko Travel: Senjogahara Marshland JTB (the largest travel agency in Japan)'s guide
  3. "Senjogahara Marshland". All Nippon Airways. March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.


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