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Gods, myths & wonders of Japan’s National Parks

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2024 marked the 90th anniversary of Japan ’s national parks.

As of June 2024 , their number has grown to 35 , protecting some of Japan 's most beautiful natural environments.

Each park reposes in its own rich ecosphere of plants and animals, with its own native myths and legends arising from particular features of the land.

Yambaru National Park is spectacularly rich in greenery , from primeval mangroves on Gesashi Bay to vast Japanese evergreen oak forests through its interior.

Yakushima is said to have inspired the great film-animator Hayao Miyazaki and his mythic environmental parable Princess Mononoke.

The Kuroshio Current , or “ Black Tide ,” takes its name from the deepness and darkness of its blueness.

The human inhabitants of Yambaru are notably protective of its natural world.

In that spirit, the villagers of Ada perform a costumed sequence of drumming, chanting and dancing at the annual Shinugu in Ada .

Shioya Bay forms a natural auditorium for the annual Ungami Festival , where villagers race in ceremonial boats and play drums waist-deep in the water.

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