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# Yakushima
Koshima · Japan

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1993.

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Reference location

Reference localityKoshima

Country / geographic scopeJapan

Place typeNature

Point coordinates30.31500, 130.50861

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Yakushima

Natural · Inscription: 1993

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/662/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/662/)

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