Biosphere Reserve Information
Japan
Tadami
2014
Almost the entire area of the Tadami Biosphere Reserve is a mountainous zone approximately 1,500m above sea level (maximum altitude 1,819.9m, minimum 350m), excluding the basins of the Tadami River and its tributary (the Ina River). Steep massifs are found in the southern and western parts while the northern mountains have slopes shaved off by avalanches and exposed bedrocks. In this complicated topography, “mosaic vegetation” is formed, where plant communities grow by adapting to each habitat environment. With the Tadami Biosphere Reserve belonging to the Japan Sea area climate, it subsequently assumes a humid subtropical climate.
Administrative Authorities
The Kanto Regional Forest Office of the Forestry Agency, Fukushima Prefecture and Tadami Town
Contact
Contact Address
Telephone
Tadami Beech Center, Administration and Planning Division, Tadami Town Hall, Fukushima Prefecture, 2590 Machishita, Tadami, Tadami-machi,, Minami-Aizu-gun, Fukushima 968-0421, Japan
(+81) 241728355
Fax
N/A
Website
Location
Latitude
37°06'17''N - 37°28'11''N
Longitude
139° 09'52''E - 139°20'46''E
Area (hectares)
Surface Area
78,032
Core Area
3,557
Buffer Area
51,333
Transition Area
23,142
Map
Last updated: 2014