500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Shizuoka

No.237
Asahata-shicchi
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Criteria for selection:2

City:C/Town:T/
Village:V		 Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Shizuoka C Water retarding
basin		 Aquatic
plants		 Asahata
-shicchi		 Despite being an artificial retarding basin, this site is nation's largest habitat of naturally occurring Monochoria korsakowii. It supports many threatened species including Penthorum chinense and Gratiola japonica.

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