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Yanbaru
is the name given to the forested northern part of
Okinawa Island
in
Japan
. Spanning the northern villages of
Higashi
,
Kunigami
, and
Ogimi
, Yanbaru contains some of the last large surviving tracts of
subtropical
rainforest
in Asia, with many
endemic
species of flora and fauna. Many southerners fled to the area for refuge during the
Battle of Okinawa
. As of 2012, Japan is preparing to nominate the area for inscription on the
UNESCO
World Heritage List
alongside the
Amami Islands
.
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