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( ) across the Shirakami Mountains of Akita and Aomori prefectures is a large virgin beech forest. Beech trees are widespread across the nation--from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture--especially ( ) areas that ( ) heavy snow ( ) the winter.

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The 1,000-meter-high mountain range is one of ( ) places in the world that such a large swath of virgin beech can ( ). In 1993, UNESCO designated about 17,000 hectares of the forest ( ) a World Natural Heritage Site under the name Shirakami-Sanchi. In Europe, beech trees ( ) as a symbol of prosperity and are known ( ) the "queen of the forest." ( ) the other hand, in Japan, beech trees are considered a low-quality wood ( ) they rot easily. But recently the tree has become a popular source of timber.

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