Shirakami-Sanchi

This SS was issued by Palau in 1997 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of UNESCO, depicting the Forest of Shirakami-Sanchi, Japan.

Situated in the mountains of northern Honshu, this trackless site includes the last virgin remains of the cool-temperate forest of Siebold's beech trees that once covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan. The black bear, the serow and eighty-seven species of birds can be found in this forest.

Yakushima

Also from Palau issued in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of UNESCO.

Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting point of the palearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a very rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest, unique in the region.