Yatsu-higata

35°40′N 140°00′E / 35.667°N 140.000°E / 35.667; 140.000

Designations
Designated10 June 1993
Reference no.615

Yatsu-higata (谷津干潟) is a tidal flat in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 2 km from Tokyo Bay. Once a part of the largest tidal flats in Japan, much of the area has been reclaimed. Forty hectares of wetland were designated a Ramsar Site in 1993.

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