Colline zone, Hilly zone
Altitudes
less than 500 m
Climates
Subarctic (east Hokkaido)
Cool-temperate (west Hokkaido, north Honshu)
Warm-temperate (south Honshu)
Subtropical (Nansei islands)
Overview
Relatively high altitude lands at the boundary between basal zone and montane zone.
Flora
- Subarctic evergreen coniferous forests (east Hokkaido)
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Japan sea type) (west Hokkaido, north Honshu)
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Pacific ocean type) (north Honshu)
- Warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests (south Honshu)
- Warm-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (south Honshu)
- Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests (Nansei islands)
Climate (Lateral)
- Tropical
- Subtropical
- Warm-temperate
- Intermediate-temperate
- Cool-temperate
- Boundary of cool-temperate and subarctic
- Subarctic
- Polar