Montane zone, Mountain zone
Altitudes
500 - 1,500 m
Climates
Subarctic (Hokkaido)
Boundary between cool-temperate and subarctic (Hokkaido)
Cool-temperate (south Honshu)
Intermediate-temperate (south Honshu)
Warm-temperate (Nansei islands)
Overview
Lower part of mountains.
Flora
- Northern mixed forests (Hokkaido)
- Subarctic evergreen coniferous forests (north Honshu)
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Japan sea type) (south Honshu)
- Cool-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (Pacific ocean type) (south Honshu)
- Temperate coniferous forests (south Honshu)
- Intermediate-temperate deciduous broad-leaved forests (south Honshu)
- Warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved forests (Nansei islands)
Climate (Lateral)
- Tropical
- Subtropical
- Warm-temperate
- Intermediate-temperate
- Cool-temperate
- Boundary of cool-temperate and subarctic
- Subarctic
- Polar