Editing Honshu (section)

===Flora and fauna===
These are notable flora and fauna of Honshu.

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|+ Notable flora and fauna<ref>Japanese Wiki page [[:ja:北海道]]</ref> 
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! Name !! Type  
! Notes 
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| [[Japanese black bear]] 
| Fauna  
| A subspecies of the [[Asian black bear]]. It is typically [[herbivorous]] and lives in Honshu and Kyushu. 
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|[[Japanese macaque]] 
|Fauna 
|(''Macaca fuscata'' or snow monkey), is a terrestrial [[Old World monkey]] species that is native to [[Japan]]. 
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| [[Japanese golden eagle]] 
| Fauna 
| (''Aquila chrysaetos japonica''), a subspecies of the [[golden eagle]], inhabits Honshu and Hokkaido all year round.
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|[[Japanese wolf]] 
|Fauna 
|Aka Honshu Wolf is an extinct subspecies of the wolf. 
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| [[Sika deer|Sika Deer]] 
| Fauna  
| ''Cervus nippon'' (Japanese deer), is overabundant in Honshu. 
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| [[Japanese dwarf flying squirrel]] 
| Fauna 
| (''Nihon momonga'') is one of two species of Old World [[flying squirrel]]s in the genus ''Pteromys''.  
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| [[Japanese raccoon dog]] 
| Fauna 
| (''Nyctereutes viverrinus,'' also called ''tanuki)'', is a species of [[Canidae|canid]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Japan]]. 
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| [[Japanese giant salamander]] 
| Fauna 
| (''Andrias japonicus'') this fully aquatic salamander is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Japan]] and called ''Ōsanshōuo (Giant Salamander)''  
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| [[Takydromus tachydromoides]] 
| Fauna 
| The Japanese grass lizard, is a wall lizard species of the genus ''[[Takydromus]]''.  
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|[[Japanese serow]] 
|Fauna 
|''(kamoshika'', lit. "coarse pelt deer"): (''Capricornis crispus'') is a Japanese [[Caprinae|goat-antelope]] found in dense [[woodland]] primarily in northern and central Honshu. 
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|[[Japanese giant flying squirrel]] 
|Fauna 
|(''musasabi'', ''Petaurista leucogenys'') is native to Japan where it inhabits sub-alpine forests and boreal evergreen forests on Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. 
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|[[Japanese boar]] 
|Fauna 
|(''Sus scrofa leucomystax,'' aka white-moustached pig, ''Nihon-inoshishi'' (ニホンイノシシ)), is a [[subspecies]] of [[wild boar]] native to all of [[Japan]], save for [[Hokkaido]] and the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. 
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|[[Japanese bush warbler]] 
|Fauna 
|''(uguisu'' (鶯), is an Asian [[passerine]] bird more often heard than seen. It is a year-round resident of Japan (except Hokkaido where it is only in summer). 
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|[[Sasakia charonda]] 
|Fauna 
|National butterfly of Japan (''ō-murasaki'', "great purple") 
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|[[Copper pheasant]] 
|Fauna 
|(''Syrmaticus soemmerringii'') a large [[pheasant]] with a rich coppery chestnut plumage is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Japan. 
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|[[Green pheasant]] 
|Fauna 
|(''Phasianus versicolor''), aka Japanese green pheasant, is an [[Omnivore#Other species|omnivorous bird]] native to the [[Japanese archipelago]], to which it is [[Endemism in birds|endemic]]. 
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|[[Grey heron|Grey Heron]] 
|Fauna 
|(Ardea cinerea) Long legged wading bird. 
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|[[Japanese scops owl]]
|Fauna
|(''Otus semitorques'') is a resident breeder in [[Japan]] and found in other countries in East Asia. 
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| [[Doryrhamphus japonicus]] 
| Fauna 
| ''Doryrhamphus japonicus'', or the Honshu pipefish, is a species of [[flagtail pipefish]]  
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|[[Brahmaea japonica]]
|Fauna
|''(Japanese owl moth)'' a species of [[moth]] of the [[Brahmaeidae]] family native to [[Japan]].
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|[[Japanese spider crab]]
|Fauna
|(''Macrocheira kaempferi'') a [[Marine biology|marine]] [[crab]] with the largest leg-span of any [[arthropod]]. They live off the southern coasts of [[Honshū]] from [[Tokyo Bay]] to [[Kagoshima Prefecture]].
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|[[Chum salmon]]
|Fauna
|(aka white salmon (白鮭 シロサケ) is native to middle and northern Honshu, [[Hokkaido]] and the [[North Pacific]].
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|[[Silurus biwaensis]]
|Fauna
|The giant Lake Biwa catfish or ''Biwako-o'namazu,'' endemic to [[Lake Biwa]].
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|[[Oncorhynchus kawamurae]]
|Fauna
|A species of landlocked [[Oncorhynchus|Pacific trout]] in [[Japan]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Tazawa]], [[Akita Prefecture]], but was [[Species translocation|translocated]] to [[Lake Saiko]]. 
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|[[Akita (dog)|Akita Inu]] 
|Fauna 
|(秋田犬, ''Akita-inu'') is a historic [[Breed of dog|dog breed]] of large size originating from the mountains in [[Akita Prefecture]] (northern Honshu). 
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|[[Kai Ken]] 
|Fauna 
|The Kai Ken (甲斐犬) is a rare [[Dog breed|breed]] of [[dog]] native to [[Japan]]. It is originally from [[Kai Province]] in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]. 
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|[[Kishu]] 
|Fauna 
|Kishu Ken are a rare dog breed that was selectively bred for the hunting of wild boar and deer in the mountainous [[Mie prefecture]] and [[Wakayama prefecture]].  
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|[[Shiba Inu]] 
|Fauna 
|The Shiba Inu (柴犬), is an original and distinct [[spitz]] breed [[hunting dog]], native to Japan. 
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| [[Rosa rugosa|Japanese rose]]
| Flora 
| (''[[Rosa rugosa]]''), a species of [[rose]] native to eastern [[Asia]] and Japan. 
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|[[Hydrangea hirta]] 
|Flora 
|A species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Hydrangeaceae]] that is native to [[East Asia]] and common in the Pacific side of Honshu. 
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|''[[Tsuga sieboldii]]'' 
|Flora 
|''(Tsuga sieboldii or simply tsuga (栂))'', is a [[conifer]] native to the [[Japan|Japanese]] islands of [[Honshū]], [[Kyūshū]], [[Shikoku]] and [[Yakushima]]. 
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