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Coins tossed by tourists into UNESCO World Heritage ponds at Oshino Hakkai rose from 4,400 to 18,000 between 2024 and 2025

Tourists throwing coins into the UNESCO World Heritage ponds at Oshino Hakkai increased sharply, with recovered coins rising from about 4,400 in 2024 to about 18,000 in 2025. The coins corrode and can leach metals, harming the local ecosystem.

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Tourists tossing coins into UNESCO World Heritage ponds at Japan's Oshino Hakkai jumped from 4,400 recovered coins in 2024 to 18,000 in 2025. The coins corrode and leach metals, harming the delicate ecosystem.
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Coins tossed by tourists into UNESCO World Heritage ponds at Oshino Hakkai rose from 4,400 to 18,000 between 2024 and 2025

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Tourists tossing coins into UNESCO World Heritage ponds at Japan's Oshino Hakkai jumped from 4,400 recovered coins in 2024 to 18,000 in 2025. The coins corrode and leach metals, harming the delicate ecosystem.

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