| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Chimaphila japonica Miq. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 165 (1866) |
| Native Range | Russian Far East to e. Himalaya, Japan, Taiwan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-3100m |
| Description | leaves opposite, shortly petiolate, lanceolate, acute, finely serrulate, scapes scabrous-pubescent, flowers solitary, pendent, 13-18mm across, petals 6-9mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in early and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chimaphila astyla Maxim. Chimaphila fukuyamai Masam. Pseva japonica (Miq.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye, SAK Sakhalin) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea, TAI Taiwan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |