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The rivers which bend freely back and forth, groups of lakes and marshes, and other wet ecosystems comprise a varied environment. Kushiro-shitsugen is home to over 600 species of plants. [ 4 ] The park is a valuable haven for wild species such as the red-crowned crane ( Grus japonensis ), huchen ( Hucho perryi ), Siberian salamander ...
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園, Shikotsu Tōya Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan.Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers.
Itsukushima in Setonaikai National Park, the first of Japan's national parks (established 1934). National parks (国立公園, Kokuritsu Kōen) and quasi-national parks (国定公園, Kokutei Kōen) of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the Natural Parks Law (自然公園法) of 1957. [1]
Japan's National Government Parks (国営公園, Kokuei Kōen) are parks or open spaces established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under the City Park Law (都市公園法, Toshi Kōen-hō). [1]
At 2,267.64 square kilometres (875.54 sq mi), Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan, and is approximately the size of Kanagawa Prefecture. Daisetsuzan itself means "great snowy mountains" in reference to the park's peaks. There are 16 peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in Daisetsuzan National Park, both with and without trails.
In 1934, when the area was envisioned as Japan’s first national park, it was far smaller than the expanse of today. Sixteen years later, in 1950, an expansion would seek to include other iconic sites in the region, bringing the total area roughly up to that of the present-day. Setonaikai is the biggest national park in Japan.
Ministry of the Environment (Japan) Chūbu-Sangaku National Park ( 中部山岳国立公園 , Chūbu Sangaku Kokuritsu Kōen ) is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano , Gifu , Toyama and Niigata prefectures.
Ministry of the Environment (Japan) Yoshino-Kumano National Park ( 吉野熊野国立公園 , Yoshino-Kumano Kokuritsu Kōen ) is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie , Nara , and Wakayama Prefectures, in the Kansai region of Japan .