National parks in Hokkaido

National parks in Hokkaido are 6 protected areas.^[1] Those are: Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Park, Shiretoko National Park, Akan Mashu National Park, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, Daisetsuzan National Park, and Shikotsu Toya National Park.^[2] Natural Parks, including the national park areas, are established in about 10% of the total land area of Hokkaido Prefecture.^[3]

History

The first parks were created in 1934.^[4]

List

The Akan Mashu National Park was created in 1934.^[5] The park covers 90,481 ha of north east Hokkaido.^[6] Highlights of the park include

Daisetsuzan National Park was created in 1934.^[8] Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan. Its area includes 230,000 ha (568,000 acres) in the mountains in the center of Hokkaido.^[9] Among its highlights are

Hidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Tokachi National Park”

Kushiro-shitsugen National Park was created in 1987.^[11] The park includes

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park was created in 1974.^[13] The park includes

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park was created in 1949.^[15] The park includes

Shiretoko National Park was created in 1964.^[17] Shiretoko is a peninsula at the northeastern end of Hokkaido. Its Ainu name means "land's end."^[18] The park's area includes 38,633 ha in Hokkaido.^[19] In 2005, Shiretoko was listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site (WHS). The WHS area include 71,100 ha.^[20] The park includes

References

^ National Parks in Japan; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ "National Parks of Japan". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
^ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-14.
^ Akan Tourism Association & Community Development Promotion Organization, Akan National Park Archived 2013-11-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ Japan Integrated Biodiversity Information System (JIBIS), Akan National Park 90,481 ha,:(Dec, 4, 1934) Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ Haggett, Peter. (2001). Encyclopedia of World Geography, p. 3070.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ National Parks of Japan, Akan National Park Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ JIBIS, Daisetsuzan National Park 226,764 ha.:(Dec. 4, 1934) Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ Haggett, p. 3075.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e National Parks of Japan, Daisetsuzan National Park; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ JIBIS, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park 26,861 ha.:(July 31, 1987) Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c National Parks of Japan, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ JIBIS, Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park 21,222 ha.:(Sept. 20, 1974) Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c National Parks of Japan, Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ JIBIS, Shikotsu-Toya National Park 99,302 ha.:(May 16, 1949) Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Parks of Japan, Shikotsu-Toya National Park Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ JIBIS, Shiretoko National Park 38,633 ha.:(June 1, 1964) Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.
^ Haggett, p. 3076.
^ Haggett, p. 3070.
^ UNESCO, "Shiretoko"; retrieved 2012-12-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c National Parks of Japan, Shiretoko National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

External links

Hokkaido National Parks website

[1] National Parks in Japan; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[2] "National Parks of Japan". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

[3] Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-14.

[4] Akan Tourism Association & Community Development Promotion Organization, Akan National Park Archived 2013-11-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[5] Japan Integrated Biodiversity Information System (JIBIS), Akan National Park 90,481 ha,:(Dec, 4, 1934) Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[6] Haggett, Peter. (2001). Encyclopedia of World Geography, p. 3070.

[akan-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ National Parks of Japan, Akan National Park Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[8] JIBIS, Daisetsuzan National Park 226,764 ha.:(Dec. 4, 1934) Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[9] Haggett, p. 3075.

[daisetsuzan-10] National Parks of Japan, Daisetsuzan National Park; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[11] JIBIS, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park 26,861 ha.:(July 31, 1987) Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[kushiro-12] National Parks of Japan, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[13] JIBIS, Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park 21,222 ha.:(Sept. 20, 1974) Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[rishiri-14] National Parks of Japan, Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[15] JIBIS, Shikotsu-Toya National Park 99,302 ha.:(May 16, 1949) Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[shikotsu-16] National Parks of Japan, Shikotsu-Toya National Park Archived 2016-02-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[17] JIBIS, Shiretoko National Park 38,633 ha.:(June 1, 1964) Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

[18] Haggett, p. 3076.

[19] Haggett, p. 3070.

[20] UNESCO, "Shiretoko"; retrieved 2012-12-13.

[shiretoko-21] National Parks of Japan, Shiretoko National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Japan
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Kantō	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Shrines and Temples of Nikkō Ogasawara Islands Tomioka Silk Mill
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Kansai	Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area Himeji Castle Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Chūgoku	Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kyushu	Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Yakushima Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

v t e National parks of Japan
National Parks	Akan Amami Guntō Ashizuri-Uwakai Aso-Kujū Bandai-Asahi Chichibu-Tama-Kai Chūbu-Sangaku Daisen-Oki Daisetsuzan Fuji-Hakone-Izu Hakusan Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi Iriomote-Ishigaki Ise-Shima Jōshinetsu Kōgen Kerama Shotō Kirishima-Kinkowan Kushiro Shitsugen Minami Alps Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan Nikkō Ogasawara Oze Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu Saikai Sanin Kaigan Sanriku Fukkō Setonaikai Shikotsu-Tōya Shiretoko Towada-Hachimantai Unzen-Amakusa Yambaru Yakushima Yoshino-Kumano
Quasi-National Parks	Abashiri Aichi Kōgen Akiyoshidai Biwako Chōkai Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Genkai Hayachine Hiba-Dōgo-Taishaku Hida-Kisogawa Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Ibi-Sekigahara-Yōrō Iki-Tsushima Ishizuchi Kita Nagato Kitakyūshū Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Kōya-Ryūjin Kurikoma Kyoto Tamba Kōgen Kyūshū Chūō Sanchi Meiji no Mori Minō Meiji no Mori Takao Mikawa Wan Minami Bōsō Minami Sanriku Kinkasan Murō-Akame-Aoyama Muroto-Anan Kaigan Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Nichinan Kaigan Nippō Kaigan Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Noto Hantō Oga Okinawa Kaigan Okinawa Senseki Ōnuma Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Shimokita Hantō Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Sobo Katamuki Suigō-Tsukuba Suzuka Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Tanzawa-Ōyama Tenryū-Okumikawa Tsugaru Tsurugisan Wakasa Wan Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Yamato-Aogaki Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Zaō

National parks in Hokkaido

History

List

See also

References

External links