National parks in Hokkaido

List and brief description of 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

[edit]

The first parks were created in 1934.[4]

## List

[edit]

* 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

* Kawasu Onsen[7]
* Mount Iō[7]
* Tsutsujigahara[7]
* Lake Mashū[7]
* Lake Kussharo[7]
* Bihoro Pass[7]
* Mount Mokoto[7]
* Wakoto Peninsula[7]
* Mount Nishibetsu-dake[7]

* 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

* Sōunkyō Gorge[10]
* Kogen Onsen[10]
* Aizankei[10]
* Lake Shikaribetsu[10]
* Mikuni Pass[10]

Hidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Tokachi National Park”

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

* Hoso'oka Observatory[12]
* Onnenai[12]
* Lake Toro[12]

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

* Mount Rishiri[14]
* Rebun Island[14]
* Sarobetsu plain[14]

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

* Lake Shikotsu[16]
* Noboribetsu Onsen[16]
* Mount Yōtei[16]
* Lake Tōya[16]

* 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

* Shiretoko Pass[21]
* Furepe Falls[21]
* Mt. Rausu-dake[21]

## See also

[edit]

* Quasi-national parks

## References

[edit]

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.
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.
10. ^ a b c d e 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.
12. ^ a b c 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.
14. ^ a b c 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.
16. ^ a b c d 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.
21. ^ a b c National Parks of Japan, Shiretoko National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-12.

## External links

[edit]

* Hokkaido National Parks website

* v
* t
* e

World Heritage Sites in Japan

Hokkaido|

* Shiretoko
* Jōmon Prehistoric Sites

Flag of Japan

Tōhoku|

* Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
* Shirakami-Sanchi
* Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
* Jōmon Prehistoric Sites

Kantō|

* The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
* Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
* Ogasawara Islands
* Tomioka Silk Mill

Chūbu|

* Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama
* Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
* Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

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

* v
* t
* e

Prefectural natural parks of Hokkaidō

* Akkeshi Prefectural Natural Park
* Furano-Ashibetsu Prefectural Natural Park
* Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park
* Kamome Island Prefectural Natural Park
* Kariba-Motta Prefectural Natural Park
* Kita Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park
* Matsumae Yagoshi Prefectural Natural Park
* Nopporo Forest Park
* Notsuke-Fūren Prefectural Natural Park
* Okumonobe Prefectural Natural Park
* Sharidake Prefectural Natural Park
* Teshiodake Prefectural Natural Park

Authority control databases: National |

* Japan

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template