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

• Akan National Park was created in 1934.[5] Akan's area includes 90,481 ha in 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]

• 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

• Quasi-national parks

References

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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