Midagahara

is a wetlands located near Tateyama, Toyama, Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, in Japan. the remaining 80,000 ha of wetlands have been designated a Ramsar Site in 2012.

Midagahara is a one of many highlights of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Geography

Midagahara is 2 km of Horizontal length and 4 km of vertical length.

Midagahara is a lava plateau formed by Tateyama volcano.野崎保、菊川茂：立山カルデラの形成と深層崩壊の歴史 -鳶泥と国見泥-
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Biota

There are Dactylorhiza aristata, Paris japonica, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, Daylily.

Facility

There are some Hotels.

File:Kokumin-shukusha Tateyamaso, zenkei.jpg, TATEYAMA SOU of National youth hostels
File:Midagahara Hotel, zenkei.jpg, Midagahara Hotel
File:Midagahara (Tateyama), bun stop.jpg, Midagahara bus stop

Access

There are Midagahara bus stops between Bijodaira Station and Murodō Station on Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Private cars aren't allowed to pass in Midagahara to protect the environment.

See also

*List of volcanoes in Japan
*List of lakes in Japan

References

External links

Tateyama kurobe Geopark

See also

*Mount Tate
*Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
*Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

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Wetlands of Japan
Ramsar sites in Japan
Landforms of Toyama Prefecture
Tateyama, Toyama
Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route