is a
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
in
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
and
Nagano Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...
,
Japan
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. Established in 2015, and formerly part of
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park
is a national park in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshū, Japan formed around several active and dormant volcanoes. It spans the mountainous areas of Gunma Prefecture, Gunma, Nagano Prefecture, Nagano, and Niigata Prefecture, Niiga ...
, the park comprises an area of in the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Itoigawa and
Myōkō in Niigata Prefecture and
Iizuna,
Nagano,
Otari, and
Shinano in Nagano Prefecture.
Prominent mountains of the park include
Mount Hiuchi
is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Kubiki Mountains in Niigata Prefecture. It was specified for Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park on July 10, 1956, but since has been absorbed by the ...
(2,462m),
Mount Myōkō (2,454m),
Niigata-Yakeyama (2,400m,),
Mount Takatsuma
at straddles the border between Nagano and Niigata prefectures, in the northwest of the city of Nagano and southwest of the city of Myōkō (Niigata Prefecture), and is also the boundary between the Kanto and Chubu regional offices of the ...
(2,353m),
Mount Kurohime (2,054m),
Mount Iizuna
, also written as 飯綱山 (Iizuna-yama), is a stratovolcano located ten kilometers north-northwest of the heart of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The mountain straddles the city of Nagano and Iizuna town in Kamiminochi District, Nagano. T ...
(1,917m), and
Mount Togakushi (1,904m). Of these, Mount Yakeyama remains active an active volcano. Other features include
Lake Nojiri
is in the town of Shinano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Second to Lake Suwa among lakes in Nagano Prefecture, Nojiri is a resort, the location of the first pumped-storage hydroelectricity in Japan, and the site of a Japanes ...
and Lake Reisenji.
See also
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List of national parks of Japan
and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed b ...
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Chūbu region
The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and Ya ...
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Togakushi Shrine
The is a Shinto shrine in Togakushi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Togakushi () in Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.
Shrines
Togakushi Shrine consists of five shrines that can be visite ...
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Five Mountains of Northern Nagano Prefecture
References
Gallery
External links
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Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park- National Parks of Japan
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Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park- National Parks of Japan
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Map of Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park (North)*
Map of Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park (South)
National parks of Japan
National parks of Niigata Prefecture
National parks of Nagano Prefecture
Protected areas established in 2015
2015 establishments in Japan
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