is a quasi-national park on
Honshū
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...
in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...
.
The park includes the
Yatsugatake Mountains
The are a volcanic mountain range on the border between Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture on the island of Honshū in Japan.
Description
The mountain range consists of two volcanic groups, Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group and Southe ...
and the surrounding lava plateaus: Tateshina plateau,
Kirigamine, and Utsukushigahara. It straddles the border between
Nagano and
Yamanashi prefectures.
is the highest point in the park at . The volcanoes of the Yatsugatake mountains erupted from the middle of the Fossa Magna (
ja) and spread skirts of lava south, east and west.
Lake Matsubara,
Shirakoma Pond, and
Lake Shirakaba attract tourists to the region for boating, skating, and camping. Utsukushigahara is a lava plateau at the northern end of the park and offers views of the
Northern Alps. The extensive lava plateau of Kirigahara is popular for hiking. There are also a number of
onsens in addition to the hotsprings at
Tateshina.
The park was designated a quasi-national in 1964.
Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the prefectural government.
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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Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
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Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Mountains:
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Mount Nyū
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Mount Tateshina
also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano located on the border of the municipalities of Chino and Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
It has an elevation of . This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Outline
Mount Tateshina ...
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Mount Yoko
References
National parks of Yamanashi Prefecture
National parks of Nagano Prefecture
Protected areas established in 1964
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