Nikkō National Park
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| Nikkō National Park | |
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| 日光国立公園 | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Kegon Falls and Chuzenji Lake, in Nikkō National Park. |
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| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°58′43″N 139°23′42″E / 36.97861°N 139.395°ECoordinates: 36°58′43″N 139°23′42″E / 36.97861°N 139.395°E |
| Area | 1,400.21 km² |
| Established | December 4, 1934 |
Nikkō National Park (日光国立公園 Nikkō Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Kantō region, on the main island of Honshū in Japan. The park spreads over four prefectures: Tochigi, Gunma, Fukushima, and Niigata.
Notable attractions include:
- Nikkō Tōshō-gū
- Lake Chūzenji
- Kegon Falls
- Ryūzu Falls
- Mount Nantai
- Mount Nikkō-Shirane
- Ozegahara (Oze marshland)
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