Towada-Hachimantai National Park
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| Towada-Hachimantai National Park | |
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| 十和田八幡平国立公園 | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Oirase River |
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| Location | Tōhoku, Japan |
| Area | 855.51 km² |
| Established | 1 February 1936 |
Towada-Hachimantai National Park (十和田八幡平国立公園 Towada-Hachimantai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising two separate areas of Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Prefectures, Japan. The Towada-Hakkōda area encompasses Lake Towada, Mount Hakkōda, and most of the Oirase River valley; while the Hachimantai area includes Mount Hachimantai, Mount Iwate, Tamagawa Onsen, and Akita Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳).[1][2][3]
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[edit] Related municipalities
- Aomori: Aomori, Hirakawa, Kuroishi, Towada[4]
- Iwate: Hachimantai, Shizukuishi, Takizawa[4]
- Akita: Kazuno, Kosaka, Semboku[4]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ "Introducing places of interest: Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/towada.html. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. http://www.bes.or.jp/english/parks/towada.html. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 48-50. ISBN 4770019718.
- ^ a b c "Towada-Hachimantai National Park: basic information" (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/park/towada/intro/basis.html. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- (English) Towada-Hachimantai National Park
- (English) Towada-Hachimantai National Park (JNTO)
- (Japanese) Towada-Hachimantai National Park
- Map of Towada-Hachimantai National Park (area 1)
- Map of Towada-Hachimantai National Park (area 2)
- Towada-Hachimantai National Park travel guide from Wikitravel
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