Overview of National Parks_National Parks of Japan [MOE]

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National Parks of Japan
Overview of National Parks

Main body

Hokkaido Region

Tohoku Region

Kanto Region

Chubu Region

Kinki Region

Chugoku & Shikoku Regions

Kyushu Region

Hokkaido Region

1
Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 20, 1974
- Area: 24,166 ha
- Hokkaido
2
Shiretoko
National Park
- Date of Designation: June 1, 1964
- Area: 38,954 ha
- Hokkaido
3
Akan-Mashu
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 91,413 ha
- Hokkaido
4
Kushiroshitsugen
National Park
- Date of Designation: July 31, 1987
- Area: 28,788 ha
- Hokkaido
5
Daisetsuzan
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 226,764 ha
- Hokkaido
6
Shikotsu-Toya
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 16, 1949
- Area: 99,473 ha
- Hokkaido

Tohoku Region

7
Towada-Hachimantai
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 85,534 ha
- Aomori, Akita, Iwate
8
Sanriku Fukko (reconstruction)
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 2, 1955 (as Rikuchukaigan National Park) / May 24, 2013 (as Sanriku Fukko (reconstruction) National Park)
- Area: 28,537 ha (land area)
- Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi
9
Bandai-Asahi
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 5, 1950
- Area: 186,389 ha
- Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata

Kanto Region

10
Nikko
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 114,908 ha
- Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma
11
Oze
National Park
- Date of Designation: August 30, 2007
- Area: 37,200 ha
- Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma, Niigata
14
Chichibu-Tama-Kai
National Park
- Date of Designation: July 10, 1950
- Area: 126,259 ha
- Saitama, Tokyo, Yamanashi, Nagano
15
Ogasawara
National Park
- Date of Designation: October 16, 1972
- Area: 6,629 ha (land area)
- Tokyo
16
Fuji-Hakone-Izu
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 121,695 ha (land area)
- Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka
19
Minami Alps
National Park
- Date of Designation: June 1, 1964
- Area: 35,752 ha
- Yamanashi, Nagano, Shizuoka

Chubu Region

12
Joshin'etsukogen
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 7, 1949
- Area: 148,194 ha
- Gunma, Niigata, Nagano
13
Myoko-Togakushi renzan
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 27, 2015
- Area: 39,772 ha
- Niigata, Nagano
17
Chubusangaku
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 174,323 ha
- Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Gifu
18
Hakusan
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 12, 1962
- Area: 49,900 ha
- Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu
20
Ise-Shima
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 20, 1946
- Area: 55,544 ha
- Mie

Kinki Region

21
Yoshino-Kumano
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 61,406 ha (land area)
- Mie, Nara, Wakayama
22
San'inkaigan
National Park
- Date of Designation: July 15, 1963
- Area: 8,783 ha (land area)
- Kyoto, Hyogo, Tottori
23
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 66,934 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita

Chugoku & Shikoku Regions

23
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 66,934 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita
24
Daisen-Oki
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 35,353 ha (land area)
- Tottori, Shimane, Okayama
25
Ashizuri-Uwakai
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 10, 1972
- Area: 11,345 ha (land area)
- Ehime, Kochi

Kyushu Region

23
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 66,934 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita
26
Saikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1955
- Area: 24,646 ha (land area)
- Nagasaki
27
Unzen-Amakusa
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 28,279 ha (land area)
- Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima
28
Aso-Kuju
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 72,678 ha
- Kumamoto, Oita
29
Kirishima-Kinkowan
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 36,586 ha (land area)
- Miyazaki, Kagoshima
30
Yakushima (Island)
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 2012
- Area: 24,566 ha (land area)
- Kagoshima
31
Amamigunto
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 7, 2017
- Area: 42,181 ha (land area)
- Kagoshima
32
Yambaru
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 15, 2016
- Area: 17,311 ha (land area)
- Okinawa
33
Keramashoto
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 5, 2014
- Area: 3,520 ha (land area)
- Okinawa
34
Iriomote-Ishigaki
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 15, 1972
- Area: 21,958 ha (land area)
- Okinawa

Definition of World Heritage Site

World heritage sites are locations or properties that are registered as having outstanding universal value (i.e., significant value for humankind) being in need of preservation for future generations. Among world heritage sites, there are also mixed sites, which are valued for a combination of natural and cultural heritage criteria.

National Parks that Include World Heritage Areas
Natural heritage: Yakushima Island, Shiretoko, Ogasawara Islands
Cultural heritage: Setonaikai National Park (Itsukushima Shrine), Nikko National Park (Shrines and Temples of Nikko), Yoshino-Kumano National Park (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range), Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (Mt. Fuji).

Overview of National Parks of Japan

Hokkaido Region

Tohoku Region

Kanto Region

Chubu Region

Kinki Region

Chugoku & Shikoku Regions

Kyushu Region

Hokkaido Region

Tohoku Region

Kanto Region

Chubu Region

Kinki Region

Chugoku & Shikoku Regions

Kyushu Region

Definition of World Heritage Site