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National Park in Tōhoku, Japan

Towada-Hachimantai National Park
十和田八幡平国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Oirase River
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LocationTōhoku, Japan
Coordinates40°43′59.88″N 140°43′1.2″E / 40.7333000°N 140.717000°E / 40.7333000; 140.717000
Area855.34 km (330.25 sq mi)
Established1 February 1936
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan)

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. The Hachimantai area includes Mount Hachimantai, Mount Iwate, Tamagawa Onsen, and Akita Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳). The two areas are 50 kilometres (31 mi) apart, and cover 854 square kilometres (330 sq mi).

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References

  1. "Introducing places of interest: Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 48–50. ISBN 4-7700-1971-8.
  3. "Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Towada-Hachimantai National Park: basic information" (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

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