Daisetsuzan National Park

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Daisetsuzan National Park is Japan’s largest national park, renowned for its rugged volcanic mountains, alpine landscapes, and rich wildlife in central Hokkaido.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
accessPoint Asahikawa Station NERFINISHED
Furano Station NERFINISHED
Sounkyo bus terminal
administeredBy Ministry of the Environment of Japan
surface form: Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
area approximately 2,267 square kilometers
climate cold, snowy winters
cool summers
conservationStatus IUCN Category II (national park)
containsMunicipality Asahikawa NERFINISHED
Biei
Furano
Higashikawa NERFINISHED
Kamikawa NERFINISHED
Kamishihoro NERFINISHED
Minamifurano NERFINISHED
Shikaoi NERFINISHED
Shintoku
other surrounding towns in central Hokkaido
country Japan
established 1934
geology volcanic
hasEcosystem alpine tundra
boreal forest
hasFauna Ezo deer
Ezo red fox
Ussuri brown bear
surface form: Hokkaido brown bear

Hokkaido squirrel
various alpine birds
hasFeature alpine meadows
calderas
gorges
hot springs (onsen)
lava domes
plateaus
subalpine coniferous forests
hasFlora Siberian dwarf pine communities
alpine flowers
dwarf stone pine (Pinus pumila)
hasJapaneseName 大雪山国立公園
hasLake Lake Shikaribetsu
surface form: Lake Nukabira

Lake Shikaribetsu
hasMountain Mount Asahi
Mount Kurodake
Mount Tokachi
Mount Tomuraushi
hasMountainRange Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group
Tokachi Volcanic Group
hasOnsenArea Asahidake Onsen
Shikaribetsu Onsen
Sounkyo Onsen
Tokachidake Onsen
hasRiver Ishikari River headwaters
Tokachi River headwaters
hasRopeway Asahidake Ropeway
Kurodake Ropeway
highestPoint Mount Asahi
highestPointElevation 2,291 meters
knownAs Daisetsuzan
knownFor alpine landscapes
autumn foliage
hiking
hot springs
rich wildlife
rugged volcanic mountains
locatedIn Hokkaido NERFINISHED
central Hokkaido
partOf Japanese national park system
popularActivity autumn leaf viewing
backcountry skiing
mountain climbing
trekking
wildlife viewing
region Hokkaido region of Japan NERFINISHED
romanizedName Daisetsuzan Kokuritsu Kōen
superlative largest national park in Japan

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Hokkaido hasNationalPark Daisetsuzan National Park