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
Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi
National Park
- Date of Designation: June 25, 2024
- Area: 245,668 ha (land area)
- Hokkaido
7
Shikotsu-Toya
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 16, 1949
- Area: 99,473 ha
- Hokkaido

Tohoku Region

8
Towada-Hachimantai
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 85,534 ha
- Aomori, Akita, Iwate
9
Sanriku Fukko
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 2, 1955 (as Rikuchukaigan National Park) / May 24, 2013 (as Sanriku Fukko National Park)
- Area: 28,539 ha (land area)
- Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi
10
Bandai-Asahi
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 5, 1950
- Area: 186,375 ha
- Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata

Kanto Region

11
Nikko
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 114,908 ha
- Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma
12
Oze
National Park
- Date of Designation: August 30, 2007
- Area: 37,222 ha
- Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma, Niigata
15
Chichibu-Tama-Kai
National Park
- Date of Designation: July 10, 1950
- Area: 126,259 ha
- Saitama, Tokyo, Yamanashi, Nagano
16
Ogasawara
National Park
- Date of Designation: October 16, 1972
- Area: 6,629 ha (land area)
- Tokyo
17
Fuji-Hakone-Izu
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 121,755 ha (land area)
- Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka
20
Minami Alps
National Park
- Date of Designation: June 1, 1964
- Area: 35,752 ha
- Yamanashi, Nagano, Shizuoka

Chubu Region

13
Joshin'etsukogen
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 7, 1949
- Area: 151,053 ha
- Gunma, Niigata, Nagano
14
Myoko-Togakushi renzan
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 27, 2015
- Area: 39,772 ha
- Niigata, Nagano
18
Chubusangaku
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 174,323 ha
- Niigata, Toyama, Nagano, Gifu
19
Hakusan
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 12, 1962
- Area: 49,900 ha
- Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu
21
Ise-Shima
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 20, 1946
- Area: 55,544 ha
- Mie

Kinki Region

22
Yoshino-Kumano
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 61,406 ha (land area)
- Mie, Nara, Wakayama
23
San'inkaigan
National Park
- Date of Designation: July 15, 1963
- Area: 9,006 ha (land area)
- Kyoto, Hyogo, Tottori
24
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 67,280 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita

Chugoku & Shikoku Regions

24
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 67,280 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita
25
Daisen-Oki
National Park
- Date of Designation: February 1, 1936
- Area: 35,097 ha (land area)
- Tottori, Shimane, Okayama
26
Ashizuri-Uwakai
National Park
- Date of Designation: November 10, 1972
- Area: 11,345 ha (land area)
- Ehime, Kochi

Kyushu Region

24
Setonaikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 67,280 ha (land area)
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Fukuoka, Oita
27
Saikai
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1955
- Area: 24,646 ha (land area)
- Nagasaki
28
Unzen-Amakusa
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 28,355 ha (land area)
- Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima
29
Aso-Kuju
National Park
- Date of Designation: December 4, 1934
- Area: 73,017 ha
- Kumamoto, Oita
30
Kirishima-Kinkowan
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 1934
- Area: 36,605 ha (land area)
- Miyazaki, Kagoshima
31
Yakushima (Island)
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 16, 2012
- Area: 24,566 ha (land area)
- Kagoshima
32
Amamigunto
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 7, 2017
- Area: 42,196 ha (land area)
- Kagoshima
33
Yambaru
National Park
- Date of Designation: September 15, 2016
- Area: 17,352 ha (land area)
- Okinawa
34
Keramashoto
National Park
- Date of Designation: March 5, 2014
- Area: 3,520 ha (land area)
- Okinawa
35
Iriomote-Ishigaki
National Park
- Date of Designation: May 15, 1972
- Area: 40,658 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, Amamigunto, Yambaru, Iriomote-Ishigaki
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