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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).[1][2] The two areas are 50 kilometres (31 mi) apart, and cover 854 square kilometres (330 sq mi).[3]
Related municipalities
- Aomori: Aomori, Hirakawa, Kuroishi, Towada[4]
- Iwate: Hachimantai, Shizukuishi, Takizawa[4]
- Akita: Kazuno, Kosaka, Semboku[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Introducing places of interest: Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 48–50. ISBN 4-7700-1971-8.
- ^ "Towada-Hachimantai National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Towada-Hachimantai National Park: basic information" (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
External links
- (in English) [1]
- (in English) Towada-Hachimantai National Park (JNTO)
- (in 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 Wikivoyage
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