Daisetsuzan National Park

This article is about the National Park. For the volcanic group, see Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group.
Daisetsuzan National Park
大雪山国立公園
Mount Asahi, Daisetsuzan National Park.
Map showing the location of Daisetsuzan National Park
Map showing the location of Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park in Japan
Map showing the location of Daisetsuzan National Park
Map showing the location of Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park (Japan)
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates43°39′37″N 142°51′29″E / 43.660278°N 142.858056°E / 43.660278; 142.858056
Area2,267.64 km2 (875.54 sq mi)
EstablishedDecember 4, 1934;
89 years ago (1934-12-04)
Visitors6,000,000[1]

Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園, Daisetsuzan Kokuritsu Kōen), or Taisetsuzan is located in the mountainous center of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. At 2,267.64 square kilometres (875.54 sq mi), Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan, and is approximately the size of Kanagawa Prefecture. Daisetsuzan, meaning "great snowy mountains", an apt description of these peaks. There are 16 peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in Daisetsuzan National Park, both with and without trails. The park offers some of the most rugged scenery in Japan. Asahidake (2,290 metres (7,510 ft)), located in the north of the park, is the highest peak in Hokkaidō. Daisetsuzan National Park spans two subprefectures of Hokkaidō, Kamikawa and Tokachi. Daisetsuzan National Park was established in 1934.[2][3][4][5][6]

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