Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
富士箱根伊豆国立公園
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Mount Fuji and Ashinoko Lake from Motohakone
Location	central Honshu, Japan
Coordinates	34°40′N 139°0′E / 34.667°N 139°E / 34.667; 139Coordinates: 34°40′N 139°0′E / 34.667°N 139°E / 34.667; 139
Area	1,218.50 km²
Established	February 1, 1936 Established: February 1, 1936
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園, Fuji-Hakone-Izu Kokuritsu Kōen^?) is a national park in Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa Prefectures, and western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It consists of Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu Islands.

Rather than being a specific spot, the park is a collection of dispersed tourist sites that dot the region. The farthest point south, the isle of Aogashima, is several hundred kilometers from Mount Fuji.

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park was established in February 2, 1936 as Fuji-Hakone National Park, ad is one of the first four national parks established in Japan. In 1950, the Izu islands were added to the park, and its name changed to its present designation. Due to its proximity to the Tokyo metropolis and ease of transportation, it is the most visited national park in all Japan, with the number of visitors per year exceeding 100 million.^{[citation needed]}

Nearby cities include Odawara, Fuji, Minami Ashigara, and Numazu.

Points of interest

Hakone's hot springs depicted in "Guidebook to Hakone, 1811"

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is divided into four general areas:
1. Mount Fuji area

• Mout Fuji
• Shiraito Falls
• Fuji Five Lakes
• Aokigahara
• Lake Tanuki

2. Hakone area

• Old Tokaido Road
• Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
• Ashinoko Lake (Lake Ashi)
• Great Boiling Valley

3. Izu Peninsula

• Mount Amagi
• Atami hot springs
• Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden
• Jogashima coast

4. Izu Islands

• Izu Ōshima
• Toshima
• Niijima
• Shikinejima
• Kozushima
• Miyakejima
• Mikurajima
• Hachijojima

The Izu islands are also a popular destination for scuba diving.

See also

Tokyo portal

• List of national parks of Japan

References

• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha Internatonal (1995). ISBN 4770019718

External links

• http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/fuji_e.html
• Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park travel guide from Wikitravel

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