Minami Alps National Park

Minami Alps National Park
南アルプス国立公園
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Mt.Kitadake and Mt.Senjogatake from Mt.Nakashirane
Location	central Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	35°45′08″N 137°40′23″E / 35.75222°N 137.67306°E / 35.75222; 137.67306Coordinates: 35°45′08″N 137°40′23″E / 35.75222°N 137.67306°E / 35.75222; 137.67306
Area	357.52 km²
Established	June 1, 1964 Established: June 1, 1964
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment

Minami Alps National Park (南アルプス国立公園, Minami Arupusu Kokuritsu Kōen^?) is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan.

The Minami Alps National Park was established on June 1, 1964. It extends along the border of Shizuoka, Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures for a length of 55 kilometres (34 mi), and a maximum width of 18 kilometres (11 mi) for a total area of 358 square kilometres (138 sq mi). The Park is a very mountainous region, centering on the Akaishi Mountains with several noted peaks of over 3000 meters in height, including Komagatake, Senjōtake, Akaishidake and Kitadake. The park also protects the headwaters of the Fuji River, Ōi River and Tenryū River.

Flora in the park includes extensive stands of Japanese beech, Japanese stone pine and hemlock spruce. The largest fauna is the kamoshika and noted avian species include the ptarmigan. ^[1] The park has minimal public facilities, and the only approach is by mountaineering. ^[2]

Other large fauna include Asiatic Black Bear, Wild Boar and Sika Deer.

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

Further reading

• Hunt, Paul. Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails. Kodansha America (1988). ISBN 0870118935
• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4770019718

External links

• Park Official home page
• Ministry of the Environment home page

Notes

v • d • e National parks of Japan Abashiri Quasi-National Park · Akan National Park · Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park · Aso Kujū National Park · Bandai-Asahi National Park · Chichibu Tama Kai National Park · Chubu-Sangaku National Park · Daisen-Oki National Park · Daisetsuzan National Park · Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park · Hakusan National Park · Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park · Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Quasi-National Park · Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park · Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park · Ise-Shima National Park · Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park · Kirishima-Yaku National Park · Kushiro Shitsugen National Park · Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park · Minami Alps National Park · Nikkō National Park · Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park · Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park · Ogasawara National Park · Ōnuma Quasi-National Park · Rikuchu Kaigan National Park · Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park · Saikai National Park · Sanin Kaigan National Park · Setonaikai National Park · Shikotsu-Tōya National Park · Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park · Shiretoko National Park · Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park · Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park · Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park · Towada-Hachimantai National Park · Unzen-Amakusa National Park · Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park · Yoshino-Kumano National Park

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