Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
中部山岳国立公園 Chūbu-Sangaku Kokuritsu Kōen
IUCN category II ( national park)
Kamikochi and Mount Hotaka
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Location	Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	36°45′30″N 137°47′30″E / 36.75833°N 137.79167°E / 36.75833; 137.79167
Area	1,743.23 square kilometres (673.06 sq mi)
Established	December 4, 1934

Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (中部山岳国立公園, Chūbu Sangaku Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisetsuzan National Park, Akan National Park, Nikkō National Park, and Aso Kujū National Park. ^[1]

Geography

The Hida Mountains, or Northern Alps make up the majority of the park. There are many points in the Hida Mountains within the park that are above 3,000 m (9,843 ft), including Kamikōchi, Mount Norikura, Mount Hotaka and Mount Tate. The park is home to numerous gorges, ravines, and dramatically shaped escarpments, ^[1] as well as the headwater of Japan's longest river, the Shinano River, which begins here as the Azusa River on the southeastern slope of Mount Yari. ^[2]

Recreation

The Chūbu-Sangaku National Park has become the most important hiking area in Japan. ^[1] Often tourists visit the nearby mountainous highland valley, Kamikochi.

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
• Japanese Alps
• Tateyama, Toyama
• Midagahara
• Murodō Station
• Kurobe Gorge
• Kurobe Gorge Railway
• Kurobe dam
• Tourism in Japan

References

External links

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• Chubusangaku National Park Southern Region Official Site