Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park

Joshin'etsu Kogen National Park
上信越高原国立公園
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location Honshū, Japan
Area 1,890.62 km²
Established September 7, 1949

Joshinetsu Kogen National Park (上信越高原国立公園 Jōshin'etsu Kōgen Kokuritsu Kōen?) is a national park in the Chubu region, Honshū, Japan. It is divided into two separate areas: the Southern Niigata/North Nagano Area and the East Nagano Area.

The Southern Niigata/North Nagano Area encompases Mounts Myoko (2,466m), Kurohime (2,053m), Iizuna (1,917m) and Togakushi (1,911m). The Eastern Nagano Area includes Mount Tanigawa (1,963m) and two active volcanoes -- Mount Shirane (2,162m) and Mount Asama (2,542m). The Eastern Area holds the popular skiing areas of Sugadaira and Shiga Kogen. The Shiga-Kusatsu-Kogen Ridge Highway traverses this section of the park, connecting the hot spring resort town of Yudanaka in the north with Karuizawa in the south.

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