Towada-Hachimantai National Park

Towada-Hachimantai National Park
十和田八幡平国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Oirase River
Towada-Hachimantai National Park in Japan
Location	Tōhoku, Japan
Coordinates	40°43′59.88″N 140°43′1.2″E / 40.7333000°N 140.717000°E / 40.7333000; 140.717000Coordinates: 40°43′59.88″N 140°43′1.2″E / 40.7333000°N 140.717000°E / 40.7333000; 140.717000
Area	854 square kilometres (330 sq mi)
Established	1 February 1936

Towada-Hachimantai National Park (十和田八幡平国立公園, Towada-Hachimantai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising two separate areas of Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Prefectures, Japan. The Towada-Hakkōda area encompasses Lake Towada, Mount Hakkōda, and most of the Oirase River valley. The Hachimantai area includes Mount Hachimantai, Mount Iwate, Tamagawa Onsen, and Akita Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳).^[1][2][3] The two areas are 50 kilometres (31 mi) apart, and cover 854 square kilometres (330 sq mi).^[4]

Related municipalities

• Aomori: Aomori, Hirakawa, Kuroishi, Towada^[5]
• Iwate: Hachimantai, Shizukuishi, Takizawa^[5]
• Akita: Kazuno, Kosaka, Semboku^[5]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Towada-Hachimantai National Park.

• List of national parks of Japan

References

External links

• (English) Towada-Hachimantai National Park
• (English) Towada-Hachimantai National Park (JNTO)
• (Japanese) Towada-Hachimantai National Park
• Map of Towada-Hachimantai National Park (area 1)
• Map of Towada-Hachimantai National Park (area 2)
• Towada-Hachimantai National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage

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