Torii gates at the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people ...

In 2024, Japan designated its 35th national park, Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi National Park. Located in south-central Hokkaido, it stretches along the Hidaka Mountains and engulfs forests ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists ... fact that the Kushiroshitsugen National Park lies just 1 kilometer north of this wetland area. Boasting the largest marsh in Japan, the park became the first ...

Connect with nature at Kushiro lakes and wetlands Towards the east of Hokkaido lie the lakes and wetlands of Kushiro Shitsugen National Park. The largest area of wetland in all of Japan is a haven ...

and developers have recorded nature sounds at Shiretoko National Park. The park can be found at the northeastern tip of the ...