Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park

National Park in Chūbu, Japan

36°53′29″N 138°06′49″E / 36.891389°N 138.113611°E / 36.891389; 138.113611Area397.72 km² (153.56 sq mi)Established27 March 2015

Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park (妙高戸隠連山国立公園, Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Niigata Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2015, and formerly part of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, the park comprises an area of 39,772 ha (98,280 acres) in the municipalities of Itoigawa and Myōkō in Niigata Prefecture and Iizuna, Nagano, Otari, and Shinano in Nagano Prefecture.

Prominent mountains of the park include Mount Hiuchi (2,462m), Mount Myōkō (2,454m), Niigata-Yakeyama (2,400m,), Mount Takatsuma (2,353m), Mount Kurohime (2,054m), Mount Iizuna (1,917m), and Mount Togakushi (1,904m). Of these, Mount Yakeyama remains active an active volcano. Other features include Lake Nojiri and Lake Reisenji. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ 基礎情報 [Basic Information] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment Prefecture. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.