List of national parks of Japan on Fotopedia

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Shiretoko Five Lakes (Goko) (1)

View of Lake Kussharo from Bihoro Pass Akan National Park Hokkdaido

Aso Kujū National Park

Shiretoko Five Lakes (Goko) (14)

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Ishigaki Island

A lake in Shiretoko National Park

Windmill offering by Lake Usori at Osorezan Bodaiji

Yamaguchi Cave Exploration - Akiyoshidai Plateau (SN.1493_2011)

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List of national parks of Japan

National Parks (国立公園, Kokuritsu Kōen^?) and Quasi-National Parks (国定公園, Kokutei Kōen^?) in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the Natural Parks Law (1957). National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-National Parks, of a slightly lesser beauty, size, diversity, or state of preservation, are recommended for ministerial designation and managed by the Prefectures under the supervision of the Ministry.

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Chūbu region

The Chūbu region (中部地方, Chūbu-chihō^?) is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population of 21,715,822 as of 2010.

Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures (ken): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.

It is located directly between the Kantō region and the Kansai region and includes the major city of Nagoya as well as along Pacific and Sea of Japan coastlines, extensive mountain resorts, and Mount Fuji.

The region is the widest part of Honshū and the central part is characterized by high, rugged mountains. The Japanese Alps divide the country into the Pacific side, known as the front of Japan, or Omote-Nihon (表日本^?) sunny in winter, and the Sea of Japan side, or Ura-Nihon (裏日本^?), the back of Japan, snowy in winter.