Bandai-Asahi National Park | |
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磐梯朝日国立公園 | |
Location | Honshū, Japan |
Coordinates | 37°49′N 139°44′E / 37.817°N 139.733°E |
Area | 1,870.41 km² |
Established | September 5, 1950 |
Governing body | Ministry of the Environment (Japan) |
Bandai-Asahi National Park (磐梯朝日国立公園, Bandai Asahi Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan. The park site straddles over Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture. The park was designated as a national park on September 5, 1950. The park encompasses 186,404 ha of land (the third largest national park in Japan[1]), consisting of three independent units: the Dewasanzan-asahi Region, Iide Region, and Bandaiazuma-Inawashiro Region.[2]