🌐 Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park

Japan · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 36.63°N, 138.63°E

Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshū, Japan formed around several active and dormant volcanoes. It spans the mountainous areas of Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures. The name refers to the two mountain ranges that make up the park. It was divided into two separate areas: the Southern Niigata/North Nagano Area and the East Nagano Area.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	36.63°N, 138.63°E · view on map

Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park is a biosphere reserve in Japan, in Asia. The details of why Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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