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Towada-Hachimantai National Park

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Towada-Hachimantai National Park spans Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures in the Tohoku region of Japan, designated on February 1, 1936 and covering about 855 square kilometers across two areas roughly 50 kilometers apart. The Towada-Hakkoda area holds Lake Towada, Mount Hakkoda and the Oirase River valley, while the Hachimantai area holds Mount Hachimantai, Mount Iwate and the Tamagawa hot spring.

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Terrestrial 1
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Ministry of the Environment (Japan) 1
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1. Towada-Hachimantai National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Towada-Hachimantai National Park (十和田八幡平国立公園, Towada-Hachimantai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising two separate areas of Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Prefectures, Japan.
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    Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
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