Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park protects Japan's largest wetland in eastern Hokkaido, designated on July 31, 1987 and covering about 269 square kilometers. Its reedbeds and raised peat bogs line the Kushiro River and support more than 600 plant species, providing habitat for the endangered red-crowned crane along with huchen and Siberian salamander. Public access is strictly limited to protect the ecosystem.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Classification
International DesignationRamsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1 Sources
1. Kushiro-shitsugen National Park (Wikipedia)
Source text, established-year: 1987
It was designated as a national park on 31 July 1987.
Source text, designation-category: National Park
Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園, Kushiro-Shitsugen Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in the east of the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
Source text, international-designation: ramsar-site
During the Ramsar Convention of 1980, in which Japan participated, the park was first registered as a peatland with raised bogs.
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Kushiro-shitsugen (Kushiro Wetlands or Kushiro Swamp or Marshland) covers an area of 268.61 square kilometres (103.71 mi2) on the Kushiro Plain (Kushiro-heiya) and contains the largest tracts of reedbeds in Japan.
Part Of: Japan
Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園, Kushiro-Shitsugen Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in the east of the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
On Continent: Asia
Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園, Kushiro-Shitsugen Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in the east of the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
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