Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園, Fuji-Hakone-Izu Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa Prefectures, and western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It consists of Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu Islands. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park covers 1,227 square kilometres (474 sq mi).^[1]

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Parks
富士箱根伊豆国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Fuji
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Location	Central Honshu, Japan
Coordinates	34°40′N 139°0′E
Area	1,227 km2 (474 sq mi)
Established	February 1, 1936
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment

Rather than being a specific spot, the park is a collection of dispersed tourist sites that dot the region. The farthest point south, the isle of Hachijō-jima, is several hundred kilometers from Mount Fuji. The park includes a variety of geographic features including natural hot springs, coastlines on the Pacific, mountainous areas, lakes, and more than 1,000 volcanic islands. Vegetation in the park ranges from species of mountainous trees to the subtropical vegetation of the Izu Islands.^[1][2]

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park was established on February 2, 1936, as Fuji-Hakone National Park, and is one of the first four national parks established in Japan. In 1950, the Izu islands were added to the park, a change that also reflected in the park's revised name. Due to its proximity to the Tokyo metropolis and ease of transportation, it is the most visited national park in all of Japan.^[3]

Nearby cities include Odawara, Fuji, Minami Ashigara, and Numazu.

Points of interest

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  Mount Fuji and Fuji Five Lakes
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  Shiraito Falls
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  Ashi-no-ko Lake
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  Mount Ōmuro
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  Jogasaki coast
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  Izu Ōshima
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  A playground on park grounds
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  Underwater post box for divers.

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is divided into four general areas:

1. Mount Fuji area

• Mount Fuji
• Shiraito Falls
• Fuji Five Lakes
• Aokigahara
• Lake Tanuki

2. Hakone area

• Old Tokaido Road
• Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
• Ashi-no-ko Lake (Lake Ashi)^[4]
• Ōwakudani
• Hakone Park

3. Izu Peninsula

• Mount Amagi
• Atami hot springs
• Atagawa Tropical & Alligator Garden
• Jogasaki coast

4. Izu Islands

• Izu Ōshima
• To-shima
• Nii-jima
• Shikine-jima
• Kōzu-shima
• Miyake-jima
• Mikura-jima
• Hachijō-jima

The Izu islands are also a popular destination for scuba diving.

See also

• Tokyo portal

• List of national parks of Japan

References

• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

1. "Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
2. "Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park". Tokyo: JP Co., Ltd. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved Aug 13, 2012.
3. "Mount Fuji". Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. c. 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved Aug 13, 2012.
4. Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1

Further reading

• Clark, Eugenie (April 1984). "Japan's Izu Oceanic Park". National Geographic. Vol. 165, no. 4. pp. 465–491. ISSN 0027-9358. OCLC 643483454.

External links

• (in English) Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park - National Parks of Japan
• (in Japanese) Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park - National Parks of Japan