The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.[1] Adopted in 1971, it entered into force in 1975 and as of April 2022 had 172 contracting parties.[1] Japan was the twenty-fourth party to accede, on 17 October 1980.[2] Kushiro-shitsugen was the first of Japan's fifty-three Ramsar sites as of April 2022, with a total surface area of 1,552 square kilometres (599 sq mi).[1][3]
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Name |
Prefecture |
Municipality |
Altitude |
Area |
Designated |
Image |
National park status |
Coords. |
Ref. |
Kutcharo-ko (クッチャロ湖) | Hokkaido | Hamatonbetsu | 1–2 m | 1,607 ha | 1989 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Lake_Kutcharo_20171026.jpg/100px-Lake_Kutcharo_20171026.jpg) | N/A | 45°09′N 142°20′E | |
Sarobetsu-genya (サロベツ原野) | Hokkaido | Horonobe, Toyotomi | 3–7 m | 2,560 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hokkaido%2C_Sarobetsu_Plain.jpg/100px-Hokkaido%2C_Sarobetsu_Plain.jpg) | Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park | 45°03′N 141°42′E | |
Tofutsu-ko (濤沸湖) | Hokkaido | Abashiri, Koshimizu | 1 m | 900 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lake_Tofutsu_2011.JPG/100px-Lake_Tofutsu_2011.JPG) | Abashiri Quasi-National Park | 43°56′N 144°24′E | |
Uryunuma-shitsugen (雨竜沼湿原) | Hokkaido | Uryū | 850–900 m | 624 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/%E9%9B%A8%E7%AB%9C%E6%B2%BCP7020083.JPG/100px-%E9%9B%A8%E7%AB%9C%E6%B2%BCP7020083.JPG) | Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park | 43°41′N 141°36′E | |
Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan (野付半島・野付湾) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Shibetsu | 0–10 m | 6,053 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Notsuke_Bay.JPG/100px-Notsuke_Bay.JPG) | N/A | 43°34′N 145°16′E | |
Akan-ko (阿寒湖) | Hokkaido | Kushiro | 420 m | 1,318 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Akanko.JPG/100px-Akanko.JPG) | Akan National Park | 43°27′N 144°06′E | |
Miyajima-numa (宮島沼) | Hokkaido | Bibai | 13 m | 41 ha | 2002 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Miyajimanuma2004_0429_01.jpg/100px-Miyajimanuma2004_0429_01.jpg) | N/A | 43°20′N 141°43′E | |
Furen-ko & Shunkuni-tai (風蓮湖 春国岱) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Nemuro | 1 m | 6,139 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sunset_at_Shunkunitai.jpg/100px-Sunset_at_Shunkunitai.jpg) | N/A | 43°17′N 145°21′E | |
Kushiro-shitsugen (釧路湿原) | Hokkaido | Kushiro City, Kushiro Town, Shibecha, Tsurui | 3–10 m | 7,863 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Kushiro_Marsh.jpg/100px-Kushiro_Marsh.jpg) | Kushiro Shitsugen National Park | 43°09′N 144°26′E | |
Kiritappu-shitsugen (霧多布湿原) | Hokkaido | Hamanaka | 0–3 m | 2,504 ha | 1993 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Kiritappu_peatland01.jpg/100px-Kiritappu_peatland01.jpg) | N/A | 43°05′N 145°05′E | |
Akkeshi-ko & Bekambeushi-shitsugen (厚岸湖 別寒辺牛湿原) | Hokkaido | Akkeshi | 0–20 m | 5,277 ha | 1993 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Lake_akkeshi_landsat.jpg/100px-Lake_akkeshi_landsat.jpg) | N/A | 43°03′N 144°54′E | |
Utonai-ko (ウトナイ湖) | Hokkaido | Tomakomai | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 1991 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Utonai_Lake_Hokkaido_Japan.jpg/100px-Utonai_Lake_Hokkaido_Japan.jpg) | N/A | 42°42′N 141°43′E | |
Onuma (大沼) | Hokkaido | Nanae | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Komagatake_dusk.jpg/100px-Komagatake_dusk.jpg) | Ōnuma Quasi-National Park | 41°59′N 140°40′E | |
Hotokenuma (仏沼) | Aomori | Misawa | 0–10 m | 222 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/%E4%BB%8F%E6%B2%BC_%E9%A2%A8%E6%99%AF.JPG/100px-%E4%BB%8F%E6%B2%BC_%E9%A2%A8%E6%99%AF.JPG) | N/A | 40°49′N 141°22′E | |
Izu-numa and Uchi-numa (伊豆沼・内沼) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome | 7 m | 559 ha | 1985 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Izunuma_02.jpg/100px-Izunuma_02.jpg) | N/A | 38°43′N 141°06′E | |
Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies (蕪栗沼・周辺水田) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome, Ōsaki | 5.7 m | 423 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Kabukuri_numa_15Dec07.jpg/100px-Kabukuri_numa_15Dec07.jpg) | N/A | 38°38′N 141°06′E | |
Kejo-numa (化女沼) | Miyagi | Ōsaki | 25.9 m | 34 ha | 2008 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Kejonuma_Dam_lake.jpg/100px-Kejonuma_Dam_lake.jpg) | N/A | 38°37′N 141°57′E | |
Shizugawa-wan (志津川湾) | Miyagi | Minamisanriku | 0 m | 5,793 ha | 2018 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Tsubaki_Island_Minami_Sanriku.JPG/100px-Tsubaki_Island_Minami_Sanriku.JPG) | Sanriku Fukkō National Park | 38°40′N 141°30′E | |
Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike (大山上池・下池) | Yamagata | Tsuruoka | 12 m | 39 ha | 2008 | | N/A | 38°44′N 139°45′E | |
Hinuma (涸沼) | Ibaraki | Hokota, Ōarai | 0 m | 935 ha | 2015 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Lake_Hinuma_01.jpg/100px-Lake_Hinuma_01.jpg) | N/A | 36°16′N 140°30′E | |
Oze (尾瀬) | Fukushima, Gunma, Niigata | Hinoemata, Katashina, Uonuma | 1400–2356 m | 8,711 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hiuchigatake_080924_2.JPG/100px-Hiuchigatake_080924_2.JPG) | Oze National Park | 36°53′N 139°11′E | |
Oku-Nikko-shitsugen (奥日光の湿原) | Tochigi | Nikkō | 1400–1475 m | 260 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Okunikko.JPG/100px-Okunikko.JPG) | Nikkō National Park | 36°47′N 139°26′E | |
Watarase-yusuichi (渡良瀬遊水地) | Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama | Koga, Tochigi, Oyama, Nogi, Itakura, Kazo | 2–23 m | 2,861 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/WataraseYusuichi_from_Central_Entrance.JPG/100px-WataraseYusuichi_from_Central_Entrance.JPG) | N/A | 36°14′N 139°41′E | |
Yoshigadaira Wetlands (芳ヶ平湿地群) | Gunma | Kusatsu, Nakanojō | 1200–2160 m | 887 ha | 2015 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%93%E6%9C%80%E9%AB%98%E5%9C%B0%E7%82%B9%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E8%8A%B3%E3%83%B6%E5%B9%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%9C%BA%E3%82%81_-_panoramio.jpg/100px-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%93%E6%9C%80%E9%AB%98%E5%9C%B0%E7%82%B9%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E8%8A%B3%E3%83%B6%E5%B9%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%9C%BA%E3%82%81_-_panoramio.jpg) | Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park | 36°39′N 138°33′E | |
Yatsu-higata (谷津干潟) | Chiba | Narashino | 0 m | 40 ha | 1993 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Yatsu-Higata.jpg/100px-Yatsu-Higata.jpg) | N/A | 35°40′N 140°00′E | |
Kasai Marine Park (葛西臨海公園) | Tokyo | Edogawa | -4–4 m | 366 ha | 2018 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Sunset_in_Kasai_Rinkai_Park_%288748640793%29.jpg/100px-Sunset_in_Kasai_Rinkai_Park_%288748640793%29.jpg) | N/A | 35°38′N 139°51′E | |
Hyo-ko (瓢湖) | Niigata | Agano | 8.6 m | 24 ha | 2008 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Lake_Hyouko.jpg/100px-Lake_Hyouko.jpg) | N/A | 37°50′N 139°14′E | |
Sakata (佐潟) | Niigata | Niigata | 5 m | 76 ha | 1996 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%E4%BD%90%E6%BD%9F%EF%BC%88%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E5%B8%82%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%91.JPG/100px-%E4%BD%90%E6%BD%9F%EF%BC%88%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E5%B8%82%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%91.JPG) | Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park | 37°49′N 138°53′E | |
Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira (立山弥陀ヶ原・大日平) | Toyama | Tateyama | 1040–2120 m | 574 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/20_Tateyama_from_Mikurigaike_1998-7-17.jpg/100px-20_Tateyama_from_Mikurigaike_1998-7-17.jpg) | Chūbu-Sangaku National Park | 36°34′N 137°32′E | |
Katano-kamoike (片野鴨池) | Ishikawa | Kaga | 2.5–8 m | 10 ha | 1993 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Katano_Kamoike.jpg/100px-Katano_Kamoike.jpg) | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 36°19′N 136°17′E | |
Nakaikemi-shichi (中池見湿地) | Fukui | Tsuruga | 45 m | 87 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Nakaikemi_Wetland_from_Mount_Tezutsu.jpg/100px-Nakaikemi_Wetland_from_Mount_Tezutsu.jpg) | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 35°39′N 136°05′E | |
Mikata-goko (三方五湖) | Fukui | Wakasa, Mihama | 0 m | 1,110 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Mikata_five_lakes_20110505_-_panoramio.jpg/100px-Mikata_five_lakes_20110505_-_panoramio.jpg) | Wakasawan Quasi-National Park | 35°33′N 135°52′E | |
Tokai Hilly Land Spring-fed Mires (東海丘陵湧水湿地群) | Aichi | Toyota | 190–244 m | 22.5 ha | 2012 | | Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park | 35°08′N 137°21′E | |
Fujimae-higata (藤前干潟) | Aichi | Nagoya, Tobishima | -4-1 m | 323 ha | 2002 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Fujimae-higata.jpg/100px-Fujimae-higata.jpg) | N/A | 35°04′N 136°50′E | |
Biwa-ko (琵琶湖) | Shiga | 10 cities | 86 m | 65,984 ha | 1993 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Biwa_Lake.jpg/100px-Biwa_Lake.jpg) | Biwako Quasi-National Park | 35°15′N 136°05′E | |
Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies (円山川下流域・周辺水田) | Hyōgo | Toyooka | 0–20 m | 1094 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Maruyamagawa_06f3823sv.jpg/100px-Maruyamagawa_06f3823sv.jpg) | Sanin Kaigan National Park | 35°59′N 134°59′E | |
Kushimoto Coral Communities (串本沿岸海域) | Wakayama | Kushimoto | -20-0 m | 574 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Umikongo_Feb2010.jpg/100px-Umikongo_Feb2010.jpg) | Yoshino-Kumano National Park | 33°28′N 135°44′E | |
Nakaumi (中海) | Tottori, Shimane | Yonago, Sakaiminato, Matsue, Yasugi | 0 m | 8,043 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/SakaiminatoCity.jpg/100px-SakaiminatoCity.jpg) | N/A | 35°32′N 133°09′E | |
Shinji-ko (宍道湖) | Shimane | Matsue, Izumo | 0.3 m | 7,652 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Lake_Shinji%2C_Matsue.jpg/100px-Lake_Shinji%2C_Matsue.jpg) | N/A | 35°26′N 132°57′E | |
Miyajima (宮島) | Hiroshima | Hatsukaichi | 0–80 m | 142 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/MIYAJIMA_ISLAND_HIROSHIMA_BAY_JAPAN_JUNE_2012_%287419247180%29.jpg/100px-MIYAJIMA_ISLAND_HIROSHIMA_BAY_JAPAN_JUNE_2012_%287419247180%29.jpg) | Setonaikai National Park | 34°14′N 132°17′E | |
Akiyoshidai Groundwater System (秋吉台地下水系) | Yamaguchi | Mine | 80–426 m | 563 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Akiyoshi-doCave.jpg/100px-Akiyoshi-doCave.jpg) | Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park | 34°15′N 131°18′E | |
Higashiyoka-higata (東よか干潟) | Saga | Saga | -3-1 m | 218 ha | 2015 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Tadorna_tadorna_are_looking_for_feed_in_Higashiyoka-higata_2018-02-03_02.jpg/100px-Tadorna_tadorna_are_looking_for_feed_in_Higashiyoka-higata_2018-02-03_02.jpg) | N/A | 33°10′N 103°15′E | |
Hizen Kashima-higata (肥前鹿島干潟) | Saga | Kashima | -3-1 m | 57 ha | 2015 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Saga_Kashima_mudflat_Crabs_and_Gobioideis_01.jpg/100px-Saga_Kashima_mudflat_Crabs_and_Gobioideis_01.jpg) | N/A | 33°6′N 130°7′E | |
Arao-higata (荒尾干潟) | Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 0 m | 754 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/%E5%85%89%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%AD%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%B2%E6%BD%9F_-_panoramio.jpg/100px-%E5%85%89%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%AD%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%B2%E6%BD%9F_-_panoramio.jpg) | N/A | 32°58′N 130°25′E | |
Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara-shitsugen (くじゅう坊ガツル・タデ原湿原) | Ōita | Kokonoe, Taketa | 1000–1270 m | 91 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bogaturu.jpg/100px-Bogaturu.jpg) | Aso Kujū National Park | 33°06′N 131°15′E | |
Imuta-ike (藺牟田池) | Kagoshima | Satsumasendai | 296 m | 60 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Imutaike_2.jpg/100px-Imutaike_2.jpg) | N/A | 31°49′N 130°28′E | |
Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes (出水ツルの越冬地) | Kagoshima | Izumi | | 478 ha | 2021 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Izumi_Crane_Migration_Ground_04.jpg/100px-Izumi_Crane_Migration_Ground_04.jpg) | N/A | 32°06′N 130°16′E | |
Yakushima Nagata-hama (屋久島永田浜) | Kagoshima | Yakushima | <10 m | 10 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Turtle_eggs_yakushima_relocation_-_count.jpg/100px-Turtle_eggs_yakushima_relocation_-_count.jpg) | Kirishima-Yaku National Park | 30°24′N 130°25′E | |
Streams in Kumejima (久米島の渓流・湿地) | Okinawa | Kumejima | 120–280 m | 255 ha | 2009 | | N/A | 26°22′N 126°46′E | |
Kerama-shoto Coral Reef (慶良間諸島海域) | Okinawa | Zamami, Tokashiki | 0 m | 353 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Akajima2.jpg/100px-Akajima2.jpg) | Kerama Shotō National Park | 26°12′N 127°21′E | |
Manko (漫湖) | Okinawa | Tomigusuku, Naha | -0.5 m | 58 ha | 1999 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lake_Man.jpg/100px-Lake_Man.jpg) | N/A | 26°11′N 127°41′E | |
Yonaha-wan (与那覇湾) | Okinawa | Miyakojima | 0 m | 704 ha | 2012 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Yonaha_Bay_in_Miyako_Island.jpg/100px-Yonaha_Bay_in_Miyako_Island.jpg) | N/A | 24°45′N 125°16′E | |
Nagura-Ampuru (名蔵アンパル) | Okinawa | Ishigaki | 0 m | 157 ha | 2005 | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Anparu.jpg/100px-Anparu.jpg) | N/A | 24°23′N 124°08′E | |
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