National park in Chūbu, Japan
Each Mountain of Minami Alps National Park Minami Alps National Park (南アルプス国立公園 Minami Arupusu Kokuritsu Kōen is a national park in the Akaishi Mountains , Chūbu region , Honshū , Japan .
The Minami Alps National Park was established on June 1, 1964. It extends along the border of Shizuoka , Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures for a length of 55 kilometres (34 mi), and a maximum width of 18 kilometres (11 mi) for a total area of 358 square kilometres (138 sq mi).
The Park is a very mountainous region, centering on the Akaishi Mountains with several noted peaks of over 3000 meters in height, including Senjō-ga-take , Kita-dake , Aino-dake , Shiomi-dake , Arakawa-take , Akaishi-dake and Hijiri-dake .
The park also protects the headwaters of the Fuji River , Ōi River and Tenryū River .
Flora in the park includes extensive stands of Japanese beech , Japanese stone pine and hemlock spruce . The largest fauna is the kamoshika ptarmigan .[ 1] mountaineering .[ 2]
Other large fauna include Asiatic black bear , wild boar and Sika deer .
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References
Further reading
Hunt, Paul. Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails . Kodansha America (1988). ISBN 0-87011-893-5
Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan . Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
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