Name |
Prefecture |
Municipality |
Altitude |
Area |
Designated |
Image |
National Park status |
Coords. |
Ref. |
Kutcharo-ko (クッチャロ湖) | 1 !Hokkaido | Hamatonbetsu | 1–2 m | 1,607 ha | 1989 | | N/A | 45°09′N 142°20′E / 45.150°N 142.333°E / 45.150; 142.333 (Kutcharo-ko) | |
Sarobetsu-genya (サロベツ原野) | 1 !Hokkaido | Horonobe, Toyotomi | 3–7 m | 2,560 ha | 2005 | | Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park | 45°03′N 141°42′E / 45.050°N 141.700°E / 45.050; 141.700 (Sarobetsu-genya) | |
Tofutsu-ko (濤沸湖) | Hokkaido | Abashiri, Koshimizu | 1 m | 900 ha | 2005 | | Abashiri Quasi-National Park | 43°56′N 144°24′E / 43.933°N 144.400°E / 43.933; 144.400 (Tofutsu-ko) | |
Uryunuma-shitsugen (雨竜沼湿原) | Hokkaido | Uryū | 850–900 m | 624 ha | 2005 | | Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park | 43°41′N 141°36′E / 43.683°N 141.600°E / 43.683; 141.600 (Uryunuma-shitsugen) | |
Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan (野付半島・野付湾) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Shibetsu | 0–10 m | 6,053 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 43°34′N 145°16′E / 43.567°N 145.267°E / 43.567; 145.267 (Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan) | |
Akan-ko (阿寒湖) | Hokkaido | Kushiro | 420 m | 1,318 ha | 2005 | | Akan National Park | 43°27′N 144°06′E / 43.450°N 144.100°E / 43.450; 144.100 (Akan-ko) | |
Miyajima-numa (宮島沼) | Hokkaido | Bibai | 13 m | 41 ha | 2002 | | N/A | 43°20′N 141°43′E / 43.333°N 141.717°E / 43.333; 141.717 (Miyajima-numa) | |
Furen-ko & Shunkuni-tai (風蓮湖 春国岱) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Nemuro | 1 m | 6,139 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 43°17′N 145°21′E / 43.283°N 145.350°E / 43.283; 145.350 (Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai) | |
Kushiro-shitsugen (釧路湿原) | Hokkaido | Kushiro City, Kushiro Town, Shibecha, Tsurui | 3–10 m | 7,863 ha | 2005 | | Kushiro Shitsugen National Park | 43°09′N 144°26′E / 43.150°N 144.433°E / 43.150; 144.433 (Kushiro-shitsugen) | |
Kiritappu-shitsugen (霧多布湿原) | Hokkaido | Hamanaka | 0–3 m | 2,504 ha | 1993 | | N/A | 43°05′N 145°05′E / 43.083°N 145.083°E / 43.083; 145.083 (Kiritappu-shitsugen) | |
Akkeshi-ko & Bekambeushi-shitsugen (厚岸湖 別寒辺牛湿原) | Hokkaido | Akkeshi | 0–20 m | 5,277 ha | 1993 | | N/A | 43°03′N 144°54′E / 43.050°N 144.900°E / 43.050; 144.900 (Akkeshi-ko and Bekambeushi-shitsugen) | |
Utonai-ko (ウトナイ湖) | Hokkaido | Tomakomai | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 1991 | | N/A | 42°42′N 141°43′E / 42.700°N 141.717°E / 42.700; 141.717 (Utonai-ko) | |
Onuma (大沼) | Hokkaido | Nanae | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 2012 | | Ōnuma Quasi-National Park | 41°59′N 140°40′E / 41.983°N 140.667°E / 41.983; 140.667 (Onuma) | |
Hotokenuma (仏沼) | Aomori | Misawa | 0–10 m | 222 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 40°49′N 141°22′E / 40.817°N 141.367°E / 40.817; 141.367 (Hotokenuma) | |
Izu-numa and Uchi-numa (伊豆沼・内沼) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome | 7 m | 559 ha | 1985 | | N/A | 38°43′N 141°06′E / 38.717°N 141.100°E / 38.717; 141.100 (Izu-numa and Uchi-numa) | |
Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies (蕪栗沼・周辺水田) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome, Ōsaki | 5.7 m | 423 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 38°38′N 141°06′E / 38.633°N 141.100°E / 38.633; 141.100 (Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies) | |
Kejo-numa (化女沼) | Miyagi | Ōsaki | 25.9 m | 34 ha | 2008 | | N/A | 38°37′N 141°57′E / 38.617°N 141.950°E / 38.617; 141.950 (Kejo-numa) | |
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 / 38.733°N 139.750°E / 38.733; 139.750 (Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike) | |
Hinuma (涸沼) | Ibaraki | Hokota, Ōarai | 0 m | 935 ha | 2015 | | N/A | 36°16′N 140°30′E / 36.267°N 140.500°E / 36.267; 140.500 (Hinuma) | |
Oze (尾瀬) | Fukushima, Gunma, Niigata | Hinoemata, Katashina, Uonuma | 1400–2356 m | 8,711 ha | 2005 | | Oze National Park | 36°53′N 139°11′E / 36.883°N 139.183°E / 36.883; 139.183 (Oze) | |
Senjo-ga-hara, Tochigi (Nikko, 戦場ヶ原) | Tochigi | Nikkō | 1400–1475 m | 260 ha | 2005 | | Nikkō National Park | 36°47′N 139°26′E / 36.783°N 139.433°E / 36.783; 139.433 (Oku-Nikko-shitsugen) | |
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 | | N/A | 36°14′N 139°41′E / 36.233°N 139.683°E / 36.233; 139.683 (Watarase-yusuichi) | |
Yoshigadaira Wetlands (芳ヶ平湿地群) | Gunma | Kusatsu, Nakanojō | 1200–2160 m | 887 ha | 2015 | | Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park | 36°39′N 138°33′E / 36.650°N 138.550°E / 36.650; 138.550 (Yoshigadaira Wetlands) | |
Yatsu-higata (谷津干潟) | Chiba | Narashino | 0 m | 40 ha | 1993 | | N/A | 35°40′N 140°00′E / 35.667°N 140.000°E / 35.667; 140.000 (Yatsu-higata) | |
Hyo-ko (瓢湖) | Niigata | Agano | 8.6 m | 24 ha | 2008 | | N/A | 37°50′N 139°14′E / 37.833°N 139.233°E / 37.833; 139.233 (Hyo-ko) | |
Sakata (佐潟) | Niigata | Niigata | 5 m | 76 ha | 1996 | | Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park | 37°49′N 138°53′E / 37.817°N 138.883°E / 37.817; 138.883 (Sakata) | |
Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira (立山弥陀ヶ原・大日平) | Toyama | Tateyama | 1040–2120 m | 574 ha | 2012 | | Chūbu-Sangaku National Park | 36°34′N 137°32′E / 36.567°N 137.533°E / 36.567; 137.533 (Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira) | |
Katano-kamoike (片野鴨池) | Ishikawa | Kaga | 2.5–8 m | 10 ha | 1993 | | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 36°19′N 136°17′E / 36.317°N 136.283°E / 36.317; 136.283 (Katano-kamoike) | |
Nakaikemi-shicchi (中池見湿地) | Fukui | Tsuruga | 45 m | 87 ha | 2012 | | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 35°39′N 136°05′E / 35.650°N 136.083°E / 35.650; 136.083 (Nakaikemi-shicchi) | |
Mikata-goko (三方五湖) | Fukui | Wakasa, Mihama | 0 m | 1,110 ha | 2005 | | Wakasawan Quasi-National Park | 35°33′N 135°52′E / 35.550°N 135.867°E / 35.550; 135.867 (Sarobetsu-genya) | |
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 / 35.133°N 137.350°E / 35.133; 137.350 (Tokai Hilly Land Spring-fed Mires) | |
Fujimae-higata (藤前干潟) | Aichi | Nagoya, Tobishima | -4-1 m | 323 ha | 2002 | | N/A | 35°04′N 136°50′E / 35.067°N 136.833°E / 35.067; 136.833 (Fujimae-higata) | |
Biwa-ko (琵琶湖) | Shiga | 10 cities | 86 m | 65,984 ha | 1993 | | Biwako Quasi-National Park | 35°15′N 136°05′E / 35.250°N 136.083°E / 35.250; 136.083 (Biwa-ko) | |
Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies (円山川下流域・周辺水田) | Hyōgo | Toyooka | 0–20 m | 560 ha | 2012 | | Sanin Kaigan National Park | 35°59′N 134°59′E / 35.983°N 134.983°E / 35.983; 134.983 (Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies) | |
Kushimoto Coral Communities (串本沿岸海域) | Wakayama | Kushimoto | -20-0 m | 574 ha | 2005 | | Yoshino-Kumano National Park | 33°28′N 135°44′E / 33.467°N 135.733°E / 33.467; 135.733 (Kushimoto Coral Communities) | |
Nakaumi (中海) | Tottori, Shimane | Yonago, Sakaiminato, Matsue, Yasugi | 0 m | 8,043 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 35°32′N 133°09′E / 35.533°N 133.150°E / 35.533; 133.150 (Nakaumi) | |
Shinji-ko (宍道湖) | Shimane | Matsue, Izumo | 0.3 m | 7,652 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 35°26′N 132°57′E / 35.433°N 132.950°E / 35.433; 132.950 (Shinji-ko) | |
Miyajima (宮島) | Hiroshima | Hatsukaichi | 0–80 m | 142 ha | 2012 | | Setonaikai National Park | 34°14′N 132°17′E / 34.233°N 132.283°E / 34.233; 132.283 (Miyajima) | |
Akiyoshidai Groundwater System (秋吉台地下水系) | Yamaguchi | Mine | 80–426 m | 563 ha | 2005 | | Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park | 34°15′N 131°18′E / 34.250°N 131.300°E / 34.250; 131.300 (Akiyoshidai Groundwater System) | |
Higashiyoka-higata (東よか干潟) | Saga | Saga | -3-1 m | 218 ha | 2015 | | N/A | 33°10′N 103°15′E / 33.167°N 103.250°E / 33.167; 103.250 (Higashiyoka-higata) | |
Hizen Kashima-higata (肥前鹿島干潟) | Saga | Kashima | -3-1 m | 57 ha | 2015 | | N/A | 33°6′N 130°7′E / 33.100°N 130.117°E / 33.100; 130.117 (Hizen Kashima-higata) | |
Arao-higata (荒尾干潟) | Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 0 m | 754 ha | 2012 | | N/A | 32°58′N 130°25′E / 32.967°N 130.417°E / 32.967; 130.417 (Arao-higata) | |
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 | | Aso Kujū National Park | 33°06′N 131°15′E / 33.100°N 131.250°E / 33.100; 131.250 (Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara-shitsugen) | |
Imuta-ike (藺牟田池) | Kagoshima | Satsumasendai | 296 m | 60 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 31°49′N 130°28′E / 31.817°N 130.467°E / 31.817; 130.467 (Imuta-ike) | |
Yakushima Nagata-hama (屋久島永田浜) | Kagoshima | Yakushima | <10 m | 10 ha | 2005 | | Kirishima-Yaku National Park | 30°24′N 130°25′E / 30.400°N 130.417°E / 30.400; 130.417 (Yakushima Nagata-hama) | |
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 / 26.367°N 126.767°E / 26.367; 126.767 (Streams in Kumejima) | |
Kerama-shoto Coral Reef (慶良間諸島海域) | Okinawa | Zamami, Tokashiki | 0 m | 353 ha | 2005 | | Kerama Shotō National Park | 26°12′N 127°21′E / 26.200°N 127.350°E / 26.200; 127.350 (Keramashoto Coral Reef) | |
Manko (漫湖) | Okinawa | Tomigusuku, Naha | -0.5 m | 58 ha | 1999 | | N/A | 26°11′N 127°41′E / 26.183°N 127.683°E / 26.183; 127.683 (Manko) | |
Yonaha-wan (与那覇湾) | Okinawa | Miyakojima | 0 m | 704 ha | 2012 | | N/A | 24°45′N 125°16′E / 24.750°N 125.267°E / 24.750; 125.267 (Yonaha-wan) | |
Nagura-Ampuru (名蔵アンパル) | Okinawa | Ishigaki | 0 m | 157 ha | 2005 | | N/A | 24°23′N 124°08′E / 24.383°N 124.133°E / 24.383; 124.133 (Nagura amparu) | |