Japan's largest national park; its Ainu name means "the dwelling place of the gods"
Area
2,267 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1934
Declared in 1934 — one of the first national parks in Japan — Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in the country. Its name comes from the Ainu term Kamuy Mintar, meaning "garden of the gods" or "dwelling place of the gods", reflecting the deep spiritual reverence of the indigenous Ainu people of Hokkaido for this mountain massif, held sacred long before the Japanese colonisation of the island in the 19th century.
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Ecosystems found in Japan, where Daisetsuzan lies.
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Region
East Asia (Hokkaido)
Climate
Tropical, Temperate, Polar / cold
Best season
March to May
Endemic species of Japan:Japanese Macaque,Japanese Serow
Least ConcernMountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
EndangeredBlakiston's Eagle-owl
Bubo blakistoni
Least ConcernJapanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata
Least ConcernJapanese Robin
Larvivora akahige
Least ConcernJapanese Serow
Capricornis crispus
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Japanese Black Salamander
Hynobius nigrescens
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