is a national park

National park

A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...

 in the Chubu region

Chubu region

The is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures : Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...

, Honshū

Honshu

is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is divided into two separate areas: the Southern Niigata/North Nagano Area and the East Nagano Area.

The Southern Niigata/North Nagano Area encompases Mounts Myoko (2,466m), Kurohime (2,053m), Iizuna (1,917m) and Togakushi

Togakushi, Nagano

was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Togakushi, along with the village of Ōoka, from Sarashina District, the town of Toyono, and the village of Kinasa, all from Kamiminochi District, was merged into the city of Nagano.As of 2003, the village had...

 (1,911m). The Eastern Nagano Area includes Mount Tanigawa (1,963m) and two active volcanoes -- Mount Shirane

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

is a 2160 meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping...

 (2,162m) and Mount Asama

Mount Asama

is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures...

 (2,542m). The Eastern Area holds the popular skiing areas of Sugadaira and Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

. The Shiga-Kusatsu-Kogen Ridge Highway traverses this section of the park, connecting the hot spring resort town of Yudanaka in the north with Karuizawa in the south.

External links

• http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/josinetu_e.html