Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park
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History
Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park was established in 1949 and significantly expanded in 1956 to include the Myōkō-Togakushi mountainous region.[3] The latter was separated as Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park on March 27, 2015 with 39.772 ha.
Etymology
The name of the park consists of two elements. The first, "Jōshin'etsu", is a kanji acronym consisting of three characters which represent the former names of provinces of the area: Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in present-day Gunma Prefecture, Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in present-day Nagano Prefecture, and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in present-day Niigata Prefecture. The second, "kōgen", means tableland or plateau.
Southwest Mikuni Mountain Range Area
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Recreation
The Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park is a popular tourist destination for skiing, mountain climbing, hiking, and onsen hot spring resorts.[1][2][4] The Eastern Area holds the popular skiing areas of Sugadaira and Shiga Kōgen. The Shiga-Kusatsu-Kogen Ridge Highway traverses this section of the park, connecting the Yamanouchi Hot Springs, including the onsens of Yudanaka, in the north with the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture in the south.
Karuizawa can be reached from Tokyo via the JR East Nagano Shinkansen.
See also
External links
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- Template:In lang Joshin'etsukogen National Park - National Parks of Japan
- Template:In lang Joshin'etsukogen National Park - National Parks of Japan
References
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