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Bandai-Asahi National Park

Bandai-Asahi National Park is a national park in Japan, covering 460,542 acres (186,375 ha), established in 1950.

Bandai-Asahi National Park
Bandai-Asahi National Park.

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Park facts

Park typeNational Park
LocationJapan
Area460,542 acres (186,375 ha)
Established1950
Coordinates37.8167° N, 139.7333° E

Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.

About Bandai-Asahi National Park

Bandai-Asahi National Park (磐梯朝日国立公園, Bandai Asahi Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan. The park site straddles Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture and was designated as a national park on September 5, 1950. The park encompasses 186,404 ha of land (making it the third- largest national park in Japan), consisting of three independent units: the Dewasanzan-asahi Region, Iide Region, and Bandaiazuma-Inawashiro Region.

Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bandai-Asahi National Park?

Bandai-Asahi National Park is in Japan (37.8167° N, 139.7333° E).

When was Bandai-Asahi National Park established?

Bandai-Asahi National Park was established in 1950, per the source listed at the foot of this page.

How big is Bandai-Asahi National Park?

Bandai-Asahi National Park covers 460,542 acres (186,375 ha).

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