Unzen-Amakusa National Park (雲仙天草国立公園, Unzen-Amakusa Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima Prefectures in Japan. Created in 1934, the park is named after Mount Unzen, an active volcano in the center of the Shimabara Peninsula, and the Amakusa islands in the Yatsushiro Sea. The area has a strong link to the early history of Christianity in Japan and includes many places connected to Kakure Kirishitan.
Aso-Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園, Aso-Kujū Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, Japan. The park is named after Mount Aso, which is the largest active volcano in Japan, and the Kujū mountains. Mount Aso is also one of the largest caldera volcanoes in the world.
Hakusan National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Honshū, Japan. It was created in 1962 and covers parts of four prefectures: Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, and Toyama. The most important natural feature of the park is Mount Haku.
Minami Alps National Park (南アルプス国立公園, Minami Arupusu Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in the Akaishi Mountains of the Chūbu region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The park was created on June 1, 1964. It is located along the border of Shizuoka, Yamanashi, and Nagano prefectures.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園, Fuji-Hakone-Izu Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa Prefectures, as well as western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The park includes Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu Islands. It covers an area of 1,227 square kilometers (474 square miles).
Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park (秩父多摩甲斐国立公園, Chichibu Tama Kai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Japan where the areas of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano, and Tokyo Prefectures meet. The park has eight mountains taller than 2000 meters spread across 1250 km. It includes many hiking paths and old shrines.
Jōshin’etsu-kōgen National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Honshū, Japan. It is located near several active and inactive volcanoes. The park covers parts of the mountainous regions in Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.
Nikkō National Park (日光国立公園, Nikkō Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshū in Japan. It covers three prefectures: Tochigi, Gunma, and Fukushima. The park was created in 1934.
Bandai-Asahi National Park (磐梯朝日国立公園, Bandai Asahi Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū, Japan. The park covers parts of Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture. It was established as a national park on September 5, 1950.
Sanriku Fukkō National Park (三陸復興国立公園, Sanriku Fukkō Kokuritsu Kōen; meaning “Sanriku Reconstruction National Park”) is a national park that stretches along the Sanriku Coast of Japan. It begins in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and extends through Iwate Prefecture to Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. The park was established on May 24, 2013, and covers a land area of 28,537 hectares (110.18 square miles).