Minami Alps National Park

	Minami Alps National Park IUCN Category II - National Park
	Kitadake and Senjogatake
location	Yamanashi , Nagano, and Shizuoka Prefectures , Japan
surface	357.52 km²
WDPA ID	743
Geographical location	35 ° 40 ' N , 138 ° 14' E Coordinates: 35 ° 40 '12 " N , 138 ° 13' 48" E
Setup date	June 1, 1964
administration	Japanese Ministry of Environment

The Minami Alps National Park ( Japanese 南アルプス国立公園 , Minami-Arupusu Kokuritsu Kōen ) is a national park in Japan. It extends in the Japanese Southern Alps over the mountains Kitadake (3193 m), Akaishi (3120 m), Kaikoma (2967 m) and Hōō (2840 m) of the Akaishi Mountains in the prefectures of Yamanashi , Nagano and Shizuoka . The Kitadake is the second highest mountain in Japan after Mount Fuji . The national park is classified with the IUCN protection category II. The Japanese Ministry of Environment is responsible for the management of the national park.

Flora and fauna

Thanks to their southern location, the Minami Mountains (Southern Mountains) only snow in winter. The alpine meadows offer a habitat for numerous animal and plant species. Thirty mammal species were counted, including the collar bear ( Ursus thibetanus ), the Japanese serau ( Capricornis crispus ) and the Japanese macaque ( Macaca fuscata ), which of all primate species has the northernmost distribution region.

Wildlife of the national park
Ruffed Bear or Asiatic Black Bear ( Ursus thibetanus )
Japanese serau ( Capricornis crispus )
Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ) in a hot spring in Nagano

Web links

Commons : Minami Alps National Park - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

World Database on Protected Areas - Minami-Alps National Park (English)
env.go.jp: Minami Alps National Park (English)
env.go.jp: Map of the Minami Alps National Park (English)