Kushiro-shitsugen National Park

Coordinates: 43°06′29″N 144°24′04″E / 43.108°N 144.401°E / 43.108; 144.401
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Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park
釧路湿原国立公園
LocationHokkaido, Japan
Coordinates43°06′29″N 144°24′04″E / 43.108°N 144.401°E / 43.108; 144.401
Area268.61 square kilometres (103.71 sq mi)
Established31 July 1987
Official nameKushiro-shitsugen
Designated17 June 1980
Reference no.205[1]

Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園, Kushiro-Shitsugen Kokuritsu Kōen

ecosystems.[4][5]

Kushiro-shitsugen (Kushiro Wetlands or Kushiro

natural monument.[4] For that reason, access is strictly limited and the landscape, most typical of Hokkaido, has been preserved.[7]

The area was the setting for the 2014 Studio Ghibli film When Marnie Was There.

Train passing through, Kushiro Wetlands, in Hokkaido, Japan

Wildlife

The vegetation of the park consists of

Siberian salamander (Salamandrella keyserlingii) and dragonfly
(Leucorrhinia intermedia ijimai).

Geography

A panoramic view of Kushiro Marsh, September 2014

Related cities, towns, and villages

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kushiro-shitsugen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Imidas Atlas of Japan, Shueisha
  3. ^
    OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  4. ^
    OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  5. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

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