Japan / Tohoku Region /
JP064Mounts Azuma and Bandai
Site Description
Forest
The site has mountainous ranges with lakes and marshes in a large area. Urabandai area, located in the southeast of Yamagata Prefecture, has Lake Hibarako, Lake Onogawako, Lake Akimotoko as well as many other lakes and marshes of various sizes in the Goshikinuma lake region, where reed beds, grasslands, mixed forests of conifer and broadleaf trees, and primary forests of Fagus crenata exist. The Azumarenpo mountain range is the biggest volcanic cluster in the Nasu volcanic belt, with its diversified environment comprising forest zones including primary forests of Fagus crenata and Abies mariesii, rock belts, high moors and valleys.
Area & Coordinates
29,000ha 37°44′N 140°11′E
region: Tohoku
Category
A3
Designation Type
National Park, Prefectural National Park
Protection Status
Protected
Conservation issues
- Recreation/tourism
- Industrialization/urbanization
- Consequences of animal/plants/ introductions
Birds
Breeding visitor
Erithacus akahige, Luscinia cyane, Turdus chrysolaus, Ficedula narcissina, Gallinago hardwickii, Emberiza spodocephala, Emberiza variabilis, Emberiza sulphurata, Cuculus poliocephalus, Cuculus canorus, Cuculus fugax, Phylloscopus coronatus, Phylloscopus borealis, Urosphena squameiceps, Sitta europaea, Nucifraga caryocatactes, Delichon urbica, Apus pacificus, Halcyon coromanda
Winter visitor
Turdus naumanni
