is a

Prefectural Natural Park and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Q ...

in eastern

Hokkaidō is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Established in 1962, the park spans the

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Betsukai, Nemuro, and Shibetsu. The park comprises two principal areas, the and

Lake Furen is a brackish lake near Nemuro, Hokkaidō, Nemuro in Hokkaidō, Japan. The wetlands of Lake Furen and the dunes have been designated a Ramsar Site. See also *Ramsar Sites in Japan References

Lakes of Hokkaido, Furen Ramsar sites in J ...

References

External links

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Map of Natural Parks of Hokkaidō
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Map of Notsuke-Fūren Prefectural Natural Park
Parks and gardens in Hokkaido Protected areas established in 1962 1962 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub