Ontake Prefectural Natural Park
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is a
Prefectural Natural Park and in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-Na ...
in western Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1952, the park's central feature is
Mount Ontake , also referred to as , is the 14th highest mountain and second highest volcano in Japan (after Mount Fuji) at . It is included in ''100 Famous Japanese Mountains''. Description Mt. Ontake is located around northeast of Nagoya, and around 200& ...
. The park spans the borders of the
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Kiso and Ōtaki.


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National Parks of Japan National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...


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Map of the parks of Nagano Prefecture
Parks and gardens in Nagano Prefecture Protected areas established in 1952 1952 establishments in Japan Kiso, Nagano (town) Ōtaki, Nagano {{Japan-protected-area-stub