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Hidaka Mountains

Snow-capped peaks of the Hidaka Mountains will soon become part of Japan's newest national park.
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Japan’s newest national park finally has a (long) name

March 17, 2024

A stretch of Japanese mountains terminating at an ocean promontory is being upgraded to a national park, but there’s an ongoing dispute over what to name it.  Hidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Quasi-National Park is a protected area […]

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