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Image of Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) in Ise-Shima National Park
Image of Abashiri port and drift ice (ryuhyo) aboard the ice breaker, Aurora; Ryuhyo drift ice in Sea of Okhotsk Makoto Togei Pass and Shibazakura Natl.Park views 0f Lake Kusharo; swans along the shores of Lake Kusharo till sunset
Image of Mt. Asahidake, Yukomambetsu Hokkaido, Japan
Picture of Lake Akan
Image of a valley of volcanos at Aso National Park. Kumamoto, Japan 1992.
Image of picturesque parkland in Japan
Image of Choshi Otaki Waterfall in Oirase Gorge, Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Image of a nature guide leading a canoe tour of Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
Image of Kegon Falls in the Lake Chuzenji area in Japan
Dangyo-no-taki Waterfalls is known for its sacred "winning" water which sumo wrestlers or owners of bull sumos would bathe in before competitions. The male waterfall (pictured) flows next to a beautiful shrine. Dangyo Falls is located on Dogo, the largest island of the Oki Islands which is an archipelago in the Sea of Japan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Image of Tamagawa Onsen, Towada-Hashimantai National Park
Image of Japanese man enjoying a soak in a hot spring in Towada-Hachimantai National Park's southern Hachimantai section.
Image of Goshogake Nature Research Path in Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Image of a school of Golden Sweepers swimming around a reef in Keramashoto National Park Japan
Image of Towada Lake, Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Japanese crane leaving its roosting spot in Setsuri river
Wheat grows wild in Aso National Park. Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan 1992.
Image of a pilgrimage site in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo (part of Akan-Mashu National Park)
Japanese cranes perfoming their courtship dance in Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido.
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Ise-Shima National Park is a place of evergreen forests, limestone coastlines and inlets dotted with islands.
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The wild side of Japan in photos

Japan's best kept secrets are sometimes found in its national parks

Published September 24, 2021

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