Bandai-Asahi National Park

Bandai-Asahi National Park
磐梯朝日国立公園
Mt. Higashi-Azuma, from Mount Issaikyō
Bandai-Asahi National Park
Bandai-Asahi National Park in Japan
Bandai-Asahi National Park
Bandai-Asahi National Park (Japan)
LocationHonshū, Japan
Coordinates37°49′N 139°44′E / 37.817°N 139.733°E / 37.817; 139.733
Area1,870.41 km²
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1950
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan)

Bandai-Asahi National Park (磐梯朝日国立公園, Bandai Asahi Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan. The park site straddles over Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture. The park was designated as a national park on September 5, 1950. The park encompasses 186,404 ha of land (the third largest national park in Japan), consisting of three independent units: the Dewasanzan-asahi Region, Iide Region, and Bandaiazuma-Inawashiro Region.