# All 35 national parks of Japan, in order of designation

From Setonaikai, Unzen and Kirishima, the first designated in 1934, to Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi in 2024, Japan has 35 national parks. They are listed here in order of designation, with their region – from the eight parks of 1934 to the southern island parks of the 2010s such as Kerama Shotō, Yanbaru and Amami Guntō.

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- Nov 7, 2025 · 美穂
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## Top 35

1. **Aso Kujū National Park** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Kyushu and Okinawa region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
2. **Daisetsuzan National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Hokkaido region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
3. **Nikkō National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Kantō region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
4. **Akan Mashu National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Hokkaido region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
5. **Chūbu-Sangaku National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Chūbu region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
6. **Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Kyushu and Okinawa region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
7. **Setonaikai National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Spans Kinki, Chūgoku, Shikoku and Kyushu.
8. **Unzen-Amakusa National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1934. Kyushu and Okinawa region. One of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.
9. **Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1936. Kantō region.
10. **Sanin Kaigan National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1936. Kinki region.
11. **Towada-Hachimantai National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1936. Tōhoku region.
12. **Yoshino-Kumano National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1936. Kinki region.
13. **Ise-Shima National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1946. Kinki region.
14. **Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1949. Kantō region.
15. **Shikotsu-Tōya National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1949. Hokkaido region.
16. **Bandai-Asahi National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1950. Tōhoku region.
17. **Chichibu Tama Kai National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1950. Kantō region.
18. **Saikai National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1955. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
19. **Sanriku Fukkō National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1955. Tōhoku region. Renamed and enlarged from Rikuchū Kaigan National Park in 2013, after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
20. **Hakusan National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1962. Chūbu region.
21. **Minami Alps National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1964. Chūbu region.
22. **Shiretoko National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1964. Hokkaido region.
23. **Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1972. Shikoku region.
24. **Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1972. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
25. **Ogasawara National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1972. Kantō region.
26. **Oze National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1972. Kantō region.
27. **Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1974. Hokkaido region.
28. **Kushiro-shitsugen National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 1987. Hokkaido region.
29. **Yakushima National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2012. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
30. **Kerama Shotō National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2014. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
31. **Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2015. Chūbu region.
32. **Yanbaru National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2016. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
33. **Amami Guntō National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2017. Kyushu and Okinawa region.
34. **Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Designated in 2024. Hokkaido region. The newest and the largest in Japan.
35. **Daisen-Oki National Park** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Designated in 1936. Chūgoku region.

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