Akan National Park
Located in Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 43°34′05″ N 144°24′08″ E
- Elevation
- 162 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport40 km
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport45 km
About Akan National Park
Akan National Park is a natural site. Location: Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido.
Akan Mashu National Park (阿寒摩周国立公園, Akan Mashū Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park located on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Along with Daisetsuzan National Park, these are the two oldest national parks in Hokkaido. The park was established December 4, 1934. Akan is an area of volcanic craters and forests, covering 90,481 hectares (904.81 km2). The park is famous for its crystal clear lakes, its hot springs, and its large marimo. It is the only place where marimo of appreciable size form naturally in Japan.
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Climate of Akan National Park
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- September (160 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -6° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 17° | 13° | 6° | 0° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 46 | 79 | 81 | 97 | 86 | 98 | 133 | 160 | 118 | 89 | 58 |
How to get to Akan National Park
The nearest airport is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 49 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 40 kmnorthwest
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 45 kmeast
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 49 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 66 kmsouth
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 121 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 166 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 237 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Akan National Park
Within 100 km: 22 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Lake Mashū Lake 11 kmE
- Mount Iō Mountain 6 kmNE
- Kamuinupuri Mountain 12 kmE
- Oakan Dake Mountain 23 kmSW
25–60 km14 places
- Ahoro Dake Mountain 27 kmW
- Mount Samakke Nupuri Mountain 30 kmNE
- Lake Notoro Lake 58 kmN
- Mount Meakan Mountain 38 kmSW
60–100 km21 places
- Mount Chinishibetsu Mountain 73 kmNE
- Mount Minami Mountain 86 kmNE
- Mount Chienbetsu Mountain 87 kmNE
- Mount Higashi Mountain 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Teshikaga Chō Municipality, Kawakami-gun2.3 km S
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Teshikaga Town, Teshikaga Chō12 km SE -
Kiyosato Chō Municipality, Shari-gun24 km NE -
Bihoro Chō Municipality, Abashiri District30 km NW
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Koshimizu Chō Municipality, Shari-gun28 km N
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Shibecha Chō Municipality, Kawakami-gun33 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Iō Mountain, Teshikaga Chō5.5 km NE -
Kussharo Ko Lake, Hokkaido9 km NW -
Kamuinupuri Mountain, Kawakami-gun12 km E
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Lake Mashū Lake, Hokkaido11 km E -
Oakan Dake Mountain, Kushiro Shi23 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources