Kushiro-shitsugen National Park

Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park is a national park located in the east of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It was designated as a national park on 31 July 1987. The park is known for its wetlands ecosystems.
Kushiro-shitsugen covers an area of on the Kushiro Plain and contains the largest tracts of reedbeds in Japan. The Kushiro River, which originates in Lake Kussharo, meanders through much of the park. During the Ramsar Convention of 1980, in which Japan participated, the park was first registered as a peatland with raised bogs. In 1967, the wetlands themselves had been designated as a national natural monument. For that reason, access is strictly limited and the landscape, most typical of Hokkaido, has been preserved.
The area was the setting for the 2014 Studio Ghibli film When Marnie Was There.

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Wildlife

The vegetation of the park consists of reeds, sedges, peat moss wetlands, and black alder thickets. The rivers which bend freely back and forth, groups of lakes and marshes, and other wet ecosystems comprise a varied environment. Kushiro-shitsugen is home to over 600 species of plants. The park is a valuable haven for wild species such as the red-crowned crane, huchen, Siberian salamander and dragonfly.

Megasolar issue

About south of the park, mega solar farms are built due to it being an ideal place for solar farms. Several environmental groups and local residents express concerns for the environmental impact of the solar farms.

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