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Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園 Daisetsuzan-kokuritsukōen, also pronounced Taisetsuzan; [1]) is located in the mountainous center of the island of Hokkaido.

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At 2267.64 square kilometers, Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan. The name means Great Snowy Mountain(s), an apt description of these peaks - 15 of them over 2000 meters - that offer some of the most rugged hiking in Japan. The Ainu name for Daisetsuzan, kamui-mintara, translates to "playground of the gods"

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There are no train lines within the park. The nearest stations are Asahikawa (to the west), Kami-Furano (southern side) and Rubeshibe (to the east). The best way to get to the park is the 9:10 bus from the front of the Asahikawa Station to the Asahidake rope way (1300Y). There is also a bus from the Kami-Furano Station to the trailheads of Tokachi-dake and Furano-dake.

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• Sounkyo Onsen - famed hot spring resort on the far north park of the park close to Kuro-Dake

• Asahi-dake (2,290m). The tallest mountain in Hokkaido and one of its the main attraction. The easiest way to reach Asahidake is by bus from the city of Asahikawa. Catch a Chuo bus from outside Asahikawa JR station to Minamikawa, and catch a coach fom there into the park. The coach runs twice a day in the off season (about November to May) and three times a day in the on season (about May to October). Chuo buses to Minamikawa run every hour.

• Tokachi-dake

• Furano-dake

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Furano, on the southern side of the park, is a popular ski resort.

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Hokkaido brown bears (ezo-higuma) roam the park, although in smaller numbers than in Shiretoko. You are very unlikely to be attacked, but it's wise to take the usual precautions: don't keep any food in or near your tent, and wear a small bell to warn the bears about your presence.

Echinococcus - In Hokkaido, river and lake water may contain a very dangerous, sometimes fatal, parasite called Echinococcus. Be sure to boil or filter your drinking water while hiking in Hokkaido.

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