An even greater reason to visit is the dynamic mountains. Nature alone is enough of a reason to visit the park. In spring, flowers blanket the flora of the park. Wildlife such as ptarmigans, Japanese serow, deer, monkeys and bears all thrive. Other than buses and taxis, no vehicles are allowed into the reserve, thus nature is abundant. ![]() One of 10 UNESCO Biospheres Reserves within Japan, the designation comes with three objectives as dictated by UNESCO: first, having an area where humans can prosper from nature second, where humans can interact with nature for pleasure and educational purposes, and third, a natural area that can remain wild and nature can flourish. In Yamanashi on the outskirts of the capital city, Kofu, lies the UNESCO Minami Alps Biosphere Reserve. In this park you can mountain climb, casually hike, watch wildlife and just take in the awesomeness. The Minami Alps National Park is the recommended place to access the nature and adventure. The Southern Alps cover a vast area in Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. Within this mountain chain there are some of Japan’s highest mountains and some of its most famous reside in the Southern Alps, including the Yatsugatake Mountains and Mount Warusawa (3,141m), the highest of the three Arakawa Mountains. Today, Japan’s most majestic mountain range is divided into the Northern Alps, the Middle Alps and the Southern Alps. Later, English missionary Reverend Walter Weston agreed with Gowland and popularized the name the Japanese Alps. When the English archeologist William Gowland saw the major mountain chain in the middle of Honshu he thought they resembled the European Alps so he named them accordingly.
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