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Akan Mashu National Park (Japan): Location, Nearest Station & Distance from Sapporo

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Akan Mashu National Park is a park in Hokkaido. The nearest of Japan's major hub cities is Sapporo, about 241 km away in a straight line, so it suits an overnight trip better than a day trip.

Akan Mashu National Park
Photo: Miya.m, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese阿寒摩周国立公園
LocationHokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Biruwa Station – about 14.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 241 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 650 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 952 km (straight line)
Established1934
Interest among English readersabout 300 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates43.51667, 144.26667
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.env.go.jp/park/akan/index.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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