Midagahara

is a wetlands located near Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, in Japan. the remaining 80,000 ha of wetlands have been designated a Ramsar Site in 2012.ラムサール条約湿地の新規登録について 富山県

Midagahara is a one of many highlights of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Geography

Midagahara is 2 km of Horizontal length and 4 km of vertical length.

Midagahara is a lava plateau formed by Tateyama volcano.野崎保、菊川茂：立山カルデラの形成と深層崩壊の歴史 -鳶泥と国見泥- 日本地すべり学会誌 Vol.49（2012） No.4 p.196-203

Biota There are Dactylorhiza aristata, Paris japonica, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, Daylily.

Facility There are some Hotels.

Access There are Midagahara bus stops between Bijodaira Station and Murodō Station on Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Private cars are not allowed to pass in Midagahara to protect the environment.

See also List of volcanoes in Japan List of lakes in Japan

References

External links Tateyama kurobe Geopark

See also Mount Tate Chūbu-Sangaku National Park Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route