Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park
若狭湾国定公園
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Our guide
Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park, established in 1955, spans Fukui and Kyoto prefectures, and its centrepiece is the ria coast of Wakasa Bay. In 2005, 11 km² of wetland at the Mikata Lakes was registered as a Ramsar site.
The park is a long coastline, so choose the part you want to visit and plan from there; we have not checked routes.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Obama Sotomo08n4592 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Obama Sotomo15s7s3900 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Mount Aoba (Kyoto, Fukui) - cropped — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mikata five lakes 20110505 - panoramio — Shift · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Maizuru bay — Sea of Japan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kehi matsubara02s3200 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Obama Sotomo06n4592 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Mt.Gorogatake — As6022014 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Inogaike — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park (若狭湾国定公園, Wakasa Wan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Fukui and Kyōto Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1955, the central feature of the park is the ria coast of Wakasa Bay. In 2005 an area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) of wetland in the Mikata Lakes was designated a Ramsar Site.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: National park
Getting there
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