Kiritappu Wetland

Kiritappu Wetland (霧多布湿原?, きりたっぷしつげん) is a 3,168ha. wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Wetland of flowers (花の湿原?) because numerous flowers can be seen in summer.

Kiritappu wetland is the third largest wetland in Japan, following the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park and Sarobetsu field.

The peatland in the center of Kiritappu wetland (803ha) was nominated as a natural treasure of Japan in 1922. On 1993-6-10 it was registered as one of the Ramsar sites.

The local people founded a national trust in 2000, Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O., and are making efforts to protect and preserve the wetland.

Read more about Kiritappu Wetland:  Location, Flora