# List of Ramsar sites in Japan

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. Adopted in 1971, it entered into force in 1975 and as of April 2022 had 172 contracting parties. Japan was the twenty-fourth party to accede, on 17 October 1980. Kushiro-shitsugen was the first of Japan's fifty-three Ramsar sites as of April 2022, with a total surface area of 1,552 square kilometres (599sqmi).
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## Designated sites

| Name | Prefecture | Municipality | Altitude | Area | Designated | National park status | Coords. |
| Kutcharo-ko (クッチャロ湖) | Hokkaido | Hamatonbetsu | 1–2 m | 1,607 ha | 1989 | N/A | 45°09′N 142°20′E﻿ / ﻿45.150°N 142.333°E﻿ / 45.150; 142.333﻿ (Kutcharo-ko) |
| Sarobetsu-genya (サロベツ原野) | Hokkaido | Horonobe, Toyotomi | 3–7 m | 2,560 ha | 2005 | Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park | 45°03′N 141°42′E﻿ / ﻿45.050°N 141.700°E﻿ / 45.050; 141.700﻿ (Sarobetsu-genya) |
| Tofutsu-ko (濤沸湖) | Hokkaido | Abashiri, Koshimizu | 1 m | 900 ha | 2005 | Abashiri Quasi-National Park | 43°56′N 144°24′E﻿ / ﻿43.933°N 144.400°E﻿ / 43.933; 144.400﻿ (Tofutsu-ko) |
| Uryunuma-shitsugen (雨竜沼湿原) | Hokkaido | Uryū | 850–900 m | 624 ha | 2005 | Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park | 43°41′N 141°36′E﻿ / ﻿43.683°N 141.600°E﻿ / 43.683; 141.600﻿ (Uryunuma-shitsugen) |
| Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan (野付半島・野付湾) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Shibetsu | 0–10 m | 6,053 ha | 2005 | N/A | 43°34′N 145°16′E﻿ / ﻿43.567°N 145.267°E﻿ / 43.567; 145.267﻿ (Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan) |
| Akan-ko (阿寒湖) | Hokkaido | Kushiro | 420 m | 1,318 ha | 2005 | Akan National Park | 43°27′N 144°06′E﻿ / ﻿43.450°N 144.100°E﻿ / 43.450; 144.100﻿ (Akan-ko) |
| Miyajima-numa (宮島沼) | Hokkaido | Bibai | 13 m | 41 ha | 2002 | N/A | 43°20′N 141°43′E﻿ / ﻿43.333°N 141.717°E﻿ / 43.333; 141.717﻿ (Miyajima-numa) |
| Furen-ko & Shunkuni-tai (風蓮湖 春国岱) | Hokkaido | Betsukai, Nemuro | 1 m | 6,139 ha | 2005 | N/A | 43°17′N 145°21′E﻿ / ﻿43.283°N 145.350°E﻿ / 43.283; 145.350﻿ (Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai) |
| Kushiro-shitsugen (釧路湿原) | Hokkaido | Kushiro City, Kushiro Town, Shibecha, Tsurui | 3–10 m | 7,863 ha | 2005 | Kushiro Shitsugen National Park | 43°09′N 144°26′E﻿ / ﻿43.150°N 144.433°E﻿ / 43.150; 144.433﻿ (Kushiro-shitsugen) |
| Kiritappu-shitsugen (霧多布湿原) | Hokkaido | Hamanaka | 0–3 m | 2,504 ha | 1993 | N/A | 43°05′N 145°05′E﻿ / ﻿43.083°N 145.083°E﻿ / 43.083; 145.083﻿ (Kiritappu-shitsugen) |
| Akkeshi-ko & Bekambeushi-shitsugen (厚岸湖 別寒辺牛湿原) | Hokkaido | Akkeshi | 0–20 m | 5,277 ha | 1993 | N/A | 43°03′N 144°54′E﻿ / ﻿43.050°N 144.900°E﻿ / 43.050; 144.900﻿ (Akkeshi-ko and Bekambeushi-shitsugen) |
| Utonai-ko (ウトナイ湖) | Hokkaido | Tomakomai | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 1991 | N/A | 42°42′N 141°43′E﻿ / ﻿42.700°N 141.717°E﻿ / 42.700; 141.717﻿ (Utonai-ko) |
| Onuma (大沼) | Hokkaido | Nanae | 1–5 m | 510 ha | 2012 | Ōnuma Quasi-National Park | 41°59′N 140°40′E﻿ / ﻿41.983°N 140.667°E﻿ / 41.983; 140.667﻿ (Onuma) |
| Hotokenuma (仏沼) | Aomori | Misawa | 0–10 m | 222 ha | 2005 | N/A | 40°49′N 141°22′E﻿ / ﻿40.817°N 141.367°E﻿ / 40.817; 141.367﻿ (Hotokenuma) |
| Izu-numa and Uchi-numa (伊豆沼・内沼) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome | 7 m | 559 ha | 1985 | N/A | 38°43′N 141°06′E﻿ / ﻿38.717°N 141.100°E﻿ / 38.717; 141.100﻿ (Izu-numa and Uchi-numa) |
| Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies (蕪栗沼・周辺水田) | Miyagi | Kurihara, Tome, Ōsaki | 5.7 m | 423 ha | 2005 | N/A | 38°38′N 141°06′E﻿ / ﻿38.633°N 141.100°E﻿ / 38.633; 141.100﻿ (Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies) |
| Kejo-numa (化女沼) | Miyagi | Ōsaki | 25.9 m | 34 ha | 2008 | N/A | 38°37′N 141°57′E﻿ / ﻿38.617°N 141.950°E﻿ / 38.617; 141.950﻿ (Kejo-numa) |
| Shizugawa-wan (志津川湾) | Miyagi | Minamisanriku | 0 m | 5,793 ha | 2018 | Sanriku Fukkō National Park | 38°40′N 141°30′E﻿ / ﻿38.667°N 141.500°E﻿ / 38.667; 141.500﻿ (Shizugawa-wan) |
| Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike (大山上池・下池) | Yamagata | Tsuruoka | 12 m | 39 ha | 2008 | N/A | 38°44′N 139°45′E﻿ / ﻿38.733°N 139.750°E﻿ / 38.733; 139.750﻿ (Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike) |
| Hinuma (涸沼) | Ibaraki | Hokota, Ōarai | 0 m | 935 ha | 2015 | N/A | 36°16′N 140°30′E﻿ / ﻿36.267°N 140.500°E﻿ / 36.267; 140.500﻿ (Hinuma) |
| Oze (尾瀬) | Fukushima, Gunma, Niigata | Hinoemata, Katashina, Uonuma | 1400–2356 m | 8,711 ha | 2005 | Oze National Park | 36°53′N 139°11′E﻿ / ﻿36.883°N 139.183°E﻿ / 36.883; 139.183﻿ (Oze) |
| Oku-Nikko-shitsugen (奥日光の湿原) | Tochigi | Nikkō | 1400–1475 m | 260 ha | 2005 | Nikkō National Park | 36°47′N 139°26′E﻿ / ﻿36.783°N 139.433°E﻿ / 36.783; 139.433﻿ (Oku-Nikko-shitsugen) |
| Watarase-yusuichi (渡良瀬遊水地) | Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama | Koga, Tochigi, Oyama, Nogi, Itakura, Kazo | 2–23 m | 2,861 ha | 2012 | N/A | 36°14′N 139°41′E﻿ / ﻿36.233°N 139.683°E﻿ / 36.233; 139.683﻿ (Watarase-yusuichi) |
| Yoshigadaira Wetlands (芳ヶ平湿地群) | Gunma | Kusatsu, Nakanojō | 1200–2160 m | 887 ha | 2015 | Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park | 36°39′N 138°33′E﻿ / ﻿36.650°N 138.550°E﻿ / 36.650; 138.550﻿ (Yoshigadaira Wetlands) |
| Yatsu-higata (谷津干潟) | Chiba | Narashino | 0 m | 40 ha | 1993 | N/A | 35°40′N 140°00′E﻿ / ﻿35.667°N 140.000°E﻿ / 35.667; 140.000﻿ (Yatsu-higata) |
| Kasai Marine Park (葛西臨海公園) | Tokyo | Edogawa | -4–4 m | 366 ha | 2018 | N/A | 35°38′N 139°51′E﻿ / ﻿35.633°N 139.850°E﻿ / 35.633; 139.850﻿ (Kasai Marine Park) |
| Hyo-ko (瓢湖) | Niigata | Agano | 8.6 m | 24 ha | 2008 | N/A | 37°50′N 139°14′E﻿ / ﻿37.833°N 139.233°E﻿ / 37.833; 139.233﻿ (Hyo-ko) |
| Sakata (佐潟) | Niigata | Niigata | 5 m | 76 ha | 1996 | Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park | 37°49′N 138°53′E﻿ / ﻿37.817°N 138.883°E﻿ / 37.817; 138.883﻿ (Sakata) |
| Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira (立山弥陀ヶ原・大日平) | Toyama | Tateyama | 1040–2120 m | 574 ha | 2012 | Chūbu-Sangaku National Park | 36°34′N 137°32′E﻿ / ﻿36.567°N 137.533°E﻿ / 36.567; 137.533﻿ (Tateyama Midagahara and Dainichidaira) |
| Katano-kamoike (片野鴨池) | Ishikawa | Kaga | 2.5–8 m | 10 ha | 1993 | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 36°19′N 136°17′E﻿ / ﻿36.317°N 136.283°E﻿ / 36.317; 136.283﻿ (Katano-kamoike) |
| Nakaikemi-shichi (中池見湿地) | Fukui | Tsuruga | 45 m | 87 ha | 2012 | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park | 35°39′N 136°05′E﻿ / ﻿35.650°N 136.083°E﻿ / 35.650; 136.083﻿ (Nakaikemi-shicchi) |
| Mikata-goko (三方五湖) | Fukui | Wakasa, Mihama | 0 m | 1,110 ha | 2005 | Wakasawan Quasi-National Park | 35°33′N 135°52′E﻿ / ﻿35.550°N 135.867°E﻿ / 35.550; 135.867﻿ (Sarobetsu-genya) |
| Tokai Hilly Land Spring-fed Mires (東海丘陵湧水湿地群) | Aichi | Toyota | 190–244 m | 22.5 ha | 2012 | Aichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park | 35°08′N 137°21′E﻿ / ﻿35.133°N 137.350°E﻿ / 35.133; 137.350﻿ (Tokai Hilly Land Spring-fed Mires) |
| Fujimae-higata (藤前干潟) | Aichi | Nagoya, Tobishima | -4-1 m | 323 ha | 2002 | N/A | 35°04′N 136°50′E﻿ / ﻿35.067°N 136.833°E﻿ / 35.067; 136.833﻿ (Fujimae-higata) |
| Biwa-ko (琵琶湖) | Shiga | 10 cities | 86 m | 65,984 ha | 1993 | Biwako Quasi-National Park | 35°15′N 136°05′E﻿ / ﻿35.250°N 136.083°E﻿ / 35.250; 136.083﻿ (Biwa-ko) |
| Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies (円山川下流域・周辺水田) | Hyōgo | Toyooka | 0–20 m | 1094 ha | 2012 | Sanin Kaigan National Park | 35°59′N 134°59′E﻿ / ﻿35.983°N 134.983°E﻿ / 35.983; 134.983﻿ (Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies) |
| Kushimoto Coral Communities (串本沿岸海域) | Wakayama | Kushimoto | -20-0 m | 574 ha | 2005 | Yoshino-Kumano National Park | 33°28′N 135°44′E﻿ / ﻿33.467°N 135.733°E﻿ / 33.467; 135.733﻿ (Kushimoto Coral Communities) |
| Nakaumi (中海) | Tottori, Shimane | Yonago, Sakaiminato, Matsue, Yasugi | 0 m | 8,043 ha | 2005 | N/A | 35°32′N 133°09′E﻿ / ﻿35.533°N 133.150°E﻿ / 35.533; 133.150﻿ (Nakaumi) |
| Shinji-ko (宍道湖) | Shimane | Matsue, Izumo | 0.3 m | 7,652 ha | 2005 | N/A | 35°26′N 132°57′E﻿ / ﻿35.433°N 132.950°E﻿ / 35.433; 132.950﻿ (Shinji-ko) |
| Miyajima (宮島) | Hiroshima | Hatsukaichi | 0–80 m | 142 ha | 2012 | Setonaikai National Park | 34°14′N 132°17′E﻿ / ﻿34.233°N 132.283°E﻿ / 34.233; 132.283﻿ (Miyajima) |
| Akiyoshidai Groundwater System (秋吉台地下水系) | Yamaguchi | Mine | 80–426 m | 563 ha | 2005 | Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park | 34°15′N 131°18′E﻿ / ﻿34.250°N 131.300°E﻿ / 34.250; 131.300﻿ (Akiyoshidai Groundwater System) |
| Higashiyoka-higata (東よか干潟) | Saga | Saga | -3-1 m | 218 ha | 2015 | N/A | 33°10′N 103°15′E﻿ / ﻿33.167°N 103.250°E﻿ / 33.167; 103.250﻿ (Higashiyoka-higata) |
| Hizen Kashima-higata (肥前鹿島干潟) | Saga | Kashima | -3-1 m | 57 ha | 2015 | N/A | 33°6′N 130°7′E﻿ / ﻿33.100°N 130.117°E﻿ / 33.100; 130.117﻿ (Hizen Kashima-higata) |
| Arao-higata (荒尾干潟) | Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 0 m | 754 ha | 2012 | N/A | 32°58′N 130°25′E﻿ / ﻿32.967°N 130.417°E﻿ / 32.967; 130.417﻿ (Arao-higata) |
| Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara-shitsugen (くじゅう坊ガツル・タデ原湿原) | Ōita | Kokonoe, Taketa | 1000–1270 m | 91 ha | 2005 | Aso Kujū National Park | 33°06′N 131°15′E﻿ / ﻿33.100°N 131.250°E﻿ / 33.100; 131.250﻿ (Kuju Bogatsuru and Tadewara-shitsugen) |
| Imuta-ike (藺牟田池) | Kagoshima | Satsumasendai | 296 m | 60 ha | 2005 | N/A | 31°49′N 130°28′E﻿ / ﻿31.817°N 130.467°E﻿ / 31.817; 130.467﻿ (Imuta-ike) |
| Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes (出水ツルの越冬地) | Kagoshima | Izumi | | 478 ha | 2021 | N/A | 32°06′N 130°16′E﻿ / ﻿32.100°N 130.267°E﻿ / 32.100; 130.267﻿ (Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes) |
| Yakushima Nagata-hama (屋久島永田浜) | Kagoshima | Yakushima | <10 m | 10 ha | 2005 | Kirishima-Yaku National Park | 30°24′N 130°25′E﻿ / ﻿30.400°N 130.417°E﻿ / 30.400; 130.417﻿ (Yakushima Nagata-hama) |
| Streams in Kumejima (久米島の渓流・湿地) | Okinawa | Kumejima | 120–280 m | 255 ha | 2009 | N/A | 26°22′N 126°46′E﻿ / ﻿26.367°N 126.767°E﻿ / 26.367; 126.767﻿ (Streams in Kumejima) |
| Kerama-shoto Coral Reef (慶良間諸島海域) | Okinawa | Zamami, Tokashiki | 0 m | 353 ha | 2005 | Kerama Shotō National Park | 26°12′N 127°21′E﻿ / ﻿26.200°N 127.350°E﻿ / 26.200; 127.350﻿ (Keramashoto Coral Reef) |
| Manko (漫湖) | Okinawa | Tomigusuku, Naha | -0.5 m | 58 ha | 1999 | N/A | 26°11′N 127°41′E﻿ / ﻿26.183°N 127.683°E﻿ / 26.183; 127.683﻿ (Manko) |
| Yonaha-wan (与那覇湾) | Okinawa | Miyakojima | 0 m | 704 ha | 2012 | N/A | 24°45′N 125°16′E﻿ / ﻿24.750°N 125.267°E﻿ / 24.750; 125.267﻿ (Yonaha-wan) |
| Nagura-Ampuru (名蔵アンパル) | Okinawa | Ishigaki | 0 m | 157 ha | 2005 | N/A | 24°23′N 124°08′E﻿ / ﻿24.383°N 124.133°E﻿ / 24.383; 124.133﻿ (Nagura amparu) |