Data Zone
Country/territory: Japan
IBA criteria met: A3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 49,000 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2015 | favourable | low | high |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Towadako, which is located in the center of Aomori Prefecture, is a double caldera lake formed by repeated volcanic activities of Towada Volcano that started about 200,000 years ago. The Oirase gorge is the only river that originates from Lake Towadako. The valley is well developed, deeply eroding the tuffaceous ignimbrite floor. The Hakkoda Renpo (mountains) are roughly devided into two parts, Northern Hakkoda Volcanos with Mt Ohdake, Mt Takadaohdake and Mt Akakura and Southern Hakkoda Volcanos with Mt Kushigamine, Mt Komagamine and Mt Norikura. The Hakkodarenpo includes about twenty volcanos in the northern and southern areas. The Hakkoda Renpo (mountains) are roughly devided into two parts, Northern Hakkoda Volcanos with Mt. Ohdake, Mt. Takadaohdake and Mt. Akakura and Southern Hakkoda Volcanos with Mt. Kushigamine, Mt. Komagamine and Mt. Norikura. The Hakkodarenpo includes about twenty volcanos in the northern and southern areas. As for animals, those of southern lineages and northern ones are coexisting because the site is close to the Blakiston line. Particularly noted species are Japanese serow and stoat for mammals and Black Woodpecker and Rudy Kingfisher for birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Towada, Mount Hakkoda (Japan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-towada-mount-hakkoda-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.