Daisetsuzan, covering roughly 2,267 square kilometers in central Hokkaido, became Japan's largest national park in 1934 under the National Parks Law enacted just two years prior — the country's first systematic attempt to codify landscape preservation. The park's Ainu name, "Kamui Mintara," translates loosely as "playground of the gods," a designation that long predates Japanese administrative boundaries.
This piece belongs to Japan Mint's ongoing prefectural commemorative silver program, which rotates through Japan's 47 prefectures. Hokkaido's sheer geographic scale — roughly 22% of Japan's total land area — has given it recurring prominence across the series.
Daisetsuzan, covering roughly 2,267 square kilometers in central Hokkaido, became Japan's largest national park in 1934 under the National Parks Law enacted just two years prior — the country's first systematic attempt to codify landscape preservation. The park's Ainu name, "Kamui Mintara," translates loosely as "playground of the gods," a designation that long predates Japanese administrative boundaries.
This piece belongs to Japan Mint's ongoing prefectural commemorative silver program, which rotates through Japan's 47 prefectures. Hokkaido's sheer geographic scale — roughly 22% of Japan's total land area — has given it recurring prominence across the series.