| English name | Japanese name | Established | Size ha (acres) |
Prefecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimokita Peninsula | Shimokita Hantō | April 1981 | 37,300 (92,000) | Aomori |
| Kita-Ōu Mountains | Kita-Ōu Sankei | February 1984 | 105,000 (260,000) | |
| Kitakami Sankei | Kitakami Sankei | July 1982 | 41,000 (100,000) | Iwate |
| Minami-Ōu Mountains | Minami-Ōu Sankei | November 1984 | 57,700 (143,000) | |
| Asahi—Iide Mountains | Asahi—Iide Sankei | March 1985 | 122,000 (300,000) | |
| Echigo—Nikkō—Mikuni Mountains | Echigo—Nikkō—Mikuni Sankei | May 1984 | 215,200 (532,000) | |
| Kantō Mountains | Kantō Sanchi | November 1984 | 79,000 (200,000) | |
| Minami Alps | Minami Arupusu | February 1980 | 122,000 (300,000) |
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| Kita Alps | Kita Arupusu | November 1979 | 195,600 (483,000) | |
| Shirayama | Shirayama | February 1982 | 53,700 (133,000) | |
| Suzuka Mountains | Suzuka Sanchi | September 1983 | 14,100 (35,000) | |
| Ibuki—Hira Mountains | Ibuki—Hira Sankei | March 1986 | 67,500 (167,000) |
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| Kii Mountains | Kii Sankei | July 1989 | 79,500 (196,000) | |
| Shikoku Mountains | Shikoku Sanchi | TBA | TBA | |
| Kyushu Mountains | Kyushu Sanchi | TBA | TBA |
