36°46′43″N 139°26′34″E / 36.7785°N 139.4428°E / 36.7785; 139.4428

Designations
Official nameOku-Nikko-shitsugen
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1553[1]

Senjōgahara (戦場ヶ原) is a four-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) area in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in the city of Nikkō. It is 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea-level.[2]

Senjōgahara can be translated as "battlefield", referring to a mythical tale of the gods of Mount Nantai and Mount Akagi fighting for control of Lake Chūzenji.[3]

It lies just to the east of Odashirogahara.

References edit

  1. ^ "Oku-Nikko-shitsugen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Nikko Travel: Senjogahara Marshland JTB (the largest travel agency in Japan)'s guide
  3. ^ "Senjogahara Marshland". All Nippon Airways. March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.