The wetlands of Oze National Park are home to many rare and endemic plants. You're likely to come across Japanese wood poppies, daylilies and hare's tail cottongrass here. The park's mountains are covered in forests of Japanese beech, Maries fir and Erman's birch.
The park is also home to mammals such as the Asian black bear, Japanese serow and Japanese stoat, as well as a rich variety of birds and insects.
Clusters of daylilies (Hemerocallis dumortiei) bloom on Ozegahara Plateau and around Lake Ozenuma in July. The bright yellow flowers of these plants typically live only for a day.
The Oze kohone (Nuphar pumilum var. ozeense) is an aquatic perennial endemic to Japan. It produces small yellow flowers with a red center from July to August, and is found in ponds around Oze National Park.
The Japanese stoat (Mustela erminea nippon) is a member of the weasel family. It is carnivorous and inhabits subalpine areas at altitudes over 1,200 meters. Its fur changes color from brown in summer to white in winter, but its underbelly stays white year-round.
Japanese serows (Capricornis crispus) may resemble deer, but they're more closely related to cows. Their coloration varies from grizzled black to off-white. They are solitary creatures endemic to Japan, and have been declared a Special Natural Monument.
