High-elevation flatlands, particularly the broad area known as Noro on the Hiroshima Prefecture side of Mount Dōgo.
[6] Warabi (Pteridium aquilinum), a bracken fern used in Japanese cuisine, are collected in early spring around Mount Dōgo.
[10] The species, endemic to Japan, is closely related to the Chinese giant salamander and reaches a length of 1.5 m (5 ft).
[12] Mount Dōgo can be accessed on the Hiroshima Prefecture side from Dōgoyama Station on the JR West Geibi Line.
Access on the Tottori Prefecture side is via Shōyama Station on the JR West Hakubi Line, then by bus to a stop in the Niiya district of Nichinan.
The park, at an elevation of 700 m (2,297 ft), has a broad, flat area 44 times the size of the Tokyo Dome.