Named for the Daisetsuzan Mountains, which rise to the height of about 2,000 meters in central Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}. The mountains are a treasury of the beauty of nature. A quasi-national park, it contains many marshy districts and great stocks of alpine plants. (M 20838) _ _.
Discovered on 25-8-1989 in Kitami by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.