Hayachine Quasi-National Park

Hayachine Quasi-National Park (早池峰国定公園, Hayachine Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in central Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.[1]

Hayachine Quasi-National Park
早池峰国定公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Hayachine (1,914 m)
Hayachine Quasi-National Park
Hayachine Quasi-National Park (Japan)
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°30′32″N 141°29′35″E[1]
Area54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi)
Established10 June 1982

Established in 1982, the park's central features are Mount Hayachine (1,914 m (6,280 ft)) and Mount Yakushi (薬師岳) (1,645 m (5,397 ft)).[2][3][4] The alpine zone and forest vegetation of Mounts Hayachine and Yakushi is a designated Special Natural Monument spanning the municipalities of Hanamaki, Tōno, and Miyako (former village of Kawai).[5][6] The area is celebrated for its flora and also for its place in Japanese folklore, most notably as collected in Tōno Monogatari.[2]

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Hayachine Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government.[7]

See also

References
  • Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. "Hayachine Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "大沼／下北半島／津軽／早地峰". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. "Natural Parks of Iwate Prefecture" (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. "早池峰山及び薬師岳の高山帯・森林植物群落". Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. "早池峰山および薬師岳の高山帯・森林植物群落". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2008.


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