Kurikoma Quasi-National Park

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park (栗駒国定公園, Kurikoma Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park that extends between Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan.[2] Established in 1968, the central feature of the park is Mount Kurikoma (栗駒山) at 1,627 m (5,338 ft).[3][4][5] It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.[6]

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
栗駒国定公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Oyasu-kyō Ravine
LocationTōhoku, Japan
Coordinates38°52′N 140°38′E[1]
Area771.4 km2 (297.8 sq mi)
Established22 July 1968

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[7]

See also

References
  • Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. "Kurikoma Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 31 March 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  3. "栗駒／南三陸金華山／蔵王／男鹿". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. "Kurikoma Quasi-National Park". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  6. "Mount Kurikoma and Tochigamori Forest Ecosystem Reserve". Protected Planet.net.
  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.
  8. "Nature in Akita Prefecture". Akita Prefecture. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  9. "Designation of the Natural Parks of Iwate Prefecture" (PDF). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  10. "Designation of the Natural Parks of Miyagi Prefecture". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  11. "Natural Parks of Yamagata Prefecture" (PDF). Yamagata Prefecture. Retrieved 5 February 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.