Kurikoma Quasi-National Park

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
栗駒国定公園
Oyasu-kyō Ravine
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
LocationTōhoku, Japan
Coordinates38°52′N 140°38′E / 38.86°N 140.64°E / 38.86; 140.64[1]
Area771.4 km2 (297.8 sq mi)
Established22 July 1968

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]

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

  1. ^ "Kurikoma Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  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.[permanent dead link]
  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.