Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park
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Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park | |
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佐渡弥彦米山国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Honshū, Japan |
Coordinates | 38°15′39″N 138°27′30″E / 38.26083°N 138.45833°E |
Area | 294.64 sq.km |
Established | July 27, 1950 |
Governing body | Niigata, prefectural governments [1] |
Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park (佐渡弥彦米山国定公園, Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Designated on 27 July 1950, it has an area of 29,364 ha.[2][3] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[4]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]
See also
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- List of national parks of Japan
- Yahiko Shrine, Shinto shrine located near the Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park
References
[edit]- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "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 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "List of Quasi-National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "佐渡弥彦米山国定公園". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2016-07-05.