Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park
| Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park | |
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| 下北半島国定公園 | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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  Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park in Japan | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | 41°31′33″N 140°55′25″E / 41.52583°N 140.92361°ECoordinates: 41°31′33″N 140°55′25″E / 41.52583°N 140.92361°E |
| Area | 18,728 ha |
| Established | July 22, 1968 |
| Governing body | Aomori, prefectural governments [1] |
Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park (下北半島国定公園 Shimokita-hantō Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the far northern Tohoku region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] The park, which covers most of Shimokita Peninsula, includes the volcanic peaks and caldera lakes of the Osorezan Mountain Range, the coastal rock formations of Hotoke-ga-ura, Cape Shiriyazaki (尻屋崎) and its sand dunes, Cape Ōma (大間崎), the northernmost point on Honshū, and surrounding forests. The park also encompasses a portion of the natural habitat of the Japanese macaque. The mountainous interior is forested with Siebold's beech and Nootka cypress, and coastal areas have stands of tilia and oak.[3] The area was designated a quasi-national park on July 22, 1968.
The three separate areas of the park span the borders of the municipalities of Mutsu, Higashidōri, Sai, and Ōma.[4]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]
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References
- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Shimokita Hanto". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 1994-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ 下北半島国定公園 [Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
