Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park
| Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park | |
|---|---|
| 丹沢大山国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Lake Miyagase and Mount Hiru | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°26′33″N 139°09′37″E / 35.44239557°N 139.16014679°E / 35.44239557; 139.16014679 |
| Area | 27,572 ha |
| Established | March 25, 1965 |
| Governing body | Kanagawa Prefecture[1] |
Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park (丹沢大山国定公園, Tanzawa-Ōyama Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the Kantō region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] The park includes the Tanzawa Mountains, Miyagase Dam and its surrounding forests, Hayato Great Falls, and the religious sites of Mount Ōyama in the mountains of western Kanagawa Prefecture.[3]
In May 1960, a 38,762-hectare area of western Kanagawa Prefecture in the Tanzawa Mountains was designated for protection as the Tanzawa-Ōyama Prefectural Natural Park. The central portion of this area was further designated a quasi-national park on March 25, 1965.
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]
The park spans the borders of the municipalities of Atsugi, Hadano, Isehara, Kiyokawa, Matsuda, Sagamihara, and Yamakita.[4]
See also
References
- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2009-07-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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 2009-07-05.
- ^ 県内の自然公園 [Natural Parks within the Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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