Chōkai Quasi-National Park (鳥海国定公園, Chōkai Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Akita and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan.[2] Established in 1963, the park's central feature is the twin volcano of Mount Chōkai, although it also includes coastal areas of northern Yamagata and southern Akita Prefectures. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[3] The landscape of Kisakata (象潟), featured in Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi, was transformed by the uplift of land in an earthquake of 1804.[4][5][6][7]
| Chōkai Quasi-National Park | |
|---|---|
| 鳥海国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Mount Chōkai (2,236 m) | |
  Map of Japan | |
| Location | Tōhoku, Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°05′57″N 140°02′56″E / 39.09917°N 140.04889°E[1] |
| Area | 289.55 km2 |
| Established | 24 July 1963 |
| Governing body | Akita Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[8]
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References edit
- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
External links edit
- ^ "Japan Ultra-Prominences".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chokai Hanto". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "鳥海／越後三山只見／水郷筑波／妙義荒船佐久高原". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "鳥海国定公園". Akita Prefectural Tourism Federation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "鳥海国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Natural Parks of Akita Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Natural Parks of Yamagata Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamagata Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
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