Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen (氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture, Japan.^[1][2] It was founded on 10 April 1969 and has an area of 488.03 square kilometres (188.43 sq mi).^[3][4][5]

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park
氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Hyōno
Location of Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park in Japan
Location	Kansai Region, Japan
Nearest city	Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture
Coordinates	35°20′17″N 134°29′2″E
Area	488.03 square kilometres (188.43 sq mi)
Established	April 10, 1969
Governing body	Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture

Overview

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen comprises three areas of the Chūgoku Mountains, a mountain range which forms the backbone of the Chūgoku region of western Japan and extends under the Pacific Ocean.^[4] The park covers 48,803 hectares (120,590 acres): 25,200 hectares (62,000 acres) in Hyōgo Prefecture, 15,024 hectares (37,130 acres) in Okayama Prefecture, and 8,579 hectares (21,200 acres) in Tottori Prefecture.

Jurisdictions

• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Toyooka
  • Yabu
  • Shisō
  • Kami
  • Shin'onsen
  • Sayō
• Okayama Prefecture
  • Mimasaka
  • Nishiawakura
• Tottori Prefecture
  • City of Tottori
  • Iwami
  • Yazu
  • Wakasa
  • Chizu
  • Misasa

Mountains

Important mountains of the park include:

• Mount Hyōno -- 1,510 metres (4,950 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
• Mount Sobu -- 1,074 metres (3,524 ft). Hyōgo Prefecture
• Mount Mimuro -- 1,358 metres (4,455 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
• Mount Ushiro -- 1,345 metres (4,413 ft). Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures
• Mount Nagi -- 1,255 metres (4,117 ft). Tottori and Okayama prefectures^[4][5]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

External links

• 氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園, J-IBIS (in Japanese)
• The Hyonosen - Ushiroyama Nagisan Quasi National Park, World Database on Protected Areas.

References

1. "氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
2. "丹後天橋立大江山／明治の森箕面／金剛生駒紀泉／氷ノ山後山那岐山". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
3. "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
4. "氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園" [Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
5. "氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園" [Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-10.