Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park

Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (西表石垣国立公園, Iriomote-Ishigaki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on and around the Yaeyama Islands of the East China Sea.^[1]

Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
西表石垣国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Mariyudu Falls in Iriomote Island
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Location	Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan
Coordinates	24°19′N 123°53′E
Area	1,221.5 km2 (471.6 sq mi)
Established	15 May 1972

The park was established in 1972 as Iriomote National Park (西表国立公園) and included the islands of Iriomote, Kohama, Kuro, and Taketomi. In August 2007 the protected area was extended to include Ishigaki Island.^[2][3]

The park is famous as the habitat of the Iriomote wild cat.^[4]

Related municipalities

• Ishigaki, Taketomi^[2]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park

References

1. "Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park". National Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
2. "Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park: Characteristics". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
3. "Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park". Okinawa Prefecture. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
4. "Iriomote National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

External links

• (in English) Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park - National Parks of Japan
• (in Japanese) Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park - National Parks of Japan
• Map of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park