Sanin Kaigan National Park

Sanin Kaigan National Park (山陰海岸国立公園, San'in Kaigan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a National Park in the Tottori, Hyōgo, and Kyōto Prefectures, Japan.^[1] Established in 1963, the park runs continuously along the Sea of Japan coast from Tottori to Kyōtango.^[1][2][3] The park covers an area of 87.83 km². Sanin Kaigan National Park is known for its numerous inlets, rock formations, islands, and caves.^[1]

Sanin Kaigan National Park
山陰海岸国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Takeno Beach
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Location	San'in, Japan
Area	87.83 km2 (33.91 sq mi)
Established	15 July 1963
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment (Japan)

Imagoura of Kasumi Coast in Kami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, Tottori prefecture, Japan.

The entire area of this national park is a part of San'in Kaigan Global Geopark.

Sites of interest

• Genbudō Cave (玄武洞)
• Kasumi Coast (香住海岸)
• Tajima Coast (但馬海岸)
• Takeno Coast (竹野海岸)
• Tottori Sand Dunes
• Uradome Coast (浦富海岸)^[4][5][6][7]

Noted fauna and flora

• Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese black pine
• Japanese martin
• Black-tailed gull^[1]

Related municipalities

• Kyōto: Kyōtango
• Hyōgo: Kami, Shin'onsen, Toyooka
• Tottori: Iwami, Tottori^[8]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park
• Tourism in Japan

References

1. "San'in Coast National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
2. "San'inkaigan National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
3. Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 131–3.
4. "San'inkaigan National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
5. "Sanin Kaigan National Park". Kyōto Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
6. "山陰海岸国立公園". Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
7. "Sanin Kaigan". Hyōgo Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
8. "Sanin Kaigan National Park - Basic Information". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

• (in English) San'inkaigan National Park - National Parks of Japan
• (in Japanese) San'inkaigan National Park - National Parks of Japan
• Map of Sanin Kaigan National Park