Chōkai Quasi-National Park
Quasi-national park in Akita and Yamagata prefecture, Japan
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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[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]
Related municipalities
See also
References
- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
