Hayachine Quasi-National Park
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| Hayachine Quasi-National Park | |
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| 早池峰国定公園 | |
 Mount Hayachine (1,914 m) | |
  Hayachine Quasi-National Park  Hayachine Quasi-National Park (Japan) | |
| Location | Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°30′32″N 141°29′35″E / 39.509°N 141.493°E[1] |
| Area | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
| Established | 10 June 1982 |
Hayachine Quasi-National Park (早池峰国定公園, Hayachine Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in central Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.[1]
Established in 1982, the park's central features are Mount Hayachine (1,914 m (6,280 ft)) and Mount Yakushi (薬師岳) (1,645 m (5,397 ft)).[2][3][4] The alpine zone and forest vegetation of Mounts Hayachine and Yakushi is a designated Special Natural Monument spanning the municipalities of Hanamaki, Tōno, and Miyako (former village of Kawai).[5][6] The area is celebrated for its flora and also for its place in Japanese folklore, most notably as collected in Tōno Monogatari.[2]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Hayachine Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government.[7]
