Tsugaru Quasi-National Park
Quasi-national park of Japan
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Tsugaru Quasi-National Park (津軽国定公園, Tsugaru Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in Aomori Prefecture in the far northern Tōhoku region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] The park includes a number of discontinuous areas on Tsugaru Peninsula, including the volcanic peaks of Mount Iwaki, a portion of the primeval Siebold's beech forests of Shirakami-Sanchi UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cape Tappi, other coastal areas of northern Tsugaru Peninsula, and the wetlands of Juniko and Jusanko lakes and marshes.[3]
| Tsugaru Quasi-National Park | |
|---|---|
| 津軽国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
coastal area near Cape Tappi, Tsugaru QNP | |
 Interactive map of Tsugaru Quasi-National Park | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | 41°10′1″N 140°35′25″E |
| Area | 259.7 km2 (100.3 sq mi) |
| Established | 31 March 1975 |
| Governing body | Government of Aomori Prefecture[1] |
The area was designated a quasi-national park on 31 March 1975.[4] It spans the borders of the municipalities of Hirosaki, Goshogawara, Tsugaru, Imabetsu, Sotogahama, Ajigasawa, Fukaura, and Nakadomari.[5]
Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government, in this case, that of Aomori Prefecture.[1]
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