Hayachine Quasi-National Park

Hayachine Quasi-National Park
早池峰国定公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Hayachine (1,914 m)
Map showing the location of Hayachine Quasi-National Park
Hayachine Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of 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 / 39.509; 141.493Coordinates: 39°30′32″N 141°29′35″E / 39.509°N 141.493°E / 39.509; 141.493[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]

See also

References

  • Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. 1 2 "Hayachine Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. 1 2 "大沼／下北半島／津軽／早地峰". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Natural Parks of Iwate Prefecture" (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "早池峰山及び薬師岳の高山帯・森林植物群落". Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "早池峰山および薬師岳の高山帯・森林植物群落". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
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