Kirishima-Yaku National Park

Kirishima-Yaku National Park
霧島屋久国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Summit of Sakurajima from Yunoyori Observatory
Location Kyūshū, Japan
Area 548.33 km²
Established March 16, 1934

Kirishima-Yaku National Park (霧島屋久国立公園, Kirishima-Yaku Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of two parts: Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen; and Yakushima, an island south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, known for its cryptomeria or yakusugi (屋久杉).

The area has become famous as Japan’s first honeymoon spot due to Ryoma Sakamoto taking his new wife Oryo there[1]

On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park (245.66 km²) and Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park (365.86 km²).

Kirishima

Kirishima was used as a filming location for the 1967 James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice.[4]

Yakushima

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Kirishima - Kagoshima Travel Guide | Planetyze". Planetyze. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Kirishima City. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "You Only Live Twice (1967) - Filming Locations". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Kirishima-Yaku National Park - Basic information". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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