Oga Quasi-National Park

Oga Quasi-National Park
男鹿国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Kanpū (355 m)
Location Honshū, Japan
Nearest city Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E / 39.91389; 139.72167Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E / 39.91389; 139.72167
Area 81.56 km²
Established 15 May 1973
Governing body Akita prefectural government [1]

Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園, Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.[2][3][4][5][6] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[7]

The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.[8]

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government, in this case, that of Akita prefecture.[1]

See also

References

  • Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "栗駒／南三陸金華山／蔵王／男鹿". 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 Akita Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "男鹿国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "男鹿国定公園". Akita Prefectural Tourism Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Oga". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  8. ↑ "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 1994-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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