Tsugaru Quasi-National Park
| Tsugaru Quasi-National Park | |
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| 津軽国定公園 | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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coastal area near Cape Tappi, Tsugaru QNP | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | 41°10′1″N 140°35′25″E / 41.16694°N 140.59028°ECoordinates: 41°10′1″N 140°35′25″E / 41.16694°N 140.59028°E |
| Area | 259.7 sq km |
| Established | March 31, 1975 |
| Governing body | Aomori, prefectural governments [1] |
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 Tohoku region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] The park included 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 and other coastal areas of northern Tsugaru Peninsula, and the wetlands of Juniko and Jusanko lakes and marshes.[3]
The area was designated a quasi-national park on March 31, 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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References
- Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
- 1 2 "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Tsugaru". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showRegulation&site_code=3248
- ↑ 津軽国定公園 [Tsugaru Quasi-National Park] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
