Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park
Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park | |
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飛騨木曽川国定公園 | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
![]() Sosui Gorge near Maruyama Dam | |
![]() ![]() Location within Japan | |
Location | Gifu and Aichi prefectures, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°26′38″N 137°03′14″E / 35.444°N 137.054°E[1]Coordinates: 35°26′38″N 137°03′14″E / 35.444°N 137.054°E[1] |
Area | 18,075 ha (70 sq mi)[2] |
Established | March 3, 1964 |
Visitors | 4,227,000 (in 2005) |
Governing body | Ministry of the Environment |
Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park (飛騨木曽川国定公園, Hida Kisogawa Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in Japan. The park covers the Hida River from Gero to Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture; it also covers the middle reaches of the Kiso River from Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, to Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. It was designated a quasi-national park in March 1964.
You also may find Wisteria, Metasequoia and Rhododendron among the plants and flowers in the national park.
Area communities[]
The park covers the below communities. The bulk of the park's area is within Gifu Prefecture. (Only 3,662 ha (14 sq mi) is within the borders of Aichi Prefecture.[2])
- Gifu Prefecture
- Kakamigahara, Mizunami, Minokamo, Ena, Sakahogi, Yaotsu, Kawabe, Hichisō, Shirakawa, Mitake
- Aichi Prefecture
- Inuyama
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hida Kisogawa Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Quasi-National Parks (Japanese) Aichi Prefectural Government. Accessed November 28, 2010.
Categories:
- IUCN Category V
- National parks of Japan
- Parks and gardens in Gifu Prefecture
- Parks in Aichi Prefecture
- Protected areas established in 1964
- Japan protected area stubs