Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park

is a Quasi-National Park in Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 10 April 1969 and has an area of .

Overview

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen comprises three areas of the Chūgoku Mountains, a mountain range which forms the backbone of the Chūgoku region of western Japan and extends under the Pacific Ocean. The park covers : in Hyōgo Prefecture, in Okayama Prefecture, and in Tottori Prefecture.

Jurisdictions

Hyōgo Prefecture Toyooka Yabu Shisō Kami Shin'onsen Sayō Okayama Prefecture Mimasaka Nishiawakura Tottori Prefecture City of Tottori Iwami Yazu Wakasa Chizu Misasa

Mountains

Important mountains of the park include:

Mount Hyōno -- . Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures Mount Sobu -- . Hyōgo Prefecture Mount Mimuro -- . Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures Mount Ushiro -- . Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures Mount Nagi -- . Tottori and Okayama prefectures

See also List of national parks of Japan

External links 氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園, J-IBIS The Hyonosen - Ushiroyama Nagisan Quasi National Park, World Database on Protected Areas.

References