Takagoyama Prefectural Natural Park

Takagoyama Prefectural Natural Park (県立高宕山自然公園, Kenritsu Takagoyama shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in south-central Chiba Prefecture, Japan. First designated for protection in 1935, the park's central feature is Mount Takago (高宕山). The park spans the municipalities of Futtsu and Kimitsu.[1][2] In 1956 the habitat the mountain provides for the Japanese macaque was designated a Natural Monument.[2][3]

Takagoyama Prefectural Natural Park
県立高宕山自然公園
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Area23.42 km2
Established9 August 1935

See also

References
  1. 千葉県の自然公園一覧表 [List of Natural Parks of Chiba Prefecture] (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. 自然公園マップ [Map of Natural Parks of Chiba Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. 高宕山のサル生息地 [Mount Takago Monkey Habitat] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

35°15′N 139°57′E


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