Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park

Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park (天竜奥三河国定公園, Tenryū-Okumikawa Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in the Tōkai region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[2] The park includes the Tenryū-kyō Gorge of the upper Tenryū River in Iida, Sakuma Dam and its surrounding forests, Atera Seven Falls, Chausu Mountains and Mount Horaiji. It straddles the border between Shizuoka, Aichi and Nagano Prefectures.[3] The area was designated a quasi-national park on October 1, 1969.

Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
天竜奥三河国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Tenryū-kyō Gorge in Iida, Nagano prefecture
Map showing the location of Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park in Japan
LocationHonshū, Japan
Coordinates35°16′N 137°50′E
Area25,756 ha
EstablishedOctober 1, 1969
Governing bodyAichi, Nagano and Shizuoka prefectural governments [1]

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]

See also

References
  • Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. "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. "Tenryu-Okumikawa". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. "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 2009-07-05.



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