Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park

Protected area in Japan

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
Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National ParkTenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park in Japan
Location	Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	35°16′N 137°50′E / 35.267°N 137.833°E / 35.267; 137.833
Area	25,756 ha
Established	October 1, 1969
Governing body	Aichi, Nagano and Shizuoka prefectural governments

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. 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. The area was designated a quasi-national park on October 1, 1969.

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

References

Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

^ "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.
"Tenryu-Okumikawa". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
"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 2009-07-05.

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