- Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park
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Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park 西中国山地国定公園 
Mount KanmuriLocation Shimane/Hiroshima/Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Area 285.53 km² Established January 10, 1969 Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Kokutei Kōen (西中国山地国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of 285.5 km².[3]
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Overview
There are a lot of beautiful mountain and ravines include Mount Osorakan (恐羅漢山 Osorakan-zan), Mount Kanmuri (冠山 Kanmuri-yama), Sandan ravine (三段峡 Sandan-kyō), Hikimi ravine (匹見峡 Hikimi-kyō) and Jakuchi ravine (寂地峡 Jakuchi-kyō).
There are virgin forests of Japanese beeches, Japanese oaks and Japanese horse chestnut.
There are Asiatic black bears, Japanese macaques, mountain hawk eagle and Japanese giant salamanders.
Mountains
- Mount Osorakan (1,346m)
- Mount Kanmuri (1,339m)
- Mount Jakuchi (1,337m)
- Mount Garyu (1,223m)
- Mount Asa (1,218m)
Ravines
- Sandan-kyō
- Hikimi-kyō
- Fukatani-kyō
- Jakuchi-kyō
- Souzu-kyō
See also
References
- ^ "西中国山地国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.biodic.go.jp/jpark/qnp/chugoku.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "大和青垣／高野龍神／比婆道後帝釈／西中国山地". National Parks Assocation of Japan. http://www.npaj.or.jp/parks/quasi-np/10.html#q40. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/npr/ncj/parks_list.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
External links
Categories:- National parks of Japan
- Visitor attractions in Hiroshima Prefecture
- Visitor attractions in Shimane Prefecture
- Visitor attractions in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Protected areas established in 1969
- Shimane geography stubs
- Hiroshima geography stubs
- Yamaguchi geography stubs
- Japan protected area stubs
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