Kirishima-Yaku National Park
- Kirishima-Yaku National Park
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location = Kyūshū, Japan
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area = 548.33 km²
established = March 16, 1934
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nihongo|Kirishima-Yaku National Park|霧島屋久国立公園|Kirishimayaku Kokuritsu Kōen is a national park on the Kyūshū Island, Japan. It is composed of two parts; Kirishima and Yakushima.
nihongo|Kirishima|霧島 is an area in both Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen.
nihongo|Yakushima|屋久島 is an island South of Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is known for its Cryptomeria, which on the island are referred to as nihongo|yakusugi|屋久杉.
Kirishima was used as a filming location for the 1967 James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062512/locations|title=You Only Live Twice (1967) - Filming Locations|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=2008-02-24]
ee also
*List of national parks of Japan
References
External links
* http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/kirisima_e.html
* http://www.city-kirishima.jp/modules/page059/index.php?id=46 (Japanese only)
* http://www.bes.or.jp/park/ebino/now/kirisima-np-map.pdf
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