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Hyōnosen Ushiroyama Nagisan Quasi National Park

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Location
  
Kansai Region, Japan

Nearest city
  
Toyooka

Area
  
488 km²

Established
  
April 10, 1969

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Governing body
  
Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen (氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 10 April 1969 and has an area of 488.03 square kilometres (188.43 sq mi).

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Overview

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen comprises three areas of the Chūgoku Mountains, a mountain range which forms the backbone of the Chūgoku region of western Japan and extends under the Pacific Ocean. The park covers 48,803 hectares (120,590 acres): 25,200 hectares (62,000 acres) in Hyōgo Prefecture, 15,024 hectares (37,130 acres) in Okayama Prefecture, and 8,579 hectares (21,200 acres) in Tottori Prefecture.

Jurisdictions

  • Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Toyooka
  • Yabu
  • Shisō
  • Kami
  • Shin'onsen
  • Sayō
  • Okayama Prefecture
  • Mimasaka
  • Nishiawakura
  • Tottori Prefecture
  • City of Tottori
  • Iwami
  • Yazu
  • Wakasa
  • Chizu
  • Misasa

    • Mountains

    Important mountains of the park include:

  • Mount Hyōno -- 1,510 metres (4,950 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
  • Mount Sobu -- 1,074 metres (3,524 ft). Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Mount Mimuro -- 1,358 metres (4,455 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
  • Mount Ushiro -- 1,345 metres (4,413 ft). Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures
  • Mount Nagi -- 1,255 metres (4,117 ft). Tottori and Okayama prefectures

    • References

    Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park Wikipedia
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