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Wakasa Wan Quasi National Park

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Area
  
192 km²

Established
  
June 1, 1955

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Location
  
Fukui/Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park (若狭湾国定公園, Wakasa Wan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Fukui and Kyōto Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1955, the central feature of the park is the ria coast of Wakasa Bay. In 2005 an area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) of wetland in the Mikata Lakes was designated a Ramsar Site.

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Sites of interest

  • Kanmurijima, Kehi-no-matsubara (気比松原), Kutsujima (沓島), Mikata Five Lakes (三方五湖), Mount Aoba (青葉山), Sotomo (蘇洞門)
  • Fukui: Mihama, Obama, Ōi, Takahama, Tsuruga, Wakasa
  • Kyōto: Maizuru
  • References

    Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park Wikipedia