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Yoshino Kumano National Park

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Location
  
Kansai, Japan

Established
  
February 1, 1936

Area
  
597.9 km²

Yoshino-Kumano National Park

Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園, Yoshino-Kumano Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1936, the park includes Mount Yoshino, celebrated for its cherry blossoms, as well as elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.

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Places of interestEdit

Notable places of interest include the Dorokyō Gorge, Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kushimoto Marine Park, Mount Ōdaigahara, Mount Ōmine, Mount Yoshino, and Nachi Falls.

The park crosses the borders of five cities, seven towns, and six villages:

  • Mie: Kihō, Kumano, Mihama, Ōdai, Owase
  • Nara: Gojō, Kamikitayama, Kawakami, Shimokitayama, Tenkawa, Totsukawa, Yoshino
  • Wakayama: Kitayama, Kushimoto, Nachikatsuura, Shingū, Taiji, Tanabe

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    Yoshino-Kumano National Park Wikipedia
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