Kurikoma Quasi-National Park

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park (栗駒国定公園, Kurikoma Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park that covers parts of the Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata Prefectures in Japan.^[2] Established in 1968, the central feature of the park is the 1,627 m (5,338 ft) high Mount Kurikoma (栗駒山).^[3][4][5] It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.^[6]

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
栗駒国定公園
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location	Tōhoku, Japan
Coordinates	38°52′N 140°38′E[1]
Area	771.4 km2 (297.8 sq mi)
Established	22 July 1968

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.^[7]

Related municipalities

• Akita: Higashinaruse, Yuzawa^[8]
• Iwate: Ichinoseki, Kanegasaki, Kitakami, Nishiwaga, Ōshū^[9]
• Miyagi: Kurihara, Ōsaki^[10]
• Yamagata: Kaneyama, Mogami, Shinjō^[11]

See also

• National Parks of Japan

References

• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8