Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park

Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park (明治の森高尾国定公園, Meiji no Mori Takao Kokutei Kōen) is located around Mount Takao in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1967 to commemorate the centennial celebrations of the accession of Emperor Meiji,^[1] it is the smallest of the Quasi-National Parks. Next in size is the coeval Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park in Ōsaka Prefecture, to which the park is connected by the Tōkai Nature Trail.^[2][3][4][5]

Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park
明治の森高尾国定公園
Mount Fuji viewed from Mount Takao
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35.631088°N 139.268814°E / 35.631088; 139.268814
Area	7.77 km2
Established	11 December 1967

Mount Takao, rising to 599 m above sea level, is a massif of low mountains formed in the Mesozoic era. The area is dense with pristine forests of momi fir, Japanese red pine, and Japanese beech, protected as part of the grounds of the Takaosan Yakuōin Temple (高尾山薬王院). The area is a celebrated habitat of a wide variety of birds and insects.^[4]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Meiji period

References

1. Kapur, Nick (2018). "The Empire Strikes Back? The 1968 Meiji Centennial Celebrations and the Revival of Japanese Nationalism". Japanese Studies. 38 (3): 306. doi:10.1080/10371397.2018.1543533. S2CID 149788596. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. "List of Quasi-National Parks (as of March 2008)" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
3. "Tōkai Nature Trail" (in Japanese). Tōkai Nature Trail Association. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
4. "Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park" (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
5. "Natural Parks of Tōkyō" (in Japanese). Tōkyō Metropolis. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2012.