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Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
National park in Kyūshū, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park (霧島錦江湾国立公園, Kirishima-Kinkōwan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is 365.86 square kilometres (141.26 sq mi).
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History
On March 16, 1934, it was first established as Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split off as the separate Yakushima National Park 325.53 square kilometres (125.69 sq mi) and Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
The area became famous as Japan's first honeymoon spot, because Ryoma Sakamoto took his wife Oryo there.[1]
Kirishima was used as a filming location for the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.[2]
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Kirishima
- Mount Kirishima
- Ebino-kōgen
- Takachiho-kawara
- Lake Miike
- Mount Kurino
- Mount Karakuni
- Mount Takachiho
- Cape Sata
- Sakura-jima
- Mount Kaimon
- Lake Ikeda[3][4]
Major scenic spots
Kirishima area
Kagoshima Bay area
Aira Caldera spreading in the north of Kagoshima
Aerial photo of Unagiike (1974)
Related municipalities
See also
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References
External links
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