is a

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

in the

Chūgoku region The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428. History '' ...

Honshū , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separa ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and spans the prefectures of

Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is . The city is ...

Shimane is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

, and Tottori. Mount Daisen is the focus of the park, which also includes the volcanic mountains and plains of Hiruzen,

Mount Kenashi is the name for numerous mountains in Japan. * Mount Kenashi (Otaru), a mountain in Otaru, Hokkaidō * Mount Kenashi (Yoichi), a mountain on the border of Otaru and Yoichi, Hokkaidō * Mount Kenashi (Setana), a mountain in Setana, Hokkaidō * ...

, Mount Sanbe, and Mount Hōbutsu. The Izumo Plain region of the park is home to the oldest

Shinto shrine A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion. Overview Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings. The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...

in Japan, the

Izumo-taisha , officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god , fam ...

. The

Oki Islands The is an archipelago in the Sea of Japan, the islands of which are administratively part of Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The islands have a total area of . Only four of the around 180 islands are permanently inhabited. Much of the ...

are also an important component of the park. The park was established in 1936 as , but was expanded and renamed in 1961 to include the Oki Islands and Shimane Prefecture areas.

External links

Introducing places of interest: Daisen-Oki National Park

References

{{authority control National parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Okayama Prefecture Parks and gardens in Shimane Prefecture Parks and gardens in Tottori Prefecture Protected areas established in 1936

See also

External links

References