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is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of
Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
and Ishikawa
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. The park was established in 1968. It is rated a protected landscape (category Ib) according to the
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. Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural governments.


Sites of interest

The park consists of several discontinuous locations, which include: * , ,
Tōjinbō is a series of cliffs on the Sea of Japan in Japan. It is located in the Antō part of Mikuni-chō in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture. The cliffs average in height and stretch for .


Related municipalities

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Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
: Awara, Echizen,
Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
, Minamiechizen,
Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and incl ...
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Tsuruga is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 66,123 in 28,604 households and the population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Tsuruga is located in central ...
* Ishikawa: Kaga


See also

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References

*Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. ''The National Parks of Japan''. Kodansha International (1995). National parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Fukui Prefecture Parks and gardens in Ishikawa Prefecture Protected areas established in 1968 1968 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub