is the largest quasi-national park in

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 ...

.List of Quasi-National Parks
''Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan'', Last access 12 March 2008 The park includes the

Hidaka Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan. It runs from Mount Sahoro or Karikachi Pass in central Hokkaidō south, running into the sea at Cape Erimo. It consists of folded mountains that range from in height. Mount Poroshiri is ...

and

Cape Erimo is a Cape (geography), cape in Hokkaidō, located at . It is the de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains. Description Hot and cold fronts meet near the cape, thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wi ...

and is located in southeast

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

. The park was designated Erimo Prefectural Park in 1950 and Erimo Prefectural Nature Park in 1958 until it was raised to a quasi-national in 1981. It is categorized as a

natural monument A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, nat ...

World Commission on Protected Areas The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is one of six commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). History In 1948, the IUCN established a Committee on National Parks. Two decades later the IUCN had been ask ...

. Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the prefectural government.

Related cities, towns and villages

Erimo, Hokkaidō is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Erimo is famous for its strong winds, kelp (''konbu''), and its scenic cape, Cape Erimo (''Erimo-misaki''). The cape was made famous by Shinichi Mori's enka song ''Erimo Misaki''. It ...

Hidaka, Hokkaidō is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Geography Hidaka Town is divided into two exclaves, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. The town of Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hid ...

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Hidaka Sanmyaku Erimo
World Database on Protected Areas, United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, last access 12 March 2008

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National parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Hokkaido Protected areas established in 1950 1950 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub

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