is a quasi-national park in the
Kantō region
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of
Honshū
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in
Japan
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. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the
IUCN
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.
The park includes the
Tanzawa Mountains
The are a mountain range in the Kantō region in Japan. The mountain range covers the northwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture and touches the prefecture borders of Shizuoka Prefecture to the west and the Yamanashi Prefecture to the north.
Mou ...
,
Miyagase Dam and its surrounding forests,
Hayato Great Falls, and the religious sites of
Mount Ōyama in the mountains of western
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
.
In May 1960, a 38,762-hectare area of western Kanagawa Prefecture in the Tanzawa Mountains was designated for protection as the
Tanzawa-Ōyama Prefectural Natural Park. The central portion of this area was further designated a quasi-national park on March 25, 1965.
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.
The park spans the borders of the
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Atsugi
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United ...
,
Hadano,
Isehara,
Kiyokawa,
Matsuda
Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese badminton athlete
* Aoko Matsuda (松田青子, born 1979), Japanese writer and translator
* Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican ...
,
Sagamihara, and
Yamakita.
See also
*
List of national parks of Japan
and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed b ...
*
Wildlife Protection Areas in Japan
in Japan are established by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Ministry of the Environment and, for areas of more local importance, by the Prefectures of Japan, Prefectural Governments in order "to protect and promote the reproduction of b ...
References
*Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. ''The National Parks of Japan''. Kodansha International (1995).
National parks of Japan
Parks and gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture
Protected areas established in 1965
1965 establishments in Japan
Atsugi, Kanagawa
Hadano, Kanagawa
Isehara, Kanagawa
Kiyokawa, Kanagawa
Matsuda, Kanagawa
Sagamihara
Yamakita, Kanagawa
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