is a
Quasi-National Park
and in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-Na ...
in
Nara and
Wakayama Prefectures,
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 ...
. It was established in 1967.
Places of interest
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Kōya-san
* , connected with the legend of
Anchin and Kiyohime
(or just Kiyo) in Japanese folklore is a character in the story of Anchin and Kiyohime. In this story, she fell in love with a Buddhist monk named Anchin, but after her interest in the monk was rejected, she chased after him and transformed int ...
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Related municipalities
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Nara:
Nosegawa
is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 424. The total area is 155.03 km2. Nosegawa is said to be the smallest village by population located on th ...
,
Totsukawa
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Wakayama:
Aridagawa,
Katsuragi,
Kōya,
Tanabe
See also
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List of national parks of Japan
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
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Kōyasan chōishi-michi
References
External links
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Map of parks in Nara Prefecture*
Map of parks in Wakayama Prefecture
National parks of Japan
Parks and gardens in Nara Prefecture
Parks and gardens in Wakayama Prefecture
Protected areas established in 1967
1967 establishments in Japan
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