is a quasi-national park in the Kantō region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN. The park includes numerous widely separated portions of the coastal areas of southern

Bōsō Peninsula The is a peninsula that encompasses the entirety of Chiba Prefecture on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula covers ...

, ranging from

Cape Futtsu is a cape located east of Tokyo Bay in Futtsu, Chiba in Japan. References Cape Futtsu- Chiba Prefecture Futtsu 260px, Futtsu City Hall is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,476 in 1 ...

Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is both the most populous ...

to the west, to

Cape Inubō is a cape on the Pacific Ocean, in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The cape is near the midpoint of the Japanese Archipelago on the island of Honshū. Origin of name The name of the cape is constructed from two Chinese characters, the fir ...

facing the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

in the east. A portion of the park, located offshore the city of Katsuura has been designated as an underwater marine park since June 7, 1974.MPA Global Database
/ref> With the location of the park near to the

Tokyo Metropolis Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, and its mild climate, the area attracts many visitors for water sports, camping, and flower viewing. Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by local prefectural governments.

Jurisdictions

Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park includes parts of nine jurisdictions in Chiba Prefecture. *

Futtsu 260px, Futtsu City Hall is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,476 in 18,115 households and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Futtsu is l ...

Kimitsu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,058 in 39,138 households and a population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kimitsu is located in the southweste ...

Minamibōsō is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,143 in 17,175 households and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the fifth largest city in Chiba Pr ...

Tateyama Tateyama may refer to: People with the surname * Midori Tateyama, Japanese writer * Shohei Tateyama (born 1981), Japanese baseball player * Yoshinori Tateyama (born 1975), Japanese baseball player * Homarefuji Yoshiyuki (born 1985), Japanese su ...

* Kamogawa * Katsuura *

Isumi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,206 in 17,004 households and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Isumi is located on the east coast ...

* Kyonan * Onjuku

Notable places

Bays and harbors

Bay of Tateyama is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 44,865 in 20,558 households and a population density of 410 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tateyama is located at the far sou ...

Capes

Cape Myōgane is a cape located on the border of Futtsu and Kyonan, Chiba, Japan, where Mount Nokogiri on its western end precipitously falls into the Uraga Channel to Tokyo Bay. Cape Myōgane marked the eastern border between Awa Province and Kazusa Prov ...

Cape Taitō is a cape on the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The cape is located at the very southern point of Kujūkuri Beach on the island of Honshu. Geography Cape Taitō is written as in Japanese. Cape Gyōbumi, Asahi, Ch ...

* Cape Hachiman, Isumi * Cape Hachiman, Katsuura

Mountains

Mount Tomi is a mountain on the border of the city of Minamibōsō, in southern Chiba Prefecture. The mountain is formed by two peaks. The north, called Konpira Peak, is , and the south, called Kannon Peak, is . Mount Tomi is one of the mountains of the Mine ...

* Mount Nokogiri

Lighthouses

Nojimazaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula, in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture Japan. History The Nojimazaki Lighthouse was one of eight lighthouses to be built in Meiji period Japan under the provisions of t ...

Castle remains

Katsuura Castle Katsuura may refer to: *Katsuura, Chiba, a city in Chiba Prefecture *Katsuura, Tokushima 270px, Katsuura Town Hall 270px, Hinamatsuri Festival 270px, Kakurin-ji is a town located in Katsuura District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. , the tow ...

, Katsuura *

Sanuki Castle Sanuki is a placename that may mean: * Sanuki, Kagawa, a city in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan * Sanuki Province was a province of Japan in the area of northeastern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Sanuki''" in . Sanuki bordered on ...

, Futtsu

References

*Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. ''The National Parks of Japan''. Kodansha International (1995).

External links

Japan National Tourism Organization
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minamiboso Quasi-National Park National parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Chiba Prefecture Protected areas established in 1958