is a

Prefectural Natural Park and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Q ...

in northern

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

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. First designated for protection in 1935, the park's central feature is the

Tone River The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano River) and has a drainage area of (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (); ''Bandō'' is an obsolete alias of the ...

. The park spans the

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of Katori and Kōzaki. The giant camphor trees at are a

Natural Monument A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. They can be natural geological and geographical features such as w ...

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Map of Ōtone Prefectural Natural Park
Parks and gardens in Chiba Prefecture Protected areas established in 1935 1935 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub

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