is a
Prefectural Natural 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-N ...
on the east coast of
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, ...
,
Japan. Established in 1985, the park spans the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Saiki,
Tsukumi, and
Usuki. The park's central focus is upon the
Bungo Strait
The is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. It connects the Pacific Ocean and the Seto Inland Sea on the western end of Shikoku. The narrowest part of this channel is the Hōyo Strait.
In the English-speaking world, ...
.
See also
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National Parks of Japan
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
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Nippō Kaigan Quasi-National Park
is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of Ōita and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It was established in 1974.
Related municipalities
* Miyazaki: Hyūga, Kadogawa, Nobeoka
* Ōita: Ōita, Saiki, Tsukumi, Usuki
See also
* List of national ...
*
Setonaikai National Park
is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectures. Designated a national park in 1934, it has since been expanded several times. It contains about 3,000 islands, known as the Setouchi Is ...
References
External links
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Maps of Bungo Suidō Prefectural Natural Park
Parks and gardens in Ōita Prefecture
Protected areas established in 1985
1985 establishments in Japan
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