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Aso Kujū National Park

Aso Kujū National Park
阿蘇くじゅう国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Kuju Mountains 03.JPG
Kujū Flower Gardens and Kujū Mountains
Location Kyūshū, Japan
Coordinates 32°53′06″N 131°06′15″E / 32.88500°N 131.10417°E / 32.88500; 131.10417Coordinates: 32°53′06″N 131°06′15″E / 32.88500°N 131.10417°E / 32.88500; 131.10417
Area 726.78 km²
Established 4 December 1934

Aso Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園, Aso Kujū Kokuritsu Kōen?) is a national park in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, Japan. The park derives its name from Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, and the Kujū mountains.

Established as Aso National Park in 1934, in 1986 after extension the park was renamed Aso Kujū National Park.



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