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Kurikoma Quasi-National Park

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
栗駒国定公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Oyasu-kyō 01.jpg
Oyasu-kyō Ravine
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Map of Japan
Location Tōhoku, Japan
Coordinates 38°52′N 140°38′E / 38.86°N 140.64°E / 38.86; 140.64Coordinates: 38°52′N 140°38′E / 38.86°N 140.64°E / 38.86; 140.64
Area 771.4 km2 (297.8 sq mi)
Established 22 July 1968

Kurikoma Quasi-National Park (栗駒国定公園 Kurikoma Kokutei Kōen?) is a Quasi-National Park that extends between Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1968, the central feature of the park is Mount Kurikoma (?) at 1,627 m (5,338 ft). It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.



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