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Zaō Quasi-National Park

Zaō Quasi-National Park
蔵王国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Zao 2006 Sanctuary.jpg
Map showing the location of Zaō Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Zaō Quasi-National Park
Map of Japan
Location Tōhoku, Japan
Coordinates 38°05′28″N 140°26′24″E / 38.091°N 140.44°E / 38.091; 140.44Coordinates: 38°05′28″N 140°26′24″E / 38.091°N 140.44°E / 38.091; 140.44
Area 396.35 km2 (153.03 sq mi)
Established 8 August 1963
Governing body Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture

Zaō Quasi-National Park (蔵王国定公園 Zaō Kokutei Kōen?) is a Quasi-National Park that extends in the Ou Mountains between Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1963, the central feature of the park is Mount Zaō.It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments, in this case, that of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures.


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