Oga Quasi-National Park

Oga Quasi-National Park
男鹿国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Kanpū (355 m)
Location	Honshū, Japan
Nearest city	Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°ECoordinates: 39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E
Area	81.56 km²
Established	15 May 1973
Governing body	Akita prefectural government [1]

Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園 Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.^[7]

The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.^[8]

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government, in this case, that of Akita prefecture.^[1]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

References

• Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

External links

1. "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
2. "栗駒／南三陸金華山／蔵王／男鹿". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
3. "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
4. "Natural Parks of Akita Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
5. "男鹿国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
6. "男鹿国定公園". Akita Prefectural Tourism Federation. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
7. "Oga". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
8. "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 1994-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-05.