Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park | |
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西中国山地国定公園 | |
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Location | Shimane/ Hiroshima/ Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°31′19″N 132°06′36″E / 34.522°N 132.11°E [1] |
Area | 285.53 km2 (110.24 sq mi) |
Established | January 10, 1969 |
Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park (西中国山地国定公園, Nishi-Chūgoku-sanchi Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. [2] [3] It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of 285.53 km2 (110.24 sq mi). [4]
There are many beautiful mountain and ravines including Mount Osorakan (恐羅漢山, Osorakan-zan), Mount Kanmuri (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima) (吉和冠山, Yoshiwa Kanmuri-yama), Sandan ravine (三段峡, Sandan-kyō), Hikimi ravine (匹見峡, Hikimi-kyō) and Jakuchi ravine (寂地峡, Jakuchi-kyō).
There are virgin forests of Japanese beeches, Japanese oaks and Japanese horse chestnut.
There are Asiatic black bears, Japanese macaques, mountain hawk eagles and Japanese giant salamanders.