Aso Kujū National Park | |
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阿蘇くじゅう国立公園 | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Kyūshū, Japan |
Coordinates | 32°53′06″N 131°06′15″E / 32.88500°N 131.10417°E |
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. [1] [2]
Established as Aso National Park in 1934, in 1986 after extension the park was renamed Aso Kujū National Park. [3]