Kurikoma Quasi-National Park | |
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栗駒国定公園 | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Tōhoku, Japan |
Coordinates | 38°52′N 140°38′E / 38.86°N 140.64°E [1] |
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. [2] Established in 1968, the central feature of the park is Mount Kurikoma ( 栗駒山) at 1,627 m (5,338 ft). [3] [4] [5] It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN. [6]
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments. [7]