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Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park
西中国山地国定公園
Mount Kanmuri
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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 / 34.522; 132.11
Area	285.53 km (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. It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of 285.53 km (110.24 sq mi).

Overview

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.

Mountains

• Mount Osorakan 1,346 m (4,416 ft)
• Mount Kanmuri (Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri) 1,339 m (4,393 ft)
• Mount Jakuchi 1,337 m (4,386 ft)
• Mount Garyu 1,223 m (4,012 ft)
• Mount Asa 1,218 m (3,996 ft)

Ravines

• Sandan-kyō
• Hikimi-kyō
• Fukatani-kyō
• Jakuchi-kyō
• Souzu-kyō

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

References

1. "Nishi Chugoku Sanchi Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
2. "西中国山地国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
3. "大和青垣／高野龍神／比婆道後帝釈／西中国山地". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
4. "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

External links

• Ministry of the Environment

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