Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park | |
Alt Name: | 霧島錦江湾国立公園 |
Iucn Category: | II |
Location: | Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan |
Coordinates: | 31.3586°N 130.5286°W |
Map: | Japan Kyushu#Japan |
Label: | Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park |
Relief: | y |
Area Km2: | 365.86 |
Established: | March 16, 1934 |
Governing Body: | Ministry of the Environment (Japan) |
is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is .
On March 16, 1934, it was first established as Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park and Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
The area become famous as Japan's first honeymoon spot, because Ryoma Sakamoto took his wife Oryo there.[1]
Kirishima was used as a filming location for the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.[2]
Kirishima area
Kagoshima Bay area