Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park Explained
Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park |
Alt Name: | 音水ちくさ県立自然公園 |
Location: | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Area: | 97.56 km2 |
Established: | 21 November 1958 |
is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1958, the park spans the municipalities of Sayō and Shisō.[1] [2] The area is rich in iron sand and there are remains of a large tatara. Designation of the park helps protect the habitat of the Hida salamander, Japanese giant salamander (Special Natural Monument), golden eagle, black bear, and Japanese dormouse.[3] [4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: List of Natural Parks in Hyōgo Prefecture . 4 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021021228/http://www.pref.hyogo.jp/JPN/apr/kankyodata/kouenshitei.pdf . 21 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Hyōgo Prefecture Natural Parks . . 4 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414232656/http://www.kankyo.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/JPN/apr/hyogoshizen/park/park.html . 14 April 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park . . 4 February 2012.
- Web site: Japanese Giant Salamander . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220230152/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3129 . dead . 20 December 2019 . . 4 February 2012 .