Zaō Quasi-National Park Explained

Zaō Quasi-National Park
Alt Name:	蔵王国定公園
Iucn Category:	V
Map:	Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
Relief:	1
Location:	Tōhoku, Japan
Coordinates:	38.091°N 140.44°W
Area:	396.35km2
Established:	8 August 1963
Governing Body:	Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture

is a Quasi-National Park that extends in the Ōu Mountains between Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1963, the central feature of the park is Mount Zaō.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.^[4]

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments, in this case, that of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures.^[5]

Related municipalities

• Miyagi: Kawasaki, Sendai, Shichikashuku, Shiroishi, Zaō^[6]
• Yamagata: Kaminoyama, Yamagata^[7]

See also

• National Parks of Japan

References

• Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995).

External links

• • Map of Zaō Quasi-National Park

Zaō, Miyagi

Notes and References

1. Web site: 栗駒／南三陸金華山／蔵王／男鹿 . National Parks Association of Japan . 5 February 2012.
2. Web site: List of Quasi-National Parks . . 5 February 2012.
3. Web site: Zaō Quasi-National Park . . 5 February 2012.
4. Web site: Zao Quasi National Park . protectedplanet.net.
5. Web site: National Park systems: Definition of National Parks. National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. 2008-08-29.
6. Web site: Designation of the Natural Parks of Miyagi Prefecture . . 5 February 2012.
7. Web site: Natural Parks of Yamagata Prefecture . . 5 February 2012.