Daisen-Oki National Park
Encyclopedia
is a national park
in the Chūgoku region
, Honshū
, Japan
. This park includes Daisen
, Oki Islands
, Mount Hiruzen, Mount Kenashi
and Mount Hōbutsu
.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the Chūgoku region
Chugoku region
The , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
, Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This park includes Daisen
Daisen (mountain)
, is a volcanic mountain located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt...
, Oki Islands
Oki Islands
are a group of islands in the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan and belong to Japan.-Geography:The Oki Islands are situated between 40 to 80 kilometers north of the coast of Honshū.The islands are of volcanic origin and have a total area of 346,1 km2...
, Mount Hiruzen, Mount Kenashi
Mount Kenashi
is the name for numerous mountains in Japan.*Mount Kenashi , a mountain in Otaru, Hokkaidō*Mount Kenashi , a mountain on the border of Otaru and Yoichi, Hokkaidō*Mount Kenashi , a mountain in Setana, Hokkaidō...
and Mount Hōbutsu
Mount Hobutsu
is a Japanese mountain located on the border of Hino and Kōfu, Tottori. The area around the mountain was incorporated into as a part of Daisen-Oki National Park, in March 2002.It has an elevation of 1,005 metres....
.
External links
- http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/daisen_e.html