Sanin Kaigan National Park
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is a national park
on the island of Honshū
in Japan
. It runs along the coast of the Sea of Japan
from Kyoto
to Tottori
. The park area encompasses a variety of landscapes, including the Tottori Sand Dunes
, the only large dune system in Japan.
File:Tottori sanddunes 1.jpg|The Tottori Sand Dunes
File:Tajima mihonoura39st3200.jpg|Tajima-mihonoura
File:Kasumi Coast Okami park06bs3200.jpg|Kasumi Coast
File:Seiryudo in Genbudo Park Toyooka Hyogo.JPG|Seiryudo in Genbudo Park
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...
on the island of 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...
in 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...
. It runs along the coast of the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
from Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
to Tottori
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...
. The park area encompasses a variety of landscapes, including the Tottori Sand Dunes
Tottori Sand Dunes
The are unique sand dunes located near Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan. They are the only large dune system in Japan....
, the only large dune system in Japan.
File:Tottori sanddunes 1.jpg|The Tottori Sand Dunes
Tottori Sand Dunes
The are unique sand dunes located near Tottori City in Tottori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan. They are the only large dune system in Japan....
File:Tajima mihonoura39st3200.jpg|Tajima-mihonoura
File:Kasumi Coast Okami park06bs3200.jpg|Kasumi Coast
File:Seiryudo in Genbudo Park Toyooka Hyogo.JPG|Seiryudo in Genbudo Park
See also
- List of national parks of Japan
- List of National Geoparks
- San'in Coast Geopark
- Tourism in JapanTourism in JapanTourism in Japan attracted 8.3 million foreign visitors in 2008, slightly more than Singapore and Ireland. Japan has 16 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle and Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto . Kyoto receives over 30 million tourists annually...
External links
- http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/sannin_e.html