Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park

Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park
飛騨木曽川国定公園

Sosui Gorge near Maruyama Dam
Map showing the location of Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park

Location within Japan

Location Gifu and Aichi prefectures, Japan
Coordinates 35°26′38″N 137°03′14″E / 35.444°N 137.054°E / 35.444; 137.054[1]Coordinates: 35°26′38″N 137°03′14″E / 35.444°N 137.054°E / 35.444; 137.054[2]
Area 18,075 ha (70 sq mi)[3]
Established March 3, 1964
Visitors 4,227,000 (in 2005)
Governing body Ministry of the Environment

The Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park (飛騨木曽川国定公園 Hida Kisogawa Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in Japan. The park covers the Hida River from Gero to Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture; it also covers the middle reaches of the Kiso River from Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, to Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. It was designated a quasi-national park in March 1964.

Area communities

The park covers the below communities. The bulk of the park's area is within Gifu Prefecture. (Only 3,662 ha (14 sq mi) is within the borders of Aichi Prefecture.[3])

Gifu Prefecture
Kakamigahara, Mizunami, Minokamo, Ena, Sakahogi, Yaotsu, Kawabe, Hichisō, Shirakawa, Mitake
Aichi Prefecture
Inuyama

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hida Kisogawa Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Hida Kisogawa Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  3. 1 2 Quasi-National Parks (Japanese) Aichi Prefectural Government. Accessed November 28, 2010.
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