Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park

Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park (三河湾国定公園, Mikawa-wan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[2][3] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[4] The park includes the coastal areas of Atsumi Peninsula, the Pacific shoreline of Chita Peninsula as well as islands and portion of the northern shoreline of Mikawa Bay.[5]

Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park
三河湾国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Cape Irago
Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park in Japan
LocationAichi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°36′59″N 137°8′49″E
Area94.43 km²
EstablishedApril 10, 1958
Governing bodyAichi Prefecture [1]
Cape Irago Lighthouse

It was founded on 10 April 1958 and has an area of 94.4 km².[6]

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.[1]

See also

References
  • Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
  1. "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  2. "三河湾国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. "三河湾／鈴鹿／室生赤目青山／琵琶湖". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. MPA Global Database
  5. "Mikawa Wan Quasi National Park". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center.
  6. "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.


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