Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park Explained

is a Quasi-National Park in Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.^{[2] [3]} It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of 285.53km2.^[4]

Overview

There are many beautiful mountain and ravines including,,, and .

There are virgin forests of Japanese beeches, Japanese oaks and Japanese horse chestnut.

There are Asiatic black bears, Japanese macaques, mountain hawk eagles and Japanese giant salamanders.

Mountains

• Mount Osorakan 1346m (4,416feet)
• Mount Kanmuri (Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri) 1339m (4,393feet)
• Mount Jakuchi 1337m (4,386feet)
• Mount Garyu 1223m (4,012feet)
• Mount Asa 1218m (3,996feet)

Ravines

• Sandan-kyō
• Hikimi-kyō
• Fukatani-kyō
• Jakuchi-kyō
• Souzu-kyō

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

External links

• Ministry of the Environment

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nishi Chugoku Sanchi Quasi National Park . protectedplanet.net.
2. Web site: 西中国山地国定公園 . . 10 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605082040/http://www.biodic.go.jp/jpark/qnp/chugoku.html . 5 June 2011 .
3. Web site: 大和青垣／高野龍神／比婆道後帝釈／西中国山地 . National Parks Association of Japan . 10 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804143647/http://www.npaj.or.jp/parks/quasi-np/10.html#q40 . 4 August 2010 .
4. Web site: List of National Parks . . 10 May 2011.