Sanin Kaigan National Park

Sanin Kaigan National Park
Sanin Kaigan National Park
	山陰海岸国立公園
	IUCN category II (national park)
	; Takeno Beach
Location	San'in, Japan
Coordinates	36°33′45″N 136°21′44″E / 36.5626°N 136.3623°ECoordinates: 36°33′45″N 136°21′44″E / 36.5626°N 136.3623°E
Area	87.83 km²
Established	15 July 1963

Sanin Kaigan National Park (山陰海岸国立公園, San'in Kaigan Kokuritsu Kōen^?) is a National Park in Tottori, Hyōgo, and Kyōto Prefectures, Japan.¹ Established in 1963, the park runs continuously along the Sea of Japan coast from Tottori to Kyōtango²³¹ The park covers 87.83 km². Sanin Kaigan National Park is known for its numerous inlets, rock formations, islands, and caves.¹

Sites of interest

Genbudō Cave (玄武洞^?), Kasumi Coast (香住海岸^?), Tajima Coast (但馬海岸^?), Takeno Coast (竹野海岸^?), Tottori Sand Dunes, Uradome Coast (浦富海岸^?)⁴⁵⁶⁷

Imagoura of Kasumi Coast in Kami, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

Noted fauna and flora

Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese black pine
Japanese martin
Black-tailed Gull¹

Related municipalities

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "San'in Coast National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
^ "San'inkaigan National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 131–3.
^ "San'inkaigan National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ "Sanin Kaigan National Park". Kyōto Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ "山陰海岸国立公園". Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ "Sanin Kaigan". Hyōgo Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ "Sanin Kaigan National Park - Basic Information". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

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[encyclopedia-1] "San'in Coast National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[2] "San'inkaigan National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[3] Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 131–3.

[4] "San'inkaigan National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[5] "Sanin Kaigan National Park". Kyōto Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[6] "山陰海岸国立公園". Tottori Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[7] "Sanin Kaigan". Hyōgo Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[8] "Sanin Kaigan National Park - Basic Information". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

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