Aso Kujū National Park

National Park in Kyūshū, Japan

32°53′06″N 131°06′15″E / 32.88500°N 131.10417°E / 32.88500; 131.10417Area726.78 km2Established4 December 1934

Aso-Kujū National Park (阿蘇くじゅう国立公園, Aso-Kujū Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, Japan. The park derives its name from Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, and the Kujū mountains.[1][2]

History

Established as Aso National Park in 1934, in 1986 after extension the park was renamed Aso-Kujū National Park.[3]

Related municipalities

  • Kumamoto: Aso, Kikuchi, Minamiaso, Minamioguni, Oguni, Ōzu, Takamori, Ubuyama[3]
  • Ōita: Beppu, Kokonoe, Kusu, Taketa, Yufu[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Introducing places of interest: Aso-Kuju National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Mary; Britton, Dorothy (1995). National Parks of Japan. Kodansha. pp. 143–5. ISBN 4-7700-1971-8.
  3. ^ a b c "Aso-Kujū National Park - Basic Information". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

External links

  • Aso-Kujū National Park
  • (in Japanese) Aso-Kujū National Park
  • Map of Aso-Kujū National Park (North)
  • Map of Aso-Kujū National Park (South)
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