Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park

Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park (佐渡弥彦米山国定公園, Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Designated on 27 July 1950, it has an area of 29,364 ha.[2][3] It is rated a protected landscape (category V) according to the IUCN.[4]

Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park
佐渡弥彦米山国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Sado island
Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park in Japan
Location	Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	38°15′39″N 138°27′30″E
Area	294.64 sq.km
Established	July 27, 1950
Governing body	Niigata, prefectural governments [1]

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

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

References

• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

Notes

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. "List of Quasi-National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
3. "佐渡弥彦米山国定公園". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
4. "Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Retrieved 2016-07-05.