Sanin Kaigan National Park

National Park in Sanin, Japan

36°33′45″N 136°21′44″E / 36.5626°N 136.3623°E / 36.5626; 136.3623Area87.83 km²Established15 July 1963

Sanin Kaigan National Park (山陰海岸国立公園, San'in Kaigan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a National Park in the Tottori, Hyōgo, and Kyōto Prefectures, Japan.^[1] Established in 1963, the park runs continuously along the Sea of Japan coast from Tottori to Kyōtango.^[1]^[2]^[3] The park covers an area of 87.83 km². Sanin Kaigan National Park is known for its numerous inlets, rock formations, islands, and caves.^[1]

The entire area of this national park is a part of San'in Kaigan Global Geopark.

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)^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Noted fauna and flora

Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese black pine
Japanese martin
Black-tailed gull^[1]

Related municipalities

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "San'in Coast National Park". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.