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Aichi-K?gen Quasi-National Park
(
愛知高原?定公園
,
Aichi-K?gen Kokutei K?en
)
is a 21,705-hectare (53,630-acre) quasi-national park in the
T?kai region
of
Honsh?
in
Japan
. It is rated a protected landscape (category III) according to the
IUCN
. As with neighboring
Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park
and
Tenry?-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park
the park includes mountainous landscapes with gorges and dense forests. The part is on the border between
Shizuoka
and Aichi Prefecture, but is entirely within Aichi. It also includes a portion of the
T?kai Nature Trail
.
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It encompasses the area around
Yahagi Dam
and the Kourankei scenic areas. The area was designated a quasi-national park on December 28, 1970.
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments.
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See also
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References
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- Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy.
The National Parks of Japan
. Kodansha International (1995).
ISBN
4-7700-1971-8
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