Yoshino-Kumano National Park
Encyclopedia
is a national park
in the Kansai region, Honshū
, Japan
. It was accredited on February 1, 1936.Part of it was accredited World Heritage Site
in 2004.
Northernmost of mountain lands in it called Yoshino
(吉野) is famous site of cherry blossoms.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the Kansai region, Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was accredited on February 1, 1936.Part of it was accredited World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in 2004.
Northernmost of mountain lands in it called Yoshino
Yoshino, Nara
is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 9397 and a density of 97.93 persons per km². The total area was 95.65 km².-Geography:...
(吉野) is famous site of cherry blossoms.
External links
- http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/yosino_e.html