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Yakushima National Park
霧島屋久国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the Bōzuiwa in the national park
LocationYakushima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Coordinates30°20′N 130°32′E / 30.33°N 130.53°E / 30.33; 130.53
Area325.53 km²
Established16 March 2012
Governing bodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan)

Yakushima National Park (屋久島国立公園, Yakushima Kokuritsu Kōen) is a protected area located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu. It includes parts of the Ōsumi Islands with Yakushima, the entire island Kuchinoerabu-jima and some surrounding marine areas. The total size is 325.53 square kilometres (125.69 sq mi).[1]

The national park was established on March 16, 1964 and assigned to the Kirishima National Park, which became Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park. Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park with an area of 365.86 km².[1]

  1. ^ a b 屋久島立公園. The Yakushima World Heritage Conservation Center (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-11-02.

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