Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park

{{Short description|Prefectural Natural Park in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

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| name = Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park

| alt_name = 音水ちくさ県立自然公園

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| photo = Onzui Ravine 02.JPG

| photo_caption = Onzui Valley

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| location = Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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| area = 97.56 km²

| established = 21 November 1958

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{{nihongo|Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park|音水ちくさ県立自然公園|Onzui-Chikusa kenritsu shizen kōen}} is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1958, the park spans the municipalities of Sayō and Shisō.{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.hyogo.jp/JPN/apr/kankyodata/kouenshitei.pdf |title=List of Natural Parks in Hyōgo Prefecture |accessdate=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021021228/http://www.pref.hyogo.jp/JPN/apr/kankyodata/kouenshitei.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.kankyo.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/JPN/apr/hyogoshizen/park/park.html |title=Hyōgo Prefecture Natural Parks |publisher=Hyōgo Prefecture |accessdate=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414232656/http://www.kankyo.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/JPN/apr/hyogoshizen/park/park.html |archive-date=14 April 2013 |url-status=dead }} The area is rich in iron sand and there are remains of a large tatara. Designation of the park helps protect the habitat of the Hida salamander, Japanese giant salamander (Special Natural Monument), golden eagle, black bear, and Japanese dormouse.{{cite web |url=http://www.kankyo.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/JPN/apr/hyogoshizen/park/park_onzui.html |title=Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park |publisher=Hyōgo Prefecture |accessdate=4 February 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220230152/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3129 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 December 2019 |title=Japanese Giant Salamander |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=4 February 2012 }}