Tsugaru Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park

{{Short description|Park in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan}}

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{{Infobox Protected area

| name = Tsugaru Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park

| alt_name = 津軽白神県立自然公園

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| photo = Kurokumanotaki.jpg

| photo_caption = Kurokuma Falls (85 m)

| location = Aomori Prefecture, Japan

| nearest_city = Ajigasawa, Nishimeya

| area = 52.39 km2

| established = 7 July 1981

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{{nihongo|Tsugaru Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park|津軽白神県立自然公園|Tsugaru Shirakami Kenritsu Shizen Kōen}} is a Prefectural Natural Park in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1981 as {{nihongo|Akaishi Keiryū Anmon no Taki Prefectural Natural Park|赤石渓流暗門の滝県立自然公園}}, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Ajigasawa and Nishimeya, and was renamed on 31 March 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/s-kouen_kouen.html |title=青森県内の自然公園 |trans-title=Natural Parks in Aomori Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Aomori Prefecture |accessdate=23 August 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/kouen_tanesashi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519214820/http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/kouen_tanesashi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2011 |title=赤石渓流暗門の滝県立自然公園 |trans-title=Akaishi Keiryū Anmon no Taki Prefectural Natural Park |language=Japanese |publisher=Aomori Prefecture |accessdate=23 August 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/tsugarushirakami.html |script-title=ja:津軽白神県立自然公園 |trans-title=Natural Parks in Aomori Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Aomori Prefecture |accessdate=16 August 2019}}

Gorges and waterfalls are the main feature of this national park.{{Cite web|title=Tsugaru Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park│Aomori's Nature Parks|url=http://www.shirakami-visitor.jp/aomoris-nature-parks/en/park/tsugaru_shirakami/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.shirakami-visitor.jp}}

See also

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akaishi Keiryu Anmon no Taki Prefectural Natural Park}}

Category:Parks and gardens in Aomori Prefecture

Category:Ajigasawa, Aomori

Category:Protected areas established in 1981

Category:1981 establishments in Japan

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