Yambaru National Park
{{Short description|National park in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Yanbaru National Park
| alt_name = やんばる国立公園
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Daisekirinzan at Yanbaru National Park Okinawa 2008.png
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| location = Yanbaru, Okinawa, Japan
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| coords = {{coord|26.805801|N|128.265925|E|format=dms|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| map = Japan Ryukyu Islands#Japan
| map_caption = Location of Yambaru National Park
| label = Yambaru National Park
| relief = y
| area_km2 = 173.52
| established = 15 September 2016
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| visitation_year =
| governing_body = Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
| embedded = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|child = yes
|Part_of = Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
|ID = 1574-004
|Year = 2021
|Criteria = Natural: x
}}
}}
File:Subtropical Forest of Yanbaru National Park Okinawa 2018.jpg
{{nihongo|Yambaru National Park|やんばる国立公園|Yanbaru Kokuritsu Kōen}} is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2016, it is located in and around the forested region of Yambaru at the northern end of Okinawa Island. The park comprises a land area of {{Convert|13622|ha|abbr=on}} in the villages of Kunigami, Ōgimi, and Higashi together with {{Convert|3670|ha|abbr=on}} of the surrounding waters. The day of establishment, 15 September, coincides with the anniversary of the 1983 discovery of the endangered endemic {{nihongo|Yambaru long-armed scarab beetle (Cheirotonus jambar)|ヤンバルテナガコガネ}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/nature/np/yambaru.html |script-title=ja:やんばる国立公園について |trans-title=About Yanbaru National Park - Summary |language=ja |publisher=Ministry of the Environment |access-date=8 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/15/national/wild-forest-area-northern-okinawa-designated-33rd-national-park/#.V_kolDKZNBw |title=Wild forest area in northern Okinawa designated as 33rd national park |work=The Japan Times |date=15 September 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016}}{{cite iucn |author=Ministry of the Environment, Japan |date=2015 |title=Cheirotonus jambar |volume=2015 |page=e.T54143047A54143052 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54143047A54143052.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}
Future plans
Future extension of the Park is contingent upon the reversion of land currently occupied by the US military as the Northern Training Area. The northern part of Okinawa Island that corresponds with Yambaru was in 2016 submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island.{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6160/ |title=Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=8 October 2016}} In 2021 was inscribed to World Heritage List.
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|en}} [https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/yambaru/ Yambaru National Park] - National Parks of Japan
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.env.go.jp/park/yambaru/ Yambaru National Park] - National Parks of Japan
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.env.go.jp/nature/np/yambaru/pdf/map0_per35000_A0.pdf Map of Yanbaru National Park]
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Category:National parks of Japan
Category:Parks and gardens in Okinawa Prefecture