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Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park

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Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park
音水ちくさ県立自然公園
Onzui Valley
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LocationHyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Area97.56 km²
Established21 November 1958

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Natural Parks in Hyōgo Prefecture" (PDF). Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Hyōgo Prefecture Natural Parks". Hyōgo Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Onzui-Chikusa Prefectural Natural Park". Hyōgo Prefecture. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Japanese Giant Salamander". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 4 February 2012.