Zaō Quasi-National Park

is a Quasi-National Park that extends in the Ōu Mountains between Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1963, the central feature of the park is Mount Zaō. It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments, in this case, that of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures.

Related municipalities

• Miyagi: Kawasaki, Sendai, Shichikashuku, Shiroishi, Zaō
• Yamagata: Kaminoyama, Yamagata

See also

• National Parks of Japan

References

• Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995).

External links

• Map of Zaō Quasi-National Park