Oga Quasi-National Park
Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園, Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.[1][2][3][4][5] It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.[6]
39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E / 39.91389; 139.72167The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.[8]
Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government; in this case, that of Akita prefecture.[7]
Godzilla Rock (Oga)
On the southern part of the Oga Peninsula, there is a place called Cape Shiosezaki.[9] One of the rocks there is nicknamed Godzilla Rock for its silhouette resembling Godzilla. (39°51′30.2″N 139°45′22.2″E / 39.858389°N 139.756167°E / 39.858389; 139.756167) When the sun sets next to the natural formation, it can create the image of a flame-blowing monster.[10] The other eroded and named rocks are Godzilla's Tail Rock, Gamera Rock, Turtle Rock, Twin Rocks and Sailboat Rock.[11][12]
Gallery
- Godzilla Rock signs
- 2008
- 2009
- 2013
- 2013
- 2020
- Sailboat Rock, height of 30m
- Shiosezaki Lighthouse on Turtle Rock
See also
- Oga Aquarium Gao
- Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse
- List of national parks of Japan
References
- ^ "栗駒/南三陸金華山/蔵王/男鹿". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of Quasi-National Parks" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Natural Parks of Akita Prefecture" (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "男鹿国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "男鹿国定公園". Akita Prefectural Tourism Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Oga". World Database on Protected Areas. United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ^ a b "National Park systems: Definition of National Parks". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan. Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ "List of Quasi-national Parks". Official Home Page of the Ministry of the Environment. Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. 1994-03-31. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "【ドローン動画】夕日に向かって「ガオーッ」:秋田・男鹿「ゴジラ岩」| nippon.com" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "ゴジラ岩" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Cape Shiosezaki | Oga Peninsula – Ogata Geopark".
- ^ "潮瀬崎ジオサイト | 男鹿半島・大潟ジオパーク 公式サイト".
- Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8
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