Setonaikai National Park

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Setonaikai National Park IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
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location	Japan
surface	669.34 km²
WDPA ID	737
Geographical location	34 ° 10 '  N , 133 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 10 '0 "  N , 133 ° 20' 0"  E
Setup date	March 16, 1934
administration	Japanese Ministry of Environment

The Setonaikai National Park ( Japanese 瀬 戸 内海 国立 公園 , Setonaikai Kokuritsu Kōen ) was opened on March 16, 1934 together with the Unzen Amakusa National Park and the Kirishima Kinkōwan National Park as the first national parks in Japan. The park includes around 3000 islands with the Seto Inland Sea ( Seto-naikai ).

Flora and fauna

The numerous islands of the national park are home to a variety of animal and plant species, including:

• Japanese red pines ( Pinus densiflora )
• Rhododendrons : Rhododendron reticulatum
• Mock chestnuts ( Castanopsis )
• Japanese oak
• Quercus serrata
• Quercus phillyraeoides
• Alveopora japonica

Web links

Commons : Setonaikai National Park  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Setonaikai National Park on env.go.jp (English)
• Map of the Setonaikai National Park au env.go.jp (PDF 4,313 KB, English)
• World Database on Protected Areas - Setonaikai National Park (English)