Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park

Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park (剣山国定公園, Tsurugisan kokutei kōen) is a Quasi-National Park that spans the borders of Tokushima and Kōchi Prefectures, Japan.[2][3] It was founded on 3 March 1964 and has an area of 209.6 km2 (80.9 sq mi).[4] Within Tokushima Prefecture, the park includes a stretch of the Yoshino River and the Iya Valley.[5]

Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park
剣山国定公園
Map showing the location of Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park
Map showing the location of Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park
Map of Japan
LocationTokushima/Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°53′38″N 134°06′25″E / 33.894°N 134.107°E / 33.894; 134.107[1]
Area209.6 km2 (80.9 sq mi)
EstablishedMarch 3, 1964

Past archaeological digs in Mt. Tsurugi revealed stone artifacts, paving stones, brick arches, complex series of tunnels, marble corridors and human mummies. The origin of these artifacts are unknown.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

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  1. ^ "Tsurugisan Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "剣山国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ "北長門海岸/秋吉台/剣山/室戸阿南海岸". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ 徳島県の自然公園 [Natural Parks of Tokushima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Tokushima Prefecture. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi – A Mountain Steeped in Legend and Mystery – Part 3 | まるごと三好観光ポータルメディア". 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The Mystery of the Lost Ark in Japan……". 5 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi". 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi".
  10. ^ "Something Ancient and Unknown is Hidden Inside a Huge Underground Structure in Japan: Mystery of Mt. Tsurugi Deepens". 14 May 2015.
  11. ^ "剣山~古代ミステリーと神秘の世界~".