Setonaikai National Park protects Japan's Seto Inland Sea and ten bordering prefectures, first designated in 1934 as the country's first national park and greatly expanded in 1950, covering about 669 square kilometers across roughly 3,000 islands. It includes the UNESCO World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine and the Naruto whirlpools, and its water quality has recovered since the 1980s following industrial pollution during Japan's postwar economic boom.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan) 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Setonaikai National Park (Wikipedia)
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Setonaikai National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園, Setonaikai Kokuritsu Kōen) is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectures.
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Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Setonaikai National Park
- Wikidata Q1140583, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q1140583 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q1140583 P571 inception
- Part Of: Japan, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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