Unzen-Amakusa National Park spans Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures on Kyushu, Japan, first designated in 1934 as Unzen National Park and expanded and renamed in 1956 after the Amakusa islands were added. Covering about 283 square kilometers, it is named for the active volcano Mount Unzen on the Shimabara Peninsula and also takes in the Amakusa islands in the Yatsushiro Sea, an area closely tied to the early history of Christianity in Japan and the Kakure Kirishitan, or hidden Christian, tradition.
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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. Unzen-Amakusa National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: governing_bodyQuote, Infobox: governing_body
Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
2. Wikidata: Unzen-Amakusa National Park
- Wikidata Q1156688, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q1156688 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q1156688 P571 inception
- Part Of: Japan, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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