Southwest
Yoshino-Kumano National Park: Protected National Park with Sacred Mountain Landscapes and Ancient Routes
Explore mapped park boundaries, gorges, and pilgrimage routes in Kansai.
Yoshino-Kumano National Park, a significant national park in Japan's Kansai region, invites exploration of its protected landscapes, which are deeply intertwined with spiritual heritage. Discover the park's rugged mountain terrain, ancient cypress and cedar forests, dramatic gorges like Dorokyō Gorge, and iconic coastal areas. This park is a vital entry for understanding Japan's confluence of natural geography and cultural pilgrimage, offering rich context for mapped landscape discovery.
- Area
- 616.04 km²
- Established
- 1936
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Mountain


