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Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park | |
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剣山国定公園 | |
Map of Japan | |
Location | Tokushima/Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 33°53′38″N 134°06′25″E / 33.894°N 134.107°E[1] |
Area | 209.6 km2 (80.9 sq mi) |
Established | March 3, 1964 |
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]
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]