Hayachine Quasi-National Park


Hayachine Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park in central Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN.
Established in 1982, the park's central features are Mount Hayachine and Mount Yakushi. The alpine zone and forest vegetation of Mounts Hayachine and Yakushi is a designated Special Natural Monument spanning the municipalities of Hanamaki, Tōno, and Miyako. The area is celebrated for its flora and also for its place in Japanese folklore, most notably as collected in Tōno Monogatari.
Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Hayachine Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government.