Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park

Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
霧島錦江湾国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
	Summit of Sakurajima from Yunoyori Observatory
	Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park Location of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park (Japan)
Location	Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan
Coordinates	31°21′31″N 130°31′43″E / 31.35861°N 130.52861°E
Area	365.86 km2 (141.26 sq mi)
Established	March 16, 1934
Governing body	Ministry of the Environment (Japan)

Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park (霧島錦江湾国立公園, Kirishima-Kinkōwan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is 365.86 square kilometres (141.26 sq mi).

History

On March 16, 1934, it was first established as Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park 325.53 square kilometres (125.69 sq mi) and Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.

The area become famous as Japan's first honeymoon spot, because Ryoma Sakamoto took his wife Oryo there.^[1]

Kirishima was used as a filming location for the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.^[2]