Oga Quasi-National Park

Oga Quasi-National Park (男鹿国定公園, Oga Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far northwestern Japan. The park is wholly within the city of Oga.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.^[6]

Oga Quasi-National Park
男鹿国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Kanpū (355 m)
Location	Honshū, Japan
Nearest city	Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	39°54′50″N 139°43′18″E / 39.91389°N 139.72167°E / 39.91389; 139.72167
Area	81.56 km²
Established	15 May 1973
Governing body	Akita prefectural government[7]

The area was designated a quasi-national park on May 15, 1973.^[8]

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural government; in this case, that of Akita prefecture.^[7]

On the southern part of the Oga Peninsula, there is a place called Cape Shiosezaki.^[9] One of the rocks there is nicknamed Godzilla Rock for its silhouette resembling Godzilla. (39°51′30.2″N 139°45′22.2″E / 39.858389°N 139.756167°E / 39.858389; 139.756167) When the sun sets next to the natural formation, it can create the image of a flame-blowing monster.^[10] The other eroded and named rocks are Godzilla's Tail Rock, Gamera Rock, Turtle Rock, Twin Rocks and Sailboat Rock.^[11][12]

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  Sailboat Rock, height of 30m
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  Shiosezaki Lighthouse on Turtle Rock

• Oga Aquarium Gao
• Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse
• List of national parks of Japan

• Sutherland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

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