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]

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References

  1. ^ "Tsurugisan Quasi National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "剣山国定公園". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  3. ^ "北長門海岸／秋吉台／剣山／室戸阿南海岸". National Parks Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ "List of National Parks". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ 徳島県の自然公園 [Natural Parks of Tokushima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Tokushima Prefecture. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi – A Mountain Steeped in Legend and Mystery – Part 3 | まるごと三好観光ポータルメディア". 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The Mystery of the Lost Ark in Japan……". 5 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi". 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Mt. Tsurugi".
  10. ^ "Something Ancient and Unknown is Hidden Inside a Huge Underground Structure in Japan: Mystery of Mt. Tsurugi Deepens". 14 May 2015.
  11. ^ "剣山～古代ミステリーと神秘の世界～".