Zaō Quasi-National Park

Zaō Quasi-National Park
蔵王国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Zaō Quasi-National Park
Zaō Quasi-National Park (Japan)
LocationTōhoku, Japan
Coordinates38°05′28″N 140°26′24″E / 38.091°N 140.44°E / 38.091; 140.44
Area396.35 km2 (153.03 sq mi)
Established8 August 1963
Governing bodyMiyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture

Zaō Quasi-National Park (蔵王国定公園, Zaō Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park that extends in the Ōu Mountains between Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1963, the central feature of the park is Mount Zaō. It is rated a protected landscape (Category V) according to the IUCN.

Like all quasi-national parks in Japan, the park is managed by the local prefectural governments, in this case, that of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures.