{"id":13,"date":"2019-06-10T09:16:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T00:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2022-03-14T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T09:12:56","slug":"geopark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/geopark\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Geopark?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is a Geopark?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Geoparks are exactly what the name means, parks of the earth. They are places where you can find out about how the mountains and rivers surrounding us came to be, learning their natural origins alongside the history and culture of the people who made their homes among them. There are 46 regions registered as geoparks in Japan today, nine of which are recognized as UNESCO Global Geoparks (As of February 2022).<\/p>

The geological formations, rocks, flora and fauna in the geopark area are valuable natural heritages.\u00a0 Do not destroy them or collect them without permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Find more information on Japan's geoparks here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Toya-Usu UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  2. Mt. Apoi UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  3. Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  4. Izu Peninsula UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  5. Oki Islands UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  6. San'in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  7. Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  8. Aso UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li>
  9. Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Shirataki Geopark<\/li>
    2. Tokachidake Geopark<\/li>
    3. Tokachi Shikaoi Geopark<\/li>
    4. Mikasa Geopark<\/li>
    5. Shimokita Geopark<\/li>
    6. Happo-Shirakami Geopark<\/li>
    7. Oga Peninsula-Ogata Geopark<\/li>
    8. Sanriku Geopark<\/li>
    9. Mt. Chokai & Tobishima Island Geopark<\/li>
    10. Yuzawa Geopark<\/li>
    11. Mt. Kurikoma Area Geopark<\/li>
    12. Sado Island Geopark<\/li>
    13. Bandaisan Geopark<\/li>
    14. Naeba-Sanroku Geopark<\/li>
    15. Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark<\/li>
    16. Choshi Geopark<\/li>
    17. Mt. Asama North Geopark<\/li>
    18. Shimonita Geopark<\/li>
    19. Chichibu Geopark<\/li>
    20. Hakone Geopark<\/li>
    21. Tateyama Kurobe Geopark<\/li>
    22. Minami-Alps (MTL Area) Geopark<\/li>
    23. Izu Oshima Geopark<\/li>
    24. Hakusan Tedorigawa Geopark<\/li>
    25. Dinosaur Valley Fukui Katsuyama Geopark<\/li>
    26. Nanki Kumano Geopark<\/li>
    27. Shimane Peninsula and Shinjiko Nakaumi Estuary Geopark<\/li>
    28. Hagi Geopark<\/li>
    29. Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark<\/li>
    30. Oita Himeshima Geopark<\/li>
    31. Shikoku Seiyo Geopark<\/li>
    32. Tosashimizu Geopark<\/li>
    33. Oita Bungoono Geopark<\/li>
    34. Kirishima Geopark<\/li>
    35. Sakurajima-Kinkowan Geopark<\/li>
    36. Mishima Village Kikai Caldera Geopark<\/li>
    37. Goto Islands (Shimogoto area) Geopark<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      An area must first undergo a review by the Japanese Geopark Committee to be registered as a geopark. They are also subject to a re-examination by the committee every 4 years. The Oita Bungoono Geopark was first registered in September 2013. It was then re-approved after reviews in December 2017 and January 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      (Pictures taken on-site at the first review and re-examination in 2017)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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      What is a Geopark? Geoparks are exactly what the name means, parks of the earth. They are places where you can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":123,"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5414,"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/5414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bungo-ohno.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}