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Mountains and Islands Connected by Myths [Daisen-Oki National Park]
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Mountain areas including Mt. Hiruzen, Mt. Monashi and Mt. Funa Ueyama, Santoku Yamaichi belt
The coastal area of the Shimane Peninsula, the entire Mount Sanbe, and the Oki Islands are designated as Daisen-Oki National Park.
It is a national park that spans three prefectures, Tottori, Shimane and Okayama prefectures, and has a wide variety of landscapes in the mountains and seas.
You can see a variety of flora and fauna adapted to each environment.
In addition, it is an area where nature and people's lives and livelihoods have been rich since ancient times, such as being the stage of the "Kokubiki Myth".
Mountains and islands connected by myths - the mountains and volcanoes connected with ancient memories -
Mountain areas
Oyama is covered with abundant forests, and features one of the largest beech natural forests in West Japan and a wind shrubs containing Daisen caraboku from an altitude of 1,300m.
Mt. Monashi and Mount Sanbe also have beech forests, and Mt. Santoku has laurel forests and cold temperate forests.
Oyama also prospered as a place of study of mountain worship.
Coasts and islands
The Shimane Peninsula was once separated from the mainland due to fault activity, and it is thought that the Izumo Plain, Matsue Plain, and Yumigahama Peninsula were formed by the alluvial action of rivers on the mainland side, and it was connected to the mainland again.
Oki Island was founded in ancient volcanic activity, and became a remote island about 10,000 years ago due to the effects of plate tectonic and climate change.
Through these processes, a variety of coastal landscapes were created.
Both Oki Island and Shimane Peninsula are the stages of Japanese myths, including the national pull myth.
In particular, the Shimane Peninsula is the center of ancient Izumo culture, and there are many historical sites and famous places related to mythology, such as Izumo Taisha Shrine, Hinomisaki Shrine, and Kaga Hidden Dodo.
Manners for Using National Parks
In order for many people to use it happily, there are rules in the national park that keeps on cherishing nature.