Areas protected under the Nature Conservation Law of Japan

The Nature Conservation Law (自然環境保全法, shizen kankyō hozen-hō) of Japan provides for the designation of three types of protected area: Wilderness Areas (原生自然環境保全地域) and Nature Conservation Areas (自然環境保全地域), by the Minister of the Environment, and Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas (都道府県自然環境保全地域), by Prefectural Governors.[1][2][3][4]

Wilderness Areas

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As of 31 March 2015, five Wilderness Areas have been designated, with a total area of 56.31 km2.[5]

Wilderness Area Prefecture Municipality Area (ha) Image Coordinates
Onnebetsudake Wilderness Area
遠音別岳原生自然環境保全地域
Onnebetsu-dake gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Hokkaidō Shari, Rausu 1,895   43°59′36″N 145°00′44″E / 43.993252°N 145.012147°E / 43.993252; 145.012147 (Onnebetsudake Wilderness Area)
Head of River Tokachi Wilderness Area
十勝川源流部原生自然環境保全地域
Tokachi-gawa genryū-bu gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Hokkaidō Shintoku 1,035   43°16′27″N 142°55′11″E / 43.274114°N 142.919588°E / 43.274114; 142.919588 (Head of River Tokachi Wilderness Area)
Minami Iwojima Wilderness Area
南硫黄島原生自然環境保全地域
Minami-Iōjima gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Tokyo Ogasawara 367   24°14′11″N 141°27′47″E / 24.236506°N 141.463132°E / 24.236506; 141.463132 (Minami Iwojima Wilderness Area)
Head of River Ooi Wilderness Area
大井川源流部原生自然環境保全地域
Ōi-gawa genryū-bu gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Shizuoka Kawanehon 1,115   35°06′44″N 138°08′27″E / 35.112170°N 138.140955°E / 35.112170; 138.140955 (Head of River Ooi Wilderness Area)
Yakushima Wilderness Area
屋久島原生自然環境保全地域
Yakushima gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Kagoshima Yakushima 1,219   30°20′35″N 130°30′41″E / 30.342936°N 130.511451°E / 30.342936; 130.511451 (Yakushima Wilderness Area)

Nature Conservation Areas

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As of 31 March 2015, ten Nature Conservation Areas have been designated, with a total area of 225.42 km2.[5]

Wilderness Area Prefecture Municipality Area (ha) Image Coordinates
Ōhirayama Nature Conservation Area
大平山自然環境保全地域
Ōhirayama shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Hokkaidō Shimamaki 674 42°38′07″N 140°08′08″E / 42.635289°N 140.135464°E / 42.635289; 140.135464 (Ohirayama Nature Conservation Area)
Shirakami sanchi Nature Conservation Area
白神山地自然環境保全地域
Shirakami sanchi shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Aomori, Akita Ajigasawa, Fukaura, Nishimeya, Fujisato 14,043   40°34′44″N 140°17′54″E / 40.578929°N 140.298461°E / 40.578929; 140.298461 (Shirakami sanchi Nature Conservation Area)
Wagadake Nature Conservation Area
和賀岳自然環境保全地域
Wagadake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Iwate Nishiwaga 1,451   39°34′13″N 140°45′15″E / 39.570191°N 140.754170°E / 39.570191; 140.754170 (Wagadake Nature Conservation Area)
Hayachine Nature Conservation Area
早池峰自然環境保全地域
Hayachine shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Iwate Miyako 1,370   39°33′34″N 141°29′09″E / 39.559332°N 141.485852°E / 39.559332; 141.485852 (Hayachine Nature Conservation Area)
Ōsabiyama Nature Conservation Area
大佐飛山自然環境保全地域
Ōsabiyama shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Tochigi Nasushiobara 545   37°03′49″N 139°50′38″E / 37.063598°N 139.843972°E / 37.063598; 139.843972 (Ōsabiyama Nature Conservation Area)
Head of River Tone Nature Conservation Area
利根川源流部自然環境保全地域
Tone-gawa genryū-bu shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Gunma Minakami 2,318   36°59′07″N 139°06′44″E / 36.985204°N 139.112199°E / 36.985204; 139.112199 (Head of River Tone Nature Conservation Area)
Sasagamine Nature Conservation Area
笹ヶ峰自然環境保全地域
Sasagamine shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Ehime, Kōchi Niihama, Saijō, Ino 537   33°49′40″N 133°16′25″E / 33.827881°N 133.273565°E / 33.827881; 133.273565 (Sasagamine Nature Conservation Area)
Shiragadake Nature Conservation Area
白髪岳自然環境保全地域
Shiragadake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Kumamoto Asagiri 150 32°09′00″N 130°56′37″E / 32.150056°N 130.943486°E / 32.150056; 130.943486 (Shiragadake Nature Conservation Area)
Inaodake Nature Conservation Area
稲尾岳自然環境保全地域
Inaodake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Kagoshima Kimotsuki, Kinkō, Minamiōsumi 377   31°07′24″N 130°53′08″E / 31.123215°N 130.885608°E / 31.123215; 130.885608 (Inaodake Nature Conservation Area)
Sakiyamawan-Amitoriwan Nature Conservation Area
崎山湾・網取湾自然環境保全地域
Sakiyamawan・Amitoriwan shizen kankyō hozen chiiki
Okinawa Taketomi 1,077 24°18′58″N 123°40′44″E / 24.316226°N 123.679015°E / 24.316226; 123.679015 (Sakiyamawan-Amitoriwan Nature Conservation Area)

Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas

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As of 31 March 2015, five hundred and forty-four Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas have been designated, with a total area of 774.08 km2.[5][6]

  • Miyazaki: Kashiba (樫葉)・Northern Kamon-dake (掃部岳北部)
  • Kagoshima: Koba-dake (木場岳)・Mangurō (万九郎)
  • Okinawa: Kubura-dake (久部良)・Urabuta-dake (宇良部岳)・Higawa-chisaki (比川地先)・Agari-zaki (東崎)・Tanokuba-yama (田名の久葉山)・Kushi-dake (後岳)・Koshi-dake (腰岳)・Gayō-zan (賀陽山)・Aha-take (阿波岳)・Izena-yama (伊是名山)・Katsuu-dake - Awa-dake - Yae-dake (嘉津宇岳・安和岳・八重岳)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State of Japan's Environment at a Glance: Wilderness Areas and Nature Conservation Areas". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Protected Areas in Japan" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ 自然環境保全法 [Nature Conservation Law] (in Japanese). law.e-gov.go.jp. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ 自然環境保全地域 [Nature Conservation Areas] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c 自然環境保全地域等指定総括 [Summary of Nature Conservation Areas etc] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ^ 都道府県自然環境保全地域内訳表 [Table of Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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