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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.

Wilderness Areas

As of 31 March 2015, five Wilderness Areas have been designated, with a total area of 56.31 km.

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)
This list is complete and up to date as of December 2015.

Nature Conservation Areas

As of 31 March 2015, ten Nature Conservation Areas have been designated, with a total area of 225.42 km.

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)
This list is complete and up to date as of December 2015.

Prefectural Nature Conservation Areas

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

  • 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 (久部良岳)・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

References

  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. ^ 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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