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List of protected areas in Japan
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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.
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 )
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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
"State of Japan's Environment at a Glance: Wilderness Areas and Nature Conservation Areas" . Ministry of the Environment . Retrieved 11 December 2015.
"Protected Areas in Japan" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment . Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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.
自然環境保全地域 [Nature Conservation Areas] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment . Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ 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.
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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