Areas protected under the Nature Conservation Law of Japan

The of Japan provides for the designation of three types of protected area: and , by the Minister of the Environment, and , by Prefectural Governors.

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

Wilderness Area Prefecture Municipality Area (ha) Image CoordinatesOnnebetsudake Wilderness AreaOnnebetsu-dake gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Hokkaidō Shari, Rausu 1,895 Head of River Tokachi Wilderness AreaTokachi-gawa genryū-bu gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Hokkaidō Shintoku 1,035 Minami Iwojima Wilderness AreaMinami-Iōjima gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Tokyo Ogasawara 367 Head of River Ooi Wilderness AreaŌi-gawa genryū-bu gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Shizuoka Kawanehon 1,115 Yakushima Wilderness AreaYakushima gensei shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Kagoshima Yakushima 1,219

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

Wilderness Area Prefecture Municipality Area (ha) Image CoordinatesŌhirayama Nature Conservation AreaŌhirayama shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Hokkaidō Shimamaki 674 Shirakami sanchi Nature Conservation AreaShirakami sanchi shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Aomori, Akita Ajigasawa, Fukaura, Nishimeya, Fujisato 14,043 Wagadake Nature Conservation AreaWagadake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Iwate Nishiwaga 1,451 Hayachine Nature Conservation AreaHayachine shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Iwate Miyako 1,370 Ōsabiyama Nature Conservation AreaŌsabiyama shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Tochigi Nasushiobara 545 Head of River Tone Nature Conservation AreaTone-gawa genryū-bu shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Gunma Minakami 2,318 Sasagamine Nature Conservation AreaSasagamine shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Ehime, Kōchi Niihama, Saijō, Ino 537 Shiragadake Nature Conservation AreaShiragadake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Kumamoto Asagiri 150 Inaodake Nature Conservation AreaInaodake shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Kagoshima Kimotsuki, Kinkō, Minamiōsumi 377 Sakiyamawan-Amitoriwan Nature Conservation AreaSakiyamawan・Amitoriwan shizen kankyō hozen chiiki Okinawa Taketomi 1,077

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 km2.

Miyazaki: ・ Kagoshima: ・ Okinawa: ・・・・・・・・・・

See also Wildlife of Japan National Parks of Japan Wildlife Protection Areas in Japan Natural Habitat Conservation Areas in Japan Environmental issues in Japan

References

External links Protected areas in Japan (Ministry of the Environment) Wilderness Areas and Nature Conservation Areas (Ministry of the Environment) Nature Conservation Areas (Ministry of the Environment)