This list is of the (GIAHS), as designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and (JNIAHS), as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), in Japan.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems As of June 2022, there are 11 designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in Japan.
System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.Osaki Kôdo's Traditional Water Management System for Sustainable Paddy AgricultureJizoku kanō-na suiden nōgyō o sasaeru "Ōsaki kōdo" no dentō-teki mizu kanri shisutemu Miyagi Prefecture also a JNIAHS Sado's Satoyama in Harmony with Japanese Crested IbisToki to kyōsei suru Sado no Satoyama Niigata Prefecture Noto's Satoyama and SatoumiNoto no satoyama satoumi Ishikawa Prefecture Ayu of the Nagara River SystemSeiryū Nagara-gawa no ayu — Sato-kawa ni okeru hito to ayu no tsunagari Gifu Prefecture see Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River Traditional Tea-grass Integrated System in ShizuokaShizuoka no chagusaba nōhō Shizuoka Prefecture Traditional Wasabi Cultivation in Shizuoka, JapanShizuoka mizu wasabi no dentō saibai — hasshō no ji ga tsutaeru hito to wasabi no rekishi Shizuoka Prefecture also a JNIAHS Minabe-Tanabe Ume SystemMinabe・Tanabe no ume shisutemu Wakayama Prefecture Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture SystemNishi Awa no keisha-chi nōkō shisutemu Tokushima Prefecture also a JNIAHS Managing Aso Grasslands for Sustainable AgricultureAso no sōgen no iji to jizoku-teki nōgyō Kumamoto Prefecture Kunisaki Peninsula Usa Integrated Forestry, Agriculture and Fisheries SystemsKunugi-rin to tame ike ga tsunagu Kunisaki-hantō・Usa no nōrin suisan junkan Ōita Prefecture Takachihogo-Shiibayama Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry SystemTakachiho-gō・Shiiba-yama no sankan-chi nōringyō fukugō shisutemu Miyazaki Prefecture
Proposed systems As of June 2022, six systems have been proposed for future designation.
System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.Safflower System in the Mogami River Basin, Mogami River Basin Region, YamagataRekishi to dentō ga tsunagu Yamagata no "Mogami kōka" — Nihon de yuiitsu, sekai demo keu-na benibana seisan senshoku-yō kakō shisutemu Yamagata Prefecture a JNIAHS The Musashino's Fallen Leaves Manure Agricultural System that is still Alive in the Suburb of Tokyo, Musashino Area, SaitamaMusashino no ochiba taihi nōhō Saitama Prefecture a JNIAHS Fruit Cultivation System in Kyoutou Region [ja], YamanashiBonchi ni tekiō shita Yamanashi no fukugō-teki kaju shisutemu Yamanashi Prefecture a JNIAHS Biwa Lake to Land Integrated SystemMori・sato・umi ni hagukumareru gyogyō to nōgyō ga orinasu Biwa-ko shisutemu Shiga Prefecture a JNIAHS Integrated Tajima Beef Production SystemHyōgo Mikata-chiiki no Tajima-gyū shisutemu Hyōgo Prefecture a JNIAHS From Traditional Ironmaking to Sustainable Agriculture: The Rural Development System of the Okuizumo Area, Okuizumo Area, ShimaneTatara seitetsu ni yurai suru Okuizumo no shigen junkan-gata nōgyō Shimane Prefecture a JNIAHS
Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems In addition to the three GIAHS above that are also JNIAHS, and the six JNIAHS above that have been put forward for designation as GIAHS, as of June 2022, thirteen systems have been designated.
System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.Paddy-Carp Culture System Using the Blessing of SnowYuki no megumi o ikashita inasaku・yōkoi shisutemu Niigata Prefecture Himi's Sustainable Fixed Net FisheriesHimi no jizoku kanō-na teichi-ami gyogyō Toyama Prefecture Mikata Five Lakes Brackish Water Lake and Marsh Fishing SystemMikata go-ko no kisui koshō-gun gyogyō shisutemu Fukui Prefecture Ama-Fishery and Pearl-Culture of Toba-ShimaToba・Shima no ama gyogyō to shinju yōshoku-gyō — jizoku-teki gyogyō o jitsugen suru satoumi shisutemu — Mie Prefecture Owase Hinoki Forestry produced from Steep Terrain and Heavy RainKyūshun-na chikei to Nihon yūsū no tau ga umidasu Owase hinoki ringyō Mie Prefecture Tamba-Sasayama Black Soybean Cultivation — Fine Seeds and Family Farming Supported by the CommunityTanba-Sasayama no koku-daizu saibai ~ mura ga sasaeru yūryō shushi to kazoku nōgyō Hyōgo Prefecture Minamiawaji Wet Rice, Onion, and Livestock Rotation SystemMinamiawaji ni okeru suitō・tamanegi・chikusan no seisan junkan shisutemu Hyōgo Prefecture Arida Mikan System that Laid the Foundations for Mikan CultivationMikan saibai no ishizue o kizuita Arida mikan shisutemu Wakayama Prefecture Shimotsu Mikan Warehouse SystemShimotsu kuradashi mikan shisutemu Wakayama Prefecture Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry System Connecting Sacred Mount Kōya and the Upper Course of the Arida RiverSeichi Kōya-san to Arida-gawa kami-ryūiki o musubu jizoku-teki nōringyō shisutemu Wakayama Prefecture Ehime and Nanyō Citrus Cultivation SystemEhime・Nanyō no kankitsu nōgyō shisutemu Ehime Prefecture Miyazaki's "Dried Vegetables" Nurtured by Sun and Wind in an Advanced Open Farming Utilization SystemMiyazaki no taiyō to kaze ga hagukumu "hoshi yasai" to roji hatasaku no kōdo riyō shisutemu Miyazaki Prefecture Obi Forestry, which Produced Shipbuilding Materials, and Linked "Nichinan Bonito Pole Fishing"Zōsen-zai o sanshutsu shita Obi (obi) ringyō to musubi tsuku "Nichinan katsuo ippondzuri gyogyō" Miyazaki Prefecture
Other agricultural heritage initiatives Related initiatives include the network of , as recognized by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, of which Japan has thirty-nine as of June 2022, and MAFF's .
See also Cultural Landscape (Japan) 100 Terraced Rice Fields of Japan 100 Fishing Village Heritage Sites (Japan)
References
External links Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO) Globally & Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (MAFF)