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1 3.01 Area of forest converted by purpose (Unit:10 ha) Group Total Land for factories Land for houses and and business sites holiday homes Golf courses and leisure facilities Farmland Common land Others In April 1980 ~ March ,175 1,777 1,908 3,610 8,667 3,757 3,454 In April 1990 ~ March ,177 1,496 1,452 4,163 2,009 3,698 2,357 Hokkaido 2, Tohoku 2, Hokuriku Kanto Higashiyama 3, , Tokai 1, Kinki 1, Chugoku 1, Shikoku Kyushu 1, Okinawa Note: Data from "World Agriculture and Forestry census" by Statistics and Information Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Each figure is a sum of 10 years. Source: "Handbook of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries statistics 2011(March, 201)," Statistics Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Government of Japan 114

2 3.02 Area of five categories on Basic Land Use Planning by prefecture Five categories (Unit: ha, %) ( March 31, 2015 ) Urban area Agricultural area Forest area Nature park area Nature conservation area Total White areas Total Land area Nationwide 10,114, ,061, ,252, ,437, , ,971, , ,223, ,040,982 Hokkaido 646, ,903, ,693, , , ,125, , ,188, ,842,117 Aomori 230, , , , , ,486, , ,498, ,474 Iwate 236, , ,174, , , ,235, , ,243, ,527,501 Miyagi 210, , , , , ,109, , ,119, ,592 Akita 193, , , , , ,542, , ,555, ,163,754 Yamagata 126, , , , , ,291, , ,297, ,346 Fukushima 341, , , , , ,291, , ,295, ,378,375 Ibaraki 432, , , , ,202, , ,203, ,693 Tochigi 413, , , , , ,186, , ,189, ,828 Gunma 202, , , , , ,051, , ,052, ,228 Saitama 276, , , , , , ,775 Chiba 357, , , , , , , , ,764 Tokyo 174, , , , , , , ,090 Kanagawa 199, , , , , , , ,605 Niigata 413, , , , , ,324, ,325, ,258,384 Toyama 173, , , , , , , ,761 Ishikawa 103, , , , , , , , ,616 Fukui 97, , , , , , , ,043 Yamanashi 86, , , , , , , , ,499 Nagano 357, , ,058, , ,159, , ,172, ,356,223 Gifu 241, , , , , ,460, , ,468, ,062,129 Shizuoka 346, , , , , ,376, , ,386, ,060 Aichi 355, , , , , , , ,402 Mie 203, , , , , , , ,735 Shiga 193, , , , , , , ,736 Kyoto 188, , , , , , , ,220 Osaka 189, , , , , , ,354 Hyogo 537, , , , ,457, , ,459, ,090 Nara 115, , , , , , , ,109 Wakayama 92, , , , , , , ,468 Tottori 71, , , , , , ,710 Shimane 132, , , , ,188, ,189, ,798 Okayama 219, , , , ,318, , ,323, ,462 Hiroshima 274, , , , , ,553, , ,555, ,938 Yamaguchi 274, , , , ,116, ,117, ,414 Tokushima 62, , , , , , ,693 Kagawa 76, , , , , , ,658 Ehime 132, , , , , , , , ,610 Kochi 90, , , , ,188, , ,190, ,391 Fukuoka 292, , , , , , , ,640 Saga 1, , , , , ,441 Nagasaki 107, , , , , , , ,232 Kumamoto 129, , , , ,311, , ,317, ,793 Oita 103, , , , ,142, , ,149, ,061 Miyazaki 88, , , , ,083, , ,089, ,599 Kagoshima 205, , , , , ,453, , ,462, ,899 Okinawa 110, , , , , , , , ,672 Three metropolitan areas 2,839, ,607, ,133, ,057, , ,656, , ,690, ,373,273 (Former three major metropolitan areas) 2,481, ,375, ,988, , , ,660, , ,680, ,942,035 Rural areas 7,274, ,454, ,119, ,379, , ,314, , ,533, ,667,709 (Former rural areas) 7,632, ,686, ,263, ,638, , ,310, , ,543, ,098,947 Notes: The figures of the right of each column show the shares to the prefecture's land area or national land area. The prefecture's land area is from data of prefectures. The land area of all Japan is the total of prefecture land area (the national land area and area of Hokkaido does not include Habomai, Shikotan, Kunashiri, Etorofu, areas of islands). The three metropolitan area are the total of Tokyo area (Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa), Nagoya area (Aichi, Mie and Gifu), and Osaka area (Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Nara). "Former three major metropolitan areas" excludes Gifu and Nara prefectures out of the Three metropolitan areas. Source: materials of Ministry of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 115

3 3.03 Shares of Vegetation Categories by Region Hokkaido Tohoku Kanto Chubu Kinki Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa Nationwide Arctic, alpine natural vegetation Boreal,(the subarctic zone), natural vegetation Buna, (fagus crenata) class of natural vegetation Yabutsubaki, (camellia japonica) class of natural vegetation Rivers, wetland, salt marsh, dune vegetation ( common in each class ) Boreal,(the subarctic zone) compensated vegetation Buna,(fagus crenata) compensated vegetation Yabutsubaki (camellia japonica) compensated vegetation Plantations cultivated vegetation (common in each class) Others Note: As of March, "0.0%" means "0%." Source: "Basic Survey of the Natural Environment 5th [vegetation survey]," Center for Biological Diversity, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan. (%) 116

4 3.04 Shares of Vegetation Naturalness by Region Vegetation naturalness 10 Classification Hokkaido Tohoku Kantou Chubu Kinki Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu Okinawa Nationwide Natural vegetation of grasslands and moorlands Natural vegetation of forests Substitutional communities close to natural vegetation in forest Substitutional communities in secondary forest Planted forests Substitutional communities in high profile grasslands Substitutional communities in low profile grasslands Fruit orchards, mulberry plantations, tea gardens, and other horticultural area (%) 2 1 Paddies, fields, and other arable land, residential area with abundant trees Urban land, developed tracts, and other zone where plant life is virtually nonexistent Naturally barren land Open water areas Other (areas bare of vegetation - category unknown) Note: As of March, "0.0%" means "0%." Source: "Basic Survey of the Natural Environment 5th [vegetation survey]," Center for Biological Diversity, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan. 117

5 3.05 Changes in Vegetation Naturalness over Time Vegetation Naturalness 10 Classification Natural vegetation of grasslands and moorlands FY1973 FY1988 FY1993 FY1998 ( 1st survey ) ( 3rd survey ) ( 4th survey ) ( 5th survey ) Grid count Ratio ( % ) Grid count Ratio ( % ) Grid count Ratio ( % ) Grid count Ratio ( % ) 3, , , , Natural vegetation of forests 78, , , , Substitutional communities close to natural vegetation in forest Substitutional communities in secondary forest 16, , , , , , , , Planted forests 75, , , , Substitutional communities in high profile grasslands Substitutional communities in low profile grasslands Fruit orchards, mulberry plantations, tea gardens, and other horticultural area Paddies, fields, and other arable land, residential area with abundant trees Urban land, developed tracts, and other zone where plant life is virtually nonexistent 7, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Naturally barren land Open water areas - - 1, , , , , , Other (areas bare of vegetation - category unknown) Total 360, , , , Source: "National Survey on the Natural Environment 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th [Vegetation Survey]," Center for Biological Diversity, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan 118

6 3.06 Areas of Forest and Grazing Land (by prefectures and type of ownership) (Unit: ha) National Ownership Private Ownership Public domain Prefectures Total area of forest Total Forestry Agency Government Agency other than Forestry Agency Total Independent Administrative Institutions Subtotal Prefectures Forest improvement corporations (afforestation corporations) Municipalities Property wards Privately Owned Nation wide 24,845,302 7,217,967 7,079, ,951 17,627, ,531 3,395,800 1,248, ,296 1,404, ,790 13,584,004 Hokkaido 5,552,779 2,933,233 2,844,955 88,278 2,619, , , , ,292-1,527,129 Aomori 627, , ,848 2, ,813 11,714 43,328 5,042 10,502 14,439 13, ,771 Iwate 1,158, , ,277 2, ,843 22, ,047 90,279-58,445 10, ,314 Miyagi 412, , ,037 4, ,578 13,176 59,847 14,250 10,012 34, ,555 Akita 836, , , ,325 13, ,143 13,013 27,660 50,810 16, ,213 Yamagata 646, , , ,239 8,511 49,229 3,380 15,853 13,117 16, ,499 Fukushima 942, , ,412 2, ,882 13,367 94,404 11,059 16,428 42,694 24, ,111 Ibaraki 189,261 44,181 44, , ,846 1, , ,605 Tochigi 341, , , ,517 5,661 22,945 11,429 1,948 4,228 5, ,911 Gunma 405, , , ,887 11,667 25,996 6,633 5,171 13, ,224 Saitama 122,401 12,240 11, ,161 6,568 18,754 9,640 3,408 5, ,839 Chiba 161,052 7,873 7, ,179 2,364 10,940 8,995-1, ,875 Tokyo 79,653 8,077 7, , ,481 11, ,676 1,666 49,936 Kanagawa 94,182 10,126 9, , ,973 17,706 4,085 2,731 4,451 54,095 Niigata 807, , ,054 2, ,146 7,512 82,055 7,044 10,457 58,411 6, ,579 Toyama 239,505 61,078 60,038 1, ,427 13,388 38,934 14,056 9,380 11,291 4, ,105 Ishikawa 279,023 26,010 25, ,013 5,959 34,730 12,148 14,209 8, ,324 Fukui 310,456 36,957 36, ,499 14,107 38,914 3,741 22,780 11, ,478 Yamanashi 349,372 6,459 4,443 2, ,913 10, , ,644 8,175 11,759 11, ,797 Nagano 1,022, , , ,084 29, ,849 18,885 18, ,096 43, ,497 Gifu 842, , , ,609 31, ,499 15,454 26,031 50,392 15, ,440 Shizuoka 495,556 86,307 83,130 3, ,249 8,685 48,112 7,624-24,237 16, ,452 Aichi 218,975 11,237 10, ,738 2,206 23,973 7,865 4,386 6,462 5, ,559 Mie 373,317 22,437 22, ,880 12,083 31,001 3,691-21,962 5, ,796 Shiga 204,658 19,272 17,048 2, ,386 1,265 41,402 6,067 25,674 2,892 6, ,719 Kyoto 342,386 7,318 6,154 1, ,068 17,037 27,766 4,186 5,638 7,038 10, ,265 Osaka 58,094 1,336 1, , ,813 1, ,915 51,481 Hyogo 562,100 30,002 28,603 1, ,098 25,826 73,086 8,154 25,053 30,156 9, ,186 Nara 283,966 12,760 11,623 1, ,206 14,273 22,284 6,645 1,944 10,771 2, ,649 Wakayama 363,040 16,554 16, ,486 12,151 21,335 5,135 3,835 8,492 3, ,000 Tottori 257,806 30,542 30, ,264 13,902 46,673 6,332 15,231 8,946 16, ,689 Shimane 526,064 31,818 31, ,246 33,873 55,266 3,258 26,116 24,436 1, ,107 Okayama 488,586 37,378 35,166 2, ,208 6,412 82,376 6,562 23,613 38,145 14, ,420 Hiroshima 618,912 47,745 46,380 1, ,167 16,199 67,956 8,779 17,274 33,618 8, ,012 Yamaguchi 439,795 11,418 10, ,377 11,393 70,940 4,128 13,790 52, ,044 Tokushima 312,258 18,473 18, ,785 13,953 24,447 6,467 7,892 8,894 1, ,385 Kagawa 87,363 8,028 7, , ,572 3,517 1,170 5,280 2,605 66,382 Ehime 401,117 39,818 39, ,299 8,337 35,299 6,817-21,480 7, ,663 Kochi 594, , , ,465 15,819 46,942 10,165 15,475 20, ,704 Fukuoka 220,354 25,527 24,091 1, ,827 3,635 24,659 8,289-12,617 3, ,533 Saga 110,668 15,590 15, ,078 3,649 12,589 3,075-9,514-78,840 Nagasaki 247,144 25,113 23,752 1, ,031 2,635 42,312 6,466 14,182 20, ,084 Kumamoto 467,277 65,334 63,467 1, ,943 15,696 58,183 11,335 9,031 29,737 8, ,064 Oita 459,392 53,462 47,745 5, ,930 15,811 38,193 16,851-19,933 1, ,926 Miyazaki 589, , ,588 1, ,390 31,240 56,631 17,162 11,288 28, ,519 Kagoshima 590, , , ,378 10,256 72,294 6,766 9,652 55, ,828 Okinawa 110,862 31,492 31, , ,932 5,536-44,396-29,400 Source: "2010 WORLD CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN JAPAN (Finalized value)," as of February 1st, 2010, Minister's Secretariat Statistic department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Government of Japan ( 119

7 3.07 Area of forest used for public benefits by prefecture (Unit:1,000 ha) Protected forest Protected forest for water yield Protected forest for erosion defense Protected forest for health Protected Forest for natural beauty Erosion control area Natural parks Wildlife sanctuary Nature conservation area Forest recreation Nationwide 8, , , , , Hokkaido 2, , Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi Mie Shiga Kyoto Osaka Hyogo Nara Wakayama Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Oita Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Note: As of August 1st, 2000, if the type of forest use on public benefits is duplicated, it is recorded as such in each area. Source: "Overview of the World Census of Agriculture and Forestry 2010," Minister's Secretariat Statistic department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Government of Japan 120

8 3.08 Number of Natural Parks and Visitors Year Number of parks National parks Quasi-national parks Prefectural natural parks Total Annual number of visitors Number of parks Annual number of visitors Number of parks Annual number of visitors Number of parks Annual number of visitors (Unit : thousand persons) Changes in # of visitors to the previous year ,795 21, ,572 29, ,870 35, ,190 39, ,951 41, ,158 47, ,564 58, ,516 24,546 89, ,504 43, , ,963 44, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,014, , , , ,019, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Source: "Survey on the number of visitors to the natural parks 2013," Office of Communication with Nature, Policy Planning Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan 121

9 3.09 Annual number of visitors in each national park (1) park 1 3 Akan year Rishiri-Rebun- Sarobetsu 2 Shiretoko 4 Kushiroshitsugen 5 Daisetsuzan 6 Shikotsu-Toya 7 Towada Hachimantai 8 Rikuchukaigan 9 Bandai-Asahi 10 Nikko 11 Oze Unit: ten thousand (82) (93) (122) (94) (119) (111) (210) (85) (126) (87) (107) (99) (124) (156) (112) (61) (134) (125) (112) (95) (99) (96) (106) (98) (95) (140) (92) (116) (106) (96) (107) (95) (98) (98) (95) (105) (98) (111) (91) (98) (124) (86) (105) (77) (104) (106) (98) (109) 1,323 1,206 1,182 1,472 1,273 1,341 1,032 1,076 1,145 1,160 1,131 1,165 1,188 1,299 (112) (109) (115) (85) (91) (95) (106) (105) (120) (98) (113) (97) (106) (115) (92) (165) (107) (108) (93) (111) (123) (82) (114) (104) (98) (128) ,012 (98) (106) (115) (109) (88) (99) (88) (91) (109) (95) 1,093 1,162 1,339 1,456 1,281 1,272 1,114 1,137 1,147 1,049 1,139 1,160 1,100 1,133 (108) (93) (93) (90) (104) (105) (97) (99) (99) (105) 1,773 1,919 1,968 1,837 1,716 1,560 1,625 1,705 1,719 1,672 1,654 1,686 1,666 1, Jyoshin'etsukogen Chichibu-Tama-Kai Ogasawara Fuji-Hakone-Izu Chubusangaku Hakusan Minami Alps Ise-Shima (118) (115) (105) (117) (141) (176) (108) (111) (104) (107) (148) (112) (107) (114) (105) (118) (105) (117) (68) (108) (95) (105) (77) (95) (88) (137) (96) (113) (80) (98) (98) (89) (96) (125) (99) (98) (93) (95) (105) (120) (114) (176) (87) (125) (104) (105) (105) (97) (107) (95) (84) (68) (87) (97) (96) (107) (200) (98) (91) (105) (99) (114) (55) (96) (96) (110) (108) (116) (149) (107) 2, , , , , , ,251 2, , ,414 2, , ,259 2, , ,328 2, , ,344 2,889 1, , ,410 2, , ,431 3, , ,374 3, , ,374 3, , ,314 3, , ,313 3,391 1,001 9, , Yoshino-Kumano (111) (97) (104) (107) (91) (92) (80) (98) (96) (104) (97) (97) 1,151 1,122 1,165 1,194 1,086 1,093 1, San'inkaigan Setonaikai Daisen-Oki Ashizuri-Uwakai Saikai Unzen-Amakusa Aso-Kuju Kirishima-Yaku Iriomote (109) (98) (114) (116) (111) (98) (107) (116) (106) (118) (136) (110) (110) (86) (105) (188) (107) (106) (66) (89) (113) (132) (109) (92) (92) (97) (97) (99) (120) (96) (96) (94) (128) (108) (98) (92) (168) (99) (97) (90) (87) (98) (91) (84) (97) (94) (112) (99) (88) (95) (128) (107) (94) (109) (96) (104) (105) (90) (104) (117) (96) (82) (99) (106) (89) (84) (90) (105) (94) (92) (95) (96) (111) (112) (98) (109) (107) (106) (97) (89) (98) (98) (104) (99) (97) (96) (99) (97) (105) (96) (89) (111) (105) (109) (106) (105) (99) 547 4, ,630 1, , ,024 1,405 1, , ,424 1, , ,379 1, , ,351 1, , ,333 1, , ,170 1, , ,167 1, ,555 1, ,006 1,154 1, , ,061 1, , ,007 1,130 1, , ,123 1, , ,220 1, , ,257 1,146 (% vs. the previous year) (107) (105) (106) (96) (99) (99) (96) (104) (106) Total 30,360 31,869 33,809 33,765 32,529 32,061 31,627 31,770 32,345 31,082 32,368 32,313 32,365 34,249 Note: The figures above are rounded off at the digit of thousand, thus "Total" may not be tally with a sum of a column. Source: "Survey on the number of visitors to the natural parks 2013," Office of Communication with Nature, Policy Planning Administration Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan

10 3.09 Annual number of visitors in each national park (2) park 1 year Rishiri-Rebun- Sarobetsu 2 Shiretoko 3 Akan 4 Kushiroshitsugen 5 Daisetsuzan 6 Shikotsu-Toya 7 Towada Hachimantai 8 Rikuchukaigan 9 Bandai-Asahi 10 Nikko 11 Oze Unit: ten thousand persons (110) (126) (111) (107) (94) (92) (111) (106) (56) (98) (104) (108) (107) (95) (106) (107) (106) (98) (107) (90) (105) (105) (107) (106) (106) (93) (98) (104) (110) (236) (133) (115) (105) (121) (116) (90) (98) (79) (121) (98) (104) (105) (108) (114) (106) (89) (109) (88) (105) (107) (105) (105) (107) (106) (98) (97) (99) (98) (99) (93) 1,392 1,463 1,539 1,647 1,740 1,766 1,784 1,743 1,691 1,672 1,638 1,616 1,507 1,514 (107) (99) (92) (112) (98) (106) (105) (94) (109) (91) (89) (96) 938 1, ,023 1,006 1,067 1,118 1,049 1,147 1,041 1, (96) (93) (96) (115) (106) (99) (80) (123) (87) (98) (98) (91) 1, ,011 1,070 1,054 1, , (111) (98) (98) (94) (130) (96) (98) (96) (90) 1,137 1,132 1,146 1,154 1,275 1,291 1,262 1,237 1,157 1,501 1,445 1,419 1,359 1,229 (106) (106) (106) (98) (113) (110) (99) (99) (99) (99) (93) (93) 1,849 1,967 2,091 2,045 2,301 2,525 2,601 2,640 2,606 2,592 2,575 2,559 2,385 2, Jyoshin'etsukogen Chichibu-Tama-Kai Ogasawara Fuji-Hakone-Izu Chubusangaku Hakusan Minami Alps Ise-Shima (107) (104) (96) (108) (105) (97) (92) (98) (97) (97) 9,471 10,153 10,553 10,567 10,132 10,917 11,434 11,119 10,236 10,553 10,308 10,525 10,206 9,899 (99) (95) (109) (98) (99) (96) (109) (105) (104) (99) (90) (97) (110) (139) (104) (109) (93) (93) (105) (92) (110) (106) (106) (105) (105) (113) (108) (106) (97) (109) (107) (89) (97) (97) (99) (144) (109) (97) (96) (95) (78) (116) (111) (98) (83) (93) (106) (108) (130) (93) (115) (79) (117) (107) (99) (73) (93) (104) (93) (97) (97) (99) (98) (80) (96) (94) (92) (104) (131) (98) (98) (104) (90) 3, ,389 3, ,374 3,563 1, , ,335 3,620 1, , ,248 3,788 1, , ,322 3,979 1, , ,444 4,099 1, , ,398 3,974 1, , ,361 3,813 1, , ,508 3,720 1, , ,954 3,446 1, , ,417 3,494 1, , ,378 3,468 1, , ,295 3,178 1, , , Yoshino-Kumano (105) (92) (104) (105) (105) (105) (95) (104) (92) San'inkaigan Setonaikai Daisen-Oki Ashizuri-Uwakai Saikai Unzen-Amakusa Aso-Kuju Kirishima-Yaku Iriomote (104) (106) (98) (124) (99) (94) (108) (108) (111) (95) (99) (111) (97) (113) (99) (97) (107) (89) (98) (108) (96) (98) (104) (98) (110) (104) (105) (95) (104) (98) (111) (120) (97) (104) (96) (105) (115) (107) (97) (120) (119) (81) (106) (124) (97) (104) (116) (99) (104) (106) (97) (94) (99) (94) (88) (95) (96) (85) (121) (94) (104) (108) (117) (91) (90) (86) (98) (105) (99) (109) (104) (108) (98) (97) (106) (91) (99) (93) (98) (99) (108) (99) (126) (93) (116) (95) (90) (107) 692 4, ,359 1, , ,504 1, , ,616 1, , ,678 1, , ,651 1, , ,693 1, , ,798 1, , ,780 1, , ,714 1, , ,009 1, , ,017 1, , ,137 1, , ,299 1, , ,309 1, (% vs. the previous year) (105) (99) (94) (105) (96) (97) (99) Total 35,261 36,252 37,103 37,546 38,686 40,715 41,596 41,302 38,992 40,828 39,107 39,574 38,548 38,102 Source: "Survey on the number of visitors to the natural parks 2013," Office of Communication with Nature, Policy Planning Administration Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan

11 3.09 Annual number of visitors in each national park (3) park Rishiri-Rebun- Sarobetsu 2 Shiretoko Akan Nikko Oze Jyoshin'etsukogen Chubusangaku Hakusan Minami Alps Ise-Shima Setonaikai Daisen-Oki Saikai year Kushiroshitsugen Daisetsuzan Shikotsu-Toya Towada Hachimantai Rikuchukaigan Bandai-Asahi Chichibu-Tama-Kai Ogasawara Fuji-Hakone-Izu Yoshino-Kumano San'inkaigan Ashizuri-Uwakai Unzen-Amakusa Aso-Kuju 28 Kirishima-Kinkowan (Kirishima-Yaku) 29 Yakushima (Island) 30 Iriomote-Ishigaki (% vs. the previous year) 1999 Unit: ten thousand persons (104) (99) (107) (99) (90) (92) (94) (93) (92) (91) (97) (95) (80) (109) (93) (98) (98) (104) (88) (92) (93) (93) (107) (97) (106) (88) (105) (95) (94) (94) (99) (78) (89) (95) (93) (99) (94) (104) (98) (86) (88) (94) (89) (96) (107) (81) (97) (92) (91) (106) (118) (115) (95) (99) (99) (96) (99) (90) (91) (95) (97) (90) (108) (107) (70) (120) (106) (99) (87) (127) (98) (98) (77) (93) (97) (86) (108) (110) 1,507 1,055 1,271 1,343 1,333 1,155 1,462 1,439 1,414 1,084 1, (99) (98) (99) (109) (97) (96) (96) (88) (105) (73) (73) (111) (95) (105) (92) (99) (90) (109) (93) (97) (94) (106) (58) (11) (311) (157) (94) (88) (98) (90) (95) (94) (98) (98) (91) (90) (114) (95) 1,160 1, , (98) (93) (99) (97) (96) (97) (99) (76) (113) 2,220 2,173 2,029 2,006 2,001 1,944 1,861 1,863 1,855 1,791 1,789 1,770 1,339 1,510 1,544 (172) (152) (172) (121) (114) (107) (99) (90) (98) (96) (99) (98) (98) (99) (97) (104) 3,229 3,223 3,187 3,183 2,878 2,899 2,844 2,740 2,709 2,657 2,614 2,588 2,516 2,614 2,647 (109) (93) (113) (91) (106) (93) (94) (90) (112) (97) 1,571 1,567 1,569 1,589 1,470 1,482 1,682 1,700 1,553 1,639 1,519 1,430 1,287 1,440 1,396 (143) (90) (111) (67) (150) (67) (200) (98) (105) (95) (104) (99) (93) (109) (107) 10,408 9,855 10,211 10,301 10,178 10,204 10,196 10,480 10,587 10,743 10,920 11,250 10,413 11,335 12,147 (97) (93) (94) (91) (97) (99) (98) (95) (99) (94) (104) 1,252 1,263 1,177 1,187 1,110 1, ,006 1, (99) (111) (96) (91) (79) (94) (108) (97) (92) (75) (96) (87) (163) (76) (66) (151) (105) (91) (95) (105) (133) (64) (127) (109) (93) (99) (95) (99) (110) (90) (78) (99) (91) (99) (143) 1,081 1,076 1,067 1,018 1,024 1,017 1,046 1,150 1, ,063 (113) (91) (97) (96) (107) (104) (97) (94) (95) (105) (76) (110) (105) (95) (108) (99) (99) (90) (92) (99) (98) (106) (91) (122) (106) (91) (96) (99) (96) (98) (99) (99) (105) (99) (94) (106) 4,340 4,156 4,105 3,961 3,877 3,819 3,805 3,772 3,973 3,964 3,944 4,061 3,809 4,029 4,123 (96) (97) (104) (106) (93) (98) (97) (104) (110) (151) ,021 1,537 (91) (99) (98) (98) (98) (96) (99) (108) (81) (98) (82) (130) (95) (105) (97) (99) (96) (99) (107) (99) (97) (87) (92) (99) (99) (96) (96) (104) (98) (104) (104) (99) (94) (97) (104) (106) (94) (96) (95) (106) 2,254 2,297 2,381 2,468 2,438 2,289 2,210 2,303 2,441 2,286 2,306 2,219 2,227 2,121 2,241 (98) (98) (99) (94) (85) (105) (104) (97) (90) (120) 1,295 1,272 1,274 1,263 1,193 1,215 1,030 1,048 1,105 1,150 1,145 1,110 1,003 1,208 1,210 (95) (110) (118) (94) (120) (125) (93) (113) (105) (184) (87) (96) (89) (113) (126) (96) (97) (98) (98) (99) (99) (91) (108) (107) 38,156 36,636 36,800 36,955 35,792 35,135 35,184 35,278 35,425 34,578 34,356 34,087 30,904 33,299 35,495 Total Notes: Data for "Oze" show the number of visitors to Oze national park after it was designated as national park in August, Data for "Yakushima" show the number of visitors to Yakushima national park after it was designated as national park in March, Source: "Survey on the number of visitors to the natural parks 2013," Office of Communication with Nature, Policy Planning Administration Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOE, the Government of Japan 124

12 3.10 Annual number of visitors to each quasi-national park park year (Unit: ten thousand persons) Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri 2 Abashiri Niseko-Shakotan-Otarukaigan Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo Onuma Shimokitahanto Tsugaru Hayachine 28 9 Kurikoma Minamisanriku-Kinkazan Zao Oga Chokai Echigosanzan-Tadami Suigo-Tsukuba Myougi-Arafune-Sakukogen Minamiboso 1,637 1,644 1,743 1,627 1,603 1,659 1,635 1,850 1,750 1,607 1,909 1, Meiji Memorial Forest Takao Tanzawa-Oyama Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Notohanto Echizen-Kagakaigan Wakasawan 1,023 1,062 1,043 1, Yatsugatake-Chushinkogen 1,085 1,170 1,316 1,379 1,343 1,332 1,354 1,429 1,444 1,409 1,546 1, Tenryu-Okumikawa Ibi-Sekigahara-Yoro Hida-Kisogawa Aichikogen Mikawawan 2,131 2,145 2,338 2,097 1,982 1,929 1,998 2,033 2,033 2,001 1,999 1, Suzuka Muroo-Akame-Aoyama Biwako 3,661 4,002 3,789 3,820 3,982 3,930 3,979 2,733 2,496 2,445 2,470 2, Tango-Amanohashidate-Oeyama 34 Meiji Memorial Forest Minoo Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen 1,935 2,151 2,505 2,734 2,501 2,135 2,123 1,910 1,935 1,982 1,938 1, Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Yamato-Aogaki Koya-Ryujin Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Nishichugokusanchi Kitanagatokaigan Akiyoshidai Tsurugisan Muroto-Anankaigan Ishizuchi Kitakyusyu Genkai 1,369 1,824 1,589 1,550 1,580 1,466 1,448 1,467 1,561 1,504 1,777 1, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Iki-Tsushima Kyushuchuosanchi Nippokaigan Sobo-Katamuki Nichinankaigan Amamigunto Okinawakaigan Okinawasenseki Rishiri Rebun (in 1974, registered as Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park) Ashizuri 137 (in 1972, registered as Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park) (% vs. the previous year) (107) (112) (107) (97) (98) (98) Total 23,383 26,161 27,877 28,177 28,079 27,267 27,679 27,089 27,232 26,812 27,458 27,350 Note: The figures shown above are rounded to the ten thousands and the sums may not match "Total" figures due to rounding errors

13 3.10 Annual number of visitors to each quasi-national park park year Unit: ten thousand persons Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Abashiri Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Hidaka Sanmyaku-Erimo Onuma Shimokitahanto Tsugaru Hayachine Kurikoma Minami Sanriku Kinkazan Zao , ,013 1, Oga Chokai Echigo Sanzan Tadami Suigo Tsukuba ,009 1,381 2,062 1,882 1, Myougi Arafune Saku Kogen Minamiboso 1,773 1,914 1,810 1,753 1,674 1,605 1,769 1,846 1,828 1,801 1,593 1, Meiji no Mori Takao Tanzawa Oyama Sado Yahiko Yoneyama Notohanto Echizen Kagakaigan Wakasawan 957 1,008 1,031 1,032 1,011 1,021 1,078 1,136 1,123 1, , Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen 1,579 1,691 1,687 1,759 1,782 1,912 1,833 1,915 1,930 1,870 1,696 1, Tenryuu Oku Mikawa Ibi Sekigahara Yourou Hida Kisogawa Aichi Kogen Mikawa wan 1,904 1,970 1,963 1,959 1,960 1,920 1,906 1,930 1,922 1,796 1,691 1, Suzuka Muro Akame Aoyama Biwako 2,563 2,660 2,723 2,711 2,527 2,553 2,484 2,707 2,596 2,717 2,685 2, Tango Amanohashidate Oeyama 34 Meiji no Mori Minoo Kongo Ikoma Kisen 1,760 1,790 1,793 1,799 1,710 1,674 1,617 1,669 1,711 1,785 1,793 1, Hyonosen Ushiroyama Nagisan Yamato Aogaki Koya Ryujin Hiba Dogo Taishaku Nishi chugoku sanchi Kita Nagato Kaigan Akiyoshidai Tsurugi san Muroto Anan kaigan Ishizuchi Kita Kyuusyuu Genkai 1,876 1,848 1,835 1,834 1,771 1,800 1,910 1,934 2,028 2,166 1,822 2, Yaba Hita Hikosan Iki Tsushima Kyushu Chuo Sanchi Nippo kaigan Sobokatamuki Nichinan kaigan Amami gunto Okinawa kaigan Okinawa senseki (% vs. the previous year) 100 (105) (98) (105) (92) (104) Total 27,435 28,692 28,742 28,907 28,309 28,250 29,170 30,671 31,263 32,028 29,607 30,821 Note: Data for "1 Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri" show the number of visitors to it after it was designated as a quasi-national park in August,

14 3.10 Annual number of visitors to each quasi-national park park year (Unit: ten thousand persons) 1 Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Abashiri Niseko-Shakotan-Otarukaigan Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo Onuma Shimokitahanto Tsugaru Hayachine Kurikoma Minamisanriku-Kinkazan Zao Oga Chokai Echigosanzan-Tadami Suigo-Tsukuba 1,784 1,839 1,851 1,776 1,689 1,699 1,751 1,885 1,956 1,691 1,799 1,741 1, Myougi-Arafune-Sakukogen Minamiboso 1,651 1,590 1,592 1,734 1,685 1,658 1,643 1,526 1,445 1,259 1,274 1,239 1, Meiji Memorial Forest Takao Tanzawa-Oyama Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Notohanto Echizen-Kagakaigan , Wakasawan 1,046 1, , ,006 1,002 1,036 1,112 1, Yatsugatake-Chushinkogen 1,738 1,712 1,674 1,567 1,594 1,701 1,773 2,020 1,969 1,894 1,967 1,911 1, Tenryu-Okumikawa Ibi-Sekigahara-Yoro Hida-Kisogawa Aichikogen Mikawawan 1,776 1,688 1,608 1,553 1,505 1,487 1,360 1,245 1,151 1,171 1,093 1,088 1, Suzuka Muroo-Akame-Aoyama Biwako 2,738 3,168 2,871 2,945 2,968 2,947 3,021 3,046 2,930 2,965 2,942 3,200 3, Tango-Amanohashidate-Oeyama Meiji Memorial Forest Minoo Kongo-Ikoma-Kisen 1,812 1,906 1,824 1,826 1,800 1,902 1,915 1,867 1,878 1,900 1,907 1,873 1, Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Yamato-Aogaki Koya-Ryujin Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Nishichugokusanchi Kitanagatokaigan Akiyoshidai Tsurugisan Muroto-Anankaigan Ishizuchi Kitakyusyu Genkai 2,028 2,135 2,168 2,208 2,143 2,172 2,193 2,257 2,470 2,465 2,473 2,453 2, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan ,037 1,034 1,045 1,039 1,074 1, Iki-Tsushima Kyushuchuosanchi Nippokaigan Sobo-Katamuki Nichinankaigan Amamigunto Okinawakaigan Okinawasenseki (% vs. the previous year) (99) (97) (98) (99) (99) (98) Total 30,561 31,188 30,240 30,103 29,616 29,677 29,697 29,625 29,308 29,065 29,396 28,892 29,480 Note: Data for "33 Tango-Amanohashidate-Oeyama" show the number of visitors to it after it was designated as a quasi-national park in August,