# Areas protected under the Nature Conservation Law of 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$^2$.
| Wilderness Area | Prefecture | Municipality | Area (ha) | 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) |

## Nature Conservation Areas

As of 31 March 2015, ten Nature Conservation Areas have been designated, with a total area of 225.42 km$^2$.
| Wilderness Area | Prefecture | Municipality | Area (ha) | 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) |

## 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$^2$.
* 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)