4. Current State of Forest Resources

(1,000ha, Million m $ ^{3} $ )

Classification	Total	Standing timber area (canopy cover more than 30%)	Treeless land (canopy cover less than 30 %)	Bamboo groves
Planted forest	Natural forest
Area	Growing stock	Area	Growing stock	Area	Growing stock	Area
Total	25,097	4,431.74	10,347	2,651.31	13,383	1,779.39	1,208	1.04	159
National forest	Subtotal	7,686	1,078.27	2,364	423.61	4,691	653.81	631	0.86	0
Under the Forestry Agency's jurisdiction	Subtotal	7,623	1,070.90	2,355	420.82	4,646	649.23	622	0.86	0
State-owned	7,513	1,051.90	2,267	402.02	4,643	649.03	603	0.85	0
Government reforestation	101	19.01	88	18.80	2	0.20	10	0.00	0
Others	9	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	9	0.00	0
Under other agency's jurisdiction	63	7.37	9	2.80	45	4.57	9	0.00	0
Private and public forest	Subtotal	17,411	3,353.47	7,983	2,227.70	8,693	1,125.59	577	0.18	159
Public forest	Subtotal	2,830	484.33	1,247	294.62	1,449	189.63	128	0.08	6
Prefecture	1,188	190.35	464	100.66	667	89.68	56	0.01	1
Minicipality	1,642	293.98	783	193.96	782	99.95	72	0.07	5
Private forest	14,535	2,863.51	6,724	1,930.60	7,217	932.81	445	0.10	150
Others	46	5.63	12	2.48	27	3.15	4	0.00	3

Source: Forestry Agency

Note 1: Data cover the forests defined in the Forest Law Article 2.1.

2: "Others" and "Under other agency's jurisdiction" refer to forests that are not subject to the Regional Forest Plans for Non-national Forest

under the Forest Law Article 5 and for National Forest under the Forest Law Article 7.2.

3: Figures for the total may not agree with the sum of the each item due to the rounding-off in calculation.

4: Figures are as of March 31, 2007.

### 5. Planting Area Classified by Tree Species

(ha)

Total	Softwood	Hardwood
Japanese Cedar	Japanese Cypress	Pine	Japanese Larch	Others
1990	(59,030)	(18,129)	(24,646)	(784)	(3,931)	(6,905)	(4,635)
55,400	17,499	23,176	751	3,895	5,744	4,335
1995	(48,650)	(13,660)	(22,332)	(219)	(2,739)	(5,544)	(4,156)
45,241	13,196	20,908	199	2,677	4,577	3,684
2000	(31,316)	(8,223)	(11,574)	(233)	(2,524)	(4,954)	(3,808)
28,480	7,967	10,745	223	2,493	4,014	3,038
2004	(24,964)	(5,203)	(6,957)	(211)	(3,281)	(5,561)	(3,751)
21,270	4,884	6,017	190	3,162	4,256	2,761
2005	(25,584)	(5,216)	(7,096)	(226)	(3,534)	(5,728)	(3,784)
22,498	5,011	6,307	183	3,423	4,611	2,963
2006	(23,872)	(4,845)	(5,998)	(256)	(3,521)	(5,144)	(4,108)
21,048	4,579	5,225	229	3,340	4,327	3,348
2007	(25,836)	(5,546)	(6,205)	(265)	(3,788)	(5,647)	(4,385)
23,064	5,289	5,460	252	3,642	4,715	3,706
2008	(23,400)	(5,171)	(4,726)	(217)	(4,414)	(5,172)	(3,699)
20,865	4,904	4,079	175	4,260	4,380	3,067

Source: Forestry Agency

Note 1: Figures are not included in National Forest.

2: Figures in parentheses refer to the total area including the planting area under trees for multiple storied forest.

6. Planted Forest Area Classified by Age Classes

(1,000ha)

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	XIII	XIV	XV	XVI	XVII	XVIII	XIX
1985	604	895	1,263	1,691	1,762	1,569	947	337	240	205	178	137	111	83	148
1989	436	700	943	1,351	1,691	1,746	1,413	777	270	224	183	151	118	93	79	52	62
1994	278	421	699	937	1,336	1,686	1,719	1,388	735	262	213	172	139	112	86	67	105
2001	131	226	350	589	874	1,149	1,599	1,677	1,522	946	353	204	171	144	112	89	62	52	70
2006	88	168	227	352	593	873	1,143	1,582	1,649	1,500	918	345	200	168	141	106	90	62	120

Source: Forestry Agency

Note 1: Class XV contains the forests over it in 1985, class XVII contains the forests over it in 1989 and 1994.

and class XI contains the forests over it in 2001 and 2006.

2: Figures refer to the standing timber area defined in the Forest Law Article 5 and 7.2.