Japan extends in an elongated shape from north to south and has complicated geographical features.
Specialized and diverse agriculture are developed,depending on natural conditions. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries established seven regional national agricultural experiment stations for promoting regional agriculture in Japan. Hokkaido NAES is one of these experiment stations and is responsible for the Hokkaido district. To fulfill the above role, Hokkaido NAES consists of Department of Integrated Research for Agriculture, the Upland Agriculture Research Center, Northern Agriculture Research Coordinator and 5 research departments. All of these are supported by Research Planning and Coordination Dept. and General Administration Dept.