Areas protected under the Nature Conservation Law of Japan
List of protected areas in Japan
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Wilderness Areas
As of 31 March 2015, five Wilderness Areas have been designated, with a total area of 56.31 km2.
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Nature Conservation Areas
As of 31 March 2015, ten Nature Conservation Areas have been designated, with a total area of 225.42 km2.
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 km2.
- 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)
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