List of Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (Japan)

Summary

This list is of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (世界農業遺産, Sekai nōgyō isan) (GIAHS), as designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),[1][2] and Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (日本農業遺産, Nihon nōgyō isan) (JNIAHS),[3] as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF),[4] in Japan.

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems edit

As of June 2022, there are 11 designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in Japan.[1][2]

System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.
Osaki Kôdo's Traditional Water Management System for Sustainable Paddy Agriculture
持続可能な水田農業を支える「大崎耕土」の伝統的水管理システム
Jizoku kanō-na suiden nōgyō o sasaeru "Ōsaki kōdo" no dentō-teki mizu kanri shisutemu
Miyagi Prefecture also a JNIAHS   [1][2]
Sado's Satoyama in Harmony with Japanese Crested Ibis
トキと共生する佐渡の里山
Toki to kyōsei suru Sado no Satoyama
Niigata Prefecture   [3][4]
Noto's Satoyama and Satoumi
能登の里山里海
Noto no satoyama satoumi
Ishikawa Prefecture   [5][6]
Ayu of the Nagara River System
清流長良川の鮎-里川における人と鮎のつながり-
Seiryū Nagara-gawa no ayu — Sato-kawa ni okeru hito to ayu no tsunagari
Gifu Prefecture see Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River   [7][8]
Traditional Tea-grass Integrated System in Shizuoka
静岡の茶草場農法
Shizuoka no chagusaba nōhō
Shizuoka Prefecture   [9][10]
Traditional Wasabi Cultivation in Shizuoka, Japan
静岡水わさびの伝統栽培-発祥の地が伝える人とわさびの歴史-
Shizuoka mizu wasabi no dentō saibai — hasshō no ji ga tsutaeru hito to wasabi no rekishi
Shizuoka Prefecture also a JNIAHS   [11][12]
Minabe-Tanabe Ume System
みなべ・田辺の梅システム
Minabe・Tanabe no ume shisutemu
Wakayama Prefecture   [13][14]
Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System
にし阿波の傾斜地農耕システム
Nishi Awa no keisha-chi nōkō shisutemu
Tokushima Prefecture also a JNIAHS   [15][16]
Managing Aso Grasslands for Sustainable Agriculture
阿蘇の草原の維持と持続的農業
Aso no sōgen no iji to jizoku-teki nōgyō
Kumamoto Prefecture   [17][18]
Kunisaki Peninsula Usa Integrated Forestry, Agriculture and Fisheries Systems
クヌギ林とため池がつなぐ国東半島・宇佐の農林水産循環
Kunugi-rin to tame ike ga tsunagu Kunisaki-hantō・Usa no nōrin suisan junkan
Ōita Prefecture   [19][20]
Takachihogo-Shiibayama Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry System
高千穂郷・椎葉山の山間地農林業複合システム
Takachiho-gō・Shiiba-yama no sankan-chi nōringyō fukugō shisutemu
Miyazaki Prefecture   [21][22]

Proposed systems edit

As of June 2022, six systems have been proposed for future designation.[1]

System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.
Safflower System in the Mogami River Basin, Mogami River Basin Region, Yamagata
歴史と伝統がつなぐ山形の「最上紅花」~日本で唯一、世界でも稀有な紅花生産・染色用加工システム~
Rekishi to dentō ga tsunagu Yamagata no "Mogami kōka" — Nihon de yuiitsu, sekai demo keu-na benibana seisan senshoku-yō kakō shisutemu
Yamagata Prefecture a JNIAHS   [23]
The Musashino's Fallen Leaves Manure Agricultural System that is still Alive in the Suburb of Tokyo, Musashino Area, Saitama
武蔵野の落ち葉堆肥農法
Musashino no ochiba taihi nōhō
Saitama Prefecture a JNIAHS   [24]
Fruit Cultivation System in Kyoutou Region [ja], Yamanashi
盆地に適応した山梨の複合的果樹システム
Bonchi ni tekiō shita Yamanashi no fukugō-teki kaju shisutemu
Yamanashi Prefecture a JNIAHS   [25]
Biwa Lake to Land Integrated System
森・里・湖(うみ)に育まれる漁業と農業が織りなす琵琶湖システム
Mori・sato・umi ni hagukumareru gyogyō to nōgyō ga orinasu Biwa-ko shisutemu
Shiga Prefecture a JNIAHS   [26]
Integrated Tajima Beef Production System
兵庫美方地域の但馬牛システム
Hyōgo Mikata-chiiki no Tajima-gyū shisutemu
Hyōgo Prefecture a JNIAHS   [27]
From Traditional Ironmaking to Sustainable Agriculture: The Rural Development System of the Okuizumo Area, Okuizumo Area, Shimane
たたら製鉄に由来する奥出雲の資源循環型農業
Tatara seitetsu ni yurai suru Okuizumo no shigen junkan-gata nōgyō
Shimane Prefecture a JNIAHS   [28]

Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems edit

In addition to the three GIAHS above that are also JNIAHS, and the six JNIAHS above that have been put forward for designation as GIAHS, as of June 2022, thirteen systems have been designated.[5]

System Prefecture Comments Image Ref.
Paddy-Carp Culture System Using the Blessing of Snow
雪の恵みを活かした稲作・養鯉システム
Yuki no megumi o ikashita inasaku・yōkoi shisutemu
Niigata Prefecture   [29]
Himi's Sustainable Fixed Net Fisheries
氷見の持続可能な定置網漁業
Himi no jizoku kanō-na teichi-ami gyogyō
Toyama Prefecture   [30]
Mikata Five Lakes Brackish Water Lake and Marsh Fishing System
三方五湖の汽水湖沼群漁業システム
Mikata go-ko no kisui koshō-gun gyogyō shisutemu
Fukui Prefecture   [31]
Ama-Fishery and Pearl-Culture of Toba-Shima
鳥羽・志摩の海女漁業と真珠養殖業-持続的漁業を実現する里海システム-
Toba・Shima no ama gyogyō to shinju yōshoku-gyō — jizoku-teki gyogyō o jitsugen suru satoumi shisutemu —
Mie Prefecture   [32]
Owase Hinoki Forestry produced from Steep Terrain and Heavy Rain
急峻な地形と日本有数の多雨が生み出す尾鷲ヒノキ林業
Kyūshun-na chikei to Nihon yūsū no tau ga umidasu Owase hinoki ringyō
Mie Prefecture   [33]
Tamba-Sasayama Black Soybean Cultivation — Fine Seeds and Family Farming Supported by the Community
丹波篠山の黒大豆栽培~ムラが支える優良種子と家族農業~
Tanba-Sasayama no koku-daizu saibai ~ mura ga sasaeru yūryō shushi to kazoku nōgyō
Hyōgo Prefecture   [34]
Minamiawaji Wet Rice, Onion, and Livestock Rotation System
南あわじにおける水稲・たまねぎ・畜産の生産循環システム
Minamiawaji ni okeru suitō・tamanegi・chikusan no seisan junkan shisutemu
Hyōgo Prefecture   [35]
Arida Mikan System that Laid the Foundations for Mikan Cultivation
みかん栽培の礎を築いた有田みかんシステム
Mikan saibai no ishizue o kizuita Arida mikan shisutemu
Wakayama Prefecture   [36]
Shimotsu Mikan Warehouse System
下津蔵出しみかんシステム
Shimotsu kuradashi mikan shisutemu
Wakayama Prefecture   [37]
Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry System Connecting Sacred Mount Kōya and the Upper Course of the Arida River
聖地高野山と有田川上流域を結ぶ持続的農林業システム
Seichi Kōya-san to Arida-gawa kami-ryūiki o musubu jizoku-teki nōringyō shisutemu
Wakayama Prefecture   [38]
Ehime and Nanyō Citrus Cultivation System
愛媛・南予の柑橘農業システム
Ehime・Nanyō no kankitsu nōgyō shisutemu
Ehime Prefecture   [39]
Miyazaki's "Dried Vegetables" Nurtured by Sun and Wind in an Advanced Open Farming Utilization System
宮崎の太陽と風が育む「干し野菜」と露地畑作の高度利用システム
Miyazaki no taiyō to kaze ga hagukumu "hoshi yasai" to roji hatasaku no kōdo riyō shisutemu
Miyazaki Prefecture   [40]
Obi Forestry, which Produced Shipbuilding Materials, and Linked "Nichinan Bonito Pole Fishing"
造船材を産出した飫肥(おび)林業と結びつく「日南かつお一本釣り漁業」
Zōsen-zai o sanshutsu shita Obi (obi) ringyō to musubi tsuku "Nichinan katsuo ippondzuri gyogyō"
Miyazaki Prefecture   [41]

Other agricultural heritage initiatives edit

Related initiatives include the network of World Heritage Irrigation Structures (世界遺産のかんがい施設),[3][6] as recognized by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, of which Japan has thirty-nine as of June 2022,[7] and MAFF's Savor Japan Areas (食と農の景勝地).[8][9]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Asia and the Pacific: Countries and Territories". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b 世界農業遺産とは [What are Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems] (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Visit Agricultural Heritage / Heritage Irrigation Structures: Heritage Tourism" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ 日本農業遺産とは [What are Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems] (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ 世界農業遺産・日本農業遺産認定地域 [Certified GIAHS and JNIAHS Areas] (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ 日本が誇る世界かんがい施設遺産 [Japan Takes Pride in its World Heritage Irrigation Structures] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Register of ICID Heritage Irrigation Structures (HIS)". International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ 「SAVOR JAPAN (農泊 食文化海外発信地域)」について [About "Savor Japan"] (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Savor Japan" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

External links edit

  • (in English) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO)
  • (in Japanese) Globally & Japanese Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (MAFF)