This research focuses on the “historical routes policy” by the Cultural Affairs Agency in Japan. This paper aims to clarify 1) its philosophy, 2) the policy's influences on local areas and 3) this policy's difficulties.
The results are as follows;
1) The policy aims both conservation of the routes in the regional scale and walkable environment.
2) Not only the historical routes but also the heritage along the routes were listed and conserved.
3) Changes of the framework and the character of the historical routes made this policy difficult to succeed.
