An Investigation and Clarification of the Distribution of Nonresident Landowners' Farmland and Nonresident Landowners' Attitudes toward Farmland in Hilly and Mountainous Areas

A Cases Study of Koma District of Hagi City in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Abstract

This study is aimed at clarifying the impact of nonresident landowners on farmland utilizations in hilly and mountainous areas through surveying the situations of the farmland ownership and the cultivation management by the nonresident landowner's attribute and consideration to the farmland and the region. The result of the survey points out the necessity of ensuring the function of land use adjustment in the region and having a relationship between nonresident landowner and the community.