Visitor's Recognition of Privately-Owned Forests Open Event to Public in Suburban City around Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Considerations from Comparison between Age Groups

Abstract

This study was aimed for grasp of the recognition by the questionnaire to an event visitor for events to show the private ownership forest of Matsudo-city that was metropolitan area neighboring city. 1) The 30-40 years old visits the public event with a child, and, in comparison with other generations, movement time to need it for a visit tends to be short. 2) The visitor of the 30-40 years old strongly expects the program that the enhancement of play and the experience of the child for a forest and event there. 3) In programs of non-enforcement, all generations are highly concerned with a crop experience. In addition, the generation of the 30-40 years old to a plant, insect collection was highly concerned. 4) The about half of the 30-40 years old is affirmative about the participation in maintenance activity in the program and the expenditure of the entrance fee.