Mandarin orange warehouses as landscape resources in Tsukumi City, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Abstract

The objective of this study is to clarify the characteristics of mandarin orange warehouses as landscape resources in Tsukumi City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Field surveys of mandarin orange warehouses in Aoe, Tsukumi, Chinu, and Nagame/ Urashiro of Tsukumi City were carried out in 2019, 2020 and 2021. 719 mandarin orange warehouses were confirmed in the survey areas. The elements were arranged according to the land use, the location of the mandarin orange field, and the characteristics of the mandarin orange warehouses. Based on the results of the analysis, seven representative landscapes related to citrus cultivation in Tsukumi City were extracted.