A Study on the Farmland Conservation in Gokayama Ainokura Village

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the way of conservation of the farmland in Gokayama Ainokura Village, which the entire village has been preserved as cultural properties. This research focused on the following two points; the transition of historic land use, and the present problems of the farmland conservation projects. As a result, it became clear that there is the gap of the agricultural products among the historic land use, the present farmland, and the picture of the future by conservation. It became also clear that the present farmland conservation projects have financial problem. In conclusion, this research could suggest the following three points about the direction of farmland conservation in the future; share the role of each conservation actor, raise awareness about the historic land use as cultural property, and separate the areas of the farmland conservation, for example, the core conservation zone from other zones where gently return to the forest.