Recently, turf schoolyards have been increasing, and the research for grasping the actual situation of school turfs in metropolitan areas has progressed. There have been some researches into local city areas, but there have been few studies for each prefecture. In this circumstance, in this study, the authors investigated and discussed actual situations, focusing on 274 elementary schools in Miyazaki Prefecture, where a relatively large number of schools have turfs. Through a questionnaire survey, the actual situations of “school turf plans,” “evaluations,” and “management systems” were grasped, and the problems with the diffusion of lawn schoolyards in local areas were identified. The study and research showed that several teachers and staffs has been administrating lawn maintenance. In addition, decrease of number of schoolchildren makes reduction of school staffs that care of the lawn. Therefore, we also found that maintenance is more difficult.
