The Actual Acquisition of Felling the Bamboo and the Use in the “Midori Center” of Motegi-Town, Tochigi Prefecuture

Abstract

In recent years, bamboo area of Japan is a slight-increase tendency in the long run. The increase in bamboo is ruining the Satoyama. The purpose of this research is to clarify control of bamboo. The specific purposes are system of bamboo logging, and the actual method of the the crushing of bamboo．Examination methods were documentary search, an interview, and participant observation. As a result, the public office was establishing and managing a new system. Therefore, bamboo logging in the Satoyama by administration was realized. 96% of the places for which residents applied were the thickets of bamboo, miscellaneous tree and bamboo. The most structures contiguous to logging place were the municipal roads which residents use as community road. The bamboo and miscellaneous trees which were cut down became a chip. And the wood & bamboo chip is utilized as raw material of the compost production which administration manages. New goods of bamboo are the powder of bamboo. The main buyers of bamboo powder are corporation，organization， individual and farmhouse. The buyers of bamboo powder are continuing use.