Abstract
A number of wind farms are getting emerged rapidly over recent years in Japan, which often causes local disputes. This paper clarifies the public' evaluation towards the local wind farms in host communities in Japan through a questionnaire. Main findings are summarized as follows. First, the more close to the site they live and/or more frequently they look over from home, the more positively they evaluate the landscape of their local wind farms on seashore. Second, although the landscape should be one of the issues to be addressed seriously, it is not always the most significant. Thirdly, communication with the public made by the developers and the local governments is critical for comprehensive evaluation.
