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Japan

6674
Total Protected Areas
0 With management effectiveness evaluations
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
159
Total Other effective area-based conservation measures
Polygons/Points ratio
Polygons 99%
Points 1%
Discover Protected Areas and OECMs
Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas
Other effective area-based conservation measures
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  • Protected Areas
  • Protected Areas & OECMs

Terrestrial and inland waters protected area coverage

29.52% Coverage

109,898km2 Land area covered

372,246km2 Total land area

20.30% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km2 Areas assessed

Marine protected area Coverage

13.79% Coverage

560,807km2 Marine and coastal area covered

4,066,374km2 Total marine and coastal area

8.30% 6th National Report coverage

PAME

0% With management effectiveness evaluations

0km2 Areas assessed

Disclaimer: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.

IUCN Management Categories

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Governance types

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Sources 26

  1. National Park of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  2. Quasi National Park of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  3. UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve of Japan Updated: 2021 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  4. Wilderness Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  5. Nature Conservation Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  6. National Wildlife Protection Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  7. Prefectural Wildlife Protection Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  8. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties
  9. Forest Ecosystem Reserve of Japan Updated: 2024 Forestry Agency, Government of Japan
  10. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2024 IUCN World Heritage Programme
  11. Protected Water Surface of Japan Updated: 2024 Fishery Agency, Government of Japan
  12. Prefectural Natural Park of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  13. Prefectural Nature Conservation Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  14. Green Corridor of Japan Updated: 2024 Forestry Agency, Government of Japan
  15. Common fishery right area of Japan Updated: 2024 Fishery Agency, Government of Japan
  16. Coastline Marine Resource Development Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Fishery Agency, Government of Japan
  17. Rare Population Protected Forest of Japan Updated: 2024 Forestry Agency, Government of Japan
  18. Biocenosis Protected Forest of Japan Updated: 2024 Forestry Agency, Government of Japan
  19. Offshore Seabed Nature Conservation Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  20. Special green space conservation districts of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
  21. Natural Coastal Protected Zone of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  22. Suburban Special Green Conservation Areas of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
  23. National Natural Monument of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
  24. Protected areas designated by prefectural ordinances of Japan Updated: 2024 Prefectural Governments of Japan
  25. Natural Habitat Conservation Area of Japan Updated: 2024 Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  26. Area designated by prefecture of Japan Updated: 2024 Fishery Agency, Government of Japan

Designations

  • 99.01%
  • 0.99%

National designations

6608
  • Academic Nature Protection Area(Hokkaido) 23
  • Area designated by prefecture, fishery operator group, etc. 31
  • Biocenosis Protected Forest 96
  • Coastline Marine Resource Development Area, designated sea area 30
  • Common fishery right area 39
  • Daisen Northern Goshawk Forest(Tottori) 1
  • Designated Rare Wildlife Protection Area(Kagawa) 2
  • Environmental Green Space Conservation Area(Hyogo) 36
  • Environmental Green Space Conservation Area(Iwate) 9
  • Environmental Green Space Protection Area(Hokkaido) 114
  • Environmental Green Space Protection Area(Okayama) 2
  • Forest Ecosystem Reserve 31
  • Green Corridor 24
  • Green Space Conservation Area(Aomori) 10
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Chiba) 1
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Fukushima) 15
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Gifu) 16
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Gunma) 5
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Hiroshima) 22
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Ibaraki) 44
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Kagawa) 5
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Kumamoto) 2
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Miyagi) 11
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Miyazaki) 4
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Niigata) 9
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Shiga) 6
  • Green Space Environment Conservation Area(Yamaguchi) 10
  • Habitat Conservation Area(Kyoto) 1
  • Habitat Protection Area(Aichi) 4
  • Habitat Protection Area(Hokkaido) 1
  • Habitat Protection Area(Shiga) 12
  • Historic Natural Environment Conservation Area(Kyoto) 10
  • Local Environment Conservation Area(Chiba) 18
  • Local Environment Conservation Area(Nagano) 36
  • Local Nature Protection Area(Okayama) 37
  • Local Scenic Beauty Area(Kumamoto) 2
  • National Natural Monument 43
  • National Park 34
  • National Wildlife Protection Area 86
  • Natural Coastal Protected Zone 91
  • Natural Habitat Conservation Area 10
  • Natural Landscape Protection Area(Hokkaido) 32
  • Nature Conservation Area 10
  • Offshore Seabed Nature Conservation Area 4
  • Prefectural Natural Park 305
  • Prefectural Nature Conservation Area 539
  • Prefectural Wildlife Protection Area 3663
  • Protected Water Surface 52
  • Quasi National Park 58
  • Rare Population Protected Forest 533
  • Rare Wildlife Protection Area(Tokushima) 1
  • Restricted Development Area(Aomori) 4
  • Satoyama Environment Conservation Area(Yamagata) 3
  • Special green space conservation districts 389
  • Suburban Special Green Conservation Areas 27
  • Wilderness Area 5

Regional designations

0

    International designations

    66
    • Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 52
    • UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 9
    • World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 5

    Other designations

    0

      citation

      UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Japan from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net

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      UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], March 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.