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Agricultural-only district
Last Updated June 16, 2021
What is the Agricultural District System?
Yokohama City's original agricultural promotion policy aimed at establishing urban agriculture and protecting the urban environment.
By designating collective farmland as agricultural-only districts and implementing agricultural promotion measures, we plan conservation of farmland.
We supply fresh agricultural products to citizens
Conservation of local nature and rural environments
It will be a disaster prevention space to protect citizens from disasters.
Shiba-agricultural district with a large-scale citizen farm
Newly designated Tokaichiba Agricultural Area
What happens if I'm designated as an agricultural district?
1． The following agricultural promotion measures will be implemented with priority, and a high rate of assistance can be received for project implementation based on the basic plan for agricultural promotion.
２．Even if it is set in a dedicated agricultural area, there is no new regulation other than the existing land use regulations (agricultural promotion area, agricultural land area, etc.).
(Note 1) Agricultural promotion area
It is area to plan promotion of agriculture which prefectural governor appoints.
(Note 2) Agricultural land area
About excellent farmland in agriculture promotion area, it is area where it is set to secure use in agriculture, and use as farmland was established by farmland use plan.
Currently, in Yokohama City, 28 districts and 1,071.5ha agricultural districts have been designated.
On January 9, 2015, the Tokaichiba district (Tokkaichi Market Town, Midori Ward) was designated as the 28th district dedicated to agriculture.
The location, name, and area of the agricultural district in the city are as follows in the order of registration.
No. 1: Ikebe Agricultural Area (60.0ha)
No.2: Eastern agricultural district (60.0ha)
No.3: Orimoto Agricultural Area (43.0ha)
No.4: Okuma Agricultural District (20.0ha)
No. 5: Niiba Okuma Agricultural Area (23.0ha)
No. 6: Ushikubo Agricultural Area (24.0ha)
No. 7: Sugeta Hazawa Agricultural Area (61.6ha)
No. 8: Higashimatano Agricultural Area (65.7ha)
No. 9: Nishiya Agricultural Area (25.2ha)
No. 10: Hitorizawa Agricultural Area (20.9ha)
No. 11: Taya and Nagaodai Agricultural Area (35.1ha)
No. 12: Noba Agricultural Area (43.4ha)
No. 13: Nakata Agricultural Area (40.0ha)
No. 14: Minami Kitani Agricultural Area (35.0ha)
No. 15: Kamikawai Agricultural Area (35.3ha)
No. 16: Kami-Seya Agricultural Area (92.0ha)
17: Maioka Agricultural Area (102.7ha)
18: Kohjaku Agricultural Area (25.7ha)
No. 19: Kamoi Higashihongo Agricultural Area (19.1ha)
20: Terakaya Agricultural Area (86.1ha)
21: Hirato Agricultural Area (8.8ha)
No. 22: Kamoi Original Agricultural Area (17.1ha)
No. 23: Shiba Agricultural Area (17.4ha)
No. 24: Hoki Agricultural Area (14.7ha)
No. 25: Saedo Miyahara Agricultural Special Area (8.6ha)
No. 26: Kitahatsusaku Agricultural Area (39.8ha)
27: Nagatsutadai Agricultural Area (25.7ha)
28: Tokaichiba Agricultural Area (21.6ha)
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Green Environment Bureau Agricultural Policy Promotion Division: ０４５－６７１－２６０８
Northern Agricultural Administration Office: 045-948-2480 (Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Hodogaya, Asahi, Kohoku, Green, Aoba, Tsuzuki Ward )
Southern Agricultural Administration Office: 045-866-8493 (West, Middle, South, Konan, Isogo, Kanazawa, Tozuka, Sakae, Izumi, Seya Ward)
Page ID: 837-052-625
