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Agricultural area
Last Updated June 16, 2021
What is the Agricultural District System?
This is a unique agricultural promotion measure of Yokohama City aimed at establishing urban agriculture and protecting the urban environment.
By designating collective farmland as a dedicated agricultural area and implementing agricultural promotion measures, we aim to achieve conservation on farmland.
Supply fresh agricultural products to citizens
Conserve local nature and rural environment
It will be a disaster prevention space that protects citizens from disasters.
Shiba Agricultural Area, which features a large-scale municipal farm.
Newly designated Tokaichiba Agricultural Area
What happens if it is designated as a dedicated agricultural district?
1． The following agricultural promotion measures are implemented with priority, and a high rate of assistance is received for project implementation based on the basic plan for agricultural promotion.
２．Even if it is set as a dedicated agricultural area, there will be no new regulations in addition to the existing land use regulations (agricultural promotion areas, agricultural land areas, etc.).
(Note 1) Agricultural promotion area
It is area to plan promotion of agriculture that prefectural governor appoints.
(Note 2) Agricultural land area
About excellent farmland in agriculture promotion area, it is area that was set to secure the use in agriculture, and the use as farmland was decided by farmland use plan.
Currently, Yokohama City has designated 28 districts and 1,071.5ha of agricultural districts.
On January 9, 2015, the Tokaichiba district (Tokaichiba-cho, Midori-ku) was designated as the 28th agricultural district.
The location, name, and area of the exclusive agricultural district in the city are as follows in the order of registration.
No. 1: Ikebe Agricultural Area (60.0ha)
No. 2: Eastern Agricultural Area (60.0ha)
No. 3: Orimoto Agricultural Area (43.0ha)
No. 4: Okuma Agricultural Area (20.0ha)
No. 5: Niwa 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 / Nagaodai Agricultural Area (35.1ha)
No. 12: Noba Agricultural Area (43.4ha)
No. 13: Nakata Agricultural Area (40.0ha)
No. 14: Nami Kitani Agricultural Area (35.0ha)
No. 15: Kamikawai Agricultural Area (35.3ha)
No. 16: Kamiseya Agricultural Area (92.0ha)
No. 17: Maioka Agricultural Area (102.7ha)
No. 18: Kojaku Agricultural Area (25.7ha)
No. 19: Kamoi Higashi Hongo Agricultural Area (19.1ha)
No. 20: Teraya Agricultural Area (86.1ha)
No. 21: Hirato Agricultural Area (8.8ha)
No. 22: Kamoi Hara Agricultural Area (17.1ha)
No. 23: Shiba Agricultural Land Area (17.4ha)
No. 24: Hoki Agricultural Area (14.7ha)
No. 25: Saedo Miyahara Agricultural Area (8.6ha)
No. 26: Kitahatsusaku Agricultural Area (39.8ha)
No. 27: Nagatsutadai Agricultural Area (25.7ha)
No. 28: Tokaichiba Agricultural Area (21.6ha)
For inquiries about the agricultural district, please contact us below.
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, Isoko, Kanazawa, Tozuka, Sakae, Izumi, Seya Ward)
Page ID: 837-052-625
