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Production Green Areas

Last Updated December 6, 2024

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Production Green Area in Yokohama City

  • Agricultural land has various functions, not only as a place to produce agricultural products, but also as a water retention function, a green space function, and a vacant space in the event of a disaster.
  • The production green area actively evaluates the green area function of agricultural land in urbanized areas, and creates a favorable urban environment by preserving farmland that is useful for preventing pollution and disasters, and creating an urban environment in harmony with agriculture. It is a system for planning.

Designation of production green area

  • In Yokohama-shi, among the well-cultivated farmland with an area of 300 square meters or more (*) in the urbanization area, about those that meet the designated requirements of the Production Green Space Law and the designated standards of the city, through procedures for city planning And designated as a production green area.
  • Farmland that has been designated is required by farmland owners to properly manage farmland.
  • The designation of a production green area in Yokohama City started in 1992, and has been added every year so far.
  • ※Reduction of area requirements

Please see this about the reception period of production green tract of land designation designation, news of production green tract of land additional designation temporary offer acceptance of 2025
Click here for the flow of the procedure for designating a production green space, and the flow of additional designation of a production green area (schedule for city planning change)

Designated status
Designated statusAreaNumber of pointsDesignated year
Production Green Area258.1ha1,501 locationsInitial decision on November 13, 1992
Final change on December 25, 2023

Restrictions on development activities in production green areas

  • Agricultural land designated as a production green area is subject to tax incentives, making it easier for agriculture to continue. On the other hand, acts such as construction of buildings and development of residential land are restricted to maintain as farmland.
  • But, about facility for agriculture, we can install with permission of the mayor when there is not possibility to adversely affect neighboring living environment.
  • About setting of simple facility and farmland development, it becomes report only.

For more information, please contact Agricultural Policy Promotion Division.

Offer for purchase of production green area

  • The owner of the production green area can offer to the mayor to purchase the production green area at the market price under certain requirements when the following events occur.
    • After 30 years have passed since it was designated as a production green space
    • Even if less than 30 years have passed, when the main farmer of agriculture dies or becomes unable to farm.          (* "Failure" refers to failures that make it impossible to engage in agriculture, such as severe disabilities that cannot continue farming or hospitalization that requires a period of more than one year.)

Click here for details of the procedure and flow of purchase offer of production green area

Specific production green space system

  • In the production green area, special tax measures such as inheritance tax and property tax will no longer be applied after 30 years have passed since the designation.
  • In order to continue the application, an application procedure for "Specific Production Green Space" is required.
  • Procedures for specific production green tracts must be received 30 years before the designation, and after 30 years, the designation of specific production green tracts will not be possible.

Click here for details of the procedure for specific production green space

Contact information
Regarding the overall system of production green areasGreen Environment Bureau Agricultural Policy Promotion DivisionTEL: 045-671-2726
FAX: 045-664-4425

23rd floor of City Hall
Access to the City Hall

Procedures and management of production green areas in Aoba, Asahi, Kanagawa, Kohoku, Tsuzuki, Tsurumi, Hodogaya, and green wardsNorthern Agricultural Administration OfficeTEL: 045-948-2479
FAX: 045-948-2488

4th floor of Tsuzuki Ward   General Government Building
Access to the Tsuzuki Ward   Government Building

Procedures and management of production green areas in Izumi, Isogo, Kanazawa, Konan, Sakae, Seya, Tozuka, Naka, West, and SouthSouthern Agricultural Administration OfficeTEL: 045-866-8492
FAX: 045-862-4351

8th floor of Totsuka Ward General Government Building
Access to the Totsuka Ward Government Building

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Agricultural Policy Promotion Division, Agricultural Administration Department, Green Environment Bureau

Telephone: 045-671-2726

Telephone: 045-671-2726

Fax: 045-664-4425

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