私有地を含む国立公園への田村剛の考えと1931年国立公園法の実際

Abstract

During the 1920s, Tsuyoshi Tamura as a special staff of the Department of Home Affairs began the process of considering and creating national parks in Japan. He sought to establish national parks including both public lands and private lands. Tamura conducted a survey of national parks and recreational forests in the United States and Europe to provide a backdrop for the Japanese system. After the survey, he, as a special staff of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, participated in the proposal of the creation of a forest protection system for public health with the consent of landowners. On the other hand Tamura was aware of the fact that the Abruzzo National Park, established in Italy, included non-state-owned land as park area, obtaining the right of land use from landowners. In 1931, the National Parks Law was established, based on the restriction system of private rights to public utilities, as referenced by the framework of existing domestic laws. Tamura was likely to consider the national park system as a base for the transfer of rights from landowners or the consent of them, although it is hard to argue that his intention is reflected in the 1931 National Park Law.