Abstract:

Green tourism and leisure agriculture in Japan has promoted rural development. In Japan, green tourism is a leisure time activitie in farmland mountains and fishing villages where people can communicate the local nature and culture with local people. There are four types of green tourism and leisure agriculture in Japan, including agro-forestry park type、food culture-based and rural landscape view type、mountain residence type and life-long learning type. The features of development of green tourism and leisure agriculture in Japan mainly in the aspects of government、laws、regulations and budget、development plans、civil society organizations、environmental protection、respect to the characteristics of rural residents and local, continuously expand content and so on. Japanese government has gradually established the important position of green tourism agriculture in national development plans and promotes its development through relevant laws and regulations, capital budget and the consultations. China is building the new countryside positively and should also learn from the Japanese experience to the develop the urban and country.