(i)sunlight;

(ii)wind power;

(iii)hydraulic power;

(iv)geothermal power;

(v)biomass (meaning organic substances derived from animals and plants that can be used as a source of energy (excluding crude oil, petroleum gas, combustible natural gas, coal, and products manufactured therefrom)); and

(vi)beyond what are listed in the preceding items, energy sources specified by Order of the competent ministry as being recognized as perpetually usable as energy sources for electricity, other than crude oil, petroleum gas, combustible natural gas, coal, and products manufactured therefrom.

(i)farmland (meaning land used for cultivation; the same applies hereinafter) or pasture land (meaning land other than farmland that is used mainly for the purpose of harvesting fodder as part of the business of cultivating land or putting livestock out to pasture as part of the business of raising livestock; the same applies hereinafter) and land suitable for development as farmland or pasture land (hereinafter referred to as "agricultural land");

(ii)land used to grow trees and bamboo as well as to harvest fodder as part of the business of cultivating land or put livestock out to pasture as part of the business of raising livestock (excluding agricultural land and the forest land stipulated in the following item);

(iii)land used for collective growing of trees and bamboo (excluding land that is used mainly as agricultural land, or as housing land or equivalent land; referred to as "forest land" in this item and the following paragraph) and land suitable for forest land;

(iv)land used for a renewable energy power generation facility or for the facilities stipulated by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries that contribute to the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (hereinafter referred to as an "agriculture/forestry/fishery-related facility") and developed land suitable for a renewable energy power generation facility or an agriculture/forestry/fishery-related facility in a rural area (excluding the land listed in the preceding three items); and

(v)beyond the land listed in the preceding items, land suitable for integrated use with those types of land.

(i)matters concerning the meaning and goal of the rejuvenation of rural areas by promoting the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries;

(ii)basic matters concerning measures for promoting the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in rural areas;

(iii)basic matters concerning the coordination of utilization of agricultural and forestry land and fishery ports and surrounding water areas for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries and such utilization for the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources;

(iv)basic matters concerning the ensuring of efficient and comprehensive utilization of agricultural and forestry land for agriculture and forestry business as well as the promotion of other initiatives that contribute to the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in conjunction with the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility;

(v)beyond what are listed in the preceding items, basic matters concerning the creation of the basic plan stipulated in paragraph (1) of the following Article; and

(vi)important matters that should be taken into consideration in harmonization with nature conservation as well as in promotion of the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources in rural areas.

(i)a policy concerning the rejuvenation of rural areas by promoting the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources harmonized with the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries;

(ii)the district where the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility is promoted;

(iii)the type and size of the renewable energy power generation facility that is to be constructed in the district listed in the preceding item;

(iv)if stipulating a district for ensuring efficient and comprehensive utilization of agricultural and forestry land for agriculture and forestry business in conjunction with the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility, the district and matters concerning ensuring efficient and comprehensive utilization of agricultural and forestry land for agriculture and forestry business in the district; and

(v)beyond what are listed in the preceding items, matters concerning initiatives that contribute to the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in conjunction with the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility.

(i)a basic policy concerning the implementation of the agricultural and forestry land ownership transfer promotion program;

(ii)standards for calculating the compensation for transferred ownership and the payment method thereof;

(iii)standards concerning the duration or remaining period of the superficies or right of lease and the right through a loan for use in regard to an established or transferred right and standards for calculating the land rent or rental fees if the established or transferred right falls under superficies or right of lease and the payment method thereof; and

(iv)other matters stipulated by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

(i)the municipality that intends to create the basic plan;

(ii)the person who intends to construct a renewable energy power generation facility in the municipality's district; and

(iii)relevant operators of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in the municipality's district and groups organized by them, the residents concerned, persons with relevant knowledge and expertise, and others who are deemed necessary by the municipality.

(i)the type and size of the renewable energy power generation facility that is intended to be constructed, other details on the construction of the renewable energy power generation facility, and the period of the construction work;

(ii)the ensuring of efficient and comprehensive utilization of agricultural and forestry land for agriculture and forestry business in conjunction with the construction of the renewable energy power generation facility specified in the preceding item; the construction of agriculture/forestry/fishery-related facilities; the facilitation of improvement in the operation of agricultural/forestry/fishery operators; the promotion of effective utilization of by-products generated from the production or processing of agricultural/forestry/fishery products; and the details of other initiatives for the sound development of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries;

(iii)the location, parcel number, land category, and area, or the extent of the water area used for the renewable energy power generation facility specified in item (i) or an agriculture/forestry/fishery-related facility in the preceding item;

(iv)the amount of funds necessary to carry out the construction work specified in item (i) and the initiatives in item (ii) and the procurement method therefor; and

(v)other matters stipulated by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Order of the Ministry of the Environment.

(i)the contents of the facility construction plan conform to the basic plan, and it is certain that the applicant will carry out the facility construction plan;

(ii)if acts concerning the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility, etc. specified in the facility construction plan (meaning the renewable energy power generation facility specified in item (i) of the preceding paragraph and an agriculture/forestry/fishery-related facility in item (ii) of the same paragraph; the same applies hereinafter) are carried out in a water area within the district of a fishery port or in a publicly owned open space controlled by the plan-creating municipality and approval for the acts must be obtained pursuant to Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act on Development of Fishing Ports and Grounds, the fact that matters concerning the construction of the renewable energy power generation facility, etc. fall under the case where the approval must be given pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article; and

(iii)if acts concerning the construction of a renewable energy power generation facility, etc. specified in the facility construction plan are carried out in a coastal preservation zone controlled by the plan-creating municipality (meaning a coastal preservation zone designated pursuant to Article 3 of the Coast Act (Act No. 101 of 1956) and limited to those stipulated in Article 40, paragraph (1), items (ii) and (iii) of the same Act; the same applies in item (vii) of the following paragraph and in Article 13) and approval for the acts must be obtained pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Coast Act, the fact that matters concerning the construction of the renewable energy power generation facility, etc. do not fall under the case where the approval must not be given pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (2) of the same Act (including when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8, paragraph (2) of the same Act).

(i)acts carried out to obtain the ownership of or right to use or make profits in regard to agricultural land in order to change farmland to land other than farmland or change the agricultural land to land other than agricultural land, and for which the permission stipulated in Article 4, paragraph (1) or Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Land Act (Act No. 229 of 1952) must be obtained (limited to when farmland with an area of four hectares or greater is changed to land other than farmland for serving the purpose of a single program, or when obtaining the right in regard to farmland with an area of four hectares or greater, or to pasture land along with that farmland for serving the purpose of a single program): Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;

(ii)acts carried out to obtain the ownership of or right to use or make profits in regard to agricultural land in order to change farmland to land other than farmland or change agricultural land to land other than agricultural land, and for which the permission stipulated in Article 4, paragraph (1) or Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Land Act must be obtained (excluding the acts listed in the previous item): Prefectural governor;

(iii)acts carried out on grassland (meaning grassland stipulated in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Dairy and Beef Cattle Production Promotion (Act No. 182 of 1954); the same applies in Article 10) within the district of an intensive dairy farming area (meaning the intensive dairy farming area as designated pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (1) of the same Act; the same applies in Article 10), and for which notification must be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 of the same Act: Prefectural governor;

(iv)acts carried out in a private forest stipulated pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act (Act No. 249 of 1951) that is covered by a regional forestry plan established pursuant to the same paragraph (excluding protected forests (meaning protected forests designated pursuant to Article 25 or Article 25-2 of the same Act; the same applies hereinafter), forests within the district of preservation facilities designated pursuant to Article 41 of the same Act, and forests within the district of coastal preservation zones designated pursuant to Article 3 of the Coast Act (meaning forests stipulated in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act); referred to as "covered private forest" in Article 11, paragraph (1) of this Act)), and for which approval under Article 10-2, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act must be obtained: Prefectural governor;

(v)acts carried out in a protected forest and for which approval under Article 34, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Forest Act must be obtained: Prefectural governor;

(vi)acts carried out in a water area within the district of a fishery port or in a publicly owned open space controlled by the municipality and for which approval under Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act on Development of Fishing Ports and Grounds must be obtained: Prefectural governor;

(vii)acts carried out in coastal preservation zones (excluding the district controlled by the plan-creating municipality) and for which approval under Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Coast Act must be obtained: Coast administrator (meaning the coast administrator stipulated in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the same Act; the same applies in paragraph (8))

(viii)acts carried out in the district of a national park (meaning a national park stipulated in Article 2, item (ii) of the Natural Park Act (Act No. 161 of 1957); the same applies in Article 14) and for which approval under Article 20, paragraph (3) of the same Act must be obtained or notification pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (1) of the same Act must be given: Minister of the Environment;

(ix)acts carried out in the district of a quasi-national park (meaning a quasi-national park stipulated in Article 2, item (iii) of the Natural Park Act; the same applies in Article 14) and for which approval under Article 20, paragraph (3) of the same Act must be obtained or notification pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (1) of the same Act must be given: Prefectural governor; and

(x)acts for which approval under Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Hot Springs Act (Act No. 125 of 1948) must be obtained: Prefectural governor.

(i)if farmland is changed to land other than farmland, it does not fall under the case where approval under paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Land Act may not be given pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (2) of the same Act; and

(ii)if obtaining the ownership of or right to use or make profits in regard to agricultural land in order to change the agricultural land to land other than agricultural land, it does not fall under the case where approval under paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Land Act may not be given pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (2) of the same Act.

(i)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (iv): these acts fall under the case where approval under Article 10-2, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act must be given pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article;

(ii)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (v): these acts fall under the case where approval under Article 34, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act must be given pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) of the same Article, or the case where approval under paragraph (2) of the same Article must be given pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article;

(iii)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (vi): these acts fall under the case where approval under Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Act on Development of Fishing Ports and Grounds must be given pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article; and

(iv)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (x): these acts fall under the case where approval under Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Hot Springs Act must be given pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (1) of the same Act (including when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11, paragraph (2) or (3) of the same Act following the deemed replacement of terms).

(i)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (ii) (limited to when farmland with an area of two hectares or greater is included in the land related to the acts): Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; and

(ii)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (x) (limited to when the yield, temperature, or ingredients of hot springs in adjacent prefectures (meaning hot springs stipulated in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Hot Springs Act) may be affected): Minister of the Environment.

(i)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (ii): Prefectural Agricultural Council;

(ii)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (iv): Prefectural Forest Council; and

(iii)acts listed in paragraph (4), item (x): Council and other bodies with a council system established pursuant to Article 51 of the Natural Environment Conservation Act (Act No. 85 of 1972).

(i)name and address of the person who is to receive an ownership transfer, etc.;

(ii)location, parcel number, land category, and area of the land whose ownership is to be transferred to the person stipulated in the preceding item;

(iii)name and address of the person who is to transfer the ownership of the land stipulated in the preceding item to the person stipulated in item (i);

(iv)the purpose of utilization of the land after the transfer of the ownership that is to be transferred to the person stipulated in item (i) is completed, and the time when the ownership transfer is completed, etc., as well as compensation for the transfer and the payment method thereof;

(v)the types, details (including the purpose of utilization of the land), time of commencement or time of transfer, or duration or remaining period of superficies or right of lease and the right through a loan for use to be established by or transferred to the person stipulated in item (i); and, if the right to have the establishment or transfer is superficies or a right of lease, the land rent or rental fees and the payment method thereof; and

(vi)other matters stipulated by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

(i)the contents of the ownership transfer promotion plan conform to the basic plan;

(ii)for each piece of land stipulated in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, all necessary consents have been obtained from the person stipulated in item (i) of the same paragraph and from those who possess the ownership, superficies, farming right, pledge, right of lease, right through a loan for use, or right intended for other utilizations and profits in regard to the land;

(iii)the purpose of utilization of the land stipulated in item (iv) or (v) of the preceding paragraph is found to conform to the agricultural promotion area development plan pertaining to the land, urban planning, and other plans concerning land use, and it is found appropriate to use the land for the purpose of utilization in consideration of the location and size of the land and the situation of surrounding land use;

(iv)the contents of the ownership transfer promotion plan have been stipulated so as to contribute to ensuring efficient and comprehensive utilization of agricultural and forestry land for agriculture and forestry business in the area around the land that is used for a renewable energy power generation facility, etc. specified in an approved facility construction plan; and

(v)each piece of land stipulated in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph falls under the following requirements:

(i)affairs that are deemed to be processed by a prefectural government pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (4), item (ii) and paragraph (11), item (i) (including when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8, paragraph (4)) (limited to those related to a facility construction plan concerning acts to change farmland with an area of two hectares or greater to land other than farmland for serving the purpose of a single program, or acts to obtain the right stipulated in the main clause of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Land Act in regard to farmland with an area of two hectares or greater or pasture land along with the farmland for serving the purpose of a single program);

(ii)affairs that are deemed to be processed by a prefectural government pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (4), item (v) (including when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8, paragraph (4)) (limited to those related to a facility construction plan concerning acts carried out in a protected forest related to a designation for the purpose of achieving the goals listed in Article 25, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iii) of the Forest Act in the case of a private forest (meaning a private forest stipulated in Article 2, paragraph (3) of the same Act)); and

(iii)affairs that are deemed to be processed by a prefectural government pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (9), item (i) (including when applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 8, paragraph (4)).