


Obirame Restoration Group
Twenty years of continuous activities for protecting Japanese huchen, an endangered species of fish, in Shiribetsu



Mitsuaki Yamasaki
Running the Osakana Post to protect the ecosystem of the Tama River for ten years



Izumi Municipal Sho Middle School
The entire school has continued activities to count cranes and keep official records of the crane population for half a century



Shingu Yamabiko ("Echo") Group
Has maintained the southern half (about 45 kilometers) of the Omine Okugakemichi (Kumano Kodo) pilgrimage route for 20 years