An actual vegetation map of Shimokamagari-cho was produced at a scale of 1:25 000 in original.Field surveys were carried out in 2001 and 2002. Aerial photographs taken in 2000 were used to confirm theboundary of each vegetation patch. The map shows 26 physiognomic vegetation and land-use types belongingto 19 main types. Rapid changes of vegetation structure have occurred recently in Shimokamagari-cho, duemainly to human activities. People have abandoned orchards and stopped managing rural forests owing tosocioeconomic changes. On the other hand, new types of land use for tourism appeared in 2002.