mountain villages and surrounding agricultural and forest areas
A compound term combining 里地 (village/agricultural land) and 里山 (managed woodland near villages), referring to the integrated landscape of rural settlements, farmland, and nearby forests.
I participated in conservation activities for the satoyama landscape.
The satoyama landscape of this region has been maintained by people over a long history.
Compound of 里地 (village/agricultural land) and 里山 (managed woodland near villages). The term is used in environmental and cultural contexts to describe the traditional Japanese rural landscape.