In the same year, the level of pollution of 24 per cent of Japan's coastal waters exceeded environmental standards, and enclosed areas in particular, such as the Seto Inland Sea, Ise bBay/b and Tokyo bBay/b are seriously polluted by b...../b A case which exemplifies this emphasis on the preservation of scenic beauty is that of the Shihoro bK?gen/b road. The local government of Hokkaido first proposed a plan to construct a tourist highway through the Daisetsusan National Park (the ...
