# Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei)

From Japan Mountain Heritage Fund (Yama-Kei Publishers). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 3 November 2026: Open: apply by 31 August 2027. The funder gives the deadline as “2027年8月31日まで ※消印有効”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs and Community groups
- Where: Japan
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for groups with at least three years of mountain environment conservation and trail-safety work on a specific mountain area in Japan, covering materials, expert fees and field costs.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “申請書類(Wordファイル)をダウンロードしてください。申請書類に必要事項を記入の上、メールもしく郵便で送付してください。”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#access

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#amount

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), where:** Japan

> “「日本山岳遺産」として認定し、その地域で山岳環境保全・安全登山啓発・次世代育成などの活動を行う団体に一定額を助成しています”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#geography

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), who can apply:** NGOs and Community groups

> “法人格を有する団体。または、これと同程度に社会的な信頼を得ている任意団体”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#applicant_types

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “申請期間 2027年8月31日まで ※消印有効”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#window

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2027 round (activity year April 2028 to March 2029)

Call page: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), 2027 round (activity year April 2028 to March 2029), status:** Open

> “今年度も、当基金の目的に則した活動を行っている組織・団体からの申請を8月31日まで受け付けています。”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#call-2027-status

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), 2027 round (activity year April 2028 to March 2029), deadline:** 31 August 2027 (the funder writes “2027年8月31日まで ※消印有効”)

> “申請期間 2027年8月31日まで ※消印有効”

Source: https://sangakuisan.yamakei.co.jp/isan-kikin/entry.html, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#call-2027-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Japan Mountain Heritage Fund Grants (Yama-Kei)”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/japan-mountain-heritage-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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