Appendix - Declaration of support for groups of processed crops focusing on functionality (Release date: March 15) [Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture] This declaration of support aims to encourage the commercialization of processed food or rice contributing to maintaining and improving people’s good health, such as products made of non-glutinous rice properties. (URL) http://www.city.koshi.lg.jp/kiji/pub/detail.aspx?c_id=322&type=top&id=3612 - Declaration of support for streetscape sightseeing at post-station Yakage (Release date: March 18) [Yakage Town, Okayama Prefecture] Yakage Town is a quaint, old town famous for Yakage Honjin and Yakage Wakihonjin, an old lodge and a sub-lodge for a lord and his men in the Edo period, which are designated as nationally important cultural properties. This declaration of support aims to vitalize the streetscape that the local people have been maintaining for generations, while maintaining the cultural remnants of the Edo period. (URL) http://www.town.yakage.okayama.jp/news/2016/03/post_92.html - Declaration of support for Ichihara, an attractive city bonding people with Kominato Railway (Release date: March 18) [Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture] This declaration of support aims to facilitate the development of sightseeing resources bonding Komitato Railway and local resources, and encourage related activities and products, such as railway dining cars and commercialization of ekiben train lunch boxes. (URL) http://www-city-ichihara-chiba-jp/kanko/citysales/Furusatomeibutsu-html - Declaration of support for sake—pure water, delicious rice, sake storehouses best for yeast and lacquerware bringing out the flavor of sake— (Release date: March 26) [Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture] This declaration of support aims to promote to the public sake brewed under a nature-rich environment, the stylish streetscape of sake storehouses, and qualities of Aizu-nuri lacquerware, all of which will bring out the flavor and essence of sake. (URL) http://www-tohoku-meti-go-jp/s_cyusyo/chiikisigen/topics/pdf/160328-pdf - Declaration of support for national-largest quantity of safflower production —a town delivering rouge infused products throughout Japan (Release date: March 29) [Shirataka Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Shirataka Town has been promoting sightseeing initiatives for vitalizing communities, taking advantage of a climate suitable for cultivating safflower. This declaration of support aims to encourage these initiatives, such as safflower-gathering and other experienced-based sightseeing, as well as the development of related products. (URL) http://www-town-shirataka-lg-jp/item/4397-html#itemid4397 .