There were various types of Satoyama in the Edo Period: those that were owned by the government (Shogun family or domains) and excluded from use by general citizens (called Otateyama, etc); those which were privately-owned (form of iriaichi (common land)) but trees were state-owned assets and required the government's permission for logging (called Otomeyama or Goyoboku); those whose land as well as trees were privately-owned and did not required any official permission for logging (form of iriai); those which were individually-owned; and those which were owned by religious organizations and used to construct their religious facilities.
江戸期の里山は国家（将軍家や藩）が所有し民間の利用を認めないもの（御建山などと呼ばれる）、土地は民間所有（入会地形態）であっても木材は国家所有で伐採には国家の許可が必要なもの（御留山や御用木と呼ばれる）、土地も木材も民間所有（入会地形態）で木材伐採にも官許の不要なもの、個人所有のもの、宗教施設所有で当該宗教施設の為に用いられるものなど多様であった。