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This paper analyzed the use of subsidies for the System of Direct Payment in Hilly and Mountainous Areas in the Hokkaido paddy field region, Japan. We calculated the “individual farm support ratio” from 2000 to 2004 in the Sorachi region of Hokkaido. The “individual farm support ratio” shows how much subsidies for community activities in this system was spent for income support of farm households. We aimed to determine whether the subsidies for community activities of this system were mainly used for income support of farm households (the “individual farm support ratio” was more than 50%), or whether they were mainly used for communities (the ratio was less than 50%). Our result suggested that the “individual farm support ratio” was substantially more than 50%. Therefore, we concluded that the subsidies for community activities of this system were mainly used for income support of farm households.