The deep historical connection with forests has matured the Japanese spiritual and traditional culture.
Since ancient times, Japan has built its lifestyle and culture in close connection with wood, within an environment where forests cover approximately 70% of its land. Japan [...]
After reading the previous work, "The Path of the Cedar" (by Tomitaro Toyama), I recalled that while the cedar (Cedrus japonica, family Cupressaceae) is unique to Japan, it is not considered part of the potential natural vegetation [...]
Forests possess the power to revive time and again, even after being destroyed. Fallen trees invite light, moss covers the soil, and tiny sprouts begin to emerge [...]
Oisix Ra Daichi, operator of the food subscription service "Oisix," is researching edible plants lying dormant in Japan's satoyama landscapes [...]
Let us take a look at Dominique Rake's work and character. For 30 years, he has traveled the globe in search of aromatic plants as a fragrance procurer [...]
Fernand Braudel and Geographical Time Fernand Braudel, the leading figure of the Annales School and a French historian, in his monumental work The Mediterranean [...]
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In the past, Japanese dining tables were surrounded by wood. Nowadays, tables are also made of glass, plastic, and other material variations [...].
The "Forest Circular Economy Talk Live" program will be held in conjunction with practitioners involved in the forest industry and regional economies, sharing their wisdom and practical examples of dealing with issues in the field.
A spacious park with large trees to admire. Shinjuku Gyoen is one such park where you can take a pleasant stroll. Shinjuku Gyoen is located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo [...].
Why do human rhythms become stagnant while nature keeps an uninterrupted rhythm? We now call it "species stagnation" [...].
The mainstay of the "circular economy of forests" is, above all, the Japanese cedar. The area of planted forests in Japan is approximately 10 million hectares, of which 441 TP3T [...].
The Paris Olympics held in 2024. The spectacular and creative staging of the opening ceremony and the success of the athletes who competed in close races are still [...].
In my edited book, "Forests and Time: A Social History of Forests in the Region," the idea of life course analysis is used as the theoretical framework that runs through the entire book [...].
In Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Tokyo Denki University, Kyoritsu Women's University, and Hokkai Gakuen University have collaborated to create artworks utilizing wood sourced from Tochigi Prefecture [...]
When you visit a shrine or temple, you may see a person placing his or her hands on a large tree that is said to be as long as a thousand years old. Trees are exposed to rain, dew, and water in the air [...].