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Kanto region (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka

1.6Tuesday, 2026

【#: The Daily Life of Women in Forestry】Heading to the Site in Full Winter Gear: The Realities of Women Facing Winter Forests

In winter, snow-covered trees stretch out in cold regions, creating a beautiful landscape that feels like another world. However, the reality of winter forestry [...]

12.12Fri 2025

Tokyo Metro Signs First Virtual PPA for Biomass Power Generation in Subway System New Collaborative Model for "Domestic Wood Utilization" via Urban Infrastructure

Tokyo Metro has partnered with Sano Biomass Power Generation, funded by Kansai Electric Power and others, to develop Japan's first subway project utilizing domestically sourced wood biomass.

12.12Fri 2025

Japan's Fully Circular Economy Takes Shape: The Future Envisioned by Urban Mining Resources Like Smartphones and Solar Sharing on Farmland

Japan, a "pioneer nation" facing challenges such as a declining birthrate and aging population, as well as resource and energy issues, has seen these problems emerge ahead of other countries. To solve these challenges [...]

11.15Sat 2025

Wooden Town: Shin-Kiba's Wood Waste Transformed into Station Information Hub JR East Startup's Circular Design Challenge

JR East Startup, Spacewasp, and Hakuten are collaborating on a project themed "Circular Design for Regional Resources" around Tokyo's Shin-Kiba Station [...]

11.14Fri 2025

Yurinoki, the "Mother of Japan's Street Trees," From Shinjuku Gyoen to the rest of the country What kind of tree was sought by the urban modernization of the Meiji era?

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 [...].

10.30Thu 2025

Students Create Art Forest with Timber from Tochigi Prefecture Project Seeks New Use of Local Resources in Collaboration with Three Universities

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 [...]

10.29Wed 2025

Yokohama Municipal Housing Corporation, Japan's First Local Public Corporation to Lease a Six-Story Wooden Building Using Domestic Timber and the P&UA Construction Method

The "Ichigao Condominium Project (tentative name)" promoted by the Yokohama Municipal Housing Supply Corporation has recently been awarded the "2025 Excellent [...]" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

10.21Tue 2025

MOKUTEI" Project to Restore Forests in Cities Launched at Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Building Reproducing "Fallen Tree Renewal" to Create a Cycle of Well-Being and Biodiversity

Tokyo Tatemono is collaborating with Livanes on a project called "Moku Niwa (木庭)" (もく [...]), in which city dwellers can regenerate a natural forest while living in the city.

10.16Thu 2025

Warm Ie," a cabin that coexists with the forest in Kitakaruizawa, receives Good Design Best 100 Award for resource-recycling architecture that utilizes local hardwoods.

Kitamoku, Ryu Mitarai Architects, and Mt. Toi collaborated to build "Dankyo" in Kitakaruizawa, Gunma Prefecture.

10.9Thu 2025

Stay and experience the charm of interior and amenities made of domestic wood in collaboration with "WOOD CHANGE PROJECT" and "Rakuten STAY" in Hakone.

The general incorporated association "more trees" and Rakuten Group's "Rakuten STAY" have joined forces to promote the Forestry Agency's "Wood Che [...]

10.7Tue 2025

Why have non-native conifers taken root in Inokashira Park? How to enjoy the forest living in the city

Some of you may make it a routine to take a walk in a park for your health or to refresh your mind. The word "park" is used in a word [...].

9.13Sat 2025

Keio Electric Railway wins Grand Prix in Forest x ACT Challenge 2025 for its cyclical efforts to link cities and forests

Keio Electric Railway won the Grand Prix (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]) in the forest development category of the Forest x ACT Challenge 2025 organized by the Forestry Agency.

8.13Wed 2025

Machida City and Tamagawa Gakuen sign business collaboration agreement to use trees in public spaces as educational materials and for educational programs

Machida City, Tokyo, and Tamagawa Gakuen signed a new business collaboration agreement on August 12 to utilize and recycle trees in the city as resources [...]

8.6Wed 2025

Energy company Sinanen supports Aoba Gumi's natural capital co-creation program to create a forest to nurture natural capital in Ashikaga.

Sinanen, an energy solutions company, has partnered with Aoba-gumi, a company that specializes in afforestation and forestry, to develop a forest in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, which is managed by Aoba-gumi [...].

7.30Wed 2025

Hints for Linking Tokyo 23 Wards Residents with Forests are Nature Experiences on Walks and Trips, Conditions for Expanding Use Indicated by Survey of 5,000 Residents

How do urban dwellers interact with forests? The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the National Forestry Research and Development Institute [...].

7.26Sat 2025

Mizuho Lease and Green ELM to Verify Multifaceted Value Creation in Chiba, Japan, Toward "Forest Development x Finance" Utilizing Natural Forests as Natural Capital

Mizuho Lease and Green ELM have announced the launch of "Natu [...]," a solution that links companies with the multifaceted value provided by natural forests in the form of natural circulation.

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