Nurture a rich spirit through contact with wood and forests, and learn about relationships with nature and sustainable living
“Forest Circular Economy” takes a multifaceted approach to understanding the relationship between forests and society and the economy, and is engaged in "a dialogue of knowledge that bridges the field and society" […]
When we think of the term "circular forest economy," we tend to think in the direction of "how to use trees" and "how to increase the value of timber" [...].
The value of Japan's abundant forest resources is not limited to traditional lumber production. In recent years, they have been used for health, education, tourism, and even corporate human resources [...].
Since 2009, we have been involved in the upbringing of children and people in Chigashira-cho, Tottori Prefecture, through our activities called "Morino no Yochien" (Forest Playground). I have been involved in the development of children in the mountain village of [...].
*Previous columns are here [From a Shinto priest's perspective] The principle of "toshin," or restoring reflux, as a manner of forest circulation [Key points of this article] Section [...].
Mitsui Home and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. have completed a two-story wooden junior high school building addition at Sakura no Seibo Gakuin Elementary and Junior High School in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture [...].
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 [...]
Why do human rhythms become stagnant while nature keeps an uninterrupted rhythm? We now call it "species stagnation" [...].
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 [...]
Why do human rhythms become stagnant while the forests mark a rhythm that never stagnates? We are now in a "species stagnation" [...].
The Forestry Agency is holding an exhibition "Wo [...]" at the Future Life Village at Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese lumber.
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 [...]