Seminar to Discuss Preservation of Japan's Forest Environment Japanese Who Have Lived with Forests" to be held in Ryogoku, Tokyo on Saturday, February 1 Organized by: Japanese Herb Association

Japanese Herb Association will hold "Environmental Academy - Japanese who have lived with forests" at Ryogoku KFC Hall (Sumida-ku, Tokyo) on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

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In order to inform as many people as possible about the current state of the forest environment in Japan, we will welcome as lecturers Mr. Masayuki Hayashi, a tree book author and environmental journalist, and Mr. Masaru Shiiba, the only person in Japan who has inherited the 5,000 year-old "burning field" method of cyclical primitive agriculture in Shiiba Village, Miyazaki Prefecture. Motoi Furuya, president of the Japanese Herb Association, will serve as navigator for the entire event.

We hope that many people will attend this lecture, as the forest environment is important to city dwellers, and although it is currently facing a critical phase, there are many issues that are not well known. The lecturer will share his experiences on how people and forests have been interacting with each other to preserve the natural environment, and the lecture will provide an opportunity to learn what is happening now and how we should interact with nature in the future.

For those who cannot make it to the venue on the day of the event, there will be an archived webcast available at a later date. The lectures will be held in four sessions, including this one, so that everyone can learn about Japan's mountain forest environment.

The lectures will be presented in an easy-to-understand manner for everyone, so please feel free to attend.

Vol. 1 "Environmental Academy: Japanese Who Have Lived with Forests

Date and time: February 1, 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025

13:00～16:30 *Doors open at 12:30

Venue: Ryogoku KFC Hall 2nd floor

Place: Ryogoku KFC Hall 2nd

Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku station 0 min. walk

0 min. walk from Ryogoku Sta. on the JR Sobu Line.

How to participate

Limited to 90 people

On-site participation or online delivery at a later date

Participation fee (for one-time participation)

General public: 5,500 yen (tax included) / Regular members of the Japanese Herb Association: 5,000 yen (tax included)

For more information and registration, please contact

https://waherb.info/mori2025

Outline of the Association

Association name: The Japan Herb Association

Location: 6F Dai-2 Uehara Bldg., 4-11-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

Representative: Nobumoto Furuya

Establishment: October 2009

URL: https://wa-herb.com/

Business Description

Implementation and operation of the "Japanese Herb Certification Test(R)

Holding training courses for qualified professionals in each field

Dispatch of lecturers to outside lectures and courses

Holding and operating seminars, events, forums, etc.

Planning and operation of hands-on lectures throughout Japan

Publication and media business

Planning and development support for Japanese herb products

Consulting and certification of businesses related to Japanese herbs

Research on Japanese herbs (vegetation, plant folklore examples) and functional research

Support for regional revitalization using local plants (vegetables, wild plants, medicinal herbs, textiles, clothing, etc.)

Provision of information and cooperation with companies, governments, and organizations