The 45th "Japanese Herb Certification Examination <level 1 and 2 The 45th "Japanese Herb Certification Test (Level 1 & 2)" will be held on Saturday, July 19 online and at the Tokyo venue on Saturday, July 19.

The term "Japanese herb" is a generic name for plants that have been used by the Japanese people in their daily lives since before the Edo period (1603-1868). The 45th "Japanese Herb Certification Test (Levels 1 and 2)" will be held by the Japanese Herb Association on Saturday, July 19, 2025, both online and at the Tokyo venue (Ginza Seminar Room of the Japanese Herb Association).

The certification test provides a systematic and step-by-step approach to learning about Japanese herbs (useful plants).

Through the study, you will be able to make use of the knowledge and qualifications you have acquired in your daily life and workplace.

Japanese Herb Certification <level 1 and 2> Official Textbook

<Contents you can learn

Basic knowledge of Japanese herbs, such as their types and effects.

Stories of Japanese herbs that cannot be learned from botanical illustrated books

Basics of medicinal herbs and Japanese aromas

How to use various Japanese herbs in your lifestyle (cooking, craft recipes, etc.)

How to grow herbs

Nutritional and physiological knowledge

Knowledge of related laws

Pass rate: 80% (average of the last 2 years)

Pass rate for those who have taken the preparation course: 94% (average of the last 2 years)

Outline of the Japanese Herb Certification Examination (Levels 1 and 2)

Date and time

July 19, 2025 (Saturday)

Level 2】9:30〜10:30

Level 1】10:50〜11:50

Duration: 60 minutes for each level

Examination Method: Online / Tokyo Venue (Japanese Herb Association Ginza Seminar Room)

Exam Eligibility

Level 2: Anyone can take the exam.

Level 1: For those who have passed Level 2 and those who wish to take Level 1 at the same time.

Exam Fee

Level 2] 6,600 yen (tax included)

Level 1] 6,600 yen (tax included)

Level 1 and 2: 12,000 yen (tax included)

Combined applicants will receive a 10% discount from the single-application fee.

The 45th Japanese Herb Special Certification Examination (Levels 1 and 2) Preparatory Course

Date and time

Saturday, June 21, 2025

June 21, 2025 (Saturday) (Venue: Tokyo, Zoom)

Level 2】10:00〜11:30

Level 1】12:00〜13:30

Level 2 and Level 1, each 90 minutes long.

Those who are unable to attend on the day can watch the lecture at a later date.

＜For more information and registration, please visit

https://waherb.info/kenteionline

Dried Japanese Herbs

Learning about Japanese herbs will help us, as Japanese people, to pursue our own origins, and will be full of hints on how to live a life that is true to ourselves.

What are "Japanese herbs"?

Plants that have been widely used in daily life in various parts of Japan since before the Edo period, and the culture that makes use of them.

Japan Herb Federation

- From person to person, from the past to the future, from region to region. From person to person, from the past to the future, from region to region, "Japanese herbs" are a treasure at everyone's feet.

Established in 2009 as a voluntary organization, it became a general incorporated association in 2017. The organization named the useful plants that Japanese people have used in their daily lives "Japanese herbs" and is promoting the "Japanese Herb Project" to rediscover the value of the plants under our feet. With the mission of "inheriting and creating a culture of useful plants in Japan," the company is engaged in activities aimed at proposing new and old lifestyles and creating a sustainable society through the "Japanese Herb Certification Test," a systematic study of the plant culture that has been passed down traditionally in accordance with the climate of each region of Japan, as well as classroom and hands-on courses, training of instructors, projects supporting regional vitalization, media transmission, etc. We are also engaged in activities aimed at proposing new and old lifestyles and creating a sustainable society.

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

Representative Director : Nobumoto Furuya

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