The international symposium and the workshop of Shinrin-Yoku organized by INFOM（the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine）were held on March 24 and 25, 2018, and ended with great success. First of all, as the president of INFOM, I would like to express my deep appreciation to everyone involved in this meeting.
INFOM has conductedinternational symposiums four times in the past, which were co-organized with the forest medical research association belonged to the Japan Society of Hygienics.
There are currently 62 forest bases in Japan , which are proven scientifically to reduce stress significantly compared with urban areas.
In the past, INFOM held seven workshops about forest medicine at these forest bases to Japanese clinicians.
INFOM called for participation internationally this time, and 17 members from Australia, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, USA participated in our workshop.
INFOM wish all members who participated in our workshop will work together with us in order to maintain the global environment of the forest and to sustain the health preservation of human being to the next generation.

Michiko Imai, MD,PhD
INFOM president

Dear All,

The international symposium in Forest Medicine and forest therapy practice were successfully completed.
I would like to express my gratitude to the co-chairman, Dr. Won Sop Shin, the all speakers, Dr. Takahide Kagawa, Dr. Guofu Wang, Dr. Bum-Jin Park, Dr. Michiko Imai and Dr. Hiroko Ochiai.
I also would like to express my gratitude to participants from Australia, Canada, Germany, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, USA and Japan. And I am very grateful to all staff for their help.
Thank you very much for your participate! Your participant made the symposium successfully!
I am looking forward to seeing all you again in the near future!

Best wishes,

Qing Li, MD, PhD
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Vice-President of INFOM

1. A ten-year history of the Society for Forest Medicine in Japan and future prospects on Forest Medicine in the world
   Qing Li, MD, PhD (Dr. Nippon Medical School Hospital, Vice-President of INFOM)
2. The current situation of forest therapy base and forest therapist in Japan
   Takahide Kagawa, PhD (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan)
3. The new trends and future prospects on Forest Medicine in China
   Guofu Wang, MD, PhD (Prof. Zhejiang Hospital, Geriatrics Research Institute of Zhejiang Province)
4. The new trends and future prospects on Forest Medicine in Korea
   Won Sop Shin, PhD (Professor, Chungbuk National University, former Minister of Korea Forest Service, Vice-President of INFOM)
5. The new findings on Forest Medicine in Korea
   Bum-Jin Park, PhD (Prof. Chungnam National University)
6. Role of INFOM in promotion of world Forest Medicine research
   Michiko Imai, MD, PhD (President of INFOM), Qing Li, MD, PhD (Vice-President of INFOM), Hiroko Ochiai, MD, PhD (Secretory of INFOM)