"Walking Forest Therapy Roads ® with a doctor"
a special event to mark the International Year of Forests
* Forest Therapy Roads ® is the registered trade mark of Forest Therapy Society NPO.
Last Updated:February 10, 2012
This year has been designated the International Year of Forests. The theme of the Year in Japan is "Walking in the forests" and various events have been scheduled to mark the Year. "Walking Forest Therapy Roads ® with a doctor" is a special event subsidized by Green and Water fund which is under the auspices of the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization, a public interest Incorporated Association popularly known by its emblem of Green feathers. The event will allow subjects to easily experience the healing effects of forests through forest-based activities such as bathing, walking, sitting and simply laying down.
The event will be held at several Forest Therapy Roads ® locations selected from amongst the total of 44 existing Roads nationwide after tests were conducted on the efficacy of the participating forests and these tests included measuring the stress hormone levels of subjects.
As the event will be actively monitored by doctors, we invite you to experience the effects of spending time in a beneficial forest environment and witness the resultant reductions in stress levels and increases in NK activity and serum adiponectin level. Why don't you come and experience for yourself the beneficial effects of these forest walks by measuring your stress levels both before and after the planned activities and thereby come to realize the power and importance of forests ?
We invite you to experience the effects of spending time in a beneficial forest environment and witness the resultant reductions in stress levels and increases in NK-cell and adiponectin protein measurements, all of which are proven to help inhibit lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes. Why don't you come and experience for yourself the beneficial effects of these forest walks by measuring your stress levels both before and after the planned activities and thereby come to realize the power and importance of forests ?
Schedule: Saturday 11th ~ Sunday 12th September, 2011
Uenomura, Gunma Prefecture
Kick-off event
Schedule: Sunday, 16th October, 2011
Nature-walk of Nakanosawa, river headwaters area, Uenomura, Gunma Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 09:00 am at the Police Box in front of JR Takasaki station at the East exit |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Matsumoto, Creating Village Promotion Dept. |
| Phone: | 0274-20-7070 |
Shiga Kogen, beautiful forests, Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 08:30am at Nagano Station Shinkansen ticket gate at the East exit deck |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Mihashi, Shiga Kogen Tourist Association |
| Phone: | 0269-34-2404 |
Furusato no Mori, Iinan Machi, Iishi-gun, Simane Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 07:00am at the bus station, Shinkansen exit, Hiroshima Station |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Tamano |
| Phone: | 0854-76-3119 |
Yusuhara ~ The town above the clouds
| Meeting time & place: | 09:10am in front of JR Susaki Station 09:15am at roadside station Susaki, the Home of the Otter. |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Yamamoto, Environment Promotion Section |
| Phone: | 0889-65-1251 |
Schedule: Friday, 28th October, 2011
The river headwaters Forest which nurtures the Tottori Sand Dunes, Chizucho, Yazu-gun, Tottori Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 09:00am in front of Chizu Station |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Yamanaka, Mountainous village revival section, Chizucho |
| Phone: | 0858-75-3117 |
Schedule: Thursday, 10th November, 2011
Inohae Valley, Kitago-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 11:00am Kitago-cho General Branch office |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Murata & Taniguchi, Kitago-cho Hotsprings Tourism Association |
| Phone: | 0987-55-2700 |
Schedule: Sunday, 13th November, 2011
A forest from the 100 best river headwater forests, Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Meeting time & place: | 09:00am Shinkansen West exit square, JR Kurume Station |
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| Person in charge: | Mr. Tagomori & Yoshihiro, Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Collaboration sub-section |
| Phone: | 0943-75-4975 |
The schedules of the following 2 areas are yet to be decided.
(They will be uploaded when the final schedules are decided )
·Akasawa Natural Recreation Forest, Shinshu Kiso Agematsu, Agematsu Town, Nagano Prefecture (in 2012)
·Body and soul therapeutic bath "Sasaguri Arata Highland", Sasaguri Town, Fukuoka Prefecture
| Participation fee: | Yen 6,000.- (fee includes: cost of shuttle, guide fee, stress check fee and forest therapy lunch box) |
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Inquiries and application deadline
Inquiries and application to participate should to be made 10 days prior to the date of each event .
All inquiries are welcome and so please contact the Infom office at info@infom.org
We will respond to you as soon as possible
