Our cities are polluted and overcrowded - but planting trees in urban spaces can increase biodiversity and create wildlife ...

Explore boreal forests in Japan and subtropical jungles while immersing yourself in its rich spiritual and cultural heritage.

Some 70% of Japan is covered in forest. We dig a little deeper into the forests' role in daily living. The segments featured in this episode are available in full online at NHK WORLD-JAPAN ON DEMAND.

The Aokigahara Forest of Honshu, Japan (also known interchangeably as the Sea of Trees and more insidiously, the Suicide ...

The enchanting Forest of Environmental Art in Karatsu on ... More commonly known as “Midori no Hi” in Japan, Greenery Day falls during the Golden Week period of national holidays that start ...

Conserving the forest enabled this traditional lion dance to survive. Tenjinzaki was one of the first places to be a focus of modern environmental conservation in Japan. The community has ...

Subsidies for forest biomass energy in Japan and South Korea are contributing to deforestation in Southeast Asia, according to an October 2024 report by environmental NGOs. The biomass industry is ...

Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese phrase for ‘forest bathing’. In this exercise you will be gently guided to a beautiful peaceful forest by practicing forest bathing with Mayumi Kataoka.

A forest school on the border of the Broads has embraced a Japanese concept to help adults' wellbeing. Beccles Forest School has launched a "forest bathing brunch" every Wednesday morning on ...