NEWS

  6  Apr. 2026
We have published the report of The University of Tokyo Forests Roundtable:“Approaches to the
Public Benefits of Forests.” Download here
  1  Apr. 2026
"Wooden Chopsticks (Large・Small) " using Japanese Cypress (Hinoki) from the Ecohydrology
Research Institute is now on sale at UTCC stores and web shops. 
  1  Apr. 2026
We’re pleased to welcome new member to our team: Mr. USUDA as Technical Support Staff.
In addition,  Lecturer TANAKA, who has joined us as a concurrent member.
23 Mar. 2026
The article introducing “Laboratory-Originated Goods / Chopsticks from the University Forests” was published in Tansei (The University of Tokyo Public Relations Magazine), Vol. 52.
11 Mar. 2026
At the 7th Social Collaboration Liaison Office Symposium, Lecturer FUKUI delivered a relay lecture
titled “Exploring the Mysteries of Bats.”
 5  Mar. 2026
FGDC has published its newsletter, UTokyo Forest X, Issue No. 2.  Request here.
14 Feb. 2026
As part of a collaborative initiative between the Arboricultural Research Institute and Minami-Izu
Town, we conducted a hands-on workshop for parents and children titled “How Is Chocolate Made? Experience.”
 6  Feb.  2026
FGDC members visited the Arboricultural Research Institute for a two-day, one-night stay.
 8  Jan.  2026
The call for applications for a Project Researcher position (application deadline: 30 Jan.) has closed.
25 Dec. 2025
FGDC members visited the University of Tokyo Chiba Forest for a two-day, one-night stay.
10 Dec. 2025
Director FUKUDA delivered an invited lecture on “FGDC’s Initiatives and Future Developments” at
the workshop for the “Platinum Society” Endowed Course.
 8  Dec. 2025
The 3rd University Forests Roundtable was held with research funding donated by Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
29 Oct.  2025
The 2nd International Symposium of Forest GX/DX in Asia has ended. Click here for the event report.
21 Oct.  2025
Wood produced by the University Forests has also been used in the Planetary Health Design
Laboratory established on the University of Tokyo’s GATEWAY Campus,
where an opening ceremony and preview event were held.
16 Oct.  2025
A table that sparked a joint research project between Karimoku and the University of Tokyo Forests—aimed at creating new value from lower-grade timber—has been installed in the laboratory.
 9  Oct.  2025
Associate Director TOKUNAGA and Assistant Professor FUJIWARA presented a poster titled “Design of an Interdisciplinary Research Platform Utilizing Long-Term Forest Data” at the Research Data
Ecosystem Development Symposium 2025.
 1  Oct.  2025
We’re pleased to welcome Professor KURAJI, Associate professor KAMODA and GOTO, who have
joined us as a concurrent member.
12 Sep.  2025
The 2nd University Forests Roundtable was held with research funding donated by Sumitomo
Forestry Co., Ltd.
21 Aug.  2025
A paper by Assistant Professor NAKAHATA and colleagues on the carbon sequestration capacity of 
Japanese cedar forests across Japan has been published in the Journal of Environmental
Management. For details, click here.
15 Aug.  2025
“Renka Reed Diffuser (with a wooden cap made from Chiba Forest cypress)”—featuring hinoki
sourced from the University of Tokyo Chiba Forest —has gone on sale at UTCC.
15  Jul.   2025
Five single-piece mechanical pencils (in silver and gold), crafted from Udai-kanba sourced from the      University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest and made without any joints, have gone on sale at UTCC.
14  Jul.   2025
The 1st University Forests Roundtable was held with research funding donated by Sumitomo
Forestry Co., Ltd.
8   Jul.   2025
The University of Tokyo Chiba Forest renewed its agreements with Kamogawa City and Kimitsu City
on July 1, Reiwa 7, respectively.
The two agreements now include the language of GX.
17 Jun.  2025
University Forest magnets made from hinoki sourced from the University of Tokyo Chiba Forest have gone on sale at UTCC (the University of Tokyo Community Center).
17 Jun.  2025
The 2nd International Symposium of Forest GX/DX in Asia will take place at the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University, in Seoul, Korea 26 to 31 October, 2025. 
1   Apr.  2025
We’re pleased to welcome three new members to our team: Ms. MAEKAWA and Ms. NYO ME
as Project Researchers, and Mr. SASAKI as Technical Staff. We’re also pleased to welcome
Assistant Professor NAKAHATA, who has joined us as a concurrent member.
1  Apr. 2025
Koishikawa Arboretum has been transferred to the University of Tokyo Forests (FGDC).
17 Nov.2024

The 1st International Symposium of Forest GX/DX in Asia has ended. Click here for the event report.

31 Oct. 2024
Minamiizu Town signed an agreement with Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo on collaboration and cooperation toward the realization of a decarbonized society.
A signing ceremony was held at the Arboricultural Research Institute.
19 Aug. 2024
The 1st International Symposium of Forest GX/DX in Asia will take place from November 14 to 17, 
2024, at the Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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