Our Forests

1. History and Summary The University of Tokyo Chiba Forest (UTCBF) was established in 1894 and is the oldest university forest in Japan. It started with woodlands of only about 330 ha around Kiyosumi...

1. History and Summary The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest (UTHF) was established in 1899 when 23,597 ha of national forests were transferred from the Ministry of Home Affairs. After additional fo...

1. History and Summary The University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest (UTCF) is in the cool temperate region. It was established as a University Forest in 1916 by the purchase of a private forest of about 6,...

1. History and Summary Established in 1929 and named the Faculty of Agriculture,Department of Forestry Tanashi Nursery or Tama Nursery, the University of Tokyo Tanashi Forest (UTTF) was originally und...

1. History and Summary Ecohydrology is an interdisciplinary field studying the interactions between water and ecosystems. Areas of research in ecohydrology include transpiration and plant water use, a...

1. History and Summary Fuji Iyashinomori Woodland Study Center (FIWSC) was established in 1925 as the name of The University Forest at Yamanakako. The total area is 40 hectares, of which part belongs ...

1. History and Summary The Japanese name for the Arboricultural Research Institute (ARI) is "Jugei-kenkyusyo". "Jugei" can be translated as meaning arboriculture. The word "Jugei" contains the ideas o...

The Education and Extension Center at the Yayoi campus performs various tasks involved with research and education at University of Tokyo Forests (UTF). The Center's mission is to be the center of hum...

In recent years, various research and educational activities using novel information technologies have been conducted in the University of Tokyo Forests (UTF), such as research that utilizes open data...