Forest Creation Symposium 2026
Overview
The Forestry Agency will hold the 5th National Forest Creation Promotion Council meeting and award ceremonies, including the Forest Business Award 2026, on the same day to build momentum for forest creation. The program will feature case presentations and a panel discussion, and audience members are invited to attend. The event will take place on October 29, 2026, at the Mokuzai Kaikan. The application deadline is October 26, and capacity is 200 people.
Key points
- The 5th National Forest Creation Promotion Council meeting and two award ceremonies will be held on the same day.
- The event aims to build momentum for forest creation by businesses and the public, and for initiatives connecting forests with people and mountain villages with cities.
- Audience capacity is 200 people, and the application deadline is October 26, 2026.
Overview
A Forestry Agency press release dated October 6, 2026, explains the importance of advancing forest creation and expanding initiatives that connect forests with people and mountain villages with cities. The background includes achieving a net-zero society and nature-positive outcomes by 2050, as well as revitalizing mountain villages.
The Forestry Agency will jointly hold the meeting and the award ceremony for the Forest Business Award, established this year, and will present examples from businesses and others undertaking pioneering initiatives, followed by a panel discussion.
Impact
The event aims to build momentum for these initiatives and expand forest creation by businesses and the public, as well as efforts connecting forests with people and mountain villages with cities.
Details
The venue is the Large Hall on the 7th floor of Mokuzai Kaikan (1-18-8 Shinkiba, Koto City, Tokyo). The full program runs from 12:35 to 17:00, and Part 1 runs from 12:40 to 13:40. The ceremony will recognize recipients of the Forest Business Award 2026 and the Sazae-san Forest Circle Contest. The contest awardees include Hisashi Yamaguchi and Issaku Yoshida for the Forestry Agency Director-General's Award, Kunihisa Uno for the Greenery Appreciation Festival Organizing Committee Chair's Award, and Kao Saotome for the Machiko Hasegawa Art Museum Award.
Part 2 (13:50 to 15:35) is the 5th council meeting and will include members' activity reports, a presentation of topics by the Forestry Agency, SDG ideas from high school students, and closing remarks by chair Kengo Sakurada. Part 3 (15:45 to 17:00) is the symposium. Yoshitsugu Minagawa will moderate; Forest Business Award recipients and Tomohito Sato will serve as panelists, and Toshimasa Masuyama will serve as commentator.
Those wishing to attend should apply through the application form. Applications will close once capacity is reached, and applicants will be contacted by email at their registered address by the Japan Greenery Promotion Organization, the secretariat of the National Forest Creation Promotion Council. Members of the press should contact the inquiry address to request coverage and submit a business card at the venue on the day. Camera photography is permitted in the designated area.