On June 9, 2023, the “Forest Management Experience and Lumber Market Tour” was held in Keihoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto.
Nineteen participants observed and experienced forest maintenance by forest instructors at the “Forest in Commemoration of the Merger” in Ukyo-Ward. This was followed by a visit to the Hokuso Lumber Center and a tour of the lumber market facilities.
(Left) Kyoto Forest Instructors’ Association explained safety precautions and operations.
(Right) Carrying out thinned timber
(Left) Peeling the bark of a Hinoki cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa. It is very moist in this season.
(Right) Cutting a log.
(Left) Brief explanation about the lumber market inside the Hokuso Lumber Center
(Right) Tour of the facility/ timber being traded
This seminar is supported by the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization’s “Green and Water Forest Fund.
