Stress relieving effect of teachres by forest therapy

• Project/Area Number: 25350874
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: kagawa takahide 国立研究開発法人 森林総合研究所, 森林管理研究領域, 室長 (50353636)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Takayama Norimasa 国立研究開発法人森林総合研究所, 森林管理研究領域, 主任研究員 (70353753)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: ストレス緩和 / 森林セラピーロード / 心理指標 / 緊張感 / 抑うつ感 / 生理指標 / 森林セラピー / セラピーロード / 教職員 / 森林セラピー基地 / 自律神経活動 / POMS（気分の変化） / 奥多摩町 / ストレス / 血圧

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent years, stress relaxation effect of forest have been scientifically proven significantly. In this study, we take advantage of the forest therapy dedicated trail that has been newly established in Tokyo Okutama Town. We demonstrated the mental stress relaxation effect of forest therapy program to teachers of Tokyo. Before and after the forest therapy program, in the physiological indices systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were to decrease trend, pulse rate was increased. POMS, in the psychological evaluation, tension, depression and mood of confusion is relaxed. There was a psychological stress relieving effect of Shinrin-yoku.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 森林セラピー基地・ロード運営の現状と課題 (2016)
  • Author(s): 立花敏(筑波大学)、柳澤沙織(茨城県庁)、香川隆英
  • Organizer: 日本森林学会大会学術講演集、127:A
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-27
• [Presentation] The spread of forest therapy in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): 香川隆英
  • Organizer: IUFRO2014 World Congress Scientific Committee
  • Place of Presentation: ソルトレイクシティ・アメリカ
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-06
• [Book] 森林医学Ⅱ (2016)
  • Author(s): 大井玄、宮崎良文、平野秀樹
  • Total Pages: 370
  • Publisher: モミの森出版(韓国）
• [Book] 森林医学 (2013)
  • Author(s): 李 卿ほか
  • Total Pages: 300
  • Publisher: 生物分社(中国）