Our Nature is in Our Hands:
Restoration of Mt.Tanakami Forest for the Next Hundred Years
Project Name: Our Nature is in Our Hands: Restoration of Mt.Tanakami Forest for the Next Hundred Years
Location: Otsu, Shiga
Size: 10,000 ha (the entire Tanakami district)
Client: City of Otsu
Date: 2002
Category: Community & Regional Development
Services Provided: Master Planning - Conceptual Design
Landscape Architect: HEADS OSAKA
Award: 2004 CLA Award of Best in Research and Planning (Consultants of Landscape Architecture in Japan)
Publication: CLA journal, issue of October 2004, No.159, Consultants of Landscape Architecture in Japan
Nature Restoration by the Locals
This project aims to preserve the nature of this region for the future by the residents taking the initiative to rediscover the local resources such as nature, history, and culture and restore the forest from a hundred-year long-term perspective. It also aims to coexist with nature by ensuring biodiversity and realize a lively local community. We proposed a regional vision based on its actual condition, a measure for regional revitalization, and a regional plan to restore nature, and supported the activities by the residents with their ingenuity.