2022November

Web News has been updated.
The annual COFI Wooden Architecture Design Award is now open for entries.
Web News pageHerePlease take a look at it below.

2022These are the main seminars and lectures scheduled to be held from December ~ January 2023.

■COFI Two-by-Four Construction Seminar [Introductory and Basic]
・Venue and Date
12May 1(tree) Fukuoka
122 of the month(gold) Hiroshima
12May 15(tree) Kagawa *Factory tour available
2023February 10 -(gold) Yamagata
2023February 28, 2008(fire) Utsunomiya
・Time: 9:50 a.m. ~ 4 p.m.
・Tuition fee: 5,000 yen
・Details and Application:COFI Event Pagethan

■The 26th Technical Presentation of the Wood Structure Research Group
The 21st Wood Structure Technology Research Fund Award Division 2 (Mikiaki Okuma Award) Award Ceremony and Winners' Lecture
・Date: December 2(gold)1030 minutes ~ 17:20
・Venue: Ichijo Hall, Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo
・Participation fee: Free for members. However, the technical report collection fee is 1,000 yen (free for student members).
Non-members pay 5,000 yen for participation fee and technical report collection
・Application: November 30(water)byRegistration Formthan

■Medium and Large Wooden Building Portal Site Seminar "The Future of Wooden Buildings Contributing to Decarbonization"
Sponsorship:(Public Goods)Japan Housing and Wood Technology Center
Date: December 15(tree)14Hours~16:30
Venue: Online
Tuition: Free (pre-registration required)
Details and Application:Special pagethan

■Gifu Tree Net Council Special Forum
Date: December 16(gold) 12Hours~13 o'clock
・Venue: Gifu Grand Hotel, ZOOM Online
・Participation fee is free
・Registration: December 13(fire)byApplication formthan

[12/8 Update] ■Reiwa 4 "International Seminar on Forest Services"
・Organizer: (National Research Institute)Forestry Research and Development Organization, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Date: December 16(gold)13Time:30~14:30
・Venue: Forest Forest Forest Engineering Research Institute, Forest Environment Change Analysis Experiment Building, 2F Seminar Room, Teams Online
・Lecturer: Chungnam National University, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Professor Park Beom-jin
・Participation: No application required
Enter the seminar room directly, orHereJoin online from

■Cedar and cypress pollen reduction measures symposium 2022
・Organizer:(One company)National Association for the Improvement and Promotion of Forestry
・Date: December 17(soil)14Hours~16:30
・Venue: Keisei Hotel Miramare
・Capacity: 100 people, free participation fee
・Details and application: National Forestry Improvement and Extension Association Symposium Secretariat (website、TEL03-3584-6639）

■The 10th Kiiku Summit
・Organizer: NPO Art and Play Creation Association / Tokyo Toy Museum
・Date: December 17(soil)~18 days(sun) 13Hours~16:30
・Held: ZOOM Webinar
・Participation fee: Free
・Details and Application:websitethan

[12/8 Update] ■Kiiku Summit in Okinawa
Date: January 15, 2023(sun) 13Hour~16:15
・Venue: Ryukyu Shimpo Hall
・Participation fee: Free
・Details and Application:Special sitethan


■Monthly meeting of the Wood Utilization System Study Group
＜第119回月例研究会＞
・Date: December 8(tree)17Hours ~ 19 o'clock
・"Wood Shock: How to Confront the Turbulent Global Timber Market?"
~Looking forward to the future from statistical data analysis and corporate and government responses~"
・Contents: (1) "Recognition of the environment surrounding the timber industry and immediate issues"
Norichika Ando, Tadayoshi Tada (Agriculture and Forestry Chukin Research Institute)
(2) Provision of information from companies
(Reports from Kyowa Lumber, Sumitomo Forestry, Sekisui House, Tama Home, etc.) are planned.)
(3) Provision of information from the Forestry Agency
(4) General discussion

[Added on 12/8]
Date: January 26, 2023(tree)1730 minutes ~ 7 p.m.
・Contents: "Toward a stable supply of domestic logs and forestry industrialization ~An attempt to expand the operation area~"
Mr. Isao Minabe ((One company)Representative Director of N-WOOD Domestic Timber Distribution Organization)

●Venue: Zoom meeting
●Participation fee: Free for members and co-sponsors, 3,000 yen for non-members
●Application:From the homepage

Web News has been updated.
Regarding the second supplementary budget for Reiwa 4 announced earlier this month,
About the latest trends in the world's largest woodworking machinery exhibition Ligna (Germany),
And about the recruitment of wood use contests.

Web NewsPlease take a look at it below.

The second ZOOM online exhibition business meeting for sawn timber and wood processing products in Aomori Prefecture,
Coming November 30th(water)13It will be held at 30 minutes ~ 15 o'clock.
After greetings from the organizers and an explanation of the purpose of the event, they entered the individual rooms of each business operator and gave presentations.
After that, individual business meetings are held.
Characteristics of Aomori Prefecture wood, what kind of sawn wood and wood products can be used,
Trading companies and architectural and design companies from all over the country are being called for participation.

■Participating companies (planned):
・Kimura Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Hiba laminated lumber, interior materials, Hiba Oil, etc.)
・Shima Timber Industry Co., Ltd. (Hiba Cedar Building Materials)
・Sanhachi Regional Forestry Association (red pine beams, flooring, etc.)
・Kimura Wood Products Co., Ltd. (OEM of custom-made furniture, display fixtures, and various wooden products)
・Japan Co., Ltd. windows (cedar wooden sashes, doors, etc.)
・Sasayama Lumber Co., Ltd. (anything Hiba sawn products)

■Details page
■Application = Company name, name of person in charge, contact information (phone)
NPO Aomori IT Utilization Support Center (email、TELUntil

Woodmic November 2022 issue (No. 476) has been published.
On the back number page11Month Numberto see a table of contents and a part of the article.
Please take a look.