Forests are special places where people can connect with nature and relax.
The Materials’ Forests owned by Mitsubishi Materials are one such place. However, in 2016, a Materials’ Forest and the nearby forest in Mori Town, Hokkaido, suffered extensive windfall damage due to a powerful typhoon. What could we do for the community, and by extension, for society? With this question in mind, Mitsubishi Materials, in collabora- tion with local residents, has been working on the restoration of these damaged forests.

As part of this effort, we have been organizing tree-planting festivals since 2018. This year marks our fourth ceremony, and we planted 250 chestnut trees alongside around 40 local residents. With the intention of allowing children to interact with the forest and the abundant nature they don’t often get to experience, we also organized activi- ties such as a picture-story show and a log-cutting experience.

The smiles on the faces of children as they touched the plants and soil, their whole- hearted engagement in the activities, and the warm gazes of their parents watching over them – witnessing all of these up close brought us an incomparable joy. Moving forward, we will continue striving for forests cherished by the community and valued by society and work with local residents to create flourishing forests.