The third annual "TOKYO WOOD LIFE 2040: Mountains, Trees, and Tokyo" event is being held!

​The "TOKYO WOOD LIFE 2040: Mountains, Wood, and Tokyo"exhibition, which focuses on wood, lifestyle, and urban design, will be held at a total of four venues in the Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho areas from May 1st (Fri) to May 31st (Sun), 2025.

This exhibition, now in its third year, focuses on the relationship between Japan's forests and cities, and will feature numerous events including architecture and design exhibitions, a film festival, a market, forums, excursions, and a stamp rally. Drawing on diverse fields such as architecture, manufacturing, urban development, and community design, the exhibition will showcase strategies and the latest practices for transforming urban life into a "WOOD LIFE" by 2040.

Friday, May 8, 2026 It will be held at Conference Square M+ Success (Mitsubishi Building 1F, 2-5-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). "TOKYO WOOD LIFE 2040: Mountains, Trees, and Tokyo Forum" "of Part 2 (16:00-17:45)"Urban wooden architecture using diverse types of wood in local communities [Embracing forest diversity through architecture]" To our Yuma Ogata, Architect (Architectural Design Department 2 & Wood Construction Lab) will be participating as one of the panelists.
Along with other panelists Hiroki Akiyoshi (Director of VUILD Inc., architect, meta-architect) and Yuhei Koyanagi (President of Forest Partners Inc.), we will focus on timber distribution to utilize a wide variety of woods and discuss the possibilities of coordination within that system.