Oak Village, a furniture workshop in Hida Takayama Celebrating its 50th anniversary in Umeda, Osaka Talk Event on Utilization of Local Forest Resources to be Held in Umeda, Osaka on March 2

Oak Village, Inc. (Head Office: Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture; Representative Director: Eiji Ueno) celebrates its 50th anniversary in August 2023.

Following the ceremonies and symposiums held at the Takayama headquarters last summer and in Tokyo last fall, the company will hold a talk event on March 2 (Saturday) in Osaka, its western Japan business base, on the theme of utilizing local forest resources.

Oak Village, which has been manufacturing products with the aim of realizing a sustainable society since its establishment, the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, the only core testing and research institute in Japan that comprehensively handles forestry, forestry, lumber industry, and lumber breeding, and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, which owns over 2,500 hectares of its own forest in Wakayama and is involved in forestry and forestry management as well as the development and production of lumber. Ltd., which has more than 2,500 hectares of its own forests in Wakayama Prefecture and is seeking ways to utilize forests from multiple perspectives, will discuss efforts to link local forest resources and lifestyles from their respective perspectives.

Initiatives for Linking Local Forest Resources and Livelihoods: From the Kinki Region's Forests

Date: Saturday, March 2, 15:00-16:00

Venue: Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 8th Floor, Special Room B

Speaker: Naoko Yamashita (National Institute of Forestry and Forest Products Research

　　　　　　　　 Forest Ecology Research Group, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) Kansai Branch)

　　　Ryutaro Kaise (President, Maruka Forestry Co., Ltd.)

　　　Eiji Ueno (President, Oak Village Co., Ltd.)

Moderator: Kazuhiro Sasaki (Director and General Manager, Furniture Craft Division, Oak Village Co.)

Initiatives to Link Local Forest Resources and Livelihoods

On the following day, Sunday, the 3rd, a talk event titled "Living with Roots x Living with Trees" will be held at Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in Shimane Prefecture with Mr. Tadashi Matsuba, President of Iwami Ginzan Gunkodo Group, which proposes "living with roots" in clothing, food, housing, and beauty through fashion goods. Ltd. that proposes "Living with Roots x Living with Trees.

Gunkodo "Living with Roots" x Oak Village "Living with Trees

Date & Time: Sunday, March 3, 14:00-15:00

Venue: Hankyu Umeda main store, 10th floor, special venue in the Central District Park

Speakers: Mr. Tadashi Matsuba (President of Iwami Ginzan Gunkendo Group Co., Ltd.)

　　　 Kazuhiro Sasaki (Director and General Manager of Furniture Craft Division, Oak Village Co.)

Roots in Life x Trees in Life

Reservations are required for the talk event.

Please register in advance at the following website.

https://www.oakv.co.jp/note/event/7935.html

Concurrent Events

Oak Village 50th Anniversary Exhibition

50 Years of Connecting People to Forests, 50 Years to Come

Dates: February 28 (Wed) - March 5 (Tue), 10:00 - 20:00 *Close at 16:00 on the last day

Place: Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 10F Central District Park

The exhibition will introduce Oak Village's 50 years of history through panels and displays of furniture made during the founding period, a one-piece table made of Jindai zelkova expressing the history of the forest, one-of-a-kind works on display and for sale, a demonstration of distilling aromas extracted from Japanese forest materials, workshops, and an installation live broadcast of Hida Takayama's manufacturing site and We are also planning to hold a live installation live broadcast.

InstagramURL： @oakvillage_official

Company Profile

Company name: Oak Village Co.

Representative: Eiji Ueno, President

Establishment ： April 1974

Establishment ： May 29, 1979

Business description: Manufacture and sale of wooden furniture, stationery, and toys

　　　　　 Manufacture and sale of wooden lacquerware

　　　　　 Design and construction of wooden buildings

Capital ： 30,000,000 yen

URL ： https://www.oakv.co.jp