Midori Ippai Project Activities LINE 215Interaction Activity at the "NTT Hikari no Mori (Bright Forest)" November 12, 2016 NTT West Kochi Group
On November 12, 2016 (Saturday), NTT West Kochi Group carried out thinning works at the "NTT Hikari no Mori (Bright Forest)." It was a clear autumn day on the day of the activity with participation by a total of 60 people who are employees, family members as well as retired employees of the Kochi Group.
In 2008, NTT West Kochi Group concluded a "Cooperative Forestation Partnership Agreement" (with Kochi Prefecture, Kochi City and Kochi Forest Owners' Cooperative) to carry out interactive activities such as tree thinning in the overcrowded parts of the "NTT Hikari no Mori (Bright Forest)" to create an environment that allows sufficient sunlight to reach the tree roots and the ground surface.
Participants who took part in this activity were divided into two groups, A and B, and a hands-on thinning experience session and woodwork class were conducted for each group.
The hands-on thinning experience session was held on a steep slope, and participants had the chance to cut down four cedar trees using a saw under the guidance of members from the Kochi Forest Owners' Cooperative.
At the woodwork class, participants learned to make clocks from the wood of cypress trees. The steps were relatively simple, and participants were engrossed in the process as they added ideas of their own to produce original and beautiful clocks.
Participants had charcoal-grilled food and inaka sushi (a local specialty of Kochi) for lunch while fully enjoying the clear blue sky and clean air of the open space. The expressions of the participants were lively and their joyous laughter echoed through the quiet mountains.
NTT West Kochi Group will continue to engage actively in environmental conservation activities in future.
- Participating companies
- Employees and family members of NTT West Kochi Group, etc. (NTT West Kochi Branch, NTT Business Solutions, NTT Marketing Act, NTT Fieldtechno, NTT Business Associe West, Kochi Denyukai)
- Venue
- "NTT Hikari no Mori" Cooperative Forest
- No. of participants
- 60
