Midori Ippai Project Activities LINE 271FY2018 Bamboo Forest Maintenance Volunteer Activity at "Yamaguchi Daijingu" Shrine May 12, 2018 NTT West Yamaguchi Group
On May 12, 2018 (Saturday), members of NTT West Yamaguchi Group held a volunteer activity to maintain the bamboo forest in Yamaguchi Daijingu shrine of Yamaguchi City. There were some years in between when the event had to be canceled due to weather conditions and other reasons, and this year marks the 11th year anniversary of the activity.
Situated in a quiet and tranquil environment that is surrounded by the lush greenery of trees, Yamaguchi Daijingu shrine was built by dividing and transferring the enshrined deities and their statues from Ise Grand Shrine to a new location.
In the old days, Yamaguchi Daijingu prospered as a shrine that people in the west of Japan could visit as they were unable to travel all the way to Ise. For this reason, it has been commonly referred to by the people as "nishi no Oisesama" (Ise Grand Shrine of the West) since early times.
The weather was perfect on the day of the activity, and a total of 60 participants, including 42 current and retired employees of Yamaguchi Group as well as 18 members from Yamaguchi Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Office and the "Bamboo Forest Volunteer Yamaguchi" group, took part in the activity.
As with the previous year, the activity kicked off with the chief priest of Yamaguchi Daijingu shrine holding a ritual for the participants to pray for their safety. Under the guidance of representatives from Yamaguchi Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Office and the "Bamboo Forest Volunteer Yamaguchi" group, participants worked up a good sweat for about two hours as they engaged in work such as bamboo plant cutting and branch removal.
The activity has helped to clean up the bamboo forest of Yamaguchi Daijingu shrine and preserve the appearance of the historical architecture.
NTT West Yamaguchi Group will continue to actively engage in efforts to protect the global environment through cooperation with the local communities in the forest maintenance activities as part of the biodiversity conservation initiatives.
- Participating companies
- NTT West Yamaguchi Group (NTT West Yamaguchi Branch, NTT Business Solutions, NTT Marketing Act, NTT Fieldtechno, NTT Business Associe, NTT Facilities, NTT InfraNet)
Chugoku Denyukai Yamaguchi Subdivision
NTT Labor Union Retirees' Association, Yamaguchi Subdivision
Japan Telecom Users Association, Yamaguchi Subdivision - Participants
- Bamboo Forest Volunteer Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Prefecture Yamaguchi Agriculture and Forestry Office, Forestry Department, Forestation Promotion Section - Venue
- Yamaguchi City, Takimachi 4-4, Yamaguchi Daijingu
- No. of participants
- 60
