Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University
ProfessorI am conducting research on the ‘therapeutic benefits of plants’ such as horticultural therapy, aromatherapy, and forest therapy. Additionally, I’m investigating the ‘greening of medical and welfare facilities,’ including hospitals and elderly care facilities, where these practices are implemented. Furthermore, I am researching ‘community care through greenery,’ aiming to utilize green spaces such as local parks for the health of residents.
Recent Topics of Interests:
Exploring the healing effects of ancient Japanese practices like flower arrangement and tea ceremony.
Cultivating parks featuring flowerbeds that visitors can freely enjoy picking.
Transforming urban green spaces into functional work environments.
Designing the landscape that makes food taste better.
Introducing the concept of ‘delivery gardening.’
Motto in Research or in Life:
There will always be challenging times both in research and in life. Yet, I have come to see them positively, as steps toward progress.
Hobby / Holiday:
Watching movies on a big screen in a movie theater rather than on a TV or computer.
