About Us
Organization Name: Japan Kumamori Association (General Incorporated Foundation)
Address 1-4 Fundocho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Postal Code: 662-0042
Date of Establishment December 28, 2010
Board members Representative Director: Yuko Muroya
Councilors: Akinori Moriyama, Koichi Hirui, Ichiro Seki
Directors: Mariko Moriyama, Sohei Nakagawa, Shosaburo Miyauchi,
Michio Miura, Tomomi Shimizu
Auditors: Shingo Mori, Yutaka Kimura, Ryojo Harada
Hokkaido & Tohoku Hokkaido Branch, Aomori Branch, Miyagi Branch, Akita Branch
Kanto Region Gunma Branch, Tochigi Branch, Saitama Branch, Tokyo Branch,
Kanagawa Branch, Yamanashi Branch
Chubu & Hokuriku Region Niigata Branch, Ishikawa Branch, Nagano Branch
Tokai Region Gifu Branch, Mie Branch, Aichi Branch
Kinki Region Shiga Branch, Wakayama Branch, Osaka Branch
Chugoku Region Tottori Branch, Okayama Branch, Hiroshima Branch, Yamaguchi Branch
Shikoku Region Kochi Branch, Ehime Branch, Tokushima Branch
Kyushu Region Fukuoka Branch, Miyazaki Branch, Kumamoto Branch
Masayoshi Miyazawa Expert in Biological Environment and Wildlife Research [Honorary Advisor]
(Leading Expert on the Asiatic Black Bear)
Kenji Suhara Insect Researcher (Forest Ecology Research)
Fumio Akagi Past District Governor of Rotary International District 2680,
Former Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Association
Masao Akamatsu Former Member of the House of Representatives
(Former Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Kazuko Nakano Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant
Malcolm Fitzhugh Professor Emeritus at Capilano University
Mitsuaki Monzaki Director of the Hokkaido Wildlife Research Institute,
Doctor of Agriculture (Leading Expert on the Brown Bear)
Shigeo Omae Former Member of the House of Representatives
(Former Parliamentary Secretary for Defense)
Asaka Yuho Peer Counselor
Yoshinori Yasuda Professor Emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies,
Doctor of Science, Curator of the Fujinokuni Museum of Global Environmental History
Setsuyuki Nishikawa Former Professor at Hiroshima University, Kansai Economic Federation
Junji Hashimoto Representative of Aqua Sphere, Water Journalist
Yasuhiro Funakoshi Manager of the Minshuku “Hyakushouyashiki Wara” (a traditional Japanese inn)
Hiroyuki Ishi Former Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School,
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Zambia
Shunsuke Funase Consumer Movement Journalist
Hirotake Imamoto Representative of the Water Engineering Research Institute,
Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University, Doctor of Engineering
Toramaru Hirano Forestry and Forestry Advisor, Director of the Ecosystem Association
(General Incorporated Association)
Masayuki Hayashi Author of Tree Identification Books
Mutsuo Mabuchi Former Ambassador to Ukraine, Former Professor at the National Defense Academy
Megumi Fujita Former Village Mayor of Kitou Village, Tokushima Prefecture
Yukiko Kada Member of the House of Councillors representing Shiga Prefecture,
Former Governor of Shiga Prefecture
Makoto Ando Professional Nature Guide, Wildlife Photographer
Daisuke Katayama Member of the House of Councillors representing Hyogo Prefecture
Naoki Ikeda Lawyer (Osaka Bar Association), Chairman of the Environmental Law Federatio
Shunsuke Mutai Member of the House of Representatives representing Nagano Prefecture
Shinao Tsuchiya Member of the House of Representatives representing Saitama Prefecture
Yuichiro Wada Member of the House of Representatives representing Hyogo Prefecture
Tetsunari Iida Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP)
Takeharu Suzuki Professor Emeritus at Yamanashi University
President of the Non-Profit Organization for Disaster Prevention Promotion
Publication
We have organize many activities to protect the forest and coexist with all living things.
Business report
Book guide
"Kuma to Mori to Hito - A Very Important Story to Share with Someone Right Now"
Written by Mariko Moriyama | Published by Gōdō Shuppan
"Kuma to Mori to Hito:
Collector's Edition (Out of Print)"
Written by Mariko Moriyama | Published by Gōdō Shuppan
"Let's Return the Forest to the Bears"
Written by Toshiko Sawada | Published by Shobunsha
"The 10 Bears That Became Family (Out of Print)"
Written by Masayoshi Miyazawa |
"The Bear Warns"
Written by Masayoshi Miyazawa | Published by Hoozuki Books