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The WWD 2025 theme is Eco-Living with Wood: A Sustainable Journey.

World Wood Day 2025 explores the multifaceted role of wood in achieving eco-living and sustainable development. By highlighting the significance of independent wood certification and ecologically sound forestry practices, the 2025 WWD theme “Eco-Living with Wood” emphasizes the importance of eco-labeling in promoting responsible wood consumption. The event delves into the cultural and historical connection between humans and wood, while also underscoring the material's potential to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration. It advocates for increased use of wood in construction and design, as well as the integration of forest-based recreation into a holistic eco-living approach. Ultimately, 2025 WWD positions wood as a cornerstone of sustainable living, capable of enriching human life while preserving the planet's natural resources.

Program Dates Location
2025 WWD Symposium and the Seventh Forest Products Culture Colloquium-Joint event with International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology March 17-19 Sendai International Center, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
World Wood Day 2025 Special Concert and The 15th Annual Concert for Japanese Traditional Instruments March 20 Maeda Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
WWD 2025 Commemorative Event and Press Release of Temple of Trees Project in Kumamoto March 21 Kumamoto University
International Young Adult Furniture Making Invitational March 21-27 Institute of Technologists, Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture
Tree Planting March 28 The University of Tokyo Tanashi Forest (UTTF), Tokyo
International Woodcarving Camp April 3-8 Inami School, Nanto's Woodcarving Town, Toyama Prefecture
Woodturning Demonstration Project May 24-26 Nakajima Woodturning Studio, Osaka
May 28-30 Yakumi Shuku, Shizuoka (OFF CORPORATION INC.)
May 31-June 1 Mt. Fuji Wood Culture Society, Kawaguchi Lake, Yamanashi Prefecture
Woodcut Exhibition June 3-8 Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka
Wood Design July 22-29 Mt. Fuji Wood Culture Society, Kawaguchi Lake, Yamanashi Prefecture
International Woodcarving Show, Woodblock Printing Workshop and Exhibition July 25-August 3 Osaka Tennoji Zoo, Osaka
International Carpenters Forum (Theme: Tools) July 31-August 3 Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Collaborative Project August 21-September 3 Mt. Fuji Wood Culture Society, Kawaguchi Lake, Yamanashi Prefecture
Temple of Trees September 24-October 8 Kumamoto University Campus Museum
Wood Culture Music Stage at Expo 2025 October 7-9 EXPO2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN / Pop-Up Stage North
Folk Art and Craftsmanship Workshop at Tokyo Toy Festival November 15-16 Tokyo Toy Museum
Grand Exhibition of World Wood Day 2025 Event Artworks November 21 - 24 Tsukiji Hongwanji

Updates

Visual Tour of the Woodblock Print Special Exhibition at World Wood Day 2025

05 Nov, 2025
As an official event of World Wood Day 2025, the International Woodblock Print Co-Creation Exhibition was held at the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. This special exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Japan Art Association to commemorate Expo...

The Final Month of World Wood Day 2025 Japan!

01 Nov, 2025
As our year-long celebration of Eco-Living with Wood comes to a close, we gather in Tokyo for two final highlights: • Folk Art & Craftsmanship at the Tokyo Toy Festival (Nov 15–16) • WWD Grand Exhibition 2025 (Nov 20–24)

3rd From Forests to Heritage together with 2026 World Wood Day Symposium and The 8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium- Call for Proposals

22 Oct, 2025
2026 World Wood Day Symposium and The 8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium will be a joint event with the 3rd From Forests to Heritage, which is now open calls for proposals. From Forests to Heritage is a conference connecting researchers studying

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