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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 Takumi 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

Grand Exhibition

19 Dec, 2025
An exhibition at the Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokoy, Japan, brought together 200 woodworkers, artists, designers, and researchers from 150 countries who advocate "eco-living with wood". The results of their work in Japan were presented at...

Collaborative Project 2025 (Highlight)

17 Dec, 2025
Collaborative Project this year was hosted in the beautiful Mt. Fuji Wood Culture Society. Lead by Cillian Ó Súilleabháinand Jacques Vesery, team members from 13 countries had to build something together from scratch within 14 days.

Trailer | EXPO 2025 - IWCS Film Series

12 Dec, 2025
This film introduces IWCS's Expo documentary series—a collection shaped through three months of filming across the pavilions and the many stories of Expo 2025 Osaka.

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