Good days have been continuing in the Golden Week Holidays in our district. I went out to our village forest to see how the field where the local forestry cooperative did a thinning operation last year has changed after the heavy snow in last winter. (I’ve been assigned as the leader of the project since 2 years ago.)
I was relieved to know that the site and the strip road for carrying the cut woods from the forest have been kept almost “unscathed”.
I met no one (and luckily no wild bears) during the 2 hour’s walk along the mountain path. There are no entertaining facilities and shops here. But, I was able to feel satisfied, with only seeing the brilliant greeneries basking in the sunlight through the surrounding trees and hearing whistling of birds.
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“Forest Bathing” must give you good health for your body and mind. Please keep the good custom from now on, too!