【April 29 (Wed) | Osaka】"Returning to the Mountains" as a Choice - End-of-Life Planning for Mountain Lovers to Consider Their Future
at FOREST Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Yama Tabibito Co., Ltd., a specialized mountain climbing and hiking travel agency, will hold an event titled "End-of-Life Planning for Mountain Lovers to Consider Their Future" at Grand Green Osaka on April 29. This event aims to offer mountain enthusiasts a positive choice for end-of-life planning, not merely as preparation for the end, but as a way to live better in the future.
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at FOREST Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director & CEO: Yuki Koike; hereinafter: at FOREST), which operates the circular burial® "RETURN TO NATURE", will co-host "End-of-Life Planning for Mountain Lovers to Consider Their Future" with Yama Tabibito Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director: Yuki Hori; hereinafter: Yama Tabibito), a travel agency specializing in mountain climbing and hiking, at "JAM BASE" in Grand Green Osaka on April 29 (Wednesday). This event will consider end-of-life planning not as preparation for the end, but as a choice to live better in the future, unique to those who love the mountains.
■ Background
The mountaineering population in Japan has reached 5 million (*), with a notable increase in mountain lovers aged 40-60s. Mountains have become more than just a place for activity; they are a place to feel the richness of the latter half of life.
As awareness of end-of-life planning diversifies, for those who have spent time walking in the mountains and in nature, feeling "I want to return to nature" is not special; rather, isn't it the very realization that life, death, and the future are continuous?
Many people who love mountains and the outdoors have expressed their desire for their final rest to at FOREST's supervised circular burial® "RETURN TO NATURE", which buries remains in forests without leaving any tombstone: "I want to sleep in nature, not in a grave," and "I want to return to the earth." Circular burial is not just about returning to the earth; it is an initiative that connects the death that comes to everyone with forest creation, leaving rich nature for the future. This initiative is also linked to the desire of those who love mountains and have benefited from nature to "give back to nature."
This event was planned with Yama Tabibito, a professional in mountains, for mountain lovers, as a positive choice for living better in the future, rather than as "preparation for the end" of life.
* Japan Productivity Center, "Leisure White Paper" 2022
🌱Recommended for:
- Those who have spent time in nature and have felt, "I want to return as part of nature even at the end."
- Those who have started to confront their future way of life.
- Those who want to know options other than traditional scattering of ashes or tree burial.
■ Event Outline
- Date: April 29 (Wednesday)
14:00〜16:00 (Doors open 13:30)
- Venue: Grand Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 4th floor Syn-SALON
(6-38 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
For access details:
■ Background
The mountaineering population in Japan has reached 5 million (*), with a notable increase in mountain lovers aged 40-60s. Mountains have become more than just a place for activity; they are a place to feel the richness of the latter half of life.
As awareness of end-of-life planning diversifies, for those who have spent time walking in the mountains and in nature, feeling "I want to return to nature" is not special; rather, isn't it the very realization that life, death, and the future are continuous?
Many people who love mountains and the outdoors have expressed their desire for their final rest to at FOREST's supervised circular burial® "RETURN TO NATURE", which buries remains in forests without leaving any tombstone: "I want to sleep in nature, not in a grave," and "I want to return to the earth." Circular burial is not just about returning to the earth; it is an initiative that connects the death that comes to everyone with forest creation, leaving rich nature for the future. This initiative is also linked to the desire of those who love mountains and have benefited from nature to "give back to nature."
This event was planned with Yama Tabibito, a professional in mountains, for mountain lovers, as a positive choice for living better in the future, rather than as "preparation for the end" of life.
* Japan Productivity Center, "Leisure White Paper" 2022
🌱Recommended for:
- Those who have spent time in nature and have felt, "I want to return as part of nature even at the end."
- Those who have started to confront their future way of life.
- Those who want to know options other than traditional scattering of ashes or tree burial.
■ Event Outline
- Date: April 29 (Wednesday)
14:00〜16:00 (Doors open 13:30)
- Venue: Grand Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 4th floor Syn-SALON
(6-38 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
For access details: