一般社団法人馬搬振興会
Japan Horselogging Association

Using horses to haul logs out of the mountains is called "horse logging." Now it's become quite rare in Japan. Since the mid 1970s, as a result of mechanization and changing lifestyles, only a very few Japanese live with horses the way they used to. However, this transport method without making damage on mountains with no use of fossil fuels attracts attention again. Horse-logging is especially suited for small, diverse woodlands, on difficult slopes, where trimming rather tha n clearing is needed, and where the sensitivity of the ecology must be protected.

Japan Horse Logging Association was established with the aim of inheriting Japanese horse logging technique and culture.Currently, we maintain mountains together with foresters in Tohoku region, while educating and training forest business successors for future generations. In addition, we are spreading awareness of environmental preservation broadly with teaching and making full use of traditional technique where working together with people and horses, such as cultivating rice field by horse. Moreover, we also contribute to local culture by cooperating with traditional events and festivals using horses.