Abstract
On the basis of migration studies in historical sociology, we examined the influence of repatriation and demobilization of forest engineers on forestry and forest policy in Japan after World War II （WWII） by using historical materials. First, we found that “Gairinkai” influenced forestry and forest policy after WWII. Second, in order to consider this relation, we used quantitative analysis using a list of academic societies and graduate register. Our findings were as follows: 1) more than 20% of the forest society members worked in Gaichi during the war and were divided into two groups, namely, graduates of the Taisho period and young graduates of the Showa period, 2) regarding the assignment location of Gaichi and employment of the Showa period graduates after the war, each school has its own characteristics, and 3) after the war, many Showa graduates worked in forestryrelated educational institutions and administrations.
