Material Cycles and Waste Management Research
Online ISSN : 2187-4808
Print ISSN : 1883-5864
ISSN-L : 1883-5864
Special Issues : Toys that Nurture a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Tokyo Toy Museum′s Activities for Understanding the Benefits and Significance of Wood-in-lifestyle with Relation to the Development of a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Kiyoshi Baba
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2012 Volume 23 Issue 3 Pages 190-197

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Tokyo Toy Museum has a wide range of activities that demonstrate the benefits of coming into contact with wood and the various ways it can be implemented. The Museum has two main purposes : First is to show how wood holds a natural essence that has a healing value for adults and aids in the wholesome growth of children. Secondly is to foster citizens who appreciate trees and forests and have an interest in developing a society in which their actions and thoughts are part of a recycle-based, circulatory society. In order to develop people who care about trees and forests, they need to have more opportunities to come into contact with items such as wooden toys and grow to love wood and make it a part of their lives. In order to raise citizens with these sorts of values, we believe that our various approachpes are a first step towards building a recycling-oriented society, with as many people as possible becoming wiser consumers who understand the significance of demonstrating how forests can serve multiple functions.
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