Abstract

The author is the world's leading authority regarding Forest Bathing. His book "SHINRIN-YOKU" published in 2018 in the UK and the United States was translated in 35 countries and regions and was a bestseller in the United States.　The Japanese edition of this book includes much supplemental evidence that was not included in the original edition due to space limitations. This was also the first book in the world with content about Forest Bathing in Parks. And the book also introduces 100 Forest Bathing facilities in Japan and covers all aspects of Forest Bathing including the latest information. The editor is also an expert on forest bathing, so let's discuss providing information on forest bathing in Japan and joint publication!

Author’s Information

Dr. Qing Li (MD, PhD) is the world’s foremost expert in forest medicine and immunology. A medical doctor at Nippon Medical School. He has been an associate professor at Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan and a visiting fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a founding member and president of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine (http://forest-medicine.com), a leading member of the Task Force of Forests and Human Health, and the vice president and secretary general of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM, http://infom.org), and one of the directors of the Forest Therapy Society in Japan (https://www.fo-society.jp). He is also the Managing Vice Chairperson of Forest Health Maintenance Research of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
Some people study medicine. Some people study forest. Dr. Li studies forest medicine to find out all the ways in which walking in the forest can improve our well-being.
He started the forest medicine research (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing/Forest therapy) from 2004 and has published many articles in forest medicine in scientific journals. He established the new science, Forest Medicine and published Forest Medicine in 2012 in the USA (https://novapublishers.com/shop/forest-medicine/). This book has been translated into Chinese and Korea.