Norimasa Takayama
Biographic Data
| ID | 6705635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norimasa Takayama |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norimasa |
| FAMILY NAME | Takayama |
| SIGNATURE | TAKAYAMA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0136-854X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Relationships Between Spatial Metrics and Forest Landscape Beauty Across Viewing Distance Zones
To develop targeted forest management strategies, management staff must understand the statistical relationships between forest aesthetic values and landscape metrics across specified distance ranges. However, as the existing studies based on distance-zone theory have failed to isolate the impacts of landscape features in different zones, their practical applicability to forest management is limited. The present study aims to clarify the differen…
Measuring forest comfort
Understanding how forest structure influences human comfort is critical for designing recreational and health-oriented landscapes. However, previous studies have reported inconsistent findings, partly due to the lack of interpretable and comparable measures of perceived comfort. This study aims to operationalize forest comfort using a set of interpretable indices and to examine how perceived comfort varies with forest openness and tree density. W…
Alleviating Surgeons’ Stress through Listening to Natural Sounds in a Half-Encapsulated Rest Space after an Operation
This risk-free, easy-to-use means of stress alleviation through natural sounds could benefit highly-stressed people working indoors
Exploring the Physiological and Psychological Effects of Digital Shinrin-Yoku and Its Characteristics as a Restorative Environment
This study investigated the physiological and psychological therapeutic effects of a digital Shinrin-yoku environment constructed indoors in an urban facility as well as the characteristics of the environment that contribute to restorativeness (restorative traits). We measured the fluctuations in the physical and mental states of 25 subjects by obtaining both before-after measurements and continuous measurements while exposed to a digital Shinrin…
Effect of Faint Road Traffic Noise Mixed in Birdsong on the Perceived Restorativeness and Listeners’ Physiological Response
Many studies have reported that natural sounds (e.g., birdsong) are more restorative than urban noise. These studies have used physiological and psychological indicators, such as the skin conductance level (SCL) and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS), to evaluate the restorative effect of natural sounds. However, the effect of faint background noise mixed with birdsong on the restorativeness of birdsong has not been described yet. In the c…
The Effects of a Forest Therapy Programme on Mental Hospital Patients with Affective and Psychotic Disorders
The positive effect of forest bathing on the mental health and wellbeing of those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or experiencing stress has been proven. It is not known, however, how 'forest therapy' affects the mental health of people who are treated in a psychiatric hospital for affective or psychotic disorders. Potentially, forest therapy could bring many benefits to these people. To test the potential effectiveness of this ther…
Relation between Psychological Restorativeness and Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Resilience, and Stress-Coping in Forest Settings
Previous research has mainly dealt with the physiological and psychological restorative effects of the forest environment. However, comparatively few studies have focused on how the traits and attributes of individuals (individual traits) affect the restorative effects of the forest environment. In this study, we examined the relationships between the psychological restorative effects offered by perceived restorativeness of outdoor settings and t…
Management Effectiveness of a Secondary Coniferous Forest for Landscape Appreciation and Psychological Restoration
We investigated the influence of forest management on landscape appreciation and psychological restoration in on-site settings by exposing respondents to an unmanaged, dense coniferous (crowding) forest and a managed (thinned) coniferous forest; we set the two experimental settings in the forests of the Fuji Iyashinomoroi Woodland Study Center. The respondents were individually exposed to both settings while sitting for 15 min and were required t…
Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults
Background . Despite increasing attention toward forest therapy as an alternative medicine, very little evidence continues to be available on its therapeutic effects. Therefore, this study was focused on elucidating the health benefits of forest walking on cardiovascular reactivity. Methods . Within‐group comparisons were used to examine the cardiovascular responses to walking in forest and urban environments. Forty‐eight young adult males partic…
Emotional, Restorative and Vitalizing Effects of Forest and Urban Environments at Four Sites in Japan
The present study investigated the well-being effects of short-term forest walking and viewing ("forest bathing"). The hypothesis in our study was that both environment (forest vs. urban) and activity (walking and viewing) would influence psychological outcomes. An additional aim was to enhance basic research using several psychological methods. We conducted the experiments using 45 respondents in four areas of Japan from August to September, 201…
Impact of Viewing vs. Not Viewing a Real Forest on Physiological and Psychological Responses in the Same Setting
We investigated the impact of viewing versus not viewing a real forest on human subjects' physiological and psychological responses in the same setting. Fifteen healthy volunteers (11 males, four females, mean age 36 years) participated. Each participant was asked to view a forest while seated in a comfortable chair for 15 min (Forest condition) vs. sitting the same length of time with a curtain obscuring the forest view (Enclosed condition). Bot…
Landscape image sketches of forests in Japan and Russia
Relationship between psychological responses and physical environments in forest settings
Relationship between psychological responses and physical environments in forest settings
Landscape image sketches of forests in Japan and Russia
Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults
Background . Despite increasing attention toward forest therapy as an alternative medicine, very little evidence continues to be available on its therapeutic effects. Therefore, this study was focused on elucidating the health benefits of forest walking on cardiovascular reactivity. Methods . Within‐group comparisons were used to examine the cardiovascular responses to walking in forest and urban environments. Forty‐eight young adult males partic…
Emotional, Restorative and Vitalizing Effects of Forest and Urban Environments at Four Sites in Japan
The present study investigated the well-being effects of short-term forest walking and viewing ("forest bathing"). The hypothesis in our study was that both environment (forest vs. urban) and activity (walking and viewing) would influence psychological outcomes. An additional aim was to enhance basic research using several psychological methods. We conducted the experiments using 45 respondents in four areas of Japan from August to September, 201…
Impact of Viewing vs. Not Viewing a Real Forest on Physiological and Psychological Responses in the Same Setting
We investigated the impact of viewing versus not viewing a real forest on human subjects' physiological and psychological responses in the same setting. Fifteen healthy volunteers (11 males, four females, mean age 36 years) participated. Each participant was asked to view a forest while seated in a comfortable chair for 15 min (Forest condition) vs. sitting the same length of time with a curtain obscuring the forest view (Enclosed condition). Bot…
Management Effectiveness of a Secondary Coniferous Forest for Landscape Appreciation and Psychological Restoration
We investigated the influence of forest management on landscape appreciation and psychological restoration in on-site settings by exposing respondents to an unmanaged, dense coniferous (crowding) forest and a managed (thinned) coniferous forest; we set the two experimental settings in the forests of the Fuji Iyashinomoroi Woodland Study Center. The respondents were individually exposed to both settings while sitting for 15 min and were required t…
Effect of Faint Road Traffic Noise Mixed in Birdsong on the Perceived Restorativeness and Listeners’ Physiological Response
Many studies have reported that natural sounds (e.g., birdsong) are more restorative than urban noise. These studies have used physiological and psychological indicators, such as the skin conductance level (SCL) and the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS), to evaluate the restorative effect of natural sounds. However, the effect of faint background noise mixed with birdsong on the restorativeness of birdsong has not been described yet. In the c…
The Effects of a Forest Therapy Programme on Mental Hospital Patients with Affective and Psychotic Disorders
The positive effect of forest bathing on the mental health and wellbeing of those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or experiencing stress has been proven. It is not known, however, how 'forest therapy' affects the mental health of people who are treated in a psychiatric hospital for affective or psychotic disorders. Potentially, forest therapy could bring many benefits to these people. To test the potential effectiveness of this ther…
Relation between Psychological Restorativeness and Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Resilience, and Stress-Coping in Forest Settings
Previous research has mainly dealt with the physiological and psychological restorative effects of the forest environment. However, comparatively few studies have focused on how the traits and attributes of individuals (individual traits) affect the restorative effects of the forest environment. In this study, we examined the relationships between the psychological restorative effects offered by perceived restorativeness of outdoor settings and t…
Alleviating Surgeons’ Stress through Listening to Natural Sounds in a Half-Encapsulated Rest Space after an Operation
This risk-free, easy-to-use means of stress alleviation through natural sounds could benefit highly-stressed people working indoors
Exploring the Physiological and Psychological Effects of Digital Shinrin-Yoku and Its Characteristics as a Restorative Environment
This study investigated the physiological and psychological therapeutic effects of a digital Shinrin-yoku environment constructed indoors in an urban facility as well as the characteristics of the environment that contribute to restorativeness (restorative traits). We measured the fluctuations in the physical and mental states of 25 subjects by obtaining both before-after measurements and continuous measurements while exposed to a digital Shinrin…
Relationships Between Spatial Metrics and Forest Landscape Beauty Across Viewing Distance Zones
To develop targeted forest management strategies, management staff must understand the statistical relationships between forest aesthetic values and landscape metrics across specified distance ranges. However, as the existing studies based on distance-zone theory have failed to isolate the impacts of landscape features in different zones, their practical applicability to forest management is limited. The present study aims to clarify the differen…
Measuring forest comfort
Understanding how forest structure influences human comfort is critical for designing recreational and health-oriented landscapes. However, previous studies have reported inconsistent findings, partly due to the lack of interpretable and comparable measures of perceived comfort. This study aims to operationalize forest comfort using a set of interpretable indices and to examine how perceived comfort varies with forest openness and tree density. W…
Urban Green Space and Health (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Mood (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)