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Here are five surprising ways the Japanese cherish nature every day. Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is all about immersing yourself in a forest environment to feel better. It involves walking slowly ...

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Smoke rises from a wildfire in the hills of Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday. Photo by Jiji Press/EPA-EFE Advertisement ...

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture ... Forest bathing, also referred to as forest or nature therapy, has become popular in all corners of the developed world. The restorative nature of sitting ...

including a Japanese technique called Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing. This Japanese technique helps you engage with nature, inviting you to relax, breathe deeply, and take in the sights ...

After all, the point was to lose yourself in nature, Plevin said. "I love that it's like, a thing in Japan that researchers are studying," Plevin said of forest bathing. "But it's also like ...