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Gankoyama Tree House Village in Japan


Learn how to build a tree house, make a windmill or place solar panels on a hillside to create electricity. These are just some of the things that you can experience at Gankoyama. Gankoyama is a small village located on a mountainside in the heart of southern Boso, Chiba, which was established in 1998 as the first tree house village in Japan. It is a place where you can forget city crowds and relax as you learn how to live with and appreciate nature. You can visit Gankoyama just for the day or stay one night and experience life in a Japanese forest. Adults and children alike enjoy themselves when they come here because they can try many new things as well as relive various childhood experiences.

Relax on a HammockRelax on a tree house deck in GankoyamaBush Walking in Forest

Learning about solar energy

wind energy eneration

- Gankoyama only uses natural energy -


There are no telegraph poles or power lines around Gankoyama, and yet you can still see lights on around the village after the sun goes down. That is because Gankoyama believes "the forest can provide 100% natural energy." It proves this by being environmentally friendly and filling its need for electricity by using only natural solar energy and wind-generated electricity. We often teach people about natural energy around our open camp fire.


Building a tree house deck

Building a tree house deck

- Build your own tree house -


Building a tree house is not difficult at all if you have the know-how and it is a wonderful thing to experience with your family or friends. You build the tree house with an instructor so anyone can participate, even children or people without any DIY experience. Naturally, the carpentering knowledge acquired from this activity is useful for life in the forest but it can also be used in your everyday life.
(Tree House Master)

 

- What's New -


Owner's Column Started. (Click Here)
30/04/2008

New Picture added to Photo Gallery
22/04/2008


- Useful Links -


The Treehouse Guide
Tree house building and design references




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