TREE STORIES
	1000 Year Old Hinoki Hinoki is a very revered and sacred Tree for Japanese. To find such a wonderful tree on the top of a mountain ridge was a wonderful treat. As I climbed I could read the tree story in her bark and branches...
	Treasure in the Forest I knew that this Tree Climb was going to be special from the Start.. On the way to climb I couldn't believe the tiny little Car that I found in the parking lot.. The little old Japanese lady was even more surprised than I was to find a Foreigner in her little town.. We ended up both taking pictures of each other...
	Recent Climbs New Climbers are sprouting up in the Forests of kodomonokuni...  In the Early Morning Before everyone Arrived I did some loving cuts to take out the dead wood and widow maker branches....  It was a great Day...
	New Tribe Four short years ago, I found myself running an errand for a friend to pick up some tree climbing rope in Grants Pass, Oregon. This simple errand would grow into a full-blown tree climbing gear purchase, and would lead to the formation of life long friends...
	Climb Of A Lifetime II TreeClimbing Japan visit's the 5th largest tree in the world for another fantastic adventure. Toshiko Hikosaka becomes the first Physical Challenged Person in the world to climb and the spend the night in the top of a Giant Sequoia...
	From Small Seeds Grow Great Trees TreeClimbing Japan is up and Growing. From small seeds grow great trees TCJ is starting to branch out. We would like to welcome our new branches in Kyushu and Aomori. Our Staff has expanded to 25 and our Treehab activities have really taken off...
	Old Growth Forest and Shinto Gods TreeClimbing Japan is devoted to helping physically challenged persons ascend into the trees where they can look at their life from a different perspective. By the time they reach the ground they have a new zest for life...
	First Woman Treeclimber in Japan Masami a triathlon athlete and Koko a natural born climber came up to the Treetop Club house excited to climb for the first time. Not only was it going to be their first treeclimbing experience, but they were to be the first women ever to tree climb in Japan...
	Miso Barrel Treehouse Three years ago two boys and their Mum and Dad moved into a Miso Barrel Treehouse in the heart of a Japanese National Park in Seto Japan. The Father loved nature and thought that trees were friends.  He had a dream to build a livable treehouse using recycled Miso Barrels and telephone poles...
	Tree Camping Have you ever had the thrill of finding the perfect place to pitch your tent?
	English Expression Lesson The fact that mother earth is a great teacher from whom we can learn much is no secret. But this weekend I learned that she could teach many things including the English language.
	A Milestone for Treeclimbing and Forest Protection Recently the Ministry of Parks and Recreation invited me to give a speech to twenty senior government officials as well as 200 young foresters on natural resource protection.