| Name of organization or individual |
Prefecture |
Theme |
| Research |
Biology Club of Yamaguchi Prefectural Asa High School |
Yamaguchi |
Ecological research on genetic contamination of wild killifish by bred killifish released in the river |
| Kensuke Imai (individual) |
Kyoto |
Decline of satoyama (country-side forest) in the northern part of Kyoto city in the 1930’s and later and the change in the inhabitation of butterflies |
| Mikio Watanabe (individual) |
Aichi |
Genetic diversity and the origin of hybrid naturalized dandelions |
| Bamboo Research Club |
Aichi |
Research of bamboo groves in the Chita peninsula, Aichi Prefecture and the examination of improvement guidelines |
| Activities |
Network of Forests and People in Nara |
Nara |
Nature restoration in Odaigahara and Oomine Okugake Michi, a World Heritage site, and nurturing eco-tour guides |
| NPO Northern Alps Nature Trust |
Nagano |
Landscape preservation project and improvement of guideposts in Ichinose Enchi |
| Masato Ushiyama (individual) |
Aichi |
Preserve Nepa hoffmanni! |
| Kiushito Marsh Association |
Hokkaido |
Preservation and restoration of Kiushito Marsh |
| Zao Green Knights to Protect Greenery, a volunteer organization to preserve forest environment |
Yamagata |
Restoration of private forests and support for environmental education using useful trimmed trees |
| Ichinomiya Nature Club |
Chiba |
Preservation of killifish ponds and maintaining the surrounding environment, and conservation of the habitat for fireflies |
| NPO Wildlife Research Society |
Hyogo |
Research/record/preservation project of wildlife in the Yura river basin to create “living Yura River” |
Takara Holdings Inc., on the 60th anniversary of Takara Shuzo’s founding in 1985, established a public trust named the TaKaRa Harmonist Fund. Every year since then, the Fund has extended aid to organizations and individuals that undertake activities to preserve forests and natural waterside environments in Japan, and conduct research on protecting living organisms. In 2006, this Fund celebrated its 21st anniversary. It has contributed a total of 110.25 million yen to 230 projects in 40 prefectures. This year, 11 projects were selected, including a research project entitled, “Ecological research on genetic contamination of wild killifish by bred killifish released in the river” by the Biology Club of Asa High School, a public high school in Yamaguchi Prefecture. This marked the first time a project in Yamaguchi was selected.