CORPORATE WORKERS’ IMAGES OF FARMING AND STRESS ALLEVIATION THROUGH GARDENING ACTIVITIES: A CASE STUDY OF ONE-DAY GARDENING TOUR IN A SUBURB OF TOKYO

This study explores the potential of one-off gardening experience tours for the reduction of mental stress of urban corporate workers. By using both medical and sociological data, it examines how the participants’ preconceived images of farming and other factors may influence the stress-reducing eff...

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Main Authors: Koji Marutani, Takuji Yamaguchi, Ailing Hu, Yoshibumi Chiba, Akio Mizushima, Koichi Ikegami, Tadasu Tsuruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hasanuddin University 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Asian Rural Studies
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Online Access:http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/jars/article/view/2405