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Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course
Nature Therapy, Health Sciences

Yoshifumi Miyazaki　Prof.　Ph.D.

　Born in Kobe in 1954. Graduated from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and completed a master's course there. Research associate at the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1979. Joined the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in 1998. Professor at the Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, since April 2007. Doctor of Medicine from Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1985.
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Award 2000 for clarifying the well-being-promoting effects of wood and shinrin-yoku. Award from the Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology in 2007.
My current research themes are to 1) accumulate physiological data on the well-being-promoting effects of nature, 2) clarify individual differences, and 3) establish a scientific approach to “Kansei”.

PUBLICATION

●Scientific article（2005-2018）

• C. Song, H. Ikei, B. J. Park, J. Lee, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Psychological benefits of walking through forest areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 2804.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2804
• C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Nara, D. Takayama and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Physiological effects of viewing bonsai in elderly patients undergoing rehabilitation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 2635.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2635
• H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Physiological effects of touching the wood of hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with the soles of the feet. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2135.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/10/2135
• H. Kobayashi, C. Song, H. Ikei, B. J. Park, J. Lee, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Forest walking affects autonomic nervous activity: A population-based study. Frontiers in Public Health-Environmental Health, Vol.6, Article 278.
  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00278/full
• C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Physiological effects of visual stimulation with forest imagery. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), 213.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/2/213
• H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2018) Physiological effects of touching hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa). Journal of Wood Science, 64(3), 226-236.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-017-1691-7
• C. Song, M. Igarashi, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2017) Physiological effects of viewing fresh red roses. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 35, 78-84.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229917303242
• H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2017) Physiological effects of wood on humans: a review. Journal of Wood Science, 63(1), 1-23.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-016-1597-9
• S. A. Park, C. Song, Y. A Oh, Y. Miyazaki, K. C. Son (2017) Comparison of physiological and psychological relaxation using measurements of heart rate variability, prefrontal cortex activity, and subjective indexes after completing tasks with and without foliage plants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1087.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/9/1087
• H. Ochiai, C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Imai, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Effects of visual stimulation with bonsai trees on adult male patients with spinal cord injury. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 1017.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/9/1017
• H. Kobayashi, C. Song, H. Ikei, B. J. Park, T. Kagawa, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Diurnal changes in distribution characteristics of salivary cortisol and immunoglobulin A concentrations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(9), 987.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/9/987
• C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2017) Sustained effects of a forest therapy program on the blood pressure of office workers. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 27, 246-252.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866717302017
• H. Kobayashi, C. Song, H. Ikei, B. J. Park, J. Lee, T. Kagawa, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Population-based study on the effect of a forest environment on salivary cortisol concentration. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), 931.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/8/931
• H. Ikei, C. Song, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Physiological effects of touching wood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(7), 801.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/7/801
• H. Ikei, C. Song, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Physiological effects of touching coated wood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(7), 773.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/7/773
• Y. Ohe, H. Ikei, C. Song, Y. Miyazaki (2017) Evaluating the relaxation effects of emerging forest-therapy tourism: A multidisciplinary approach. Tourism Management, 62, 322-334.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.04.010
• C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Kobayashi, T. Miura, Q. Li, T. Kagawa, S. Kumeda, M. Imai and Y. Miyazaki (2017) Effects of viewing forest landscape on middle-aged hypertensive men. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 21, 247-252.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.12.010
• S.A. Park, C. Song, J.Y. Choi, K.C. Son, Y. Miyazaki (2016) Foliage plants induce physiological and psychological relaxation-as evidenced by measurements of prefrontal cortex activity and profile of mood states. HortScience, 51(10), 1308-1312.
  http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/51/10/1308
• C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2016) Physiological effects of nature therapy: a review of　the research in Japan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13 (8), 781.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/8/781
• H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2016) Effects of olfactory stimulation by α-pinene on autonomic nervous activity. Journal of Wood Science, 62, 568-572.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-016-1576-1
• H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological effect of olfactory stimulation by hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) leaf oil. Journal of Physiological Anthropology 34(44).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40101-015-0082-2
• H. Ochiai, H. Ikei, C. Song, M. Kobayashi, T. Miura, T. Kagawa, Q. Li, S. Kumeda, M. Imai and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological and psychological effects of a forest therapy program on middle-aged females. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(12), 15222-15232.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/12/14984
• C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Igarashi, M. Takagaki and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological and psychological effects of a walk in urban parks in fall. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(11), 14216-14228.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/11/14216
• H. Kobayashi, C. Song, H. Ikei, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Analysis of individual variations in autonomic responses to urban and forest environments. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 671094.
  https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/671094/
• H. Kobayashi and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Distribution characteristics of salivary cortisol measurement in a healthy young male population. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 34(30).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40101-015-0068-0
• H. Ikei, C. Song, J. Lee and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Comparison of the effects of olfactory stimulation by air-dried and high temperature-dried wood chips of hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) on prefrontal cortex activity. Journal of Wood Science 61(5), 537-540.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-015-1495-6
• M. Igarashi, M. Miwa, H. Ikei, C. Song, M. Takagaki and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological and psychological effects of viewing a kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa‘Hayward’) orchard landscape in summer in Japan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(6), 6657-6668.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6657
• C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Elucidation of a physiological adjustment effect in a forest environment: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(4), 4247-4255.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/4/4247
• M. S. Lee, J. Lee, B. J. Park and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Interaction with indoor plants may reduce psychological and physiological stress by suppressing autonomic nervous system activity in young adults: a randomized crossover study. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 34(21).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40101-015-0060-8
• H. Ochiai, H. Ikei, C. Song, M. Kobayashi, A. Takamatsu, T. Miura, T. Kagawa, Q. Li, S. Kumeda, M. Imai and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological and psychological effects of forest therapy on middle-aged males with high-normal blood pressure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(3), 2532-2542.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2532
• M. Igarashi, M. Aga, H. Ikei, T. Namekawa and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Physiological and psychological effects on high school students of viewing real and artificial pansies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(3), 2521-2531.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2521
• C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Kobayashi, T. Miura, M. Taue, T. Kagawa, Q. Li, S. Kumeda, M. Imai and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Effect of forest walking on autonomic nervous system activity in middle-aged hypertensive individuals: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(3), 2687-2699.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2687
• J. Lee, B. J. Park, T. Ohira, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Acute effects of exposure to traditional rural environment on urban dwellers: a crossover field study in terraced farmland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(2), 1874-1893.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/2/1874/htm
• C. Song, J. Lee, H. Ikei, T. Kagawa, Y. Miyazaki and B.J. Park (2015) Physiological and psychological effects of walking around and viewing a lake in a forest environment. Journal of Korean Forestry Society, 104(1), 140-149.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2015.104.1.140
• M. Igarashi, C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Effect of stimulation by foliage plant display images on prefrontal cortex activity: A comparison with stimulation using actual foliage plants. Journal of Neuroimaging, 25, 127-130.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jon.12078
• H. Ikei, C. Song, M. Igarashi, T. Namekawa and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Physiological and psychological relaxing effects of visual stimulation with foliage plants in high school students. Advances in Horticultural Science, 28 (2), 111-116.
  https://www.jstor.org/stable/24586807
• D. Joung, C. Song (co-first author), H. Ikei, T. Okuda, M. Igarashi, H. Koizumi, B. J. Park, T. Yamaguchi, M. Takagaki and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Physiological and psychological effects of olfactory stimulation with D-limonene. Advances in Horticultural Science, 28 (2), 90-94.
  https://www.jstor.org/stable/24586803
• B.J. Park, K. Ono, Y. Yoshinami and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Physiological effects of orange essential oil inhalation in humans. Advances in Horticultural Science, 28 (4), 225-230.
  https://www.jstor.org/stable/24586839
• M. Igarashi, H. Ikei, C. Song and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Effects of olfactory stimulation with rose and orange oil on prefrontal cortex activity. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22(6), 1027-1031.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229914001484
• M. Igarashi, T. Yamamoto, J. Lee, C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Effects of stimulation by three-dimensional natural images on prefrontal cortex and autonomic nerve activity: a comparison with stimulation using two-dimensional images. Cognitive Processing, 15(4), 551-556.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10339-014-0627-z
• N. Takayama, K. Korpela, J. Lee, T. Morikawa, Y. Tsunetsugu, B. J. Park, Q. Li, L. Tyrväinen, Y. Miyazaki and T. Kagawa (2014) Emotional, restorative and vitalizing effects of forest and urban environments at four sites in Japan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(7), 7207-7230.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/7/7207/htm
• M. Igarashi, C. Song (co-first author), H. Ikei, T. Ohira and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Effect of olfactory stimulation by fresh rose flowers on autonomic nervous activity. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20(9), 727-731.
  https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2014.0029
• M. Igarashi, C. Song, H. Ikei and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Effects of olfactory stimulation with perilla essential oil on prefrontal cortex activity. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20(7), 545-549.
  https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2014.0100
• C. Song, H. Ikei, M. Igarashi, M. Miwa, M. Takagaki and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Physiological and psychological responses of young males during spring-time walks in urban parks. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 33(8).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-33-8
• H. Ikei, M. Komatsu, C. Song, E. Himoro and Y. Miyazaki (2014) The physiological and psychological relaxing effects of viewing rose flowers in office workers. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 33(6).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-33-6
• J. Lee, Y. Tsunetsugu, N. Takayama, B.J. Park, Q. Li, C. Song, M. Komatsu, H. Ikei, L. Tyrväinen, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2014) Influence of forest therapy on cardiovascular relaxation in young adults. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 834360.
  https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/834360/
• D. Joung, Y.H. Choi, C.W. Kwoun, D. Yoem, G.W. Kim, K.N. Kang, Y.T. Kim, D.H. Ji, Y. Miyazaki and B.J. Park (2013) Effect of thermal environment of forest and grass area on human physiological response -focused on the university students at Keumkang Arboretum-. Korean Institute of Forest Recreation, 17(4), 143-148.
  http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE02332706
• C. Song, H. Ikei, Y. Tsunetsugu, J. Lee, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Physiological and psychological impacts of walking stress in an urban environment on young males. Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters, 3(2).
  https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-0587.1000113
• C. Song, D. Joung, H. Ikei, M. Igarashi, M. Aga, B.J. Park, M. Miwa, M. Takagaki and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Physiological and psychological effects of walking on young males in urban parks in winter. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 32(18).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-32-18
• M. Igarashi and Y. Miyazaki (2013) A review on bioactivities of perilla: progress in research on the functions of perilla as medicine and food. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 925342.
  https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/925342/
• M.S. Lee, B.J. Park, J. Lee, K.T. Park, J.H. Ku, J.W. Lee, K.O. Oh and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Physiological relaxation induced by horticultural activity: transplanting work using flowering plants. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 32(15).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-32-15
• C. Song, H. Ikei, J. Lee, B.J. Park, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Individual differences in the physiological effects of forest therapy based on Type A and Type B behavior patterns. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 32(14).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-32-14
• Y.H. Choi, H.J. Lim, G.W. Kim, D.W. Joung, J.D. Lee, Y. Miyazaki and B.J. Park (2013) Optimum walk speed for health promotion in forest road: target heart rate control to use walk speed. Korean Institute of Forest Recreation, 17(1), 27-32.
  http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE02127274
• Y. Tsunetsugu, J. Lee, B.J. Park, L. Tyrväinen, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Physiological and psychological effects of viewing urban forest landscapes assessed by multiple measurements. Landscape and Urban Planning, 113, 90-93.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204613000212
• S. Goto, B.J. Park, K. Herrup and Y. Miyazaki (2013) The effect of garden designs on mood and heart output in older adults residing in an assisted living facility. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 6(2), 27-42.
  https://search.proquest.com/docview/1353069144?accountid=26282
• H. Jo, S. Rodiek, E. Fujii, Y. Miyazaki, B.J. Park and S-W. Ann (2013) Physiological and psychological response to floral scent. HortScience, 48(1), 82-88.
  http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/48/1/82.short
• H. Kobayashi, B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki (2012) Normative references of heart rate variability and salivary alpha-amylase in a healthy young male population. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 31(9).
  https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-31-9
• J. Y. Lee, K. T. Park, M. S. Lee, B. J. Park, J. H. Ku, J. W. Lee, K. O. Oh, K. W. An and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Evidence-based field research on health benefits of urban green area. Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture, 39(5), 111-118.
  http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=JGHHBR_2011_v39n5_111
• C. Song, J. Y. Lee, B. J. Park, M. S. Lee, N. Matsuba and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Psychological effects of walking in the urban forest: results of field tests in Shinjuku-gyoen, Japan. Journal of Korean Forestry Society, 100(3), 344-351. (in Korean)
  http://d.g.wanfangdata.com.hk/NSTLQK_NSTL_QKJJ0225416084.aspx
• K. Matsunaga, B.J. Park, H. Kobayashi, Y. Miyazaki (2011) Physiologically relaxing effect of a hospital rooftop forest on older women requiring care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(11), 2162-2163.
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03651.x
• B.J. Park, K. Furuya, T. Kasetani, N, Takayama. T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Relationship between psychological responses and physical environments in forest settings. Landscape and Urban Planning, 102(1), 24-32.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204611001368
• J. Lee, B.J. Park, Y. Tsunetsugu, T. Ohira, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Effect of forest bathing on physiological and psychological responses in young Japanese male subjects. Public Health, 125(2), 93-100.
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350610003203
• T. Niioka, S. Ohnuki and Y. Miyazaki (2010) Individual differences in blood volume and oxygenation in the brain during a cognitive task based on time-resolved spectroscopic measurements. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 662, 251-255.
  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4419-1241-1_36
• H. Nakamura, M. Iwamoto, K. Washida, K. Sekine, M. Takase, B.J. Park, T. Morikawa and Y. Miyazaki (2010) Influences of casein hydrolysate ingestion on cerebral activity, autonomic nerve activity and anxiety. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 29(3), 103-108.
  https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpa2/29/3/29_3_103/_article
• Y. Tsunetsugu, B.J. Park and Y. Miyazaki (2010) Trends in research related to "Shinrin-yoku" (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) in Japan. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 15(1), 27-37.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12199-009-0091-z
• B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2010) The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 15(1), 18-26.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12199-009-0086-9
• Q. Li, B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2009) Effect of phytoncide from trees on human natural killer cell function. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 22(4), 951-959.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20074458
• B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2009) Physiological effects of forest recreation in a young conifer forest in Hinokage Town, Japan. Silva Fennica, 43(2), 291-301.
  http://www.silvafennica.fi/pdf/article213.pdf
• J. Lee, B.J. Park, Y. Miyazai et al. (2009) Restorative effects of viewing real forest landscapes, based on a comparison with urban landscapes. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 24(3), 227-234.
  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02827580902903341
• B.J. Park, T. Y. Miyazaki et al. (2009) Physiological effects of ingesting eucalyptus essential oil with milk casein peptide. Silva Fennica, 43(1), 173-179.
  http://www.metla.fi/silvafennica/full/sf43/sf431173.pdf
• T. Ohira, B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2009) Evaluation of dried-wood odors: comparison between analytical and sensory data on odors from dried sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) wood. Journal of Wood Science, 55(2), 144-148.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-008-1001-5
• Y. Hiramatsu, S. Shida and Y. Miyazaki (2008) House dust mites and their sensitivity to wood oils and volatiles. Journal of Wood Science, 54, 1-9.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-007-0921-9
• B.J. Park and Y. Miyazaki (2008) Physiological Effects of viewing forest landscapes: results of field tests in Atsugi city, Japan. Journal of Korean Forest Society, 97(6), 634-640.
  http://www.papersearch.net/thesis/article.asp?KEY=2750125
• Q. Li, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2008) A forest bathing trip increases human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins in female subjects. Journal of Biological Regulators & Homeostatic Agents, 22(1), 45-55.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394317
• B.J. Park, Y. Tsunetsugu, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2008) Physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the atmosphere of the forest) in a mixed forest in Sinano Town, Japan. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 23(3), 278-283.
  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02827580802055978
• H. Nakamura, B.J. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2008) Effects of milk casein-derived peptides on absolute oxyhaemoglobin concentrations in the prefrontal area and on work efficiency after mental stress loading in male students. Journal of International Medical Research, 36(4), 638-647.
  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/147323000803600404
• Q. Li, K. Y. Miyazaki et al. (2008) Visiting a forest, but not a city, increases human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 21(1), 117-127.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336737
• S. Sakuragawa, T. Kaneko and Y. Miyazaki (2008) Effects of contact with wood on blood pressure and subjective evaluation. Journal of Wood Science, 54(2), 107-113.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10086-007-0915-7
• N. Matsui, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2007) The composition of volatiles from tatami mats containing hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood-wool and its decline over the long term. Journal of Wood Science, 53(6), 529-532.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-007-0900-1
• Y. Tsunetsugu, BJ. Park, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2007) Physiological effects of "Shinrin-yoku" (taking in the atmosphere of the forest) in an old-growth broadleaf forest in Yamagata prefecture, Japan. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 26(2), 135-142.
  https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpa2/26/2/26_2_135/_article
• B.J. Park, Y. Y. Miyazaki et al. (2007) Physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the atmosphere of the forest) -using salivary cortisol and cerebral activity as indicators. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 26(2), 123-128.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17435354
• Q. Li, K. Y. Miyazaki et al. (2007) Forest bathing enhances human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 20(S2), 3-8.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17903349
• Y. Tsunetsugu, Y. Miyazaki, and H. Sato (2007) Physiological effect in human induced by the visual stimulation of room interiors with different wood quantities. Journal of Wood Science, 53(1), 11-16.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-006-0812-5
• Q. Li, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2006)　Phytoncides (wood essential oils) induce human natural killer cell activity. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, 28, 319-333.
  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08923970600809439
• Y. Hiramatsu, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2006) Effect of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood-wool in tatami mat on the activity of house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Journal of Wood Science, 52(4), 353-357.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-005-0765-0
• M. Yamaguchi, M. Deguchi, and Y. Miyazaki (2006) The effects of exercise in forest and urban environments on sympathetic nervous activity of normal young adults. Journal of International Medical Research, 34(2), 152-159.
  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/147323000603400204
• S. Sakuragawa, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2005) Influence of wood wall panels on physiological and psychological responses. Journal of Wood Science, 51(2), 136-140.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10086-004-0643-1
• M. Hiraide, I. Yokoyama and Y. Miyazaki (2005) The smell and odorous components of dried shiitake mushroom, Lentinula edodes ll: sensory evaluation by ordinary people. Journal of Wood Science, 51(6), 628-633.
  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10086-004-0689-0
• Y. Tsunetsugu and Y. Miyazaki (2005) Measurement of absolute hemoglobin concentrations of prefrontal region by near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy: examples of experiments and prospects. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 24(4), 469-472.
  https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpa/24/4/24_4_469/_article
• Y. Miyazaki, and Y. Tsunetsugu (2005) A tentative proposal on physiological polymorphism and its experimental approaches. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, (24), 297-300.
  http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/16079570
• B.G. Ridoutt, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2005) Homeowner identity symbolism in Japanese housing constructions. Forest Products Journal, 55(4), 31-37.
  https://search.proquest.com/openview/f978eb15e896203f263ad443bedf97b2/1?cbl=25222&pq-origsite=gscholar
• Y. Tsunetsugu, Y. Miyazaki and H. Sato (2005) Visual effects of interior design in actual-size living rooms on physiological responses. Building and Environment, 40(10), 1341-1346.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.11.026

●Books（2005-2018）

• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-yoku: The Japanese Way of Forest Bathing for Health and Relaxation. Hachette UK Company, Aster. British English
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin Yoku: The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing. Timber Press. American English.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin Yoku - Heilsames Waldbaden: Die japanische Therapie für innere Ruhe, erholsamen Schlaf und ein starkes Immunsystem. Irisiana. Deutsch
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin Yoku : Les bains de forêt, le secret japonais pour apaiser son esprit et être en meilleure sante. Tredaniel. French.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) shinrin-yoku A terapia japonesa dos banhos de floresta que melhora a sua saude e bem-estar. Albatroz. Portuguese.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-yoku - De Japanse kunst van het bosbaden. Unieboek | Het Spectrum. Dutch.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-Yoku. Baños curativos de bosque. Blume. Spanish.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin Yoku - Heilsames Waldbaden. Irisiana. Danish.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-yoku: Lesní terapie pro zdraví a relaxaci. Grada. Czech.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin yoku : bli lugn och harmonisk med natur- och skogsterapi. Tukan Förlag. Swedish.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin yoku: les bains de forêt, le secret japonais pour apaiser. Guy Tredaniel. Quebec.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-yoku. La teoria giapponese del bagno nella foresta per ritrovare il proprio equilibrio. Gribaudo. Italian.
• Y. Miyazaki (2018) Shinrin-yoku: Jaapani tervistav ja lõõgastav metsakümblus. Tänapäev. Estonian.
• Cassidy Hall, Patrick Shen (2018) Notes on Silence. "An interview with: Miyazaki Yoshifumi, Ph.D". Transcendental Media, LLC., 198-203
• M. Amos Clifford (2018) Your guide to forest bathing: experience the healing power of nature. "Praise for Your guide to forest bathing". Conari Press, 192 pages.
• C. Song, H. Ikei, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2015) Elucidation of individual differences in the psychological effects of a forest environment. Psychology of Individual Differences: New Research. Ed: Eleanor Roberson. Nova Science Publishers, NY.
• H. Ikei, C. Song, J. Lee, B-J Park, T. Kagawa, and Y. Miyazaki (2013) Inhibitory effect of anger in a forest environment and its individual differences. Psychology of Anger: New Research Nova Science Publishers, NY, 133-142.
• J. Lee, Q. Li, L. Tyrväinen, Y. Tsunetsugu, B.J. Park, T. kagawa, Y. Miyazaki (2012) Nature therapy and preventive medicine. In: Public Health−social and Behavioral Health. Ed by J. Maddock. InTech publisher, 325-350.
  http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/nature-therapy-and-preventive-medicine
• J. Lee, B.J. Park, Y. Tsunetsugu and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Forests and human health - recent trends in Japan. In: Forest Medicine. Ed by Q. Li. Nova science publishers, 243-257.
• Y. Tsunetsugu, B.J. Park and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Physiological effects of visual, olfactory, auditory, and tactile factors in the forest environments. In: Forest Medicine. Ed by Q. Li. Nova science publishers, 169-181.
• B.J. Park, Y. Tsunetsugu, J. Lee, T. Kagawa and Y. Miyazaki (2011) Effect of the forest environment on physiological relaxation using the results of field tests at 35 sites throughout Japan. In: Forest Medicine. Ed by Q. Li. Nova science publishers, 55-65.
• B.J. Park, K. Furuya, T. Kasetani, Y. Miyazaki et al. (2011) Psychological evaluations of forest environment and the physical variables. In: Forest Medicine. Ed by Q. Li. Nova science publishers, 35-51.
• Y. Miyazaki, B.J. Park, J. Lee (2011) Nature therapy. In: Designing our future: Perspectives on bioproduction, ecosystems and humanity (Sustainability Science Vol. 4). Eds.by M. Osaki, A. Braimoh and K. Nakagami. United Nations University Press 407-412.
• T. Niioka, S. Ohnuki and Y. Miyazaki (2009) Oxygen transport to tissue XXXI. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. In: Individual differences in blood volume and oxygenation in the brain during a cognitive task based on time-resolved spectroscopic measurements. (Eds. by E. Takahashi and D. F. Bruley) 251-255. Springer.