Welcome
to the Jomon University
The first nature-based, open education hub in Japan dedicated to Jōmon Ecological Wisdom
A University Without Walls Rooted in 12,000 Years of Sustainable Living.
From the birthplace of Jomon in the heart of Japan to the world.
There was once a time when humanity lived in such perfect rhythm with the Earth that the line between "nature" and "home" simply did not exist. For over 10,000 years, the Jomon people thrived across the Japanese archipelago, creating what many now consider the most sustainable civilization to ever grace our planet.
We are an open, place-based, nature-rooted learning ecosystem, grounded in the landscapes of one of Japan’s most important Jōmon archaeological regions. Our classrooms are forests, rivers, fields, and seasonal cycles. Our teachers include researchers, farmers, elders, artists, and the land itself.
Join us at Jomon University, where knowledge here is not owned.
It is circulated, shared, and lived.
Our Ecological Wisdom : The Jomon Way
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Sustainable OPEN-ED
Let’s step into a classroom without walls and learn the philosophy of a society that lived for ten millennia without depleting our beloved Earth's resources. Discover how to apply those principles to your modern life, home, and community.
Our programs integrate:
Jōmon ecological philosophy
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Nature-Based Education (NBE)
Systems thinking and climate literacy
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TEK & NEB Based Research
We bridge the gap between Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Nature-Based Education (NEB). Our research delves deep into Jomon ecological practices—such as how they managed plant populations and lived in a sedentary, harmonious way without intensive agriculture. We seek to prove that "human impact" can be a force for healing and biodiversity.
Our research at Jōmon University is:
Open-access and interdisciplinary
Connected to real landscapes and communities
Shared through education, storytelling, and practice
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Seasonal Fieldwork
Hands-on learning guided by the rhythms of land, forest, and season. Our fieldwork takes you to the very sites where Jomon ancestors once gathered. Whether it is learning the ancient art of "tending the wild," or participating in traditional harvesting, our fieldwork is a homecoming to the rhythms of the seasons.
Our Classes include:
Seasonal living practices
Forest relationships and food systems
Craft, material culture, and ecological observation
Embodied learning through hands-on practice
Modern society often tells a single story of progress: agriculture, cities, industry, growth. Archaeological and ecological research reveals that the Jōmon people practiced advanced landscape management, seasonal harvesting, and forest nurturing.
The J0mon people cultivated relationships with the forests, not monocultures.
Managed forests, tended nut trees, and enriched ecosystems—without exhausting them. They proved that long-term human flourishing without ecological collapse is possible.
the Jomon University is for:
Educators and researchers who are seeking a nature-based approach.
Creatives, farmers, changemakers, and anyone aim for regenerative living.