Japan's Imperial Forest Goryorin, 1889-1946 : With a Supporting Study of the <i>Kan/Min</i> Division of Woodland in Early Meiji Japan, 1871-76

This is the first study of its kind to trace the history of what was to become one of Japan's major resources and a model of conservation and forestry management. Central to the planning of the Meiji reformers was securing the long-term financial stability of the Imperial household that would not leave it exposed to future political and economic change.