Message

Our mission is to contribute to concurrently solve the global food, environmental, energy and resource issues of the 21st century through R&D and dissemination of sustainable plant factory systems, enabling resource saving, environmental conservation, high-quality/profitable/stable plant production. We believe our efforts will contribute to improving the quality of people's lives by creating employment opportunities with "ikigai".
To accomplish our mission, we actively introduce state-of-the-art technologies and pursue economic rationality.
We are grateful for your support, participation and guidance in our journey.

Honorary President, Japan Plant Factory Association (NPO)
Toyoki Kozai 古在豊樹

About Us

Japan Plant Factory Association/JPFA

Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 and is devoted to academic and business advancements in the global industry of plant factory/controlled environment agriculture. Our mission is to develop and disseminate sustainable systems that can address global challenges: food, environment, energy, resource and people's health. With international industry-academia collaborations, we manage around 20 R&D projects, workshops, training courses, etc. based in a Chiba University campus in Kashiwanoha, a smart city in Japan.

Access

By Train
（to the North Gate)

Route by Train

Kashiwanoha-campus station on the Tsukuba Express Line is less than one hour from Tokyo.
The JPFA office is a 11-minute walk from the West Exit of the station.

Visual Guide to Get to JPFA from Kashiwanoha-Campus Station

Turn left facing "McDonald's" once you go through the ticket gate of the Kashiwanoha-campus station on the Tsukuba Express Line.
Go straight until you get to the entrance "Lalaport Kashiwanoha (hereinafter: Lalaport)" and turn right.
Turn left along the Lalaport building while passing MUJI / Chiba Bank.
Follow along with the Lalaport building until you get to the traffic light at T-junction and cross the street.
You will see the "main gate" of Chiba University and enter the site. * The main gate is only accessible on foot and by bicycle.
Turn right at the green signboard on your right. Keep going straight until the end of the road.
After turning left at the end of the road, turn right between the two buildings on your right. *Please be careful not to collide with any oncoming traffic.
You will see two blue signs on your left. After passing the second sign, turn right at the vending machine on your right.
You will find two JPFA buildings. JPFA office/reception is located in “Training Building B” on your right.