**Tetsuhiko Yoshimura**

Professor Tetsuhiko Yoshimura received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 1997. He was a visiting scholar at the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, in 2006 and 2007. He is currently a full professor at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University. He is also a board member of the Japan Forest Engineering Society. His research interests include forest engineering, forest mechanization, forest roads, GNSS technology in forestry, forest education and tourism. In recent years, he has focused on studying the productivity of forest harvesting operations in steep terrain, and is increasingly interested in mountain tourism worldwide.
