A Green Space Worthy of Being Called a Forest

How has the garden succeeded at meeting those goals?
A report issued in 2021, “The Shin-Daibiru Building Dojima-no-mori: Biological Monitoring Survey Report,” reveals the answer to that question. A study was conducted to determine the ecology of birds, insects, and other creatures in Dojima-no-mori. The results confirmed the existence of the eagerly hoped-for Japanese tit as well as the Japanese white-eye, the eastern turtle dove, and the common bluebottle. Insects with a variety of feeding habits were also identified, including herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. The study showed the garden to be forming an ecological pyramid comprised of a wide variety of organisms.

The Shin-Daibiru Building, including Dojima-no-mori, was the first building in western Japan to be JHEP certified with the highest rank of AAA by the Ecosystem Conservation Society–Japan (ECSJ), and it received high marks for biodiversity conservation. However, the real value of the Shin-Daibiru Building stems from the fact that it continues to maintain an ecosystem worthy of its reputation.

The two sheep sculptures that had been placed on the fourth floor of the former Shin-Daibiru Building were relocated to the four corners of the site and reused as the face of the new Shin-Daibiru Building.