This video is my attempt to capture an image of a lifestyle in Japan which may soon be gone. Though farming was an important lifestyle in Japan for centuries, few young people are choosing this way of life which many see as difficult and with little chance of a good quality of life. The children of Japanese farmers are more often now choosing to leave the farm to pursue life and opportunity in Japan's bustling urban settings. With college degrees and high-paying jobs there is little reason for such young people to consider returning to the family farm despite the fact that many hold a sentimental longing for an once idealized, simple and humble way of life. After farmers such as those in this video are gone there may be nobody willing to take over their small, family farms. Neglected and abandoned farms may then be reclaimed by nature as this old way of life fades from the landscape as well as the minds of the Japanese people. I often encounter lost farms while exploring in the hills and mountains of central Japan, which cause me to think of the people who once cared for the land and received sustenance from it. There is a quality of character in such people which I respect and admire and which I believe lies at the heart of the character of the Japanese. Discover the possible future fate of these farms by viewing the video at the following URL: www.youtube.com
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Discovering a host of abandoned relics of past farming endeavors in the mountains of central Japan. Here is a link to the referenced video "Lost Tea Farm": www.youtube.com ---- Welcome to the the Abandoned Japan blog. Exploring Japan's lost and forgotten places. Find us on YouTube at the following URL: www.youtube.com Please visit our blog at the following URL: abandonedjapan.wordpress.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Interested in talking with others about Japan? Please visit our forum at: softypapa.net
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www.teijg.com Rice Farming in Japan
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I was amazed when I saw this RC helicopter being used to spray fertilizer over rice fields in northern Japan ! They have this guy walking around with a controller from field to field flying the helicopter doing its job ! Pretty cool !
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uncannyterrain.com http Filmmakers Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski talk about making the documentary Uncanny Terrain, about organic farmers facing Japan's nuclear crisis.
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Check out these greenhouses in the middle of a Kobe, Japan neighborhood! Follow Me: Twitter: twitter.com BLOG: kobekevin.blogspot.com Facebook www.facebook.com Google+ plus.google.com
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The Best of ENVIRONMENT 2010 - Japan starts farming bluefin tuna.
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Emi Morita visited us at Farm Radio some years ago and it was a great pleasure to meet her again, now on her honeymoon in Europe with her new farmer husband Toshiaki Tani. John Holman met them at Launceston Farm, Tarrant Launceston near Blandford in Dorset where they were the guests of Sarah Worrall and family in their great B&B accommodation. Jimi Collis, Sarah's son, was giving them a tour of the farm which he loves to do with guests when John caught up with them. Some of the issues that arose from the subsequent interview will be familiar to farmers around here but it seems that they do not have the same support for farm diversification and there is not the same attachment to the rural life amongst the Japanese as there is in the UK and Emi and Toshi are setting out on a campaign to convert the urban Japanese to the benefits and pleasures of spending time in the countryside. When they get their own B&B enterprise off the ground, wouldn't it be fantastic to be able to go and stay with them? This is from www.transitionvision.tv, The Farming Channel.
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"Do Nothing, Natural Farming" "The One Straw Revolution" is a book written in 1975 by Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer and philosopher, now acknowledged as a major influence on permaculture. He writes about his philosophy and the Four Principles of Natural Farming: no cultivation, no chemical fertilizer or prepare compost, no weeding by tillage and herbicides, and no dependence on chemicals. He called it "do-nothing, natural farming". Even though his methods require less labor, it can result in higher yields for your farm or garden. This short film is narrated by the book's editor Larry Korn. In 1973, he was under the tutelage of Mr. Fukuoka, who lived in Shikoku Island, Japan. The natural simplicity and essence of being in harmony with nature resound in the wise quotes of Mr.Fukuoka. "Unless people can become natural people there can be neither natural farming nor natural food." "Natural Farming is not simply a way of growing crops, it is the cultivation and perfection of human beings." We continue to learn from this amazing master! --Bibi Farber This film is produced and edited by Joy and Daniel Davis of Beyond 50 Productions. source: Next World TV I want to thank you for watching and add that I just post the videos to stimulate healthy debate. This posting is not meant to be indicative of my agreement or disagreement. I sincerely appreciate your opinions. Hope your having a great day. Peace, Michael The media material presented in this production is protected by the ...
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I'mAlex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Japan's nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less competition from Japanese products on world markets. But it also means that Japanese farmers and others who make and sell food have to worry about their future. Yasumichi Tanaka sells fish at one of Japan's busiest fish markets. But now there are fewer fish to sell. He says: "Fish supplies from the radiation-contaminated regions have been totally halted."The radiation is from the Fukushima nuclear power station that was damaged by the March eleventh earthquake and tsunami. China joined a number of other countries that have banned imports of food from the affected areas. Chinese media said the banned items include milk products, fruit, vegetables and seafood. Singapore also has a ban in place. Restaurant manager Connie Hon says some people are worried about eating Japanese food. The United States has also banned foods from radiation-affected areas, and so has the Japanese government itself. Radioactive particles travel in the wind and get absorbed into soil with the help of rain and snow. Then plant roots take up the material and the plants become contaminated. Animals eat the plants and their products become contaminated. Some kinds of radiation stay in the environment longer than others. Medical physicist Jerrold Bushberg is a radiation expert at the University of California, Davis. Professor ...
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Take a drive with me and you will get sense of what Japan looks like. We will be going to a hot spot that I found next to a farming community. Urban areas and suburbs are commonly interlaced with small farms throughout Japan. "Sorry about the type OS's"
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Nature provides a farmer with the right tool for the job at hand.
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Following the March 11, 2011 Great Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan , thousands of people around the world gave toward relief efforts through GlobalGiving. GlobalGiving's local partner, Civic Force, distributed funds to local fishermen in Kesennuma. Makoto Hatakeyama received money for ropes and supplies to rebuild rafts. He was one of the first to start oyster farming in his area. This is his story.
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Traditional farming utility tool derived from local, natural resources. Use the link below to see an abandoned Japan farm bamboo storage shed: www.youtube.com
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A high-tech portable vegetable farm designed and built in Japan will soon be heading to Qatar. The innovative project is part of an effort by the desert gulf state to find ways to tackle its food security problem and grow more at home. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Tokyo.
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Discovering an abandoned farm hidden in a dark forest in the mountains of central Japan. ---- Welcome to the the Abandoned Japan video blog. Exploring Japan's lost and forgotten places. Find us on YouTube at the following URL: www.youtube.com Please visit our blog at the following URL: abandonedjapan.wordpress.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Interested in talking with others about Japan? Please visit our forum at: softypapa.net
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www.indiegogo.com Filmmakers Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski are embarking on the new documentary Uncanny Terrain, to follow the organic farmers of Tohoku as they contend with the threat that nuclear fallout from the Fukushima Power Plant poses to their land and their livelihood. From spring planting season, we will document the testing of their land and crops for radiation, their efforts to adjust to the changing environment, through the harvest and beyond. We are seeking financial support to cover our travel and living across Tohoku in the coming months, and for the purchase of highly portable, high quality video equipment to document what we find. We will build an international online community of people interested in sustainable agriculture and energy and in the future of Japan, through regular video updates and ongoing dialogue around the issues raised in the film. In the end we will have a film intended for international broadcast and distribution, and around the film we will have generated a wealth of new friends, knowledge and media to address these questions in our own communities.
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Exploring the remnants of a small rural farm in the mountains of central Japan. Here is the link to the abandoned car video mentioned in this video: www.youtube.com
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A group that gets younger generations involved in farming. Japan 2011
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