9 Season
137 Episode
RISING - Season 5 Episode 9 Reviving the Home of Traditional Paper: Cultural Reactivator - Takeshi Fujiwara
Across Japan, aging and depopulation see over 8 million properties currently standing unused. One town at the forefront of this issue is Mino, Gifu Prefecture. Once known for some 4,700 traditional mills making UNESCO-recognized washi paper, now only 6 remain. Takeshi Fujiwara launched a plan to re-activate Mino's empty buildings as resources for culture and tourism. Follow his efforts to revive this community by promoting local crafts and transforming empty homes into unique guesthouses.
- Year: 2023
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword: entrepreneur, innovation, expert, industrial designer, japanese workplace, innovator
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