RISING 2019 Reviving the Home of Traditional Paper: Cultural Reactivator - Takeshi Fujiwara 2019
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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.
- Released: 2019-07-31
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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