Japan’s Sustainable Forest Village

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We visit a tiny village, up in the northern mountains of Okayama prefecture, that has a 100 year sustainability plan. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lifewhereimfrom-japans-sustainable-forest-village-nishiawakura Camera: @Q2Japan Editing: @Q2Japan and Greg Nishiawakura Village Exchange and Tourism Website https://www.nishiawakuravillage.com/ Sources: - Village Info Website https://www.vill.nishiawakura.okayama.jp/wp/news/%E8%A5%BF%E7%B2%9F%E5%80%89%E6%9D%91%E3%81%AE%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88/ - Japan for Sustainability https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id036016.html - Nest—Third Space for Kids in Nishiawakura https://nishiawakura-iju-edu.net/aboutus/ - Hyakumori Website https://www.hyakumori.com/whatwedo - A0 Group https://a-zero.group/ - A0 Group Subsidiary Through Me https://throughme.jp/region/nishiawakura/ - Video About Biomass Boilers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcK0Pltka7Q - Nishiawakura Population Data https://www.vill.nishiawakura.okayama.jp/open_data/jinko/index.html - Forest Area by Country https://www.worldometers.info/food-agriculture/forest-by-country/ - Nokishita Toshokan Site https://www.nishiawakuravillage.com/ - Youbi https://www.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2018/09/23/satoyama-consortium/woodworking-meets-forest-revitalization/ - Komatsu Forest Harvesters https://www.komatsuforest.com/forest-machines/our-wheeled-harvesters - Boilers in Nishiawakura https://www.jora.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/4_%E8%A5%BF%E7%B2%9F%E5%80%89%E6%9D%91%E5%B2%A1%E5%B1%B1%E7%9C%8C-%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0%E6%97%A52021.11.4%EF%BC%89.pdf - Boiler Imagery https://note.com/handamamoru/n/n2f9725b92ddd and https://www.dalessandro.co.jp/ - Rural communities look to urban populations for growth https://www.japantimes.co.jp/satoyama-consortium/2020/07/19/satoyama-consortium/rural-communities-look-urban-populations-growth/ - MAFF Annual Forestry Report https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/j/kikaku/hakusyo/r3hakusyo/attach/pdf/index-2.pdf - Chiiki Okoshi Kyoryokutai https://japan-forward.com/revitalizing-old-communities-with-new-life-japans-chiiki-okoshi-kyoryokutai/ - More Kyoryokutai info in Japanese (Nishiawakura ranked no. 2) https://discoverjapan-web.com/article/107316 - Tottori Expressway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottori_Expressway - SDG Magazine article on Nishiawakura https://sdgsmagazine.jp/2021/09/29/3319/ - GIS and LiDar Forest Data https://blog.lidarnews.com/gis-lidar-forest-data-analysis-japanese-perspective/ - Reviving Small Japanese Village with Century-Old Forests https://newsonjapan.com/article/143184.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com - Japan’s ‘Forgotten Forests’ and the Challenges of a Rural Village https://medium.com/@tabata.sunao/japans-forgotten-forests-and-the-challenges-of-a-rural-village-2dc575d455f4 - Handa Mamoru san (wrestler) https://a-wrestler.com/2023/07/10/mamoru-handa/ and https://j-net21.smrj.go.jp/special/paris2024/20230205.html - QGIS3: How to Make a Thinning Map https://nishiawakuralife.wixsite.com/mysite/post/qgis3-how-to-make-a-thinning-map - Start-ups hiring in Nishiawakura https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000139866.html - Reml Behn Imagery https://www.instagram.com/reml_behn/reels/ - Yazaki Energy System Corporation | Initiatives with local communities https://www.yazaki-group.com/en/solar/case/community/index.html - Cadada Drone Shot https://www.pexels.com/video/aerial-shot-of-heavy-equipment-cutting-trees-8829514/ - Chigusa Lab Research Diary #2 https://sin-rin.jp/forescope/fun/3417 - Ukiyoe https://www.meihaku.jp/ukiyoe-basic/about-meiji-ukiyoe/ - Osaka Prints https://www.osakaprints.com/images/artistpics/kunihiro_pics/kunihiro_19/kunihiro_19_800.jpg - Shinshin Sansan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SELDrtq8rc - Awanowa Farm Resort https://awano-wa.com/higashiawakura/ - KSB Higashi-Awakura Last Elementary School Graduation Ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVx408Fv3Ac - Library of Congress Imagery https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c11516/ - Chiikiokoshi https://www.iju-join.jp/chiikiokoshi/index.html Video Gear I Use 📷 Camera: https://amzn.to/2NEokdl 📷 Drone: https://amzn.to/2GAURv8 📷 Wide Lens: http://amzn.to/2BcJCGJ 📷 Prime Lens: http://amzn.to/2C2LEpt 🎤 Microphone: http://amzn.to/2BJi114 📺 Monitor: http://amzn.to/2E8XzUI 📷 All the rest: https://kit.co/lifewhereimfrom/youtube-filming-gear Connect 🗲Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Life Where I'm From X Channel: http://bit.ly/ytlwifx 🗲Website: http://www.lifewhereimfrom.com 🗲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifewhereimfrom Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/bad4aw/