Shinsuke Nakayama, Mari Nakayama, Kumiko Hiura, and Haruyoshi Moriwaki|The People Supporting Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System
Shinsuke Nakayama, Mari Nakayama, Kumiko Hiura and Haruyoshi Moriwaki (Higashi-Iya in Miyoshi City / Guest house Kouya) Here is Higashi-iya-kubo in Miyoshi city. It is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Tokushima city. A young couple has started their own guest house, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is an unexplored region even though the roads are maintained. This is the house where Mari-san's father was born and raised. Her mother, Kumiko-san, wanted to keep the house but thought that "it would be too much for me to live there...." Then, her daughter and her husband decided to move in here. Mr. and Mrs. Nakayama said, "We had planned […]
Ootake Hajime|The People Supporting Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System
Ootake Hajime (Anabuki Town in Mima City / Farmer’s restaurant Fuwari) Mr. Hajime Ootake (rightmost in the photo) said, "I would like to recommend living in the countryside," with a smile. In March 2016, upon retirement, he and his family moved from Tokyo to Fuchimyou village, where his wife's hometown is located. He now runs a farmer's restaurant called "Fuwari" with his wife and sons. Fuchimyou village is located around 250 to 550 meters above sea level in Anabuki and is close to the mountaintop where steep slope land agriculture is carried out. Mr.Yasuo Koizumi has been a farmer for many years and is wondering about the future of his […]
Katsuyuki Isogai and Hamako Isogai|The People Supporting Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System
Katsuyuki Isogai and Hamako Isogai (Tsurugi Town) Isogai family's house is about 400 meters above sea level in the village of Mikidochi. Their surname, "Isogai," reminds me that the sea is strange because they have a house on a mountain, but Hamako said, "Our ancestors migrated from the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture." Looking through the old records, we can see that their ancestors migrated to this area more than 400 years ago. Katsuyuki said, "They were the first people to enter this village, so our business name is "Omoya." My great-grandfather collected the land tax around this area and went to Wakimachi with his sword to pay it in." […]
The 5th ERAHS in MINABE
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and sustainable societies Date : August 26(SUN) - 29(WED), 2018Venue:Hotel & Resorts WAKAYAMA-MINABE 348 Yamauchi, Minabe, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama, Japan