Sustainable Travel Japan

Andrea Carlson is on the board of the Japan Minka Preservation Society

and will join to share some of her passion for preserving old houses and

rural traditions and culture in Japan.

Andrea will also be introducing some exciting events and meet-ups,

talks, experiences and more coming for the group for the enthusiastic

Minka-loving community.

https://www.minkasociety.com/

30-min Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan events, products, services, trends, news, strategies & people to inspire us all.

Tove Kinooka is the Director & Co-founder of Enteleco

& Global Perspectives

JJWalsh is the Founder of Inbound Ambassador & Seek Sustainable Japan | Co-Founder of GetHiroshima

Tove LINKS

LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/tove-kinooka-35a39323/

https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/

https://www.globalperspectives.biz/

JJ LINKS

LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjwalsh-inbound-ambassador/

https://inboundambassador.com/

https://gethiroshima.com/

https://seeksustainablejapan.com/

An innovative approach to Japan's AKIYA vacant house problem and dwindling rural communities through a DAO approach to ownership and investment in exciting projects to revive areas with great potential.

In this talk, Tamaki Nishimura and Monika Sadkiewicz of PanetDAO share their passion to working with amazing rural communities to preserve important cultural properties and places of rich heritage by opening up property investment in Japan. Open opportunities to both international and Japanese investors who want to be a part of building something positive, yet lack the knowhow to do it solo.

https://planetdao.world/about/

Ally Hongo is the cofounder of Shiitake Creative KK which has produced the Japan Travel Awards since 2021. The awards are focused on better Japan travel for the inbound market which are also sustainable, accessible, and inclusive for LGBTQ & families - so these places, people and destinations are welcoming to all people who love to travel.

Originally from Bulgaria, Ally has had a long and interesting career in Japan as a student, academic, reporter, writer, editor and content creator. Now Ally as Director of the Japan Travel Awards, has a powerful and positive influence on the future of inbound tourism in Japan and the development of more sustainable tourism and travel in rural areas.

https://www.allyhongo.com/

https://shiitakecreative.jp/en/

https://japantravelawards.com/

Lauren Schraf & Marcus Consolini join us to talk about the Minka Preservation Society- the motto is: "They build it, we preserve it".

What is it and what are the elements of their inclusive work to support and preserve Japanese building traditions, artisans, tradespeople, and rural communities in Japan.

It is a very wide tent and they have some exciting events and activities coming up held across Japan. See more information on their social media pages and website below.

LINKS

https://www.instagram.com/minkapreservationsociety/

website: https://www.minkasociety.com/

Lauren Schraf is a tourism expert - find her work and contact on Nippon Discovery: https://www.instagram.com/nippondiscovery/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-scharf-05410712/

Marcus Consolini is a sake brewery CEO of Daimon Brewery in Osaka https://daimonbrewery.jp/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-consolini-a04847/

TAGS

#minka #japan #traditionaljapanese #houses #renovation #minkapreservation #minkapreservationsociety #ruralliving #ruraljapan #communitybuilding

Michelle Huang is a creative-technologist and Akiya Collective founder passionate about "renovating abandoned houses in japan and converting them into habitat installations."

How can we revive rural Japan? Michelle and her group are onto something new and important - by making good use of Akiya vacant homes in creative ways that reuse the value already there and build on the strengths of a positive community.

Exciting to learn more about what events, workshops, shared experiences and fun they are planning for their KOMONO 2025 Spring Event.

#akiya #japan #nagano #komoro #komorospring #komoronagano #akiyacollective #michellehuang #interview #seeksustainablejapan #ruraljapan #ruralrevival

LINKS

https://michellekhuang.com/

Akiya Collective

https://www.akiyacollective.org/

BGM is from Michelle Huang who is a DJ and a talented music-maker as well- check out her DJ Sparkill original tunes on  @SoundCloud  https://soundcloud.com/myvanillatictac

Wonderful interview Michelle Huang did with Joi Ito about the Akiya DAO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=houer6d_YaU

Some travel topics here for sustainable tourism in Japan as Tove and JJ have this first chat of 2025 in this monthly sub-series of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow. A 30-min chat about sustainable Japan topics that focus on a better balance between the needs of people and planet with profits.

30-min Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan events, products, services, trends, news, strategies & people to inspire us all.

Tove Kinooka is the Director & Co-founder of Enteleco

& Global Perspectives

JJWalsh is the Founder of Inbound Ambassador & Seek Sustainable Japan | Co-Founder of GetHiroshima

Tove LINKS

LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/tove-kinooka-35a39323/

https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/

https://www.globalperspectives.biz/

JJ LINKS

LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjwalsh-inbound-ambassador/

https://inboundambassador.com/

https://gethiroshima.com/

https://seeksustainablejapan.com/

I hope you are surviving your first month of 2025 with a sense of hope and enthusiasm for what we can do this year.

Of course, there is a lot of depressing news these days. The fires in LA and being bombarded by unethical governance in the US is hard to take. But there is still some hope for this year in terms of sustainable strategy, innovation and creative passionate folks doing good work.

This podcast features the audio from a Jan 27th 2025 talk I gave to an enthusiastic group of amazing local women in Hiroshima Japan. I loved meeting them all and seeing their smiles and nodding heads as I talked about the things I love about Hiroshima, stories we need to tell of women in Japan's history, and some of the most impactful and inspiring stories of sustainable tourism at work in our area of Japan.

Talking about sustainable tourism strategy, branding and inspiring examples of success from Alex Kerr & his traditional MINKA to guest house projects, to Onomichi, to Setoda, to Kamikatsu, to Mukaishima, Teshima, Omishima, and AiAii on Awaiji island.

I hope you also find some new and inspiring ideas here that give you hope for a brighter future in travel and how we want to do business and live our lives.

An interesting and inspiring first talk of 2025 here with the amazing Alex Kerr who has spent his entire life focused on a better Japan through his book writing, consulting, business projects. Also, in recent years has also added a love of design, traditions and life in Thailand to his life focus.

In this episode, Alex takes us through the design and process of making his thatch home in Chang Mai Thailand. Then we discuss some of his insights and ideas for better rural development tourism strategies in Japan based on Museums, Food, and Old House Reuse.

http://alex-kerr.com/

Sustainable travel connections in this podcast from the MEDIUM article: Kamikatsu, Omishima, Kyoto, Nagoya. And traditional areas like Kyoto where Waka poetry is preserved - an important element of the spirit of Japan.

It’s January 2025 which is a perfect time for me to share some goals for this year of the snake as well as highlight positive insights from Japan to give you a more proactive slither start to the year than a defensive coil.

Read the post on MEDIUM

LINKS:

• Zero-Waste Town of Kamikatsu Japan Playlist
• San Francisco Recyling Center Visit - RECOLOGY
• Dani & Evan - the Upcycle, Vintage Reuse & Disposal Experts
• Benton Homestead Unboxing Video in an Abandoned Japan House
• Vermicular Cast Iron Cookware series JAPAN
• Vermicular USA
• Mamacation Review of Best and Worst non-toxic options
• Hardwood Lumber - How to avoid plastics in the kitchen
• Miyajima Island Woodworking Shop
• Bee Eco wax wraps
• What is WAKA poetry?
• Sustainable Japan Reizei Family Waka Poetry Legacy
• Crowdfunding campaign to support the Reizei Family projects