Jan 11, 2024
A workshop on creating a "forest in the city" will be held in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture.
For details and registration, please visit this Facebook page.
You can check it there.
The following is a message from the organizers.
[Creating forests within the city]
Connect with nature in your own space.
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I longed for a beautiful ocean.
When I was born, Japan was a country rife with pollution.
My dream was for Japan to one day become an environmentally advanced country.
Half a century has passed, and finally, I can see the vision of that becoming a reality.
And in an exciting way!
The regeneration of the earth.
This is an environmental restoration method discovered by landscape architect Tomonori Yano through many years of observation and repeated practice.
With the sensibilities of the Japanese people, who have had a close relationship with nature, they gently lend a helping hand and encourage the regeneration of the earth.
...That's the impression I get from seeing how they work.
With even small human intervention, nature breathes new life and regains its self-purifying properties. That's why small acts of care in your own space can have a lasting impact on the sea and the mountains.
There are workshops on land regeneration that anyone can participate in being held all over Japan.
I am thrilled to see this country, and this planet, gradually regaining its original beauty.
And finally, I'm going to be holding a workshop in my own garden.
It's just an ordinary garden in a residential area.
The feeling of excitement as the hand placed here connects to the beautiful sea.
If this sounds interesting to you, please come and experience it for yourself.
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◎Date and time
January 13th (Sat) and 14th (Sun), 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Please note that arriving late or leaving early is perfectly fine, but overnight stays are not permitted.)
◎Location: Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture
◎Instructor: Takumi Masumo
Masumo Garden Design Office
◎Items to bring, clothing
Gloves, boots, hat, sickle, trowel, pruning shears
Pointed shovel, three-pronged hoe, etc. (These are available for rent, but please bring your own if possible.) Other items include drinks and towels.
Please wear comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. Also, bring warm clothing and rain gear (the event will proceed rain or shine).
◎Lunch
Please prepare your own.
◎Participation fee
One-day participation: 3,000 yen
Participation for 2 days: 5,000 yen
◎Capacity: 30 people (Application deadline: January 12th)
◎ Access
JR Hanwa Line, Kumeda Station,
Nankai Line Haruki Station
If you are coming by car, please use a nearby coin-operated parking lot.
◎Application & Inquiry
Please click "Attend" for this event and contact us via messenger or email.
*Even if you can't participate this time but are interested, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to seeing you there someday and will keep you updated.
Chieko Yamamoto