To thread a new path for high-quality clothing 👚, 株式会社ヴァレイ uses artisans over factories! Nearly 280 home-based artisans from Tohoku to Kyushu craft brand garments; VALLEY SEWING JAM shapes future sewing professionals.
valleymode.com
#Nara #RegionalRevitalization

#PhotosOfTheMonth : The Omagari Hanabi - National Fireworks Competition 🎆 kicks off today! Rousing sound, dazzling light ✨, and competitive spirit 🏆 abound at this #Akita event where teams have showcased breathtaking pyrotechnic medleys for 100+ years.

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📢 Official e-magazine just updated!
A Japanese startup is innovating the ammonia supply chain by developing a small-scale synthesis facility, which can contribute to #foodsecurity and #decarbonization . The key technology is a cutting-edge catalyst.
japan.go.jp/kizuna/2023/08…

The mountains 🏔️ in #Aomori & #Akita ’s #ShirakamiSanchi have one of Earth's largest virgin beech forests. Its valuable ecosystem is home to various species, including the black woodpecker, and is a #WorldHeritage site. See nature the way nature intended: whc.unesco.org/en/list/663/

#MeetTheChangemakers : ISHIKAWA Ayako aims to boost Japan's productivity 📈 with ミツモア! Unique in the country's emerging local services market, her service matches users with over 300 businesses and price quotes; it has had 3 million+ user requests.
meetsmore.com

In rainy Japan, you can buy disposable vinyl umbrellas ☂️ almost anywhere. Bag-brand PLASTICITY uses unique layering technology to upcycle that vinyl into bags and other products, helping to tackle the issue of plastic waste.
plasticity.co.jp

#GlobalGoals #Sustainability

#BeautyofFUKUSHIMA
MOFA has waived visa fees for foreign nationals who will visit Fukushima, Miyagi, or Iwate prefecture as a measure to support the reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Have you seen #Kumiko woodworking, whereby wood is latticed without nails? It involves carefully cutting, grooving, and fitting pieces together geometrically. See how Tanihata Co., Ltd. preserves this ancient art form while evolving it: kumikowoodworking.com

#FocusOnJapan

Thank you for an unforgettable tournament, @JFA_Nadeshiko! ✨

Experience the comfort of traditional Samue garments, first worn by Buddhist monks and now embraced as loungewear! Idaseni, Ltd. in Kiryu City, #Gunma crafts its 和粋庵 【作務衣・甚平専門店】 with time-honored techniques, preserving local industries.
idaseni.com/en

#RegionalRevitalization

The Former Ouchi Residence is a Japanese home in Yame City, Fukuoka bridging past & present! Built around 1884, it offers konjac-making, harvesting, locally-focused eating 🍽️, etc., #sustainable activities to preserve culture & help #RegionalRevitalization .

All aboard the whimsical Tokotoko Train! 🚞 Hop into a ladybug-like 🐞 trolley run by Nishikigawa Tetsudou Co. Ltd. (錦川清流線​) and whisk through 'Kirara Yume Tunnel,' featuring murals and fluorescent stones.
nishikigawa.com/tokotoko-train/

#RegionalRevitalization #Yamaguchi

See how one woman is providing food for thought in moving a 'pipe' dream towards sustainability.

We will present a series of fact checks based on scientific evidence regarding #ALPSTreatedWater to prevent adverse impacts on reputation due to false claims circulating on the internet. Here is Part 2!
#LetTheScienceTalk

Community & #sustainability combine at futashiba248, an upcycling dyeing brand in #Ibaraki ! Founders SEKI Masafumi and Yuko design products and hand-dye using farm waste 🍅🌳. They also hold workshops, harvesting retreats, and dyeing lessons. futashiba248.com
#GlobalGoals

#BeautyofFUKUSHIMA Part 2
Bringing to you the beauty of Fukushima.
Tomatoes are grown throughout Fukushima by taking advantage of the weather conditions to produce tomatoes with characteristics unique to the region. Tomato juice is also overwhelmingly delicious.

#MeetTheChangemakers : Putting skin in the game, MATSUO Maki asked the leather-workshop partner in Bangladesh for her leather brand 'Raffaello' to hire single-mother workers as part of an effort to support them and help reduce child poverty.
raffaello-craftsman.com

#GlobalGoals

Summer in #Japan is #Fireworks season🎆
Watch the behind-the-scenes of how Japanese fireworks are made👀 and how artisans are transforming traditional displays into new and exciting entertainments, combined with music🎶 and artistic performances🪩
Full🎥 youtu.be/RVOrULpnRhs

Mid-August marks Obon, when ancestors' spirits are thought to visit before being guided back to the beyond with lanterns🏮. The 'Festival of Ten Thousand Lanterns' at 華厳宗大本山 東大寺【公式】 in #Nara (Aug.15) lights their return with approx. 2,500 lanterns! todaiji.or.jp/en/annual/even…
#ExploreJapan

Senbazuru (千羽鶴) is the making 1,000 origami cranes for a display. There's a belief that folding 1,000 cranes will grant the folder's wish. 千羽鶴 holds a deep meaning, symbolizing peace, happiness & longevity. It's common to see the displays at peace events, weddings, & more.