活動記録と振返り（かいます研究室）

I went to Kurashiki to participate in the Mt Factory Tour Vol.6. It is held between late March and early April every year. This year is the 6th year, then it is called Mt Factory Tour vol.6. This is what I experienced in the tour.   After registration near Kurashiki Station, participants got on the special bus to the factory. In the bus, passengers watched its welcome video.    After the video, I watched one Japanese TV programme about masking tape. One lady, who is crazy about masking tapes, keeps talking about attructiveness of masking tapes . I could not close my mouth on the way to the factory. That freak lady is really weird, but it is funny as well. Finally we reached the factory.   Three or four staff members received us in the entrance to give novelty. One deliver a short speech.   Then another explained some of exhibited materials and the process of manufacturing the tapes. Then we moved sequence of the processes. Initially staff members showed

On 18 February, Saturday, I participated in the 2nd forum as a MC and facilitator.   Last year I was a facilitator for the 1st forum.  A topic of the 2nd forum is nagaya, roji and inbound.  Nagaya is a Japanese tenant houses in town. In Karahori Area, located in the Uemachi Plateau, Osaka, there were many  this type of houses. During the WW2, this area was avoided from US airstrikes. Consequently nagaya is fortunately remained.  However, maintenance cost  for this is higher than construction cost for a new house. Many have already  distracted and renewed modern houses and apartments.   Despite that, some young Japanese  come to start new business in nagaya  recently, but many of Nagaya residents are old Japanese.  Roji is an alley in Nagaya.  The width in many Roji is less than 2 meters.  Roji has some unique functions, e.g. quasi-public spaces for community  and private spaces. In the last 2-3 years, many foreign tourists, called inbound, have visited  Japan.