Name: Japanese Washi Paper Story | Shimanto River ★ ONLY in JAPAN
Uploaded: 2020-03-24T04:05:26.000Z
Duration: 18 min 52 s
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Right now I'm in Coach Prefecture along the Shimanto Dollar, the Shimanto River.

This is the longest river in Chicago and the cleanest in Japan.

It's the last of its kind, which makes it very special.

In this episode, we're going to be looking at some of the activities that you can do here.

But first, let's see this river from the air in the spring before the mountain snow melts, the water's air comma a beautiful emerald green.

The fresh green leaves sprout from trees on the surrounding hills.

The Shimanto guys away from major cities and has no dams, meaning it's free flowing from source to sea.

A reason this river is considered the last clean waterway in Japan.

You'll find kayaks and houseboats cruising the lower parts.

Japan is a mountainous country, and the rivers are historical places of industry here for logging, paper and fishing.

It's the center of life, both for humans and wildlife, and the residents want to keep it that way.

It's on She Coco Island, the smallest of Japan's four main islands.

Koji Prefecture is along the Pacific Ocean.

To the west of Coach City is where you'll find the Shimanto River.

It's an as shaped river originating at Higashi Tsuna Village and exiting into the Pacific nearly 200 kilometers away.

The best way to get around the area is by rent a car from coaches.

I picked up the Toyota Mark X for a drive to the countryside, from the highway to the one lane country road through the forests.

Driving here is peaceful and the roads rarely crowded, like in Tokyo and Osaka.

I made it to the first destination hotel, Sarah Shimanto, overlooking the river.

This hotel is a mix of Japanese and Western style with a tatami room.

The view outside the window was spectacular.

A peaceful she Monta river that flows through Nishi Tosa town of Shimanto City.

Some kayakers air out to explore the calm river on a peaceful spring morning.

It's one of the activities here, but certainly not the only one boats.

There a way to get around, especially when the water's air Hi!

You'll find covered boat tours like here, but if you want to explore the river without a car, you can rent a mountain bike.

It's several places along the river like here.

Now we're gonna be riding around the Schumann Togawa and see what we see.

I've heard that this is one of the best ways to see the river.

Make sure you take a couple bottles of water with you.

There aren't many vending machines out there in nature.

Down there is a king Kabashi or sinking bridge.

They're designed lo like this so they can't be washed away by flooding.

They also make drivers a little uneasy, so you may prefer crossing by bicycle.

There are 47 crossing the Schumann Togawa and the chin Kabashi has preserved is one of Coach E prefectures cultural heritage.

There's a really nice restaurant just around the corner.

The She Monta Rivers produce are outstanding and local restaurants like this one in the small town have become famous to travelers.

The name comes from the local Koji dialect, meaning vegetable fields, so it's not hard to understand the concept here.

It's a chance to try traditional area foods made by local grannies.

I got here a little after the lunch rush.

The food is super healthy, homemade with many options for vegetarians.

Tasting local foods is an important part of travel around Japan, and this place is a GM.

This is such a treat because all the ingredients here is made locally by the old ladies who live here, and that's pretty unique.

You can see that there's not a lot of restaurant options along the highways here in Chicago, but the one did you do fine, pretty special.

Vacuum us off to our main destination, You Sahara, which is a little off the river in the mountains.

It's one of Japan's old towns that have been renovated with inspirational designs, cafes, lighter avenues and is attracting younger people to return to Coach Ito live a more relaxed lifestyle in the hills with nature.

The main road used to be narrow 30 years ago, lined with metal poles to protect houses from logging trucks speeding by.

Now it's wide open and feels relaxed, a place you can stroll comfortably at night.

The use of hot a library is one of the most beautiful in Japan.

Designed by architect Kengo Kuma, whose designs connect with nature through Japanese aesthetics.

Use of wood here makes me feel like I'm under the canopy in the forest.

Every corner of the library is something special to look at.

I traveled into the forested hills nearby to meet a master of making washing Japanese paper.

Visitors can stay here while learning the craft from him.

From my room, a comic Oye, I had an impressive view of a quiet valley.

Tommy Room's walls, papered and washy, too.

Roger, who's been making handmade paper since 1981 in coaching his paper and craft, has won many awards and gotten the attention of architect Kengo Kuma, who uses his paper in various projects.

The texture and style put this beyond just simple paper.

It can include foliage like a fern leaf for seeds, don't have machine.

Washi paper can also be quite thick and have different uses, like for wallpaper or even handbags and clothing.

In this workshop, Rodeo will teach me to make a sheet of washy that I can use as a lamp.

The size of this sheet is just enough that you can make.

I'll get the chance to add some of the surrounding nature to make it my own design.

We start by walking right outside his show.

You harvest in the winter and the branches shoes bring inside here and you steam it that I can show you branches.

We feel his water, make a fire for below there and covered this barrel this big one here and steam those fresh branches, esteemed branches air peeled and dried.

It takes a lot of time to make this by hand.

Roger uses the traditional manufacturing technique called Tosa washi, which is 100% sustainable, but it takes a lot of time and work and skill to make.

So that's why I really traditional mate why she is very expensive.

Wow, because 3001 or more for one sheet, it's just don't It's old and labor.

So this is your studio, The dried branches air moistened again.

You can see the fibers that it's fixed together.

Some mountain water is put on top of the wooden board where it will be beaten.

The purpose is to separate the fibers and make them longer.

It's done in a rhythm several times thin.

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