Seedling trees. Unlike trees planted from saplings, wild seedlings are said to have strong roots./ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
[Sustainable Social Studies Field Trip] The work of forest guardians to protect forests for three generations to come. The story of wood recycling --vol.1/ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
The thin piece of wood placed in Nakai's workshop will be used as a raft for oyster farming in Mie Prefecture. Nakai's eyes light up at the interaction between the sea and the mountains./ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
Shota Nakai, the mountain guardian who guided us around the mountain/ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
They grow straight up. They are said to be cedar and cypress, but until the very end I was unable to tell which was which./ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
The thinned trees are left as they are because they do not fetch a good price. There are also efforts to find a way to utilize these thinned trees./ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
[Sustainable Social Studies Field Trip] The work of forest guardians to protect forests for three generations to come. The story of wood recycling --vol.1/ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
Nakai says he is planning a Yamamori tour that will allow participants to experience everything from logging to furniture making from a "perspective of circulation."/ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
Ownership changes across the valley, so the mountain guardians must take good care of it./ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE
"Yoki" used by Nakai/ Photo by Saori Shinohara(c)FASHION HEADLINE