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What is "true coexistence"? What I wanted to think through this class is "What is true coexistence?"  I usually live in Tokyo, but now I realize that most of the energy and food are supplied from the local area.  And the city that had…

Introduction On June 28th - June 30th, our class went on a small trip to Takahata in Yamagata prefecture. It took about around 2 hours by taking the shinkansen. The goal of this trip was to let us have a first-hand experiences through…

Having taken lectures throughout our 15-week course of “Understanding the Environment through Culture, Field Study of Cross Border Design”, I am now confident to say that I have learned a lot about the environment from different…

Childhood Dreams When I was a child, I used to wonder about what life would be like as a country farm girl.  Having only ever known cities or suburban neighborhoods, I was naturally curious about it, and would often imagine highly…

Thinking About the Environment Through Culture: Final Report 08/01/19 Sumire Otani Introduction I spent my childhood in Akita prefecture, and growing up I was always surrounded by nature. This experience nurtured my…

Thinking about the environment through culture. That was interesting. Though easy to understand why culture and the environment are two interwoven factors that constantly affect one another, its not a point of view I find myself or many…

Their cooperation is what creates the Takahata’s agriculture farming and leads to their further prosperity.

An Experience Gave Us A Sense of Ethics Final Report Understanding the Environment through Culture Aino Owada   It was a great pleasure for me to join the class, “Understanding the Environment through Culture” and…