David Caprara is an American journalist who has been based in Japan since he first came as a JET in 2012. David has worked as a writer, researcher, director and producer with major broadcasting companies both inside and focused on Japan from the US.

Watch the video of our talk on YouTube

== DAVID CAPRARA LINKS ==

https://www.davidcaprara.com/

https://totorobaga.com/

* Japan Lumberjacks Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5pIie2X69I

* Japan's traditional Tattoo HORIMONO pilgrimage film on VICE: https://youtu.be/q1h8K92cEag?si=9cZW1tbZ8uLu49ee

**BTW this section of the talk had to be trimmed out because of copyright**

* NHK documentary about David's project "The Fallen Fortress" https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/3004783/

* PEW Journalist survey (2022) referenced by David at 27:27 https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2022/06/14/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work/

Minka Summit 2024 Schedule: https://kominkajapan.org/schedule-at-a-glance-2024

Miroslav Bachura is an architect-designer who is originally from Slovakia, now based in Shizuoka Japan. Here he talks about how to properly reuse Minka traditional Japanese houses and materials to be both stylish, cost effective, safe and more sustainable.

Watch the talk with Miro here to see all the great pictures we refer to in this talk.

Miro is now working for the Sozosya (Sozosha) architectural design company focused on building renovations, machizukuri, and local urban development projects. https://sozosya.co.jp/

• 00:00 Welcome
• 01:05 Miro's Backstory
• 05:18 Heritage & Sustainable Design
• 07:30 Minka Summit 2024 talk summary
• 08:40 Before Renovation Minka
• 09:33 Old Clay Patterns HONEGUMI
• 11:00 Wood & Lumber in Japan
• 14:30 Grooves in flooring
• 15:00 Jon Stollenmeyer hand carved flooring
• 16:40 Artisan hotel promote local crafts in design
• 17:44 House moved to new location in Japan
• 19:20 Subtle Lighting
• 20:22 Wooden Bathtubs from Shizuoka
• 21:00 Views from bath & bathroom
• 22:30 Samurai Japanese gates
• 24:40 Eateries, Guest Houses & Onsen projects
• 25:50 Village Museum vision for preservation
• 26:30 How to Reuse Wooden Beams
• 28:30 Do not knock structural elements down
• 31:00 Earthquake safety design for Minka
• 33:00 KURA storehouse renovation to guest house
• 36:00 Choose insulation carefully
• 38:10 Chazome fermented tea dye design
• 41:40 Energy and heat efficiency standards
• 43:00 Solar panels without insulation is inefficient
• 44:30 Make use of abandoned Akiya or not
• 47:00 Wood shock effect on construction
• 49:00 Artistic Minka to Guest House projects
• 50:59 Hanamura Yakitori eatery design
• 51:28 Gara Batik Kimono design
• 52:00 Local bamboo art
• 53:00 Natural light use
• 54:00 City central sauna design
• 55:20 Upcoming projects for 2024
• 56:40 Urban planning pedestrian green project
• 58:00 Getting rid of trees in Japan cities
• 1:00:00 Thanks for joining!

LINKS for projects Miro is a part of with Sozosya co in Shizuoka Japan:

Apartment remodel: https://sozosya.co.jp/works/3452/

Craft Inn Waraku GuestHouse https://craftinn-waraku.jp/

Restaurant - Yakitori Hanamura https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4749/

Guest House from a traditional MINKA house Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~RAKU~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4298/

Guest House from a MINKA Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~ WA WA ~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4289/

Pre-Japan projects in Chezchia & Slovakia

Matyskovi - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/matyskovi-na-slapech

Self-Sufficient for energy and resource home Aranka - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/aranka-v-orechu

Library project Vamberk