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00:00:00Do you know what this is, everyone?
00:00:07This bright-colored wooden box is attracting young people's attention.
00:00:16The identity of this luxurious wooden box is...
00:00:23a bento box!
00:00:27This bento box is also attracting young people's attention.
00:00:32It is a bento box made by Hakoya Tsunekichi, a master craftsman of Meiji Era.
00:00:38This bento box is made by skilled craftsmen by using a 100-year-old precious Japanese cedar board.
00:00:49One of the most important parts of this bento box is the bending process.
00:00:56Depending on the season and the state of the wood, the time to soak it in hot water is different,
00:01:01so it takes many years of experience to determine the right timing to bend it.
00:01:09This bento box has been loved by famous craftsmen for its skilled craftsmanship.
00:01:16The reason why this bento box is attracting young people's attention is...
00:01:22When I was young, I ordered a lot of bento boxes.
00:01:26Instead of taking the bento boxes outside, I made my own bento boxes at home.
00:01:30I made my own bento boxes at home.
00:01:32This wooden bento box is also attracting young people's attention.
00:01:38Even if I put Japanese sweets in a wooden box,
00:01:42it doesn't crack when I put a lid on it.
00:01:46It's like a shop.
00:01:48The strongest point of a wooden bento box is its super-hydration effect.
00:01:54It absorbs excess water and maintains a constant humidity,
00:01:59so you can eat delicious food without being noticeable even if you cool it down.
00:02:03It doesn't get sticky.
00:02:05In addition, it doesn't dry out even if you put bread or cake in it.
00:02:09It's not only fashionable, but also functional.
00:02:15It's like a wooden board.
00:02:17That's amazing.
00:02:19There's a little crack here.
00:02:22If you put warm rice in it, it smells good.
00:02:26It's not only popular in Japan, but it's also popular overseas.
00:02:32There are a lot of people from all over the world.
00:02:35Bento boxes are common all over the world,
00:02:40so I'm really happy that people know about it.
00:02:44Japanese wood, which is also praised by people overseas,
00:02:47is attracting attention in various genres.
00:02:50It's cool.
00:02:52I'm curious.
00:02:54Do you know what it is?
00:02:58This is a three-dimensional painting like a sculpture.
00:03:02I've never seen such a painting before.
00:03:05It's a pound cake in a dress.
00:03:09It's really cake.
00:03:10It's really delicious.
00:03:12It's all made of wood.
00:03:16The Osaka Kansai Banpaku, which will soon be unveiled to the world,
00:03:20is also a wooden building.
00:03:23Yes, this ring.
00:03:25By pulling out the pillars and inserting the needles,
00:03:28it ensures strength and stability.
00:03:32It was built in a traditional Japanese way of wood building,
00:03:35called Nuki-Setsu-Go.
00:03:38When it's completed, it becomes the world's largest wooden building.
00:03:42The world's largest?
00:03:44It has been believed that spirits live in wood since ancient times,
00:03:48and 66% of the country's land is covered with forest.
00:03:55Wood absorbs carbon dioxide,
00:03:58is a renewable resource,
00:04:00and is energy efficient.
00:04:02It has many advantages for the environment,
00:04:05so it's gaining attention now.
00:04:08It's gone.
00:04:09Due to the lack of manpower to manage the forest in the region,
00:04:13there is a problem that the deforestation of the forest is progressing.
00:04:17It's less now.
00:04:19In the meantime,
00:04:20we interview a miraculous village that has come back from the ashes.
00:04:25What is the effective use of wood, a resource of the village?
00:04:29It feels good.
00:04:31Wood building is gaining attention all over the world.
00:04:35It is approaching a new building that expands the possibilities of wood.
00:04:40Wood is essential in life.
00:04:44It focuses on everything and approaches the possibilities of wood.
00:04:53There are companies all over the country
00:04:56that pursue new possibilities,
00:04:59and create unique products.
00:05:03First,
00:05:04a furniture store proposes
00:05:06the unique Yuminiku furniture.
00:05:10This furniture store in Osaka.
00:05:15Not only furniture such as sofas and shelves,
00:05:18but also a company that makes fashionable space designs.
00:05:22The unique feature of the way the furniture is made is
00:05:27We make furniture that looks like a plastic model.
00:05:33What they are making is a furniture that looks like a plastic model.
00:05:38It's made from a single board.
00:05:40It is made by cutting out the data designed by the machine
00:05:44on a high-durability board called Gohan.
00:05:49Just by cutting off the parts,
00:05:51it can be assembled without using nails or special tools,
00:05:55and in just 15 minutes, a stylish stool is completed.
00:05:59I see.
00:06:02Even women and children can enjoy DIY easily.
00:06:08We used to finish the furniture we cut out ourselves.
00:06:12When I saw the shape after cutting it out,
00:06:16I thought it was interesting,
00:06:19so I designed it like a plastic model
00:06:22and asked the customers to enjoy it together.
00:06:26Currently, they are also trying to build a plastic model
00:06:30that can be made by assembling new furniture.
00:06:33They are challenging new possibilities
00:06:36such as a sauna hut and a trailer house.
00:06:40Next, what is the innovative table tower
00:06:43that was born from Osaka's wasteful spirit?
00:06:47It is a table tower that can be made
00:06:50and used in the lobby of a business hotel.
00:06:55This is what looks like a stylish furniture.
00:06:57They are reusing a piece of wood,
00:07:00but what is it?
00:07:02Honda Miyu, please answer.
00:07:05It's a house that was destroyed by a builder.
00:07:10Oh, a house. I see.
00:07:13The answer is
00:07:15a pallet used in a logistics site.
00:07:18A pallet.
00:07:21A pallet that is disposed of when the job is done.
00:07:26In Japan, which relies on imports,
00:07:28the amount of pallets is 900,000 per year.
00:07:31That's a lot.
00:07:33Mr. Omachi of Pallet House Japan
00:07:36wanted to save the abandoned pallets.
00:07:40I heard that a lot of wooden pallets were left over
00:07:43and were burned or extinguished.
00:07:46So I decided to return the pallets back to the society.
00:07:52But how do you make furniture
00:07:55from different types of pallets?
00:07:59First, the pallets are disassembled by hand.
00:08:05After washing and drying,
00:08:08they are finally made into furniture.
00:08:11The pallets from all over the world are colored
00:08:14and assembled to create a beautiful pattern.
00:08:17This is the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.
00:08:21So it doesn't have to be all together.
00:08:24With careful preparation and skill,
00:08:27they transformed a single piece of furniture
00:08:29into a world-class piece of furniture
00:08:31with a sense of damage.
00:08:34In addition, the passion of Pallet House Japan is...
00:08:38Actually, we want to make dining tables all over the country.
00:08:42But everyone has a table,
00:08:45so if you buy our table, it will be a waste.
00:08:48So I thought of a covering top.
00:08:51It's just a cover.
00:08:53Then you can exchange the table without throwing away the waste.
00:08:58You're showing off, Mr. President.
00:09:00It is our dream to create a world-class brand,
00:09:03an interior brand, from the abandoned materials.
00:09:05I see.
00:09:07The children's generation is proud.
00:09:09A wooden toy that makes children smile naturally.
00:09:14You can play with it as a nerve-wrecking toy.
00:09:18In addition, you can make a domino.
00:09:21There are infinite ways to play with it.
00:09:24This toy was also chosen as a good boy
00:09:27recognized by toy consultants all over the country.
00:09:32We are making a wooden toy recognized by toy specialists.
00:09:36This is the Nakayoshi Library, which has been in operation for 30 years.
00:09:41What the Nakayoshi Library is making is not just a toy made of wood.
00:09:48We are making a wooden toy that children can play with with no worries.
00:09:56The Nakayoshi Library was born from the desire to deliver safe and secure toys to children.
00:10:03This is fun.
00:10:04The corners of the toys are carefully polished so that they do not get hurt no matter where they are touched.
00:10:10By using the original color of the wood,
00:10:12the toys are coated with vegetable-derived oil without coloring.
00:10:18It's safe and secure even if the baby puts it in his mouth.
00:10:23It's not too sharp, and it's not too round.
00:10:28I feel that the craftsmen are making it carefully.
00:10:33The Nakayoshi Library is also working on wood-learning,
00:10:36which allows children to learn about the charm of wood by touching wood from an early age.
00:10:42Wood-learning is a word that has been recognized for a long time.
00:10:45There are three concepts,
00:10:47touching wood, learning from wood, and living with wood.
00:10:53Wood gives you concentration.
00:10:56I've heard that.
00:10:57It's better to have the warmth of wood than a room made of metal.
00:11:00If you have the warmth of wood, you will be able to concentrate and be kind.
00:11:04One of the advantages of wood is that it is easy to manage the forest in the countryside,
00:11:10and there is also a problem that the decline of the forest is progressing with the aging of the trees.
00:11:19In the meantime, a village with a vast forest has been restored by replacing wood with resources.
00:11:28It's called the Miracle Village.
00:11:35Well, well, well.
00:11:38We're here.
00:11:40We're here.
00:11:42There are people who can do all kinds of genres.
00:11:44It's a forest.
00:11:46It's a dense forest.
00:11:48It's nice to be in a place with a rich nature.
00:11:51This time, I'm going to do a survey of Japan.
00:11:55I'm Joy.
00:11:56Do you know my real name?
00:11:58No, I don't.
00:11:59Greenwood Joseph.
00:12:02It's Greenwood.
00:12:03It's Greenwood.
00:12:05Leave it to me.
00:12:07I'm Joy.
00:12:08I'm Greenwood Joseph.
00:12:11We came to Nishiyamakura Village in the northeast of Okayama Prefecture.
00:12:18The population is 1,340.
00:12:20It's a village where 95% of the area is occupied by the villagers.
00:12:28Nishiyamakura Village used to be in danger of being destroyed.
00:12:33But thanks to the trees, it was able to revive.
00:12:37It's a miracle village.
00:12:40How did it revive?
00:12:43We're going to find out.
00:12:46Wow!
00:12:47To investigate, first, let's explore the village.
00:12:51Then...
00:12:53It feels like I'm in the countryside.
00:12:58Isn't this building new?
00:13:01It's a new facility.
00:13:02It's beautiful.
00:13:03It hasn't been that many years since it was built.
00:13:06It's a fashionable village.
00:13:08In front of us is a nursery.
00:13:11Nursery is made of wood.
00:13:15Excuse me.
00:13:18Excuse me.
00:13:19Can I talk to you?
00:13:20Yes.
00:13:21Excuse me.
00:13:22Do you want to go this way?
00:13:24If you can, please come this way.
00:13:26This person is a good photographer.
00:13:29I'll ask you.
00:13:31What kind of village is this?
00:13:33It's a village with a lot of nature and beautiful wooden buildings.
00:13:39There are many new buildings.
00:13:41That's right.
00:13:42If you go down this road to the south,
00:13:45you'll see a new building.
00:13:47A cafe.
00:13:48A cafe.
00:13:49A fashionable cafe.
00:13:50Yes, it's a fashionable cafe.
00:13:51I see.
00:13:52Excuse me, I have to go to work.
00:13:54See you.
00:13:55Bye-bye.
00:13:56Bye-bye.
00:13:57Bye-bye.
00:13:58Bye-bye.
00:13:59Bye-bye.
00:14:00It's cute.
00:14:01As we walked around the village,
00:14:04we saw a lot of new wooden buildings.
00:14:09But why are they so particular about wooden buildings?
00:14:14Is there a strong politician?
00:14:15Isn't this the place?
00:14:17It's the fashionable cafe that the kindergarten teacher was talking about.
00:14:21There's a sign saying BASE.
00:14:24Isn't the cafe big?
00:14:25It's several times the size of the cafe I imagined.
00:14:31This is BASE 101%, which opened two years ago.
00:14:38The specialty of the village, deer meat,
00:14:41and other fresh ingredients from the village are popular.
00:14:46It's a popular place for young people.
00:14:49Young people?
00:14:50We asked Mr. Maki, who runs a fashionable cafe.
00:14:56Mr. Maki, have you been watching this village since you were born?
00:15:00No, I moved here about 15 years ago.
00:15:03I used to work here.
00:15:07The village has changed a lot, hasn't it?
00:15:10Yes, it has changed a lot.
00:15:13There are more shops,
00:15:16and there are more immigrants.
00:15:18I feel that the village has been revitalized.
00:15:22I don't think this village was called an ordinary village.
00:15:26There aren't many children in the village.
00:15:28It's a village of about 1,300 people.
00:15:30There are a lot of children and a kindergarten.
00:15:33That's amazing.
00:15:34What is the reason for the increase in the number of shops?
00:15:37Well, it's because of the trees.
00:15:42Trees?
00:15:43There's something I want you to see.
00:15:46Something you want us to see?
00:15:47Yes.
00:15:48Mr. Maki guided us to a certain place.
00:15:53This is what I wanted to introduce to you.
00:15:55Wow!
00:15:57That's amazing!
00:15:58There are so many trees!
00:16:00There are about 1,000 trees.
00:16:03Wow! 1,000 trees!
00:16:05That's amazing.
00:16:06Isn't it amazing?
00:16:07There are so many trees.
00:16:08There are about one person per village.
00:16:10That's great.
00:16:11There are 4,000 to 8,000 trees.
00:16:14This is the collection point for the trees that were cut down in Nishinabakura.
00:16:22In many cases, 500 trees are cut down in the village every day.
00:16:30Does Mr. Maki have anything to do with these logs?
00:16:34Yes, we do.
00:16:36We are a wood processing company.
00:16:38We buy the collected trees and process them.
00:16:43Do you also process them?
00:16:45Yes, we do.
00:16:46That's our main job.
00:16:48Mr. Maki is a representative of a company that processes the trees that were cut down in the village.
00:16:56The trees are processed and shipped to all over Japan.
00:17:03However!
00:17:05A long time ago, the situation was completely different.
00:17:1015 years ago, the trees were sold as logs.
00:17:14So, there was no need to process the trees in Nishinabakura.
00:17:19Is there a person who made the situation completely different?
00:17:26A person?
00:17:27Yes, a person.
00:17:28He is good.
00:17:29He is the best.
00:17:32A person who made the situation completely different?
00:17:39Hello.
00:17:41Hello.
00:17:44A person?
00:17:45Yes, a person.
00:17:46Mr. Kunisato.
00:17:48I heard that you are the person who processed the trees in this village.
00:17:51Did you say that?
00:17:53Yes, I did.
00:17:54I'm glad to hear that.
00:17:55I heard that you are the person who processed the trees in this village.
00:17:59I thought I'd go to the mountain.
00:18:01Are you going to the mountain now?
00:18:03Yes, I thought I'd go there.
00:18:04Then, shall we go together?
00:18:06Yes, let's go.
00:18:08Are you sure?
00:18:09Yes, let's go.
00:18:10He is the person who processed the trees in this village.
00:18:13He is Mr. Kunisato, a tree farmer in this village.
00:18:18What is he doing?
00:18:21Let's go to the mountain where he works.
00:18:28We've come to the mountain.
00:18:29Yes, we have.
00:18:30Please be careful not to step on the ground.
00:18:32It's well-maintained.
00:18:34There are a lot of big trees.
00:18:37What you see now are cedar trees.
00:18:39How long have you been working here?
00:18:40I've been working here for about 60 to 70 years.
00:18:44Does Mr. Kunisato work here every day?
00:18:47Yes, he does.
00:18:49He is about to cut the trees.
00:18:51Can we see him cutting the trees?
00:18:53Let's take a look.
00:18:55I've never seen this before.
00:18:57These trees are quite tall.
00:18:59Yes, they are.
00:19:00They are as tall as the swing of a baseball.
00:19:02That's right.
00:19:03There are a lot of fans here.
00:19:09Oh, it's crackling.
00:19:11Look, it's breaking.
00:19:12It's a natural sound.
00:19:15It's amazing that it doesn't get caught.
00:19:18It's like this.
00:19:19It's powerful.
00:19:20It's like this.
00:19:21It's amazing.
00:19:23It's like this.
00:19:25It feels like it's coming all the way to our feet.
00:19:28Even though it's far away.
00:19:30He also cuts down the trees.
00:19:33It's a machine called Harvester.
00:19:35Harvester.
00:19:36He cuts down the trees.
00:19:38There are branches attached to the trees.
00:19:41The branches are in the way.
00:19:43He cuts down the branches and makes a log.
00:19:47It's like a giant UFO catcher.
00:19:49That's right.
00:19:50What is this?
00:19:51It's amazing.
00:19:52There's a computer in there.
00:19:55He measures the length.
00:19:58He measures the length and thickness.
00:20:01It's amazing.
00:20:06He cuts it.
00:20:08It's amazing.
00:20:10It feels good.
00:20:12How long have you been doing this job?
00:20:14I've been in the forestry industry for about 20 to 30 years.
00:20:19That's a long time.
00:20:20It's been 19 years since I started a company called MOKKUN.
00:20:27You've been doing this for a long time.
00:20:29He is the president of MOKKUN, a company that does forestry work.
00:20:37Mr. Kunisato was a member of a forestry association in Okayama Prefecture after graduating from a vocational school.
00:20:4419 years ago, he opened his own company, MOKKUN, for the first time in Ishiyama village.
00:20:53The mountains are very beautiful.
00:20:56That's right.
00:20:57Wasn't it like this in the old days?
00:20:58It's completely different.
00:21:00It wasn't like this until 15 years ago.
00:21:04My grandfather's generation worked hard in the forestry industry in the 1920s and 1930s.
00:21:13It's been left alone since Heisei.
00:21:17Of course, there are people who don't want to do heavy labor like this.
00:21:23The price of raw materials has been going down for a long time.
00:21:26It's hard to make money.
00:21:28That's right.
00:21:30I actually have a mountain in the forest.
00:21:33Do you have a mountain?
00:21:34I have a mountain.
00:21:36I heard that you can't have a mountain.
00:21:39For example, I can't go hunting for wild plants.
00:21:43My father and grandfather used to do it in the past.
00:21:47I can't do it now.
00:21:48If you do that, the forest will be damp and the fire won't come in.
00:21:53The mountains will be in trouble.
00:21:58The importance of irrigation is essential to protect and grow the forest.
00:22:06By covering the trees in the forest, the dense trees will be avoided.
00:22:10The trees will grow well and the remaining trees will grow healthily.
00:22:16It's not good to leave the forest alone, is it?
00:22:18It's not good at all.
00:22:19The forest has been created by humans, so it doesn't need to be maintained.
00:22:24Due to the lack of work and the low price of wood, the forest in the village is left alone.
00:22:32Nishiyabakurason, where 95% of the forest is in the forest, has lost its resources and is in a difficult financial situation.
00:22:39In fact, in 2004, the village was in a crisis of extinction.
00:22:46The village was in a crisis of extinction.
00:22:51It's not like that anywhere else.
00:22:53This is where the work is not done yet.
00:22:56The trees are densely packed.
00:22:58The mountains are a little dark.
00:23:00Compared to this, it's like a different mountain.
00:23:06It's completely different.
00:23:08At that time, the work of extinction was carried out and the forest was clean.
00:23:1315 years ago, the dark forest spread throughout the village.
00:23:20But why was there no extinction at that time?
00:23:25There was a problem with the forest owners.
00:23:29I want you to imagine it.
00:23:32There was a mountain in my house, but I didn't go there.
00:23:37I thought it would be better to extinct the mountain in my house.
00:23:42I said I would extinct it for 300,000 yen.
00:23:46But it's hard to pay 300,000 yen.
00:23:49In a sense, it's my property, but I don't see it every day.
00:23:54It may feel a little like a word.
00:23:57The cut trees can also be used as various materials.
00:24:01It can be used as building materials.
00:24:04If you can use it well, you can buy a cut tree.
00:24:09Instead of asking for 300,000 yen, you can ask for an extinction.
00:24:14You can ask for an extinction fee.
00:24:17You can ask for an extinction fee.
00:24:20You can ask for an extinction fee.
00:24:22You don't have to pay for it.
00:24:24If you clean it up and get more money, the forest owners will ask you to do it.
00:24:32That's how it spread.
00:24:34That's right. I made that model.
00:24:37Mr. Kunisato, who solved the problem with the forest owners, said,
00:24:42How can I increase the price of this tree?
00:24:46Can you increase the value of the tree?
00:24:48That was our company's try 19 years ago.
00:24:52For example, let's say you turn this cut tree into a dining table.
00:24:58I don't know if anyone in the city wants a table.
00:25:01A dining table?
00:25:03I don't know if anyone in the city wants a dining table.
00:25:05If it's a table, I want it.
00:25:07Then we'll cut the tree ourselves and process it ourselves.
00:25:10We're going to release it to the end user ourselves.
00:25:15Mr. Kunisato not only cut down trees,
00:25:19but also processed and manufactured them ourselves.
00:25:23Mr. Kunisato started a project to give commercial value to the trees in Nishiyawakura Village.
00:25:30Let's take a look at the processing plant.
00:25:35You're making a chair for small children.
00:25:39This is also a chair for children who are 0 or 1 years old.
00:25:47I hope that in the future,
00:25:51I can have my children touch this kind of tree and do their job.
00:25:56I hope that in the future,
00:25:59I can have my children touch this kind of tree and do their job.
00:26:08Mr. Kunisato grew up in a family of forest workers,
00:26:12starting from his grandfather's generation.
00:26:15He wants the next generation to protect the forest work.
00:26:19Not only did he manufacture nursery products,
00:26:23but he also opened a nursery in Okayama City.
00:26:29The garden is full of warm spaces made from the trees of Nishiyawakura Village.
00:26:36Who loves trees?
00:26:38Me!
00:26:42Thanks to Mr. Kunisato's efforts,
00:26:45the Nishiyawakura brand has settled in the trees of the village,
00:26:49and the popularity has increased nationwide.
00:26:52Mr. Mok, who started the company with six people 19 years ago,
00:26:58has now grown to a reputation of 300 million yen.
00:27:02It has had a great impact on the development of the village.
00:27:07Until 15 or 20 years ago,
00:27:09everyone said there was nothing in the village.
00:27:12Nothing in the village?
00:27:1495% of the village is covered by mountains.
00:27:18Everyone thought it was worthless.
00:27:21On the contrary, now 95% of the mountain is the value of our village.
00:27:25That's amazing!
00:27:28Nishiyawakura Village has been able to operate in the village
00:27:32for more than 10 years.
00:27:3695% of the area has become a valuable resource,
00:27:40and it has been able to revive.
00:27:44We don't get money to win or lose.
00:27:47We pay money to turn it into a product,
00:27:51so please let us cut the trees.
00:27:54Even if we come up with an idea,
00:27:56we don't know if the product we make will really sell.
00:27:59If we don't have a guarantee,
00:28:01there's a risk that we might not be able to move.
00:28:04We need to be brave.
00:28:06We need to make a decision.
00:28:09Nishiyawakura Village has been able to revive
00:28:11thanks to Mr. Kunisato's efforts.
00:28:14There are more and more immigrants
00:28:17who want to do something new
00:28:20because the environment in the village is easier to work in.
00:28:23There's something going on here, too.
00:28:26It's the sound of the forest.
00:28:29It looks like they sell wood instruments.
00:28:31So this is wood, too.
00:28:34It looks like a shop.
00:28:36Hello.
00:28:38May I come in?
00:28:40Excuse me.
00:28:42Excuse me.
00:28:44We're in a warehouse.
00:28:47Is this a shop?
00:28:49Yes.
00:28:50We use cedar and cypress trees
00:28:52that grow in Nishiyawakura Village
00:28:54to make toys and instruments that make sounds.
00:28:58Toys that make sounds?
00:29:00Mr. Ishikawa, who moved from Kyoto 10 years ago,
00:29:05has been making wooden instruments
00:29:07that are easy to handle even for children
00:29:09in the school's science room
00:29:11that has been abandoned.
00:29:13This is nice.
00:29:15Are these instruments?
00:29:17Yes, they all make sounds.
00:29:19What's this?
00:29:21This is called a kanponpon.
00:29:23A kanponpon?
00:29:25It's like a berimbanpanpon.
00:29:27What?
00:29:29What's that sound?
00:29:31It's like this.
00:29:33It's like this.
00:29:37That's what it is.
00:29:39The sound follows you.
00:29:41The sound comes from the front.
00:29:43Here, too.
00:29:45Wow.
00:29:47That's amazing, too.
00:29:49That's amazing, too.
00:29:52Mr. Ishikawa has been making instruments since he was a student.
00:29:57He's been looking forward to the most
00:29:59since he moved here
00:30:01to use the wooden instruments
00:30:03and have a concert with the children.
00:30:21Yay!
00:30:25Mr. Kuma!
00:30:27It's decided!
00:30:29I'm embarrassed.
00:30:31What?
00:30:33Don't say that.
00:30:35Like Mr. Ishikawa,
00:30:37who has a fun moving life,
00:30:39the number of moving cars
00:30:41is increasing every year.
00:30:43Now,
00:30:45one-fifth of the population
00:30:47is moving cars.
00:30:50The number of moving cars can get married.
00:30:52It's easy to raise children.
00:30:54There's employment, too.
00:30:56When this rumor spreads,
00:30:58more and more people gather.
00:31:00This is amazing.
00:31:02It's quite ideal as a model case.
00:31:04And now,
00:31:06it's okay to raise the village
00:31:08as an appeal as a tourist spot.
00:31:10For example,
00:31:12in the first corner of the fashionable cafe
00:31:14we visited,
00:31:16Oh!
00:31:18It says Beni-Hoppe.
00:31:20It's a strawberry.
00:31:22It's wide and warm.
00:31:24Is it a strawberry farm?
00:31:26It's a tourist strawberry farm.
00:31:28In January,
00:31:30you can come in
00:31:32and eat strawberries.
00:31:36Wow!
00:31:38It's so sweet!
00:31:42It's amazing.
00:31:44In December and January,
00:31:46it will be sweeter.
00:31:48But,
00:31:50we came here with the theme of trees.
00:31:52I'm in trouble without trees.
00:31:54What will you do?
00:31:56Actually,
00:31:58it's related.
00:32:00It's related?
00:32:02Wait a minute.
00:32:04Do you know
00:32:06why a tree farmer
00:32:08is growing strawberries?
00:32:10Is it because
00:32:12the soil in between
00:32:14is made of wood?
00:32:16The answer is
00:32:18because it's made of wood.
00:32:20Do you use wood here?
00:32:22Yes.
00:32:24We use the wood from the factory
00:32:26to make strawberries.
00:32:28In this village,
00:32:30strawberries are grown with wood.
00:32:32It's rare,
00:32:34so it's likely to be popular with tourists.
00:32:36In addition,
00:32:38there are other facilities
00:32:40to attract tourists.
00:32:42What is this place?
00:32:44There are a lot of trees.
00:32:46Here, too.
00:32:48It says,
00:32:50Hello.
00:32:52Hello.
00:32:54I'm Joey.
00:32:56Hello.
00:32:58I thought you were going to shake hands.
00:33:00No, I didn't.
00:33:02You're wearing slippers.
00:33:04Yes, I am.
00:33:06Let's shake hands.
00:33:08Is this a hot spring?
00:33:10Is this a hot spring?
00:33:12Yes, it is.
00:33:14I see.
00:33:16We came to
00:33:18Awakura Onsen Motoyu,
00:33:20a hot spring resort.
00:33:22Not only the locals,
00:33:24but also tourists from abroad
00:33:26come here to relax
00:33:28and enjoy the sauna.
00:33:30It's a tourist attraction.
00:33:32Here, too,
00:33:34the village's trees
00:33:36are in good use.
00:33:38What is this place?
00:33:40It's a firewood boiler.
00:33:42Awakura Onsen
00:33:44is 15 degrees Celsius.
00:33:46It's not that hot.
00:33:48We use the firewood
00:33:50to heat the bath.
00:33:52We use the firewood
00:33:54to heat the bath.
00:33:56You use the village's trees
00:33:58to heat the bath.
00:34:00We put the firewood in the boiler.
00:34:02Can I do it?
00:34:04Anyone can do it.
00:34:06It's so dirty.
00:34:08It's so dirty.
00:34:10It's so dirty.
00:34:12It's meaningless.
00:34:14My fingers are out.
00:34:16From here.
00:34:18Here we go.
00:34:22In the case of Motoyu,
00:34:24if you boil the bath
00:34:26with the common hot water,
00:34:28it costs
00:34:30about 1.5 million yen a year.
00:34:32By using the firewood,
00:34:34you can cut the cost
00:34:36by about half.
00:34:38by about half.
00:34:40It feels good.
00:34:42It feels good.
00:34:44Do you come here often?
00:34:46Yes, I come here often
00:34:48because it's near my house.
00:34:50You're still young.
00:34:52I'm 35 years old.
00:34:54Are you a local?
00:34:56No, I'm a foreigner.
00:34:58Are there many foreigners?
00:35:00Where are you from?
00:35:02It's fun to be a foreigner.
00:35:04Why did you come to this village?
00:35:06I'm studying forestry at the university.
00:35:08I'm studying forestry at the university.
00:35:10I'm studying forestry at the university.
00:35:12There are many places.
00:35:14Why did you choose this place?
00:35:16There are 1,300 people in the village
00:35:18There are 1,300 people in the village
00:35:20and there is no convenience store.
00:35:22The local government is saying
00:35:24that they will do their best in forestry.
00:35:26I wanted to go back to the village
00:35:28and I came here when I was 25.
00:35:30Why did you come to this village?
00:35:32I got married here
00:35:34and I had a child 10 months ago.
00:35:36I got married here and I had a child 10 months ago.
00:35:38Did you meet here?
00:35:40Yes, I met here.
00:35:42I'm also a foreigner.
00:35:44It's so fun here.
00:35:46What are they waiting for after taking a bath?
00:35:48What are they waiting for after taking a bath?
00:35:50Excuse me.
00:35:52Excuse me.
00:35:54This is Hinoki beer.
00:35:56This is Hinoki beer.
00:35:58Is this the original beer of this village?
00:36:00Yes.
00:36:02This is Hinoki beer.
00:36:04This is Hinoki beer.
00:36:06This is Hinoki beer.
00:36:08Excuse me.
00:36:10Is this the first time you drink beer?
00:36:12I used to work at a beer garden.
00:36:14I used to work at a beer garden.
00:36:16I'm drunk.
00:36:18I'm drunk.
00:36:20I'm drunk.
00:36:22I'm drunk.
00:36:24It's delicious.
00:36:26It's a good mood.
00:36:28Japan is wonderful.
00:36:30Japan is wonderful.
00:36:32We are moving to a new village.
00:36:34We are moving to a new village.
00:36:36Enjoy in this village!
00:36:44I also want to move to a new village.
00:36:46I also want to move to a new village.
00:36:48It seems easy to live here.
00:36:50It is a model located in this building.
00:36:52It's a model located in this building.
00:36:54It's profitable.
00:36:55I think it's going to be that kind of era.
00:36:57The children will be raised in the central area,
00:36:59and when they graduate from high school,
00:37:01they will go to university,
00:37:03and when they graduate from university,
00:37:05they will go to the urban area.
00:37:07It may not be possible to live somewhere forever.
00:37:09That's right.
00:37:11Wooden architecture is starting to gain attention in recent years.
00:37:17At 7-Eleven, a convenience store,
00:37:19they are developing a wooden store
00:37:21using domestic wood.
00:37:26In addition,
00:37:27Togoshi Ginza Station in Ikegami Prefecture, Tokyo,
00:37:31is renovating a wooden station
00:37:33that is rare in Tokyo
00:37:35using old station wood.
00:37:37That's nice.
00:37:39I want to use it because it has a good atmosphere.
00:37:42After it becomes wooden,
00:37:44I feel warm.
00:37:46It makes me feel calm.
00:37:48There aren't many stations with this kind of atmosphere,
00:37:51so I think it's a good time
00:37:53not to be busy in the morning.
00:37:56Convenience stores, stations, cafes,
00:37:58and various wooden architecture
00:38:00are being born.
00:38:03In Oita Prefecture,
00:38:04there is the first wooden store
00:38:06in Japan that became a hot topic at the time of its completion.
00:38:09What kind of store is it
00:38:11that makes you wonder
00:38:13if it's really okay with wood?
00:38:15Mr. Kazureza, do you know?
00:38:18What?
00:38:20Ion?
00:38:22All of it?
00:38:23Ion of wood?
00:38:25The correct answer is the letters of MOBILE.
00:38:28You already know, right?
00:38:30That's right.
00:38:31It's a gas station.
00:38:34The owner, who also runs a wood company,
00:38:37wanted to get rid of the image of wood and earthquake.
00:38:41This is the first gas station in Japan.
00:38:46Wooden architecture is re-evaluated
00:38:48by the warmth of wood
00:38:50and the kindness to the environment.
00:38:53In the midst of this,
00:38:55a new building that expands
00:38:57the possibilities of wood was born.
00:39:02We headed to Saitama Prefecture.
00:39:07Hello.
00:39:08Nice to meet you.
00:39:09Nice to meet you.
00:39:11I heard about this amazing building
00:39:13and came here.
00:39:15This was completed this year.
00:39:19After this,
00:39:20a new building full of the charm of wood will appear.
00:39:25Cool!
00:39:42This is the first gas station in Japan.
00:39:44The owner, who also runs a wood company,
00:39:46wanted to get rid of the image of wood
00:39:48and earthquake.
00:39:49This is the first gas station in Japan.
00:39:51Nice to meet you.
00:39:52Nice to meet you.
00:39:53I heard about this amazing building
00:39:55and came here.
00:39:57This was completed this year.
00:39:59A new building full of the charm of wood
00:40:01will appear.
00:40:02Cool!
00:40:03Nice to meet you.
00:40:04Nice to meet you.
00:40:05I heard about this amazing building
00:40:07and came here.
00:40:09This is the first gas station in Japan.
00:40:11The building was completed this year.
00:40:13This is a new building full of the charm of wood.
00:40:15Yes, that's right.
00:40:20This is the head office of AQ.
00:40:23That is...
00:40:26A building full of the charm of wood
00:40:29with a height of about 30 meters.
00:40:32Cool!
00:40:33The height of about 30 meters.
00:40:35In fact,
00:40:36Overseas as well as in Japan, the trend is to have more than three large-scale wooden buildings.
00:40:44It's the same in the U.S.
00:40:45The possibility of wood is expanding towards the carbon society.
00:40:54Wow, amazing.
00:40:56All the pillars and floors are made of wood.
00:41:00We purposely made it to look like a structure of a tree.
00:41:04We put a lot of effort into the wood.
00:41:07Even though it's made of wood, there are no pillars at all.
00:41:11That's right.
00:41:12The space is wide and there are no pillars.
00:41:16I think it's very rare.
00:41:20When it comes to large wooden buildings,
00:41:22the image is that there are many pillars that interfere with the space.
00:41:26One of the characteristics of this building is that it creates a wide space.
00:41:31It looks difficult, but can you do it?
00:41:33This is the room where the employees usually work.
00:41:37It's surrounded by trees, like a wooden wall.
00:41:40It also smells like firewood.
00:41:42The light comes in from the big window, so the work is in full swing.
00:41:47This is the terrace.
00:41:48This is also made of wood, and the scenery is really nice.
00:41:53It's a big building, so you can see the scenery from a distance.
00:41:56If you look closely here, you can see Mt. Fuji.
00:42:00Wow, that's amazing.
00:42:01You can see Mt. Fuji so clearly.
00:42:06This terrace is also made of wood, of course.
00:42:09This building is made entirely of wood, up to the 8th floor.
00:42:16The effective use of forest resources has been highly evaluated.
00:42:21This is a building that has won many awards in the construction industry this year.
00:42:30Not only houses, but also buildings.
00:42:33Why are they so particular about wood now?
00:42:37There was a great earthquake in the Kanto region,
00:42:40so the trees are vulnerable to earthquakes.
00:42:42In addition, firewood burns.
00:42:45It's not an exaggeration to say that firewood burning has been sealed in history.
00:42:53I want to change the wood building that was thought to be vulnerable to disasters.
00:42:59That's one of my thoughts.
00:43:02I thought there was a high possibility that it could be used for cost performance.
00:43:10One of the reasons for recommending wood is cost performance.
00:43:15Since the wood is light,
00:43:17large screws are not used for general building construction,
00:43:21and a small piece of wood is used to reduce the cost.
00:43:24In addition...
00:43:26This 8th floor wooden building is the first building in Japan
00:43:30that has passed the national earthquake standard without an earthquake prevention device.
00:43:36In the case of building construction,
00:43:38between the ground and the building,
00:43:40it is common to attach a protective device that absorbs the shaking of the earthquake
00:43:45and makes it difficult for the vibration to be transmitted to the building.
00:43:49However, by not relying on the protective device,
00:43:53the cost was further reduced
00:43:55and the construction of a pure wooden building was successful,
00:43:58with the purpose of distributing it.
00:44:01Even so, in an earthquake-resistant country,
00:44:04is it really okay to build a wooden building
00:44:07without a protective device?
00:44:09In order to change the image of the past,
00:44:11we are conducting various researches
00:44:13to pursue the possibility of wood every day.
00:44:17To a research facility where a certain experiment
00:44:20that made it possible to build a rare 8th floor wooden building
00:44:24is being carried out.
00:44:27What is being carried out in this large space
00:44:30with no pillars?
00:44:33What is this big machine doing?
00:44:37If the wall is not strong,
00:44:39the building cannot be supported,
00:44:41so we are conducting an experiment
00:44:43to develop a new improved version of the wall.
00:44:48A strong wall is essential
00:44:50for the future wooden building.
00:44:53In order to make a stronger wall,
00:44:55various experiments are carried out every day.
00:44:58On this day,
00:44:59a wooden wall attached to a needle is fixed
00:45:02and pressure is applied from the side
00:45:04to investigate the damaged part.
00:45:07Now it's 30,
00:45:09so it's pulling with a force of about 3 tons,
00:45:11which is 30 kN.
00:45:13Minus 33.4.
00:45:17Minus 33.4.
00:45:19Minus 33.4.
00:45:21Minus 33.4.
00:45:23Minus 33.4.
00:45:25Minus 33.4.
00:45:28It's shaking.
00:45:30How strong is the earthquake?
00:45:33We have added the same thing
00:45:35as the earthquake wave
00:45:37in Kumamoto and Hanshin,
00:45:39which actually happened in Japan.
00:45:41We can confirm the safety
00:45:43and build a strong building
00:45:45with the same thing.
00:45:50In fact,
00:45:51we have made a medium-sized wooden building
00:45:53and carried out an earthquake test
00:45:55with the largest class of earthquakes
00:45:57in the world.
00:45:59We are pursuing safety.
00:46:03Among such various studies,
00:46:05we have noticed
00:46:07a certain technique for building
00:46:09a strong wooden building.
00:46:11It is the technique
00:46:13of traditional architecture
00:46:15in ancient Japan.
00:46:19It is said that the technique
00:46:21is also used in wooden buildings
00:46:23built on the 8th floor
00:46:25but where is it?
00:46:29This wall is important
00:46:31in this building.
00:46:33Is this wall important?
00:46:35In fact, this wall is not designed
00:46:37like this,
00:46:39but it is a structure
00:46:41that supports the building.
00:46:43Horyu-ji,
00:46:45the oldest wooden building
00:46:47in Japan,
00:46:49was founded
00:46:51about 1,300 years ago
00:46:53Japanese wooden buildings
00:46:55have a history of building
00:46:57wooden buildings
00:46:59by combining
00:47:01wood and wood
00:47:03with the power of wood.
00:47:07Wooden buildings
00:47:09are used
00:47:11in traditional Japanese architecture.
00:47:13Wooden buildings
00:47:15are people who make
00:47:17wooden buildings
00:47:19with wood
00:47:21This wall,
00:47:23which looks like
00:47:25a stylish design,
00:47:27was developed
00:47:29using wood.
00:47:31It is called
00:47:33a high-strength,
00:47:35high-strength wall.
00:47:37In addition
00:47:39to the resistance
00:47:41of wood,
00:47:43it has the ability
00:47:45to resist
00:47:47with the force
00:47:49of wood.
00:47:51The joint part
00:47:53has the power
00:47:55to resist
00:47:57with the force
00:47:59of the diagonal wood,
00:48:01and the horizontal wood
00:48:03has the power
00:48:05to resist
00:48:07with the force
00:48:09of the horizontal wood.
00:48:11In addition,
00:48:13by using more joints,
00:48:15the power is distributed
00:48:17to support
00:48:19wooden buildings
00:48:21that do not rely on
00:48:23the power of wood.
00:48:25And there is one more thing
00:48:27that concerns me
00:48:29when I am surrounded
00:48:31by so many trees.
00:48:33Is it okay for a fire?
00:48:35Yes.
00:48:37In fact,
00:48:39trees burn
00:48:41on the outside,
00:48:43but inside
00:48:45such a strong
00:48:47wooden wall and pillars
00:48:49can not only be used
00:48:51for buildings,
00:48:53but also for
00:48:55mansions and houses.
00:48:57By changing the concept
00:48:59of wooden houses
00:49:01with many pillars,
00:49:03it is possible to create
00:49:05a large space.
00:49:07If people with
00:49:09large-scale iron bones
00:49:11and wooden office buildings
00:49:13come to Japan,
00:49:15I would like to use
00:49:17such a space.
00:49:19One day,
00:49:21the city of Japan
00:49:23will turn into a forest
00:49:25full of wooden buildings.
00:49:27Such a future
00:49:29may not be far away.
00:49:31I still can't believe it.
00:49:33I can't believe it.
00:49:35It's embarrassing.
00:49:37Do you also have a wooden house?
00:49:39No, I don't.
00:49:41I'm worried about it.
00:49:43I want to make a wooden house
00:49:45with only the floor material.
00:49:47I see.
00:49:49It's good to have a wooden house
00:49:51where children can grow up.
00:49:53Trees are a source
00:49:55of infinite possibilities.
00:49:57Trees are a source
00:49:59of infinite possibilities.
00:50:01Trees are a source
00:50:03of infinite possibilities.
00:50:05Trees are a source
00:50:07of infinite possibilities.
00:50:09What is a thing
00:50:11born from a pencil?
00:50:13A pencil, I see.
00:50:15A pencil transformed into
00:50:17a unique stationery
00:50:19that everyone played with
00:50:21when they were children.
00:50:23I see.
00:50:39What is a thing
00:50:41born from a pencil?
00:50:43What is a thing born from a pencil?
00:50:45A pencil, I see.
00:50:47We came to
00:50:49a pencil factory
00:50:51in downtown Tokyo.
00:50:53Here,
00:50:55about 20 million pencils
00:50:57are made every year.
00:50:59It feels good.
00:51:01This is the process
00:51:03of making the wood
00:51:05around the core of the pencil.
00:51:07When you make a pencil,
00:51:09what always comes out
00:51:11is a lot of
00:51:13scraps.
00:51:15I see.
00:51:17Actually,
00:51:19you can make something
00:51:21that you played with
00:51:23when you were children.
00:51:25There are three manufacturing processes.
00:51:27Three?
00:51:29A lot of scrap
00:51:31is very bulky,
00:51:33so they are compressed
00:51:35to make it smaller.
00:51:37I see.
00:51:39Then,
00:51:41the compressed scrap
00:51:43is finely crushed.
00:51:45I see.
00:51:47Then,
00:51:49the machine
00:51:51mixes the laundry glue
00:51:53with the crushed scrap.
00:51:57They mix it.
00:51:59They knead it for about
00:52:01an hour.
00:52:03It's amazing.
00:52:07They kneaded it a lot.
00:52:09What did they make?
00:52:13What is it?
00:52:15It's clay!
00:52:17Clay?
00:52:19We thought it would be a waste
00:52:21to use the scrap
00:52:23so we decided to make
00:52:25a pencil again.
00:52:27Even after trial and error,
00:52:29we couldn't make a good pencil.
00:52:31So we thought
00:52:33it would be a good idea
00:52:35to make a pencil
00:52:37out of clay.
00:52:39The clay
00:52:41is made of wood,
00:52:43which is very popular
00:52:45among children.
00:52:47The pencil
00:52:49is made of wood,
00:52:51which is very popular
00:52:53among children.
00:52:55The pencil
00:52:57is made of wood,
00:52:59which is very popular
00:53:01among children.
00:53:03Not only wood,
00:53:05but also it's fragile!
00:53:07Not only wood,
00:53:09but also it's fragile!
00:53:11I see.
00:53:1395% of the ingredients
00:53:15of wood clay
00:53:17are compressed scrap.
00:53:19Since it's made of wood,
00:53:21it's light,
00:53:23durable,
00:53:25and it has a detailed design.
00:53:27But if you make it with empty clay, the clay won't come out, so if you add color and make wood paint, you can draw and use it for clay, and I thought that the variation of the work would spread more and more.
00:53:40Wow!
00:53:41Another item that is different from the purpose is born!
00:53:46It's already a liquid.
00:53:48By mixing the ogakuzu and the pigment, you can draw a three-dimensional picture.
00:53:55Oh, I see.
00:53:57It's interesting.
00:53:58When it dries, it becomes a tree.
00:53:59It can be lifted up, and the rough texture is the same, but it can be carved with a chalk or polished with a paper file, so you can express it in a way that you can't do in a picture.
00:54:09It's interesting that there are bumps.
00:54:11If you combine the clay made with wood and the paint of wood, you can make a unique and flavorful work.
00:54:20We look forward to the development of various tools from ogakuzu and the new items that encourage children's dreams.
00:54:30It's pretty good.
00:54:32But there are bumps, so the taste is interesting.
00:54:35How do you feel when you touch it?
00:54:36I feel like this.
00:54:38The color is well expressed.
00:54:40It's a painting expression that I've never seen before.
00:54:44Next is a fashionable item that is indispensable to living born from wood.
00:54:51This building is located in Osaka.
00:54:56What does this company, which has a fashionable office, make?
00:55:03There are three manufacturing processes in total.
00:55:07First, finely chop the wood.
00:55:10Extract the pulp and make a Japanese paper.
00:55:15Then, cut the Japanese paper into 1mm to 4mm lengths and twist the string.
00:55:24The result is a wooden board.
00:55:28It's as strong as a regular thread.
00:55:33Combine the wood and the Japanese paper to make a cloth fabric.
00:55:39Everyone, you already know, right?
00:55:42If you make the cutting board, you can make fashionable clothes.
00:55:48Although it is made of wood, it is a clothes made of wood.
00:55:51Is it comfortable to wear?
00:55:54I'm wearing a wooden thread.
00:55:57First of all, it is excellent for ventilation.
00:56:00It is also good for anti-bacterial and odor prevention.
00:56:03It is also good for UV cutting.
00:56:07It is also comfortable to wear.
00:56:11Wooden thread is excellent in various ways.
00:56:15Currently, 50% of the cloth fabric is made of wood and 50% is made of Japanese paper.
00:56:22It costs about twice as much as a chemical fiber cloth.
00:56:27The cost is reduced while taking into account the environment.
00:56:30We are aiming for 100% of the wood thread.
00:56:34We will continue to pay attention to the possibility of clothes made of wood contributing to SDGs.
00:56:42Are you kidding me?
00:56:44Is it okay to make clothes made of wood?
00:56:48Next, we came to a tea plantation on the steep mountain road in Shizuoka prefecture.
00:56:58There is a person who makes something surprising from wood.
00:57:05Mr. TARUAKI, who runs a tea plantation.
00:57:09What is the relationship between tea and wood?
00:57:13I was guided to the factory.
00:57:17There are three manufacturing processes in total.
00:57:21The material is TENRYUSUGI, a brand grown in MISASUGO-CHO, Shizuoka prefecture.
00:57:28When processing wood from the production site, it is crushed once with OGAKO.
00:57:35This OGAKO is first boiled and sterilized.
00:57:39It will remove the evil.
00:57:42Next, the OGAKO taken out of the pot is dried in a tea dryer to remove the water.
00:57:52It takes about 50 minutes at 75 to 80 degrees.
00:57:57It's dry.
00:58:00The water is completely drained.
00:58:04This time, the OGAKO is crushed with an electric matcha machine.
00:58:13It becomes a particle of the same size as matcha and is completed.
00:58:19Here is a quiz.
00:58:22After this, we will do something with this powder.
00:58:25What are we going to do?
00:58:33Please answer, Mr. Ogi.
00:58:35This is a quiz!
00:58:37After this, we will use this powder to do something.
00:58:41What will we do?
00:58:43Mr. Ogi, please answer!
00:58:45Matcha, right?
00:58:47So, matcha using Oga-ku.
00:58:50Ah, Oga-ku.
00:58:52Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:58:54Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:58:56Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:58:58Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:59:00Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:59:02Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:59:04Matcha using Oga-ku.
00:59:06The answer is...
00:59:08We will use this powder like this.
00:59:15Mr. Taruaki with a smile
00:59:17is sprinkling salt on the powder.
00:59:21And he is stirring it.
00:59:25He has put a bento in his hand.
00:59:29What?
00:59:31And he is sprinkling the powder on the rice.
00:59:35That's quite a lot.
00:59:41He ate the rice sprinkled with the powder.
00:59:46Is it good?
00:59:47He is eating.
00:59:51It's good.
00:59:52It's good.
00:59:53The answer is...
00:59:54He is eating.
00:59:56It's good.
00:59:57This powder is called super wood powder.
01:00:00It contains more than 90% of fiber.
01:00:02It is a food that can be expected to grow.
01:00:05Please try it.
01:00:07Please.
01:00:08He is eating.
01:00:10This is good.
01:00:12This is good for the elderly.
01:00:14You can't digest it.
01:00:15It doesn't smell.
01:00:17If you eat it...
01:00:19You will know.
01:00:20It doesn't melt.
01:00:22Oh, just like that?
01:00:28Yes.
01:00:32I can smell the wood.
01:00:36This super wood powder can be mixed with miso soup or hamburger.
01:00:41It's very delicious.
01:00:43Why did he decide to eat wood again?
01:00:48Actually, I have been helping since the beginning of commercialization.
01:00:53I decided to eat wood because of Professor Shimura.
01:00:59Professor Shimura is the founder of super wood powder.
01:01:06The reason why he decided to eat wood is...
01:01:08He thought the wood looked delicious.
01:01:14He brought it home and ate it with soy sauce and rice.
01:01:19But it wasn't very delicious.
01:01:22That's amazing.
01:01:24He wanted to eat wood.
01:01:27He asked several food researchers to develop it.
01:01:31But he couldn't eat it until it was delicious.
01:01:35So he consulted the owner of the super wood powder restaurant.
01:01:39The wood powder that didn't reach the table was completed in the afternoon of that day.
01:01:45He used to eat super wood powder as powder.
01:01:49He sterilized the wood powder in the same way.
01:01:52He dried it and made it into fine powder.
01:01:56He mixed the powder with the dough and ate it.
01:02:00Finally, he succeeded in eating wood deliciously.
01:02:05His long-cherished dream of eating wood was completed.
01:02:12He developed the powder made of wood.
01:02:19It's made of wood, isn't it?
01:02:2290% of the ingredients are made of wood.
01:02:29All the moisture is gone.
01:02:33It's all made of wood.
01:02:38It's all made of wood, isn't it?
01:02:43Professor Shimura asked Mr. Haruaki to drink tea every day.
01:02:51He developed matcha and tea with super wood powder.
01:02:59The cake with super wood powder continues to evolve.
01:03:07Next, I'll try the cake with super wood powder.
01:03:12Is the powder on top of the cake?
01:03:14This amount of powder is too much.
01:03:20I'll try it.
01:03:27It doesn't taste like wood at all.
01:03:29Why?
01:03:31It's delicious.
01:03:33I can feel it.
01:03:38I can feel it.
01:03:41It's 100 times better than the previous one.
01:03:45It's much better than the previous one.
01:03:47It's really delicious.
01:03:49Next, we went to the Forest Research Institute in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
01:03:56They conduct various research and development on trees, such as forests, forestry, and timber industry.
01:04:06At the research institute, they found a new type of wood that was made from wood for the first time in the world last year.
01:04:13It's a type of wood that has been seen in Akihino-no-Miyagofu.
01:04:19How much difference is there?
01:04:21I'm curious.
01:04:37Next, we went to the Forest Research Institute in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
01:04:43At the research institute, they found a new type of wood that was made from wood for the first time in the world last year.
01:04:50It's a type of wood that has been seen in Akihino-no-Miyagofu.
01:04:56To check it out, we went to the institute.
01:05:00To check it out, we went to the institute.
01:05:05This is Mr. Otsuka, who made a type of wood for the first time in the world.
01:05:12There are three steps in the manufacturing process.
01:05:17First, the wood is ground twice.
01:05:24Then, the wood is finely ground to the size of a soybean flour.
01:05:29Then, the wood is ground to the size of a soybean flour.
01:05:37Then, the wood is ground to the size of a soybean flour.
01:05:45This is the liquid.
01:05:48What do you think this is?
01:05:50What do you think this is?
01:05:52What do you think this is?
01:05:57Is this alcohol?
01:06:00That's right. It's sake made from wood.
01:06:03That's right.
01:06:05For the first time in the world, he developed a technology to make sake from wood.
01:06:14It all started nine years ago.
01:06:17When Mr. Otsuka was researching the microorganisms in wood,
01:06:22he learned that mold would grow in a few days.
01:06:27Mr. Otsuka, who loves sake,
01:06:29had an idea to make alcohol by fermenting wood.
01:06:37But there was a problem.
01:06:39But there was a problem.
01:06:40But there was a problem.
01:06:41But there was a problem.
01:06:43But there was a problem.
01:06:44I didn't have a license, so I couldn't make alcohol.
01:06:49At first, there was no alcohol made from wood,
01:06:52so it was difficult to get a license,
01:06:54so he researched using commercial yeast.
01:06:58I couldn't use the yeast for alcohol,
01:07:00so I used the yeast for bread sold in supermarkets
01:07:03to see if the wood could be fermented.
01:07:07Then, the government decided that it was possible to get a license,
01:07:11so Mr. Otsuka was able to get a license as long as he passed the exam.
01:07:18After obtaining the license,
01:07:20Mr. Otsuka devoted himself to manufacturing sake from wood.
01:07:24This allowed him to ferment alcohol and make sake.
01:07:32Currently, there are four types of sake,
01:07:36such as sugi, shirakaba, kuromoji, and mizunara,
01:07:39that have passed the safety test as sake from wood.
01:07:42How much difference is there?
01:07:44I made shirakaba sake,
01:07:46which is specially used as a stick for ice candy.
01:07:51And that ice candy was shirakaba.
01:07:55It smells fruity.
01:07:58It's like a ripe fruit.
01:08:00It looks sweet.
01:08:09It's easy to drink.
01:08:11It's good for women.
01:08:14It has a citrus scent and a subtle acidity.
01:08:17It's a sake that is comfortable to drink.
01:08:21Each tree has a different scent.
01:08:26It's not just a sake.
01:08:28It's a sake that ferments the wood.
01:08:30And as it ferments,
01:08:32a different scent is created.
01:08:35So each tree has its own unique sake.
01:08:41Currently, a brewery is developing sake for commercialization.
01:08:46I'm a little curious about this.
01:08:48The day when the sake from wood will line up on our dining table
01:08:52may be unexpectedly close.
01:08:55Even if you leave it like this,
01:08:57it will be disassembled normally,
01:08:59but it won't cause an alcoholic reaction.
01:09:01It's been used for a long time,
01:09:03but it's a future drink.
01:09:05I want to try it.