In this episode we discuss the complex history and indigenous farming practices in Japan. We also spend some time chatting about Japan's solutions to its collapsing ecology, and their shortfalls.
 
 
Sources:
Satoyama: The Traditional Rural Landscape of Japan,




A. Tsunekawa, I. Washitani, K. Takeuchi, M. Yokohari, R.D. Brown










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Deconstructing satoyama – The socio-ecological landscape in Japan,  Mochamad Indrawan
 








Satoyama, Traditional Farming Landscape in Japan, Compared to Scandinavia, Björn E. Berglund
 

Agroforestry in the Western Ghats of peninsular India and the satoyama landscapes of Japan: a comparison of two sustainable land use systems, B. Mohan Kumar & K. Takeuchi 
 
The biocultural link: isolated trees and hedges in Satoyama landscapes indicate a strong connection between biodiversity and local cultural features, Katsue Fukamachi
 





Rebuilding the relationship between people and nature: the Satoyama Initiative, Kazuhiko Takeuchi