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Life in rural Japan

A short documentary from PBS Frontline about an Australian who became a rice farmer in rural Shikoku (via Coming Anarchy):

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13 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - July 6, 2008 at 8:42 am

Categories: Foreigners in Japan, General Japan Tags: farming, japan, rice, shikoku

http://doujinordie.blogspot.com jkage

I have to say I admire this guy – he had enough guts to do what his heart told him to do even if it meant he would have a harder life.

IMO that place looks like a quiet paradise indeed!

Ninsheart

I totally agree with you!

Also, that shawn looks like a black mage.

http://chirimotsumoreba.net Jordan

Very interesting. Thanks, James.
jonske

nice find, was interesting. thanks!
df

good piece. Hope all goes well for them.
Jax143

4:55 “for me was that my kid”
Wait what????

rith

Me, Myself and Irene?

http://www.c-games.info Cin

Interesting vid, watched it and I’m not surprised ppl are leaving the rural part in favour of the city. Been there as well for a while, god… i had a feeling that i would meet godzilla anytime. Rural Japan really looks like taken from one of those samurai-movies with bonuses like giant spiders, snakes, and stuff like that. It’s only for ppl who are brave enough to face them and still enjoy it

http://www.victorymanual.com Alex

But Godzilla destroys Tokyo, not rural Japan.

Web_Master

Thanks for a nice vid. It’s so wonderful to see a normal peoples. I admire this guy to, and his effort, spirit, to do what hi like the most. I wish him good luck, because it is really hard work, not like “some dig, and talk”. It takes a lot of effort.
dogtato

Thanks for posting this. That made me happy to watch.
Dexy

Great video. I’ve got to agree with these guys, I’ve been doing landscaping and gardening as my job of choice for a couple of years, and even though the pay is worse than my previous jobs in IT, the work feels just much more rewarding to me. Although farming may be a bit more work than what it’s worth, I can probably see myself doing something a bit similar out of college. Free land and a place to live would definitely be a big plus though.
rith

They’re suffering from the same problems any other developed nation has with few young people taking up farming.