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- Season 5 Yodogawa Technique: Infusing Life Into Trash
- Season 5 Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset
- Season 5 Hiraku Ogura: Listening to the Voices of Microorganisms
- Season 5 Yoko Tawada: The Fascination of Exophonic Literature
- Season 5 Yusuke Murakami: The Key to Living Harmoniously in Extreme Environments
- Season 5 Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician
- Season 5 Josh Grisdale: A Wheelchair User's Insight into Japanese Hospitality
- Season 5 Toshiyuki Inoko: Changing Perspectives with Digital Art
- Season 5 Doshin Hiroki: Martial Arts, a New Way of Therapy
- Season 5 Miyako Ishiuchi: Documenting the Vestiges of Time
Face To Face - Season 5 Episode 2 Masako Toyota: Turning Narrow Hilly Streets into an Asset
0.00 28 minutes A declining birthrate and an exodus of young people to the cities has led to an increase in vacant homes, often abandoned in lieu of paying inheritance tax. Over 13% of the houses in Japan remain empty. In Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, however, an NPO is encouraging city dwellers to take up small town living by turning abandoned houses into attractive homes. It's renovated over 100 houses to date, increasing the population by over 150. We'll hear all about this from its director, Masako Toyota.
