The Kominka Forum seeks to protect, preserve, and revitalize Japanese folk houses through cross-cultural exchange and collaboration
We organize multilingual online and in-person activities and events throughout the year with the aim of...
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Sharing information, materials, and resources about the history and culture of Japanese folk houses, as well as providing support for those who would like to live or work in a kominka.
Passing on traditional building techniques through workshops and collaborative projects
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Creating opportunities to work together to restore kominka in Japan and relocated kominka overseas
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Holding art, music, and other cultural events in these extraordinary traditional old structures
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Sharing findings from domestic and international research related to kominka, old materials, and issues related to rural revitalization.