Episode 48
Trail-Making & Film Producing to Attract Visitors and Enhance Understanding of Tohoku, Japan - Kumi Aizawa
Kumi Aizawa is such an inspiration not only in the work she has produced, but the transitions and collaborations she does with various communities, creators and officials to make projects a success over the long term- a perfect example of an entrepreneur making sustainability a reality. Watch the Video
Kumi Aizawa is a trained architect, but also a film producer, non-profit founder, editor, consultant and educator who has been focused on restoring, managing and promoting trails along the coastline in Tohoku called the Michinoku Coastal Trail.
Kumi's films focus on important stories - here we talk about the 3-films she made with Director Rysuku Hamamoto (Director of Drive My Car) featuring the stories as told in conversations by local Tohoku disaster survivors after March 11th 2011. local stories.
Kumi has also helped train, build and maintain sustainable hiking trails in the Tohoku area along the coast, especially the MCT (Michinoku Coastal Trail) which opened in 2019 to promote the beautiful natural sights and friendly Tohoku communities to visitors.
Kumi Aizawa LINKS
- + MCT Trail Club: to take care of the Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT). https://m-tc.org
- + Trailblaze org to make hiking trails more sustainable https://trailblaze-hi.org
- + Quarterly newsletter updating disaster information and prevention information: https://shinsairegain.jp
- + Silent Voice Film Production- Kumi produced films about Tohoku directed by award-winning Ryusuke Hamaguchi (who directed "Drive My Car") https://jfdb.jp/en/omnibus/168
MENTIONS
- + Robin Lewis of MyMizu https://www.mymizu.co/
- + Watch the interview with Robin Lewis: https://youtu.be/KcCAsPdgP8o
- + Interview with Erwin & Angela Ortiz about volunteering after the 3/11 disaster and starting the non-profit Place to Grow to support local communities in Tohoku affected by the disaster
- https://youtu.be/S5bTA6gq8JM
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My name is Hana Victoria, and I am a Japanese-American singer songwriter who dreams of inspiring, encouraging and empowering others through my music. Every word, melody, and visual comes straight from my heart, and I hope they influence you in some positive way :)
