Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.
Folk house inn: four seasons
Kintsugi: giving new life to broken vessels
Asakusa washi: omikuji recycling
The toy doctor
Discarded umbrellas reborn
Lumber rescue
From rubbish to rainbow
Zako: trash fish is treasure
Waste wood sonata
Floral incarnation
Green mountain grandma
A school bag forever
Scrap can shine
Glass for life
A harvest of colors
Old clothes, new shine
Portrait in cork
Piano heartwood
Scrap car to tough bag
More than mom's hand-me-down
Back in black
Folk house: the beauty of age
Eatery happiness exchange
Handmade green living
Jeans genie
Folk house 2: the gift of spring
Retro panes to the future
Tent, trash, fashion!
Timeless stained glass
Altar accessories
Good shoes never die
Loaves of light
Old decks, new tricks
Subway bag
Clean beaches, cleaner plates
Stuffed animal hospital
Denim daruma
Furniture in blue
Life taken, life received
Clothes to the earth
Full trash alchemist
Sea trash snails
Food waste washi
Tick-tock transformation
Sawdust clay
Old glove, new dreams
Local produce, local color
Bicycle upcycle cycle
Furniture: shabby to chic
A toast to waste
Preserving the seasons
Life less plastic
Folk house 3: thoughts of summer
Folk house 4: autumn leaves
Life of the mountain
Doll revival
Upcycling old school
Clothing rescue atelier
Judo gis forever
Waste flowers by candlelight
Knitting the future
The plant rescuer
Peanut leather
Sea trash jams
Zero waste cafe
Bridal upcycle
Fueled by ramen
Sea nuisance, sea treasure
Farmer's veggie soap
Bread crust brewing
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