Thriving as an Entrepreneur in Deep-Rural Japan - Tom Miyagawa Coulton | Mitarai, Hiroshima
Channel: Seek Sustainable Japan | JJWalsh
Date: 2022-03-11

Tom Miyagawa Coulton is a talented photographer, writer, translator, entrepreneur and content creator who moved from London to Tokyo to the remote coastal town of Mitarai in Kure, Hiroshima. https://tominjapan.com/

Listen to the podcast here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/cb04e2a1-3b28-4390-ab88-e2af78d90451

00:00 Welcome
00:45 Rural Life 
01:30 Rural Revitalization Officer
03:20 Mitarai Historical Town
07:00 Open to Interesting Projects
08:50 Tohoku 3.11 Coverage
10:40 Volunteering in Ogatsu
12:00 Organic Americans Book
14:38 BBC Travel Shimanami Kaido
17:00 Waka Cafe 
17:50 Island Pictures Content Creation
20:10 San'in Tourism Writing
21:10 Setouchi Area Writing
25:00 Setouchi Cookbook Website
29:00 Seaweed Salt-making from Jomon era
32:00 Let's Make Kelp Burgers!
33:00 Cafe Introduction from old Post Office
36:00 Tea & Scones Community Building
37:10 Early Cherry Blossoms KinMinNoHama
39:15 Local Lemon Farming 
42:45 Tobishima Life - Social Support
45:00 Fruit Picking Volunteer Travel
46:00 Soy Sauce Feature
50:00 Low Cost of Living
52:00 House, Land & Renovation Costs 
56:00 Rent & Spend time before Buying 
59:00 Rural Bug Issues 
1:00:00 Tom's Contacts 

Tom co-founded the content creation company Island Pictures LLC http://www.islandpictures.co.jp/
Tom also co-produces the innovative website “The Setouchi Cookbook” https://thesetouchicookbook.com/
Tom's work is regularly published in both Japanese and English. Tom's 2012 book “Organic Americans” オーガニック・アメリカンズ is available on Amazon JP and won the 6th Natori Yonosuke Photography Prize.

LINKS:
Contact Locals & Collaborate via Tobishima Life: https://www.tobishimalife.net/
BBC Travel article: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220309-japans-little-known-seafaring-past
Usukuchi Shoyu Soy Sauce: https://thesetouchicookbook.com/article/usukuchi-soy-sauce-shoyu-nouveau

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