The project, which is currently being solicited through the crowdfunding site "Campfire," is to transform an abandoned school in Kagoshima into Japan's largest fab lab, where houses can also be built.
This is a grandiose vision, but it is not a pipe dream.
The idea was conceived by Mr. Tender, who lives off-grid without electricity, water, or gas contracts in a house in Kagoshima with an annual rent of 10,000 yen. His scientific knowledge based on theory and his overwhelming ability to take action are shattering stereotypes and presenting new perspectives and solutions to energy problems. We were interested in his "smart way of living" and interviewed him for the March 24 issue of "Finam Unplugged," but the application period for the project ended before the issue was published!
For your information, the funds raised will be used for the following purposes
"We will create a full off-grid environment with solar self-sufficiency for electricity + rainwater harvesting + self-produced sewage + living on wood. In addition, there will be "a manufacturing lab to solve social problems, including lumbering and welding" + "a care prevention gym for the elderly that reduces medical costs" + "a training project for all kinds of technology, learning the essentials in the essential place."
We also spoke at the abandoned school that would become the FabLab, and were thrilled to hear about how they are using their experience at home to build a solar-powered hot shower for their swimming pool.
Among the returns to supporters are "We will build a mobile house. (¥650,000)", "Camp where Yoshihiro Fujiwara, an outdoor writer who is a tender + former number one fish pusher in Japan, will pass on nature skills for two days and one night! (¥120,000)" and "Consultation for going fully off-grid without electricity, gas, and water contract for your house x 2 times (¥40,000)" It is interesting to note that the most expensive items are selling out first.
After 2011, why? Why? and examining each of these questions without being bound by common sense or convention, I feel that the number of people, especially in rural areas, is increasing.
If you are interested in mobile homes, want to review the current infrastructure, or have other questions about modern society, you may want to try things out and become a patron.
Above all, what I felt through the interview was that it would be fun to see this person's vision of the future come true. Incidentally, I applied for the "¥7,000 for a book of all the newspaper serials (not for sale)" course.
If you are interested in self-sufficiency in energy and alternative lifestyles that do not rely on public lifelines, please check it out.
Text_Satoru Kanai
Photo_Ari Takagi
