{"id":57,"date":"2019-01-02T02:35:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T08:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/ases-277-2019\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2019-01-08T04:54:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T10:54:06","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Environmental Sustainability in Japan 2019<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><p>Thanks to generous support from the Luce Foundation\u2019s Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE), this fourth St. Olaf College <strong>ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN JAPAN<\/strong> crew will spend a month studying Japanese responses to the environmental challenges that arise from modern lifestyles.\u00a0 22 students share their thoughts in text and image with you here, joined by another duo from our <strong>ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN JAPAN<\/strong> course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Queries welcome: esj-2019&lt;@&gt; stolaf.edu<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Itinerary<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Beginnings | January 3-7<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Travel to Japan. Explore Tokyo. Partake of mainstream food system.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Foodlife | January 8-12 <\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Join the Asian Rural Institute. Meet farmers. Consider food life.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Rural Nagano | January 13-15<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Join N\u014ddai professors &amp; students. Travel to Nagawa-machi, Nagano. Taste tradition. Hot springs!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_3  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Free time | January 16-18<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Rest and relax.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_4  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_top et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>Systems | January 19-31<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Visit Nikk\u014d World Heritage Site. Observe mining aftermath. Consider food systems. Ponder triple disaster.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Track ESJ-2019 via Map Pins<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_map_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_map_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_map\" data-center-lat=\"36.487096275622584\" data-center-lng=\"139.17362652656243\" data-zoom=\"8\" data-mouse-wheel=\"on\" data-mobile-dragging=\"on\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6984336\" data-lng=\"139.78285159999996\" data-title=\"Grids Hotel &amp; Hostel Asakusabashi\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Grids Hotel &amp; Hostel Asakusabashi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Staying here Jan 4-7<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.700821\" data-lng=\"139.74352199999998\" data-title=\"Tokyo Central Youth Hostel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Tokyo Central Youth Hostel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Stay here Jan 12 &amp; 15<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.1207925\" data-lng=\"138.22667639999997\" data-title=\"Un Memory Pension\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Un Memory Pension<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Stay here Jan 13-14<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.894539\" data-lng=\"140.00309400000003\" data-title=\"Asian Rural Institute\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Asian Rural Institute<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Our home base for 3 weeks. Learn more about them from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ari-edu.org\/en\/\">their website<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.5554531\" data-lng=\"139.75439890000007\" data-title=\"Haneda International Airport\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Haneda International Airport<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7336872\" data-lng=\"139.88150470000005\" data-title=\"Koiwa It\u014d Y\u014dkado\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Koiwa It\u014d Y\u014dkado<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Local store in large Japanese supermarket chain.&nbsp; First stop in our food tour.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7140706\" data-lng=\"139.77407919999996\" data-title=\"National Museum of Nature and Science\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">National Museum of Nature and Science<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Visit on January 6.&nbsp; Review their exhibits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/english\/index.php\">online<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6623802\" data-lng=\"139.70830849999993\" data-title=\"Farmers Market @ UNU\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Farmers Market @ UNU<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Visit planned morning of Jan.6. <a href=\"http:\/\/farmersmarkets.jp\/\">Webpage<\/a> in Japanese, but you can review pictures.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.7011068\" data-lng=\"140.1312593\" data-title=\"Kinoshi Juku\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Kinoshi Juku<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Organic farm, training, CSA.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.060895\" data-lng=\"140.09594900000002\" data-title=\"HIdenka K\u014dbo\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">HIdenka K\u014dbo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Non-electric studio founded by Dr. Fujimura.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hidenka.net\/indexj.htm\">Website<\/a> in Japanese with machine translation option.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.1017914\" data-lng=\"140.13323030000004\" data-title=\"Shinrin no Bokujyo (Forest Dairy)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Shinrin no Bokujyo (Forest Dairy)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Organic dairy and cafe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinrinno.jp\/\">website<\/a> in Japanese with many lovely pictures.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6406561\" data-lng=\"139.63201159999994\" data-title=\"Tokyo University of Agriculture (N\u014ddai)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Tokyo University of Agriculture (N\u014ddai)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Our hosts for visit to Nagawa-machi, Nagano.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.7469196\" data-lng=\"139.62070549999999\" data-title=\"Nikk\u014d National Park &amp; World Heritage Site\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nikk\u014d National Park &amp; World Heritage Site<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Many wonderful websites tell you about Nikk\u014d: the official park <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/nature\/nps\/park\/nikko\/index.html\">site,<\/a> JNTO <a href=\"http:\/\/us.jnto.go.jp\/adventure\/hike_nikko.php?hike=1\">site<\/a> and UNESCO <a href=\"http:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/913\">sites<\/a> are full of extensive information.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.6328043\" data-lng=\"139.4398132\" data-title=\"Ashio Copper Mine\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Ashio Copper Mine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Featured in our textbook,&nbsp;<em>Bad Water,<\/em> conflict over pollution at this mine gave rise to Japan's first environmental movement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2937676\" data-lng=\"139.78719969999997\" data-title=\"Yotsuba Co-op\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Yotsuba Co-op<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/yotsubacoop.jp\/\">Web page<\/a> in Japanese, but you can get a sense for their activities in providing alternative food and consumer products by browsing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2485204\" data-lng=\"139.65254100000004\" data-title=\"Watarase Basin\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Watarase Basin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Retention basin created to catch the \"bad water\" from Ashio, now touted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.tochigiji.or.jp\/en\/things-to-do\/59\/\">tourist site<\/a> and a \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/nature\/npr\/ramsar_wetland\/pamph\/index.html\">Ramsar site<\/a>,\" which designates international significant wetlands supporting wildlife.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.67919029999999\" data-lng=\"140.73524739999993\" data-title=\"Iitate, Fukushima\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Iitate, Fukushima<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We will stop here to learn more about the Triple Disaster that affected so many people in Japan in 2011.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"36.2699107\" data-lng=\"138.2582301\" data-title=\"Nagawa-machi, Nagano\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nagawa-machi, Nagano<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We will spend two and a half days here visiting the Otaya festival, local community centers and hot springs with students and faculty from N\u014ddai.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6856988\" data-lng=\"139.77335530000005\" data-title=\"Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>We'll visit for the&nbsp;<em>depachika<\/em> on Jan. 5. <a href=\"http:\/\/mitsukoshi.mistore.jp.e.bm.hp.transer.com\/store\/nihombashi\/floor\/index.html?_ga=2.118449801.1866587926.1514600072-2089018925.1514600072\">Floor guide<\/a> in English.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.7026682\" data-lng=\"139.6367239\" data-title=\"Asagaya Pearl Center Shotengai\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Asagaya Pearl Center Shotengai<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>\"Traditional\" shopping district.&nbsp; First day of food tour, Jan. 5.&nbsp; Historical pictures on their own (Japanese only) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asagaya.or.jp\/history\/history.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"35.6057966\" data-lng=\"139.7533876\" data-title=\"Shinagawa Incinerator\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Shinagawa Incinerator<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>Tour on Monday, January 7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.union.tokyo23-seisou.lg.jp.e.de.hp.transer.com\/kojo\/shinagawa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a> from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_map_pin\" data-lat=\"37.5848581\" data-lng=\"140.43112910000002\" data-title=\"Nihonmatsu Farmers Cooperative\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:10px\">Nihonmatsu Farmers Cooperative<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infowindow\"><p>New visit this year!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Restoring Rural Life - The Asian Rural Institute\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wq8QBei6Fw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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