From a circle of stones to a weather beaten Japanese door, we have all found ways to enclose, protect and thus cherish places and things that are important to us. Man’s ingenuity in finding ways to ensure that our territorial and proprietorial instincts are satisfied has led to some wonderful solutions that enrich everyone.
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"Bahan", the Art of Horse-Logging or Reviving Lost Arts in Japan /
Reviving traditional skills in Japan is always noteworthy and I was lucky enough to learn of the art of horse logging, the perfect solution to logging in steep, fragile mountain forests, and the art of horse ploughing in rice fields. In both arts, a horse treads lightly on the ground, does not require tractors with all the complications that they imply and allows close links back to the earth we should all be cherishing. A wonderful solution for our world about which many more people should learn, it seems to me.
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