2024/4/5

On Thursday, April 4, Fukui Shimbun ran an article covering 12 years of activities by Professor Hiroshi Minami from the Department of Global Tourism, Faculty of Global Engagement, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS).

The article provided a special-feature photographic retrospective that looked back at Mr. Minami's activities over the past 12 years in Kumadani, Echizen-cho, Fukui Prefecture, where he endeavored to rediscover and revitalize traditional daily culture. These efforts were part of Mr. Minami's "Echizen-cho Field Museum Project," which he launched in 2012 with a primary focus on seminar students and students studying to be museum curators. Participants took part in periodic rice cultivation, volunteer activities, and community events throughout the year in Kumadani, Echizen-cho, and through these activities deepened their ties and interactions with the local community.

Related Links
Fukui Shimbun, Apr. 4 (Thu.): "Looking Back Over Twelve Years of Daily Culture in Kumadani, Echizen-cho: Special Selection of Fifteen Photos from KUFS Activities and Exchange Event Exhibition—Everybody Take a Look!"
Institute of Field Museum Management (NPO that hosted the photo exhibition)
Kuma Cafe (Facebook Page): "Regional Exchange Facility Opens in April 2016 as Part of Echizen-cho Field Museum Project"
University Museum of International Cultures Echizen-cho Field Museum Project

Back