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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 34 MIN

Why Preserve Traditional Japanese Boatbuilding? On location in the workshop with Douglas Brooks

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I visited the traditional boatbuilding workshop of craftsman Tenkyou Hirofumi who was working with Douglas Brooks and filmmaker Chikara Motomura on a project this year in Miyoshi *Hiroshima* Japan - great to hear the sounds of traditional carpentry as we talk about the value of preserving these traditions.

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