Charcoal Making 2023

Making charcoal in a handmade kiln at Hironta Mura, Kamigoto, Japan.
The full process for one batch of charcoal from beginning to end, including collecting wood vinegar.
Feb/March 2023

I use the charcoal for all of my daily cooking needs, as well as to heat my sunken kotatsu heater and hibachi during the short winter in Ojika.

** At about 2:16, I refer to “Sugi 杉” and for some reason call it Japanese Pine. It is not pine, but is cedar. **


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Okibi Mission
日本の暮らしを味わう住まいや営みを活かし、より豊かな日常をつくります。

​Fostering traditional skills, crafts and ways of living in Japan to allow them to spread and prosper anew, with a focus on the structures where these activities happen.

Methods

​空き家改修・再生
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古材リサイクル
空き家管理
伝統工法ワークショップ
​暮らし体験


Abandoned/empty house repair/restoration
Materials recycling
Empty house upkeep
Traditional skills workshops
Japanese countryside lifestyle experiences