Japanese Country Style - Yoshihiro Takishita on Television

There have been more recent interviews with Mr. Takishita on television, but this website hasn't yet been updated with them.

On NHK World: Weekend Japanology, about Takishita's work and minka, in English.

Japanese Date and Time (You'll need to convert this to your local time; and don't forget the International Date Line!)

June 20, 2003	(Friday)	14:10 - 14:54	JST
June 20, 2003	(Friday)	23:00 - 23:44	JST
June 22, 2003	(Sunday)	11:00 - 11:44	JST
June 30, 2003	(Monday)	04:00 - 04:44	JST

Guest: Yoshihiro Takishita (Architect, Antiquarian)
Theme: Renovation of old folk houses

Our special guest is Yoshihiro Takishita, who has been at the forefront of the movement to preserve traditional Japanese architecture. In the expanding economy of the post-War years, traditional architecture was demolished to pave the way for office buildings and houses with modern conveniences. Nowadays, there are very few 'Gassho-zukuri' structures, such as those found in the UNESCO World Heritage listed village of Shirakawa. Mr. Takishita has been 'rescuing' these traditional buildings, many of which are more than 200 years ago, by dismantling, moving and rebuilding them to meet modern living standards. He has restored some 30 homes to date, with one even transported as far as Buenos Aires, Argentina, where it was reconstructed as a museum. For this program, we will go on location to Mr. Takishita's house in
Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture to show the immense beauty of traditional Japanese homes. And our reporter, Andrew also visits Kamakura. His journey took him to a Zen temple, where he asked about 'satori', or enlightenment.