June 2, 2024
As part of a project commissioned by Kagoshima Prefecture, “Project to raise awareness of Sidotti's achievements in spreading Western culture,'' we held the first training session for a project to develop ecotourism in Koshima Ward.
The lecturer we invited was Jinshi Terada, a native of Yakushima who has long been a curator at the Kagoshima Prefectural Museum, and who currently serves as a lecturer at Kagoshima University and a cultural property protection committee member. In particular, the explanations about plants were easy to understand, and we were able to deepen our understanding of the nature behind our daily lives.
The charm of Koshima is its origins as an agricultural village. It is a beautiful rural landscape that stretches from the foot of the mountains to the sea, and a culture related to agriculture that can be seen in every corner of people's lives.
We learned a lot about the Kamiyama (The mountain where the god who protects the village dwells) that can be seen directly from between the torii gates, the history of the village that concentrated its efforts on rice cultivation during the Meiji period, and the useful plants that bloom in the gardens of the houses.
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