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Core Kyoto S8E4 — Bamboo Innovation: Creative, Pliable and Sustainable

Core Kyoto•Season 8•Episode 4

Bamboo Innovation: Creative, Pliable and Sustainable

Apr 2, 202028 min

Bamboo has long been used in architecture and everyday tools. Today the Kyoto bamboo industry is in decline due to lifestyle changes and the lack of bamboo craftsmen. One artisan uses traditional methods to create fashion accessories. A fence builder promotes bamboo through QR codes

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Gary Tegler

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Bamboo Innovation: Creative, Pliable and Sustainable" is episode 4 of Core Kyoto season 8. It aired on April 2, 2020.

Next: E5 · Kyoto Accessories: Wearable Works of Art Best of Season 8