Name: 日本農村正在消亡（但也許不必如此......） (Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...))
Uploaded: 2025-07-18T18:17:09.000Z
Duration: 15 min 53 s

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Over 8 million abandoned homes and properties spread throughout the Japanese countryside, and that number keeps growing.

800 多萬棟廢棄房屋和房產遍佈日本鄉村，而且這一數字還在不斷增加。

Entire islands completely emptying out, and Japanese youth flocking from the countryside to the big cities.

整個島嶼空無一人，日本年輕人從農村湧向大城市。

There's a story that isn't being told here.

A story of the countless people and youth across Japan keeping these rural areas alive, or even bringing them back.

這個故事講述了日本各地無數人和年輕人如何讓這些農村地區保持活力，甚至讓它們重新煥發生機的故事。

Forming communities of like-minded individuals focused on revitalizing these areas, and doing so with success.

組建由志同道合者組成的社區，致力於振興這些地區，並取得成功。

It may not be happening at the speed that mainstream media would like it to, but it's happening.

它可能不會以主流媒體希望的速度發生，但它正在發生。

This is the DOYODEI festival in the small town of Kanonji in Kagawa.

這是香川縣小城神農寺的濁酒節。

This was a dead festival for over 30 years in a small, struggling community.

在一個苦苦掙扎的小社區，這個節日已經死寂了 30 多年。

As you can see, it's an amazing and passionate little festival, and it was brought back with a huge push from one man in particular.

正如您所看到的，這是一個令人驚歎、充滿激情的小節日，它是在一個人的大力推動下重新舉辦的。

Most of our high-impact memories are built in childhood.

我們大多數影響深遠的記憶都建立在童年時期。

So local festivals like this one can help develop a deeper and more positive connection to one's hometown.

是以，像這樣的地方節日可以幫助人們與自己的家鄉建立更深、更積極的聯繫。

A connection that becomes ever more important down the road when they decide where they want to live long-term, or raise a family of their own.

當他們決定要在哪裡長期生活或組建自己的家庭時，這種聯繫就會變得越來越重要。

We want to make sure that the children get to ride on the memories of their parents, and that they get to share those memories with their parents.

我們希望確保孩子們能夠繼承父母的記憶，並與父母分享這些記憶。

An aging and tiring Japanese population has led to a decline in these kind of local events and festivals due to the sheer amount of work and organization required to pull them off.

由於日本人口老齡化和勞累，舉辦這類地方活動和節日需要大量的工作和組織，是以這類活動和節日逐漸減少。

These festivals are what Japanese summer is all about.

這些節慶活動正是日本夏天的魅力所在。

Sometimes all it takes is one or two people with a vision and enough push to light the fire in others.

有時，只需要一兩個有遠見的人和足夠的推動力，就能點燃其他人心中的火焰。

Akira-san truly believes in the area as a whole, so much that he's invested everything he has into building out a centralized lodging to experience the area from.

Akira 先生對整個地區深信不疑，以至於他傾其所有建造了一個集中住宿區，供遊客體驗該地區的風土人情。

I've stayed there before, and it might possibly be the nicest place I've stayed at in Japan.

我曾經在那裡住過，它可能是我在日本住過的最好的地方。

The very first time I came to Japan, I was in the middle of the city, and I had no idea what it was like to live in a place like this.

我第一次來日本時，住在城市的中央，根本不知道在這樣的地方生活是什麼樣子。

There's a whole private beach as well as a sauna.

這裡有一整片私人海灘和桑拿房。

I did a whole dedicated video before. I'll link it for anybody who wants to check it out.

我之前專門錄製了一段視頻。如果有人想看，我可以把它鏈接起來。

But we're going to have a bit of a barbecue tonight. It's kind of our tradition.

但我們今晚要燒烤一下這是我們的傳統

I've always wanted to build a place like this myself.

我一直想自己建一個這樣的地方。

I met this place a year ago, and the moment I saw the view, I knew this was the place.

一年前，我遇見了這個地方，看到風景的那一刻，我就知道就是這裡了。

I got help from the locals and opened this place.

在當地人的幫助下，我開了這家店。

Not just this place, but there are places like Takaya Shrine and Chichibu Gahama nearby, so I hope it gets even more popular.

不光是這裡，附近還有高屋神社和秩父嘎浜等地方，希望人氣能更旺一些。

The beach alone is a perfect example of all of this.

光是海灘就能完美地詮釋這一切。

While right now it's one of the largest draws to the area, seeing over half a million visitors every single year, at one point, this whole beach was nothing more than a giant garbage pile avoided by most.

雖然現在它是該地區最大的景點之一，每年有 50 多萬遊客到訪，但整個海灘一度只是一個巨大的垃圾堆，大多數人都避而遠之。

A group of local volunteers started and maintained a cleanup effort to turn it into what it is today.

一群當地志願者開始並堅持進行清理工作，使其變成了今天的樣子。

Which, while not perfect, what it is today is a beach that, according to the local government, has brought in over $30 million in tourism revenue to the city and the surrounding area.

雖然並不完美，但根據當地政府的統計，如今的海灘已為該市及周邊地區帶來了超過 3000 萬美元的旅遊收入。

It's a really popular place to come out and grab Instagram photos or just enjoy the sunset.

這裡是一個非常受歡迎的地方，人們可以在這裡拍攝 Instagram 照片或欣賞日落。

Like our friend Yo-chan from the abandoned school, who moved from the mountains and insisted on living right near the beach.

就像我們廢棄學校的朋友耀子，她從山裡搬來，堅持要住在海邊。

If you don't know, I stumbled on Yo-chan living alone in an abandoned elementary school a few years back.

如果你不知道，幾年前我偶然發現悠子一個人住在一所廢棄的小學裡。

Yo-chan's new coffee shop is actually just around the corner from this place that I'm staying.

悠子的新咖啡店其實就在我住的這個地方的拐角處。

But he's doing a local event today, so I want to swing by and see how he's doing.

但他今天要參加當地的一個活動，所以我想去看看他怎麼樣了。

I love the small regional events in Japan.

More often than not, they make the difference between just visiting and actually connecting.

通常情況下，他們會讓你感到只是參觀與實際聯繫之間的區別。

But they're also not often posted online, which means you kind of need to learn about them through the locals.

但它們也不常在網上發佈，這意味著你需要通過當地人來了解它們。

Now, for most people, the best way to guaranteed meet and connect with a local is going to be through a service like my friends at Magical Trip.

現在，對於大多數人來說，保證與當地人見面和聯繫的最佳方式就是通過像我的朋友 Magical Trip 這樣的服務。

I told them I'd be mentioning them, and they offered to sponsor this video.

我告訴他們我會提到他們，他們表示願意贊助這段視頻。

I would have been talking about them either way, but full disclosure being what it is.

無論如何，我都會談論他們，但這是完全公開的。

Also, this shotengai, or covered arcade, is very quiet.

此外，這個有頂棚的拱廊非常安靜。

Even in the big cities like Tokyo and Osaka, being able to experience things through a local guide or through the eyes of a local guide can make all the difference.

即使在東京和大阪這樣的大城市，能夠通過當地導遊或當地導遊的眼睛來體驗，也會讓一切變得不同。

This place is literally called Taco Ball.

Magical Trip will set you up with an experienced local guide who knows what's going on.

神奇之旅》將為您安排一名經驗豐富的當地導遊，他對當地情況瞭如指掌。

They took me up the back mountain pass up to Fushimi Inari Shrine through this secret route last year, and it was amazing.

去年，他們帶我通過這條祕道從後山口登上伏見稻荷神社，感覺非常棒。

You get an experienced guide who knows the area, but more importantly, knows what's safe and what's not.

你會得到一位經驗豐富的嚮導，他對該地區瞭如指掌，更重要的是，他知道什麼是安全的，什麼是不安全的。

And it's perfect for things like their bar hopping tours or their insider hidden walks of Kyoto areas.

此外，它還非常適合像 "酒吧漫步之旅 "或 "京都地區內幕漫步 "這樣的活動。

You get to experience things through a local without being worried about getting scammed or lost along the way.

您可以通過當地人體驗各種事物，而不必擔心被騙或迷路。

I will link it. It's filled with all these, ooh, I should do that while I'm in Japan kind of ideas, whether you book a trip or not.

我會把它鏈接起來。無論您是否預訂了旅行，裡面都有很多 "哦，我在日本時應該這樣做 "的想法。

And if you do, then you always have something that you can revisit later on.

如果你這樣做了，那麼你總會有一些東西可以在以後重溫。

Now that I've come back and done that Kyoto hike, I have no idea how many times on my own.

現在，我又回來了，而且還獨自去了京都徒步旅行，我都不知道自己去了多少次了。

That is the end of our sponsor role, as well as the Shotengai, which, by the way, these are dying out in Japan at the same rate that shopping malls are dying out in the West.

我們的贊助商角色也到此結束，順便說一下，正殿臺在日本的消亡速度與購物中心在西方的消亡速度一樣快。

Not just in the countryside either, but in Tokyo and Osaka.

不僅在農村，在東京和大阪也是如此。

And Yo-chan's event is just around the corner up here.

值得慶幸的是，這次活動是在室內進行的。

It's nearly 40 degrees outside, so I have been dying lately.

室外氣溫將近 40 度，所以我最近都快凍死了。

Japanese locals continue to live and evolve.

Usually, they all do things in different genres, but when I talk to them about it, they all look in the same direction.

通常，他們都做不同類型的事情，但當我和他們談起這個問題時，他們都會朝同一個方向看。

You can do anything freely, but just doing it because you like it, the balance tends to be ruined.

你可以自由地做任何事情，但如果只是因為喜歡而去做，往往會破壞平衡。

每個人都團結起來，形成一種新的文化。

But people who are originally locals, and that is the traditional culture, are inherited in a good way.

但原本就是當地人的人，也就是傳統文化，卻得到了很好的繼承。

Aside from taking a once-abandoned school, turning it into a hotel, cafe, and one of the most popular roasteries on the island of Shikoku, he constantly networks using local events like these to find and connect passionate individuals to one another.

除了將一所曾經廢棄的學校改造成酒店、咖啡館和四國島上最受歡迎的烘焙店之一外，他還不斷利用類似的當地活動建立聯繫，尋找並將充滿熱情的人彼此聯繫起來。

We connect with each other in our respective areas, and learn from each other.

我們在各自的領域相互聯繫，相互學習。

It's a great way to connect with each other.

We connect with each other in our respective areas.

実は今日の目的にある小さなセカンダリは

I came here to introduce Mr. Akihiro to YOutown today

我今天是來向 YOutown 介紹 Akihiro 先生的

We would like to connect Youtown with people in our statistics.

我們希望將 Youtown 與我們統計中的人聯繫起來。

Youtownが僕らのセカンダリについて people's connections with people in the area

You see, there's this very real intertwining network of passionate individuals and growing businesses that not only patronize and promote each other but also work together to ensure that the area as a whole is more connected and enjoyable for anybody visiting or living here for anybody visiting or living here

你看，這裡有一個由充滿熱情的個人和不斷髮展壯大的企業組成的交織網絡，他們不僅相互光顧、相互促進，而且還共同努力，確保整個地區的聯繫更加緊密，讓任何到訪或居住在這裡的人都能享受到更多的樂趣。

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日本農村正在消亡（但也許不必如此......） (Rural Japan is Dying (but maybe it doesn't have to...))

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