Thursday, December 31, 2015
Teshima Island has more to show than modern art
Teshima has been evolving with art and architecture but the island has more to show; rather, you should know what happened to the island in modern times to fully appreciate the artistic transformation happening in Teshima in addition to Naoshima, Inujima, and other neighboring islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
The Sea has light and shadow as any other thing in the world does. So enchanting but once polluted by haste modernization and industrialization. Many islands either suffered from pollution or depopulation. One approach to make them healthier again is the Benesse evolution.
But you should know first how the islands had to struggle and are still tackling with modern times.
Teshima once suffered a major case of illegal dumping of industrial waste. It was also burned in the open air to erase the evidence of the disposed. For many years, the aged islanders fought, racking their brains to save their once untainted island and its heritage for the sake of future generations.
Settlement was reached with the Kagawa Prefectural Government who admitted their ignorance of monitoring and instructing the business which was doing extraordinary bad things without any consideration to natural environment and islanders. But the very business and the man who was totally wrong were not punished severely because no such law existed at that time. Now because of this grave case, the law was made strict but the tax money has to be used for cleaning up and making the waste harmless. It was supposed to be over in ten years but more waste was found on the way. Now the first ten years passed and still a few years at least are required for totally closing the case.
LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
The Sea has light and shadow as any other thing in the world does. So enchanting but once polluted by haste modernization and industrialization. Many islands either suffered from pollution or depopulation. One approach to make them healthier again is the Benesse evolution.
But you should know first how the islands had to struggle and are still tackling with modern times.
Teshima once suffered a major case of illegal dumping of industrial waste. It was also burned in the open air to erase the evidence of the disposed. For many years, the aged islanders fought, racking their brains to save their once untainted island and its heritage for the sake of future generations.
Settlement was reached with the Kagawa Prefectural Government who admitted their ignorance of monitoring and instructing the business which was doing extraordinary bad things without any consideration to natural environment and islanders. But the very business and the man who was totally wrong were not punished severely because no such law existed at that time. Now because of this grave case, the law was made strict but the tax money has to be used for cleaning up and making the waste harmless. It was supposed to be over in ten years but more waste was found on the way. Now the first ten years passed and still a few years at least are required for totally closing the case.
LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
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| The prices of the dishes are very reasonable. It's an old eatery and cafe near Ieura Port in Teshima for which an aged woman cooks. The fried noodle was tastier than the fashionable dish at a restaurant which commands a good view of the ocean. |
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| This is a model of the Ship Taiyo (the Sun) which exclusively carries the waste from Teshima to Naoshima. On the premises of Mitsubishi Material stands an industrial waste treatment center. |
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| Part of the site where industrial waste was dumped. Now removing and making them safe have been going on. |
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| Data about Taiyo |
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