Inspired by a recent speaking event at Japan's first MINKA summit where enthusiasts, educators, authors, artisans and insiders in the old house (MINKA) industry gathered. Talking with so many interesting people and visiting a few wonderful old Minka houses for sale or which have been remodeled was so inspiring and it dawned on me that THIS is the ideal house of the future, not the high-tech visions of the mainstream.

We need to find more innovation in reusing and building on what we already have instead of trying to make all new mistakes with unproven technologies of the future as our big hope for sustainability and survival of our species.

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