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The “Yodoe Project” started on the day before Christmas Eve in 2018. A month later, the second round was carried out in late January 2019, and a lot of stuff was cleared all at once. This time, the third round was held from March 21 to March 23, 2019. In addition to some regular members, some new members participated in the project on the first day, and the jungle-like backyard and living/dining/kitchen areas were being cleaned up. On the second day, even though the number of people decreased, they all enjoyed dismantling the walls between the living/dining/kitchen areas and the Western-style room. They also found the masks Yoko and Shu made when they were students. What they did with these masks was...
Yodoe Project Episode 13 Prologue
At the end of January 2019, Yoko obtained the Simple Lodging Facility license and excitedly posted about it on Facebook. In April, she received a phone call from Mr. Yamanaka, the chairman of the Imazu Neighborhood Association. He said, “There were some concerns and discussions raised about your place at the general meeting of the Association because of garbage disposal and creating a manager-less guesthouse. Could you give the Association board members a chance to discuss this with you in advance of the next meeting at the end of April?” As a result, Yoko suddenly decided to return Yodoe in late April. During that time, what she decided to do was…
Neighbors’ Concerns About the Guesthouse
At the end of January 2019, Yoko obtained the Simple Lodging Facility license and posted about it on Facebook with some excitement.
In February, a remote lock device was installed at the door so that anyone with a passcode could come and go without Yoko being onsite. In late March, the third Yodoe Project was implemented, and the phase moved from cleanup to renovation of the main house. Yoko was looking forward to future development, but then, she received a phone call from her hometown.
“This is Yamanaka. I was the chairman of the Imazu Neighborhood Association until this March. There are some concerns and discussions raised about your house at the Association's general meeting, because you threw away some garbage and are creating a manager-less guesthouse even though you don’t live here. Could you give the new Association board members a chance to talk with you before the next general meeting at the end of April?”
In general, all the garbage generated during clean-up was taken to the Yonago City Clean Center for combustible items and to the Recycling Plaza in Hoki Town for non-combustible items. Mr. Maeda, our wonderful neighbor, told Yoko at the end of the first Yodoe Project that he could throw away the remaining garbage little by little for her. So she left some of them behind in the garage.
“Our garbage may have caused some trouble to Mr. Maeda. I feel bad....”
The following were some of the neighborhood's concerns.
“What will you do if a fire happens when you are not at home?” “What will you do with trash left in the guesthouse?” Strangers wandering around the village might worsen public safety.”
What Yoko Decided After Talking With Mr. Yamanaka
Yoko was planning to hire a local person to manage the guesthouse, but she hadn't given much thought to actual operation at this point, even though she had installed a remote lock. She also thought that it would be better to have only acquaintances use it until the main house was renovated.
The Imazu Village is divided into 5 groups, and Yoko's parents' home belonged to Group 1(a total of 18 houses). When Yoko returned to Yodoe for the first Yodoe Project in December 2018, she attended the local meeting and said hello to them. She also informed them that she was working on getting a business license to open a guesthouse with the annex and had started a cleanup project. However, she hadn’t followed up on anything since then.
After receiving the phone call, she thought about what actions to take next.
“I understand the neighbors' concerns. What is the best way to do this?”
“It may also be better for the lodging business if I lived in Yodoe.”
“My current job (IT support, management support, and seminar lecturer for small companies in the Kansai region) has been going on for over 10 years and is going well. If I renovate and use the main house, it might be better to live in two locations, going back and forth between Yodoe and Osaka.”
“This coming year, let’s also renovate the main house and move the base from Osaka to Yodoe by next May.''
After consulting with her family, company staff, and friends, Yoko made up her mind and began preparing explanatory materials for the Imazu Neighborhood Association board members and other Group 1 members.
“I Will Move Back to Yodoe Next May and Start Living in Two Locations!”
From April 13 to 16, Yoko returned to Yodoe again.
On the 14th at 7 pm, the old and new Association Presidents and the leader of the Group 1 visited her house. First, she showed them the annex and main house. Then, based on the
materials she prepared, she explained to them that she was planning to move the base to Yodoe by next May, and she is only accommodating her acquaintances until she moves back
here. They listened to her carefully and asked some questions. The President of the Neighborhood Association told her that he would announce it at
the next general meeting.
The next day, feeling a bit nervous, Yoko also visited each house in Group 1 to say hello and provide them explanatory materials.
“Yoko! It’s been a while! How are you doing?”
“You are coming back, huh? That's good news!”
“Your father and mother would have been happy, too.”
“I'm looking forward to it.”
Everyone gave Yoko a warm welcome.
After announcing it to the neighborhood, her year of preparing to live in two locations began.
Next Story: Episode 14 Where Am I? Mitchie’s Southern India Cuisine
"Yodoe Project" started on the day before Christmas Eve in 2018. Major cleanup was done during the second round in late January 2019. Demolition and renovation began during the third round in late March 2019. Two months later, the fourth round of the Yodoe Project was implemented from May 24 to May 26, 2019. This time, Yoko asked Mitchie, the semi-amateur chef, to join them. While the demolition work progressed, project members and some locals who stopped by enjoyed Mitchie’s delicious South Indian meals. How much of the attic ceiling should be left? As a result of heated discussion...
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