About wood culture in Japan.

The worst weakness of mathematical formula is that it doesn't give much thought to uncertainty factor. That is, it passes over out of account. It would be a destiny of rationality.



Suppose you have 100 interceptor missiles, and one country launch a nuke-missile against your country. Even if 99 missiles don't fly just as you designed due to uncertainty, at least one missile would hit the nuke-missile. You would be able to dispel uncertainty in this case. However, if you have only a missile. you were able to do it?



Obviously policy makers need enough missiles. But they don't have enough. Japanese mountains has become a casualty of their luck of policy. We need a "missle" for our wood culture.



Now Japan imports so many woods from other countries. Non-Japanese woods are cheaper than Japan's ones. It has made Japan's forest industry to break down. In some area, they don't have enough budget to re-forest. You know, trees improve the soil-percolation capability of forests. Now, some areas are at increased risk of flood disaster. Market fundamentalism are not versatile. It is said government must establish "国家百年の大計". 国家　means "nation, state, government". 百年 means "100 years", の means "of" 大計 means "grand plan". That is, it means "Far-sighted policy". However, 100 years is enough span?



There is one more problem that year by year, by gradation, the number of ancient tree for woods are decreasing. To reform temples and shrines, we often need old aged trees, for example we may need more than 1,000 years old trees to reform many temples build in 6th century. 100 years old tree is too young. However, now we are poor in old trees due to forest industry. Cost to reform temples is skyrocketed. Now we often see concrete small temples at cities. Hmm, they are not beautiful. Even if I can understand the inevitable reason, my aesthetic feeling never live with the concrete temples.



If all ancient trees vanish, we can't reform ancient temples. And loss of integrity will leads loss of integrity of resources for tourism. We must establish "国家千年の大計". 千年 means "1,000 years".



In addition, I thought ancient Japan's architectural skills was great when I saw a news report. Kajima Corporation developed new construction system for condominium building which applied 五重塔's design concept and its earthquake-proof safety advanced by leaps and bounds. 五重塔 means "five-story [five-storied] stupa". The concept made more roomy high-rise-apartment possible. The condo also introduced latest quake-absorbing structure too. It is a great fusion.



It is a picture of 五重塔 of 法隆寺(Horyuji temple). It was build 1,300 years ago. It has perfect antiseismic structure. This time Kajima Corporation applied its main pillar's concept. Specialists call the technique as "flexible structure", 柔構造 in Japanese. 柔 is same as Jyudo's Jyu. Mere concrete ones are called as "stiff structure". 構造 means "structure". Already many high rise buildings in the world applies the design technique of 五重塔. I think I can say 五重塔　was 1,000-years far sighted project. The 五重塔 is supporting lives of people in the world now. What a good job.



"Short term has no future". We need to keep fostering old trees.



Well, story about formula may not have reration with wood culture. haha.



Have a nice AD 3007.