north by north
Sunlight filtering through a forest in northern Hokkaido

north by north

Life as Activity,
Activity as Identity.

The "north" we guide you through is neither a mere destination on a map nor a beautiful landscape to be consumed. What is here is the "activity" itself — the lives of people that continue, unbroken, alongside a demanding natural world.

From a journey of merely looking at the scenery, to a journey that meets the pulse of a place.
Deeper, further north — to where our ways of living intersect.

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north by north vol.4 KAMIKAWA DISCOVERY: Event Report

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north by north vol.4 KAMIKAWA DISCOVERY: Event Report

"north by north vol.4 KAMIKAWA DISCOVERY," held on July 18 and 19, has come to a successful close. For our fourth edition we moved to the town of Kamikawa. Here is a report on two days of Ainu wood carving, local food, and following the connections that run from the mountains down to the river.

Vision

The world north by north is building

Creating a community that keeps shaping the northern landscape a hundred years from now.

Nature Positive

What "nature positive" means

Halting biodiversity loss and reversing it to recovery — the global movement and Hokkaido's role.

Directory

The north by north collective

We are the people who make north by north — a collective of eleven.

Map

Dohoku Map

A map of the Dohoku area where nbyn works.