See https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id034293.html https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id034293.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart

See https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id034293.html https://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id034293.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-japanese-shrine-has-been-torn-down-and-rebuilt-every-20-years-for-the-past-millennium-575558/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-japanese-shri... In many western countries many important traditional skills has been lost by the advent of technology. Either new materials and methods have been employed or many parts has been automated away or outsourced, therefore I love this instance from Japan where they rebuild a wooden temple once every 20 years so that many generations of artisans can work on the project together and pass on the knowledge: “I saw one elderly person who probably has experienced these events three or four times saying to young people who perhaps participated in the event as children last time, ‘I will leave these duties to you next time,’”