About AFRI
A food research institute
We think researching food means handing the means of judgement back to the people who eat.
Shoyu Gura (tentative)Opening spring 2027A former brewery in Sumoto, Hyogo
The thinking, principles, and circulation behind Awaji Food Research Institute.
Research
Concept
The same dish changes with place, maker, and year. Our work is to add words for that difference.
Research
Vision
We look at what will remain in 50 years, and extend from Awaji into East Asia.
Research
Three principles
1. Look at eating across land, nature, production, the table, culture, and society.
2. Explore food from many viewpoints rather than closing on one answer.
3. Cultivate the ground for anyone to understand, choose, and act on food.
Program
Research, open, connect
Research, Program, and Platform circulate into one another.
Each section on this site carries a record slip showing which circulation it belongs to.
Research
The knowledge base behind the research
We are growing a knowledge base connecting field records, cross-disciplinary knowledge, and environmental data.
Details are being prepared.