Photon Radio -Developing the next high speed digital communication tool with photon particle. DIY Grid -Developing DC local-grid technology for efficient use of solar energy. Mots Land-Self-Resilient Life experience space / DC local-grid exhibition Mini Farming -Electric agriculture practicing by cultivation and processing crops such as wheat, olives, and citrus fruits and experimental greenhouse using electric water heater . Goat & Chicken -An older female goat and some chickens are very friendly and healing, and produce tasty eggs. Experience -Visitors can interact with islanders through experiences such as smoking, playing with bamboo, rope work, and soap making.
Renaissance was the name of the unit Marvin Motsenbocker, (Mots) and Yuko Mibu (Yuko) based on the remote islands of Yugeshima and Sashima in Ehime, Japan. Since Yuko and Motz moved there in 2014 and 2015, respectively, we have created, learned, and through trial and error with many people, including friends on the island and off, and travelers from around the world, We have been through a lot of trial and error. After many challenges, we incorporated in 2024.
Mots: We are wealth creators who have come together in the country to study and teach making food and energy. The old Edo period of cooperation combined with new technology is the future of Japan. Come help us build the future at our shop in Yugeshima.
Yuko: Local people in Yugeshima live a rich life based on true value such as food from land and sea and DIY skills and spirits. People utilizes this wealth for communication with neighbors and friends to keep confortable community instead of exchanging with money. We purport to participate in such ideal cycle and futher develop this in the electric energy and food areas using technology.
Mots: I am working on the development and practical application of new technologies that support self-resilience. The first is the development of new high-speed wireless communication technology. Until now, all wireless communications have transmitted information over multiple waves. If we could transmit one bit of information per cycle, we could achieve a 100-fold increase in speed. This is a very exciting development, as one cycle corresponds to a photon pulse, and it will present a new concept in physics called “photon radio”. We are looking for collaborators. Second, we are working on the commercialization of new technologies to create and distribute photovoltaic energy at higher efficiency and lower cost, both domestically and internationally. We are aiming to expand our business to inland China and Southeast Asia with our business partner in China, in order to demonstrate our strength especially in countries and regions with poor power supply conditions. We are building and testing new equipment on Bow Island and hope to one day build a manufacturing plant here. Yuko: My indoor work is to provide consultation on intellectual property and advice on contracts at home to support researchers who are working hard to put their research results and new medical technologies to practical use. I also teach law to science students at a technical college on the island. My outdoor work includes farming and caring for goats and chickens. I obtained a hunting license to hunt wild boars for chicken feed, and last year I succeeded for the first time in capturing one. I became a certified electrician to learn Motz’s trade, and my next goal is to master soldering skills.
Mots: My first work was as Electronics Broadcast Engineer and later I was a Research Scientist for several small and large companies both in America and in Japan. Later, I started a patent law firm in Washington DC where I was a patent attorney for 20 years.
Yuko: At first, I worked for a law firm specialized in chemistry in Osaka for 7 years. I became a patent attorney there. Next, I became involved in small business incubator in the medical field, started a patent search company and a law firm in Kobe. After that, I moved to Ehime and continue a law firm.
Mots: My hometown is Rochester New York (near Canada) but I have worked in research for a few years each in California, near New York City, the Mid West, and was an electronics broadcast engineer in Schenectady New York. My favorite jobs were teaching Biochemistry at State University of New York and working as a Broadcast Engineer at General Electric.
Yuko: I was born in Gifu. I have lived in Nagoya (applied chemistry), Nara (molecular biology), and Kyoto (immunology) when I was a student. Later, I moved to Osaka and Kobe to work there.
Mots: I am looking for a do it yourself person who wants to make electricity and/or work with circuits. I want to collaborate with someone to work on radio technoogy.
Yuko: I am looking for people who plan and manage workshop. It makes you excited as much as joining general workshop.