Today’s village note
Small rituals — warm tea, a safe path, a familiar song — can become care knowledge when we notice them gently.
About YAKA
A gentle bridge between care research and everyday family learning.
YAKA imagines elderly care education as something softer than a textbook and more trustworthy than scattered advice. It turns research questions, care routines, and healthy aging knowledge into approachable stories, notes, and visual guides.
Education
Care made understandable
Friendly explanations help families and young learners understand aging without fear.
Warm learning
Research
Grounded in inquiry
The project grows from graduate research, interviews, observation, and design experiments.
UTokyo lens
Story
Slow Village as a guide
Cute characters make care topics feel safe, memorable, and emotionally accessible.
Story world
Slow Village
A tiny world where healthy aging feels kind, curious, and memorable.
Slow Village is YAKA’s storytelling world: a calm place of animal neighbors, shared meals, garden paths, and gentle care lessons. Each character introduces one topic — memory, movement, meals, sleep, or emotional wellbeing — through a friendly story.
Care routines
Seasonal stories
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Mori
memory guide
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Hina
meal helper
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Sora
movement buddy
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Yuzu
sleep keeper
Knowledge Articles
Healthy aging knowledge, translated into gentle action.
Short educational pieces for families, students, and care teams who want practical starting points.
健康老化
溫柔地吃出力量
關於維持肌力、食慾與愉快餐桌的入門筆記。
4 分鐘
運動
早晨的小小活動
從伸展、平衡與慢步開始，建立身體的信心。
5 分鐘
居家照護
讓家更容易被記住
用光線、標示、路徑與熟悉感，支持記憶友善的居家生活。
6 分鐘
Contact
Let’s make elderly care education feel gentler.
For research collaboration, care education ideas, or early conversations about YAKA and Slow Village, reach out and start a warm note.
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