The base of AREA241 is a small pentagonal house built by Mike himself.The raw materials for a house built over five years on this vast 241-acre land are the granite and wood that roll a lot on the land, and Mike's idea. The stones collected over two and a half years weigh XNUMX tons and are joined by concrete to form walls and foundations that protect the house from severe storms.All electricity is solar power.Water is drawn from two streams flowing through AREA XNUMX.The interior of the house is very simple, with a kitchen and a small relaxing space, and a loft with a bed for Mike and his buddy's summit.A fireplace with an eye-catching door that Mike found in the junkyard warms the house and boil water for cooking.It's also an important morning routine to light this fireplace.There is another characteristic of this house, that is the shape of this house.The Pentagon (= pentagon) is a shape that connects all the vertices of a star.It is said to have a shape that fits the human body.The large, south-facing pentagonal window is adorned with star-shaped ornaments, and the light shining through the window casts a star-shaped shadow on the main floor of the living room.Moreover, this shadow is designed so that the pentagon on the floor and its star-shaped shadow will overlap exactly at XNUMX:XNUMX on October XNUMX, which is Mike's birthday.
This XNUMX-acre land has another item created by Mike's DIY spirit.That is my own lift. The XNUMX-meter old toy was reborn as a "best backyard toy" with the help of friends for a little over a year.
Mike suffered from mental illness when he was young and took the first step in "manufacturing" at home school instead of going to school. My parents told me that I could be different from other people, and I used wood and clay to express myself as I was driven by my imagination.Saw and hammer are the tools.Snowboarding must have been one of the tools to express myself. It's doubtful that the word DIY can be applied to snowboarding, but when it comes to creating style, it's not wrong.
In February XNUMX, Mike Basic visited Japan.While record-breaking snow fell all over the place, Mike landed at the former Arai Resort (official name: ARAI MOUNTAIN & SPA), which was neither Hokkaido nor Hakuba.Riding partner is Shin Miyajima, who is active in the World Helicopter Challenge. The area, which closed in XNUMX, seems to be full of possibilities for Mike to feel.
Edited by Kenji Kato
