Tree houses are excellent places for exploration and play — and for the children of Sendai, Japan, one exquisite tree house is also a site of healing and education. In his film series, “Through the Lens,” retired pro surfer Rob Machado traveled to the country to meet Takashi Kobayashi. The fellow wave-rider is known throughout the nation as the “Tree House Guru,” and he has built over 120 arboreal abodes over the past two decades. For the kids of Higashi-Matsushima, Kobayashi created a house ins
Tree houses are excellent places for exploration and play — and for the children of Sendai, Japan, one exquisite tree house is also a site of healing and education. In his film series, “Through the Lens,” retired pro surfer Rob Machado traveled to the country to meet Takashi Kobayashi. The fellow wave-rider is known throughout the nation as the “Tree House Guru,” and he has built over 120 arboreal abodes over the past two decades. For the kids of Higashi-Matsushima, Kobayashi created a house ins