Countryside ChroniclesHarvest at 4AM, Rice Planting, and a Father’s Day to Remember
Summer is just around the corner, and for our small family farm, the weekend kicked off with harvesting in the rain.My m...
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Countryside Chronicles
Countryside ChroniclesA Peaceful Sunday Morning in the Rice Fields
I knew my dad was up before 4 AM to harvest corn, but 5 AM was my absolute limit for waking up. This past Sunday, I woke...
Countryside ChroniclesSweet Corn Harvest Begins on Our Small Farm in Japan
The sweet corn harvest season has begun again this year! My mom wanted to sell the corn we grew on our farm at the local...
Countryside ChroniclesFinding Space for Herbs
"Don't my in-laws grow shiso?" my wife has asked me several times.My parents' house, where we can harvest Japanese butte...
Countryside ChroniclesThe Rice-Growing Year of a Japanese Farming Couple
As May begins, my family home is also starting preparations for rice planting.It will be June before the seedlings that ...
Eclectic JapanSakura Diaries: From Yozakura to Senbonzakura
Yeah, here in Saitama where I live, the cherry blossoms start blooming from late March to April.Since Japan stretches a ...
Countryside ChroniclesThe corn seeding and transplanting has started in their fields here in Japan.
Here's what's been happening at Mom's (Piggy Grandma's) farm lately.From late February into March, they've started sowin...
Countryside ChroniclesPig Farm in a Small Japanese Town
At Grandma's house, they engaged in pig farming until around 2020.When 2-1 was little, upon returning to the family home...
Countryside ChroniclesLiving in the Japanese countryside on weekends【November 2023 Summary Gallery】
From summer to fall, this year has been filled with unusual weather experiences. The autumn, so brief that it felt like ...
Countryside ChroniclesLiving in the Japanese countryside on weekends【October 2023 Summary Gallery】
October, marking the end of summer and the onset of true autumn, was a month filled with both delightful and busy events...