Countryside Chronicles Japanese Summer: Rhinoceros Beetle Hunting with My Son One of the most anticipated parts of summer in Japan for children is hunting for rhinoceros beetles (Kabutomushi) and st... July 15, 2025 Countryside Chronicles
Countryside Chronicles Back to the Farm: Two Weeks Later I couldn't visit my parents' house last week, so I went there for the first time in two weeks. As usual, I busied myself... July 5, 2025 Countryside Chronicles
Eclectic Japan How Many Types of Japanese Rural Life Are There? Thanks for visiting the site!This website mainly introduces my parents and the daily life on our family farm. But the tr... June 22, 2025 July 9, 2025 Eclectic Japan
Eclectic Japan Carp Streamers and Sea of Clouds in Rural Japan It's fascinating how traditional events in Japan continue to be cherished and adapted in various regions!And May 5th is ... May 6, 2025 Eclectic Japan
Eclectic Japan Sharpening Japanese Knives at Home: A Farmer’s Guide to Honing Blades It's quite common in Japan for people to sharpen their own kitchen knives at home, and this is especially true for farme... April 29, 2025 Eclectic Japan
Countryside Chronicles Surrounded by Rapeseed Flowers and Corn It was a Sunday morning while staying at my parents' house. Despite being a bit sleep-deprived, I woke up as usual and w... April 23, 2025 Countryside Chronicles
Countryside Chronicles Corn, Dango, and Memories Thinking back to a certain Sunday in March, I decided to jot it down as a diary entry.Another week, another round of pla... April 11, 2025 Countryside Chronicles
Eclectic Japan Sakura 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 ... April 9, 2025 May 8, 2025 Eclectic Japan
Eating Japan Making “Fuki Miso” from Butterbur Shoots Picked in the Garden Butterbur shoots (Fukinoto) are delicious spring mountain vegetables with a pleasant bitterness, and are used in dishes ... April 3, 2025 Eating Japan
Countryside Chronicles Second Son’s Mountain Stream Fishing Adventure: A May Reboot On the final Sunday of May, Second Son found himself with unexpected free time after helping with the corn harvest. With... May 27, 2024 April 11, 2025 Countryside Chronicles