Countryside Chronicles お盆：The Mid-Summer Obon Holiday: A Story of Dumplings
It's the height of summer in August, and in Japan, there's a tradition called Obon from the 13th to the 16th. It's a tim...
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Eclectic Japan 夏祭り (Natsu Matsuri) – Japanese Summer Festival
When it comes to Japanese summers, summer festivals, or Natsumatsuri, are definitely the highlight. In my town, the old ...
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...
Eating Japan Taiyaki: Japan’s Popular Fish-Shaped Sweet Treat
Taiyaki is a popular Japanese street food that looks like a fish but is actually a sweet dessert. These fish-shaped cake...
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...
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...
Countryside Chronicles Sweet 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 Chronicles Finding 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 Chronicles The 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 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 ...