Baba's Daily Life Japan’s Rice Planting Preparations and Weekend Rural Living 2024
In June, rice planting begins at Grandpa and Grandma's house. I had been asking Grandpa about this year's rice planting ...
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Baba's Daily Life 
Eclectic Japan Thank you, Akira Toriyama, and your art collection.
Second son is a middle-aged man over 50, but he still occasionally indulges in manga and anime. Most of the time, it's d...
Baba's Daily Life From Skating Bliss to Bone Breaks: A New Year’s Tale of Second Son
Actually, when I was posting New Year's greetings, Second Son had already broken his bones. At the beginning of the year...
Eclectic Japan Discovering the Rich Heritage of “Yakimanju” in Gunma: A Culinary Journey Through Time
In the northern part of Saitama, where the Second Son's family home is located, you can savor a local delicacy from Gunm...
Baba's Daily Life DIY Renovation of a Japanese-Style Building Built in 1951
Grandpa and Grandma's house consists of a main building over 100 years old and a detached structure dating back about 70...
Baba's Daily Life On the day Special November comes to an end
This November, which I believe marked about the third significant milestone in my life, brought the celebration of surpa...
Baba's Daily Life Looking down from the park where winter cherry blossoms bloom onto the lake
Lake Kanana is an artificial reservoir created by the Shimokubo Dam, spanning across Fujioka City in Gunma Prefecture an...
Baba's Daily Life Repairing Soba-making Tools
At Grandma's house, there are tools for making handcrafted soba. These tools, estimated to be made nearly 100 years ago,...
Baba's Daily Life Carrot Germination and Grandma
Cultivating carrots, it seems, can be challenging to germinate. Second Son, who cultivates carrots in Grandpa and Grandm...
Baba's Daily Life Living in the Japanese countryside on weekends【August 2023 Summary Gallery】
This year, Japan experienced abnormal weather conditions, with a prolonged heatwave in the northern part of Saitama Pref...