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...
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Countryside Chronicles 
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 ...
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...
Eclectic Japan A Handmade Bamboo Needle for Japanese Weaving
Photo courtesy of Saga Prefecture Tourism FederationJapan's got all sorts of amazing traditional crafts, you know? Thing...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 du...
Countryside Chronicles 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,...