Eating JapanTaiyaki: 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... July 9, 2025Eating Japan
Countryside ChroniclesBack 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, 2025Countryside Chronicles
Eclectic JapanHow 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, 2025Eclectic Japan
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... June 4, 2025Countryside Chronicles
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... May 26, 2025Countryside Chronicles
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 ... May 12, 2025 May 16, 2025Countryside Chronicles
Eclectic JapanCarp 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, 2025Eclectic Japan
Countryside ChroniclesSurrounded 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, 2025Countryside Chronicles
Eclectic JapanA Handmade Bamboo Needle for Japanese Weaving Photo courtesy of Saga Prefecture Tourism FederationJapan's got all sorts of amazing traditional crafts, you know? Thing... April 19, 2025Eclectic Japan
Countryside ChroniclesCorn, 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, 2025Countryside Chronicles