Sep 20, 20171 minJapanese Sweetfish – a taste of summerTemperatures are cooling down and the season of summer festivals has almost come to an end for another year. One of the favourite summer...
Aug 18, 20171 minHollyhocks and the changing seasons.The distinct four seasons are one of the interesting aspects of life in Japan, and the people of Snow Country still have the affinity to...
Jul 5, 20172 minForaging for Bamboo ShootsThe spring mountain vegetable season has finished but that does not mean that the mountains of Snow Country have stopped providing. When...
Jul 6, 20161 minFruit Picking in Snow CountrySummer is here and the farmers of Snow Country are hard at work in their fields and orchards. One of the joys of this season is all the...