What is Bio Steam?
Bio Steam is a new form of healing becoming popular in Japan at the moment, and it is a way
Author: omimerchant
I am a writer and a sustainable prosperity coach. I live in Hino town in Japan which is the birthplace of Omi-Hino-merchants, one of the most successful merchants in Japan during the 18th century and the 19th century. As a matter of fact, I live in a house that used to belong to an Omi-merchant. In this blog, I am introducing ways to be sustainably prosperous, by sharing ideas I gained from Omi-merchants, natural farming, Zen, Japanese traditional ways of living, psychology, success motivational philosophies, and spirituality.
Bio Steam Is Japanese Hygge
It is hygge to do bio steam. Just like having a sauna. I’m not having a hair cut. You sit
The Third Satoyama Cycling This Year and Drawing Mountains
We went Satoyama cycling for the third time this year. My son did some drawing, too. He drew Mt. Watamuki.
Irori a Japanese Way of Having Hygge
It is time to think of Danish hygge when Satoyama is covered with snow. While it is hygge to sit
I Gave an English Seminar in Hino Town for Inbound Tourism
Last Tuesday, I gave an English seminar in Hino Town for inbound tourism. Recently the number of foreign visitors to
Why is the End of January the Most Crucial Time?
Nordic walking on snow feels like I am going cross-country skiing. Today’s meditation is reviewing this month. As I
Fried Fermented Brown Rice with Jerusalem Artichoke and Broccoli
I made fried rice with fermented brown rice, Jerusalem artichoke, and broccoli. What a super dish! What is
Making Kamakura, a Japanese Igloo
It snowed a lot today. So we decided to make Kamakura, a Japanese igloo. This size is big enough for
The Second Satoyama Cycling This Year
My son and I went Satoyama cycling for the second time this year last weekend. Well, it is our usual
Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity 