traditional Japanese life – Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity

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

Last Monday Dondo-Yaki fire festivals were held at many shrines in Hino and the one at Watamuki Shrine was the

The next morning I attended the ceremony at the shrine. A Shinto shrine is very much part of a Satoyama

Happy New Year! We have a tradition to eat soba on New Year eve in Japan, and we call it