2020-06

Inashiki in June

Firefly

This place is not famous for fireflies at all. It's pretty rare to see them. But one firefly was founded. Where was it?S...
Travel Highlights

Loach -どじょう-

Do you eat loach? In Tokyo, it's not common to eat loach but here in Inashiki a lot of people eat it. Now loach is in se...
Inashiki in June

TAKADA Shrine -高田神社-

In Japan we have some lucky days in a year. It is said that it'd be good to visit shrines. It might be just superstitiou...
Farm & Garden

Spreading Compost and Preparation for Sunlight-Disinfection

Last time we all cleaned up eggplants in the greenhouse and now it's time to make a good soil again for the next season....
Farm & Garden

Riding a bike IN a Rice Field?

I helped work at a farm and this time it was a bit different than usual. It meant I rode a kind of a bike to drain a pad...
Farm & Garden

Removing Eggplants and Clean up in the Green house

Once a year the eggplant's farmer clean up in the green house to check and arrange the condition of the soil. The day be...
Others

Planting Sweet Potato Seedlings

At the beginning of June, we helped to plant sweet potatoes' seedlings in Ukishima area, Ibaraki.Local mothers' group ca...
Inashiki in June

Food Culture What’s “EBIGANI” ???

Each country develops its food culture. When I came to Inashiki-city, I heard that locals eat "EBIGANI" commonly. At fir...