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Farm & Garden

“EGOMA” Oil

Nowadays "EGOMA" oil is very popular in Japan due to its health effects. EGOMA is perilla in English and it's very simil...
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Swallows’ nest

Swallows started to come to my balcony. It seems they were planing to make their nest here. After a few days they decide...
Farm & Garden

Pampas grass Planting Project

Finally, I could get pampas grass divisions! It was a warm and sunny day, I was heading to a farm by car and I was think...
Travel Highlights

Lake Kasumigaura cruising

Lake Kasumigaura is the second largest lake in Japan. During winter you can see and feed seagulls from a boat. It's a tr...
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Thatched Roof House in Inashiki-city, Ibaraki Part2

The previous article related to the thatched roof house is here. We cut bamboos and gathered some Japanese pampas grass ...
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Thatched Roof House in Inashiki-city, Ibaraki Part1

It was in August I got information there was a thatched house roof in Inashiki-city, Ibaraki.When I saw that house, I wa...