Today, I'm pleased to share a romantic Japanese folk tale with you. After reading my story, don't forget to look up the sky. Long time ago, when gods still lived in the sky, there was a beautiful

In my garden, I finally started harvesting blueberries! Woohoo!! I had been waiting for this moment since I noticed tiny fruit forming on two of my bushes. I believe that the most enjoyable part for

Since last year, I've been practicing unpitsu to improve my brush movements and create better brush strokes. I love practicing this because it makes me feel very calm, almost as if I'm meditating. On

A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading "The crucible". I've set a goal to improve my reading comprehension skills every year by reading books in English. This year's goal is sixteen books, as

In Japan, the rain has been on and off, and I can't focus on gardening. Even so, my roses have started blooming again. Every time I see them blooming in the rain, I feel uplifted. They never hesitate

This morning, while I was enjoying chitchatting with my friend from Texas, he introduced me a new app for English learners called SmallTalk. This app focuses on speaking skills. We record our voices,

Umeshu is a Japanese liqueur made from green Japanese apricots, sugar and alcohol. It has a sour and sweet taste. We believe that during the rainy season, we tend to get sick more easily, but the

Hello there! Today I'd love to share the very first harvest from my new garden. Last month, I wrote about planting tomatoes, eggplants, green peppers and cucumbers in my new garden. I knew they were

I almost have finished my latest piece, which is an order from my customer. He told me that his acquaintance, who has been working as a master sake brewer, recently won first place in a sake

June is hydrangea season in Japan, and we can see them everywhere. In our garden, we have two different kinds, and they're in full boom right now. I love visiting flower spots where we can enjoy

Since I ate yakuzen cuizine (https://journaly.com/post/38615), I’ve been very curious about black garlic, which is fermented. I've known that garlic is good for our health, but I don't eat it

How do you spend rainy days? The rainy season is coming soon in Japan and it always makes me feel blue. The muggy and wet weather takes away my appetite and makes me feel sluggish. The rainy season

Yesterday was Father's Day in Japan, and my husband and I invited my parents, our daughter and her family to our house. Fathers from three different generations — my dad, my husband and our son

Do you have trouble controlling sodium? If so, this journal entry might be helpful for you. While chatting with my American friend on Skype this morning, he mentioned some news that I'd like to

This morning, I finished covering the peaches in my garden with scrap cloth. The peaches are getting larger, and I needed to protect them from bugs. Since I used transparent looking scraps, I can

After reading some journal entries about weather we care about pronouncing foreign people's names correctly, I'd love to share my own experience and opinion. I used to study abroad to learn porcelain

A couple of months ago, I received some orders for my kintsugi work. Since then, I've been repairing the broken china: two tea bowls for Japanese tea ceremony, and a cup for Japanese sake (liquor). I

Do you sometimes feel that you have a stiff neck or shoulders? Don't you ever experience back pain? If so, this information might be useful for you. A friend of mine told me about using a lacrosse

In Japan, we don't see raspberries at supermarkets. So, if we want to eat them, we have to grow them ourselves. I've been cultivating two of raspberry bushes. One is two years old, and the other one

When this season comes around, I make ginger syrup every year. I'm a big fan of ginger. I once considered growing it myself, but after researching, I found it too complicated and gave it up. So, I