Are you interested in staying healthy? If so, I recommend you to eat fermented food. I believe that the fermented foods help you healthier and a healthy body leads you to a happier life. Today, I'd

Do you like going to farmer's markets? I love going there because I can find something valuable. A couple days ago, I first went to a farmer's market in Kyoto which is the closest from my house. The

Today, I attended a meeting for knitting. The seven of my knitting friends and I got together to talk about our new project. We'll knit a same designed vest with different colors. I'd been looking

I like writing about Japan and have been introducing many sightseeing spots, but I realized that I've never written about downtown Osaka. So, today, I'd love to share some pictures from the area.

We've been going through some tough days lately due to the humidity, and sometimes the weather takes our appetite off. When we lose appetite, we tend to have cold food. Today, I'd like to introduce

June in Japan is the season for making plum wine. Since making it is quite simple, today I'd love to share how to make it with you. Every year, I make 1 liter of plum wine and I liter of plum syrup.

While chatting with a friend from Texas on Teams last night, he introduced me to a very unique music band. When I watched their performance on YouTube, I thought, "Wow!" They were definitely unlike

Last November, I planted a fig bush in my yard. Since then, I've checked its growth constantly. However, after even the weather warmed up, there were no signs of sprouting. I started feeling nervous.

Today, I'd love to share my ginger pound cake recipe with you. You’ll need the ginger pulp (or “lees”) left over from making ginger syrup. I've already posted the syrup recipe here, so please feel

Last Monday, I went to Nara Prefecture with a friend. I've been there many times with my husband by car, but it was my first time taking the Kintetsu Railway. My other friend recommended using the

Last week, my husband and I visited Youkokuji in Nagaokakyou City. The temple was located in a forest, so we went there on his motorcycle. Although public transportation to the area isn't convenient,

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I went out together to attend an art exhibition of Claude Monet in Kyoto. On the way there, we came across a very unique house. It must be an antique shop, but on

While chatting with a friend of mine from Texas, he shared a very interesting story that we have a foreign Shinto priest in Japan. I'd believed that Shinto had lots of traditional, strict rules, so

Every early summer and fall, I look forward to making my homemade ginger syrup. This year, I bought 1kg of ginger and made a fresh batch as well. I use the syrup mainly for making my homemade ginger

A couple days ago, my husband and I visited the temple called Koumyouji. In the temple, there is a grave, which belongs to my husband's mother's(my mother-in-law)ancestors. We visited there to report

Today, I'd love to share two lovely stories related to my favorite flower, the rose. Have you heard about a French painter, Henri Le Sidaner? He is considered one of the impressionists. He was good

It rained again today, and I couldn't do gardening. Instead, I made up my mind to take photos of my garden. I love photographing flowers, so I really enjoyed it. In my garden, mostly my roses have

The rainy season has just started, and it's been raining for two days in a row. Rainy weather makes me feel sluggish, and that's why I don't like this season. I tend to spend the day being lazy, and

While chatting with my friend from Texas on Teams this morning, he shared some interesting questions with me. They are a type of psychological test that we can know what kind of phobia's you might

Last Monday, my husband and I took a motorcycle trip to Miyama, a village known for its traditional Japanese thatched-roof houses. It was my first time riding on the back of his bike for such a long