A set of 8 ponds in Oshino Village in the Fuji Five Lake region fed by snow melt from the nearby Mt. Fuji that has filtered through porous layers of lava for over 80 years!
TIP: Have some salt grilled Ayu sweetfish (鮎) freshly caught from the crystal clear ponds!
On a day trip to Okutama (about an hour west of Shinjuku), I met with wasabi cultivator David Hulme, an Australian expat and former journalist who has been working hard to expand knowledge of wasabi growing and restoring an old wasabi patch!
On a day trip to Okutama (about an hour west of Shinjuku), I met with wasabi cultivator David Hulme, an Australian ex-pat in Japan and former journalist who has been working hard to expand knowledge of wasabi growing while restoring an old wasabi patch!
奥多摩への日帰り旅行で、ワサビ栽培者David Hulmeさん（在日在住オーストラリア人の元記者）と出会いました！彼は古い山葵谷を復元するように成長しているワサビの知識を拡大するために懸命に働いています。
My latest trip around Japan was to visit Fukushima and explore the agricultural industry there. To many Japanese, Fukushima is known as the “Fruit Kingdom” because of its many seasonal fruits. Peaches are the most famous, but large quantities of cherries, Japanese pears, grapes, persimmons, and apples are also popular. Moreover, the prefecture’s signature beef “Fukushima-Gyu” (福島牛）can only comprise of high grade Japanese Black-type cattle fed, raised, and processed within the prefecture.
最近、福島を訪れ、そこでの農業を深く知るために少し体験をしました。 日本人にとって、福島は、季節の果実が多いことから「果実王国」として知られていますね。 桃は最も有名らしいですが、チェリー、梨、ぶどう、柿、りんごなどが大量に売られています。 また、福島牛は、県内で飼養、飼育され、処理された高級な黒毛和牛のみで構成されているみたいです。
This new workshop series offers a unique curriculum where participants can learn practical Japanese language skills and gain valuable exposure to Japanese culture needed for business and society in Japan through media, featuring popular Japanese entertainment content such as anime, manga, and video games! What a fun new twist on Japanese classes!
アニメ、マンガ、ビデオゲームなど人気のある日本のエンターテインメントコンテンツを扱うメディアを通して、実践的な日本語のスキルを学び、ビジネスや社会に必要な日本文化への貴重な学びを得ることができるユニークなカリキュラムです。日本のクラスで本当に楽しく新しいアイディアと思います！
This Autumn, I went on a day trip with Tokyo Gaijins to the Shosenkyo Gorge and Budou-no-oka winery inIgari/Katsunuma, Yamanashi! It was a beautiful trip, and hope to share my experience and itinerary with all of you!
※ This trip is in two parts: “Autumn Colors I: Shosenkyo Gorge” & Autumn Colors II: Budou-no-oka Winery
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