On a Sunday evening in April, when the sky is getting darker, some people, old and young, Japanese and foreigners,…
Blue Water Lily
It is a rainy day and the sky is gray. We are deep in the forest. There are no sounds…
Dear Bear, From Dabada
Once upon a time, there was a bear which was kept in a bar in a big city. One night,…
Local Produce and Consumption
Here is Shimanto city, my grandmother’s home. Kochi in March, in the early morning around 4 o’clock, chickens are clucking,and…
Wanpa-ku Kochi
One day in 1993, all of the animals in a zoo which was near the Kochi castle moved to another…
Balaenoptera brydei
By R. Fujimoto Introduction In the Pacific Ocean which spreads off Kochi, there is the grand Balaenoptera brydei. In Kochi…
Etrumeus teres: ウルメイワシ
By Y. Iwata Introduction A round herring is a fish often eaten in Japan. However, few people know very much…
Life in Kochi 