Small Tomato Farmer’s Big Decision

When customers enter through the wooden door, the many tarts and pies dazzle their eyes, sweet smell comes to their … More

Yuzu: the fruit that made a village famous

This citrus fruit was brought from China long time ago. It almost looks like an orange, but its thick yellow … More

It’s the year 586, and a famer named Chozaemon is climbing a mountain ridge. He looks north from top of a tree … More

Near the exit at the end of the express way in Shimanto township, there is a crowed place. Some people … More

Along the road to Aki city, perched beside the ocean, there is a small shop with an orange advertisement: “Grilled … More

The sky was gray and there was a salty humid wind on my cheek. Nobody was walking in the street. A … More

There is endless conversations between customers and sellers. There’s children’s laughter, and a clear singing voice by a local performer … More

“If you don’t beat the drum, you can’t know what it sounds like.” (utan taiko ha saran) These are the … More

One clear sunny day in June, I decided to go to Sunday Market by bike. Before I got there, I … More

Once upon a time, there was a bear which was kept in a bar in a big city. One night, … More

Here is Shimanto city, my grandmother’s home. Kochi in March, in the early morning around 4 o’clock, chickens are clucking,and … More

By M. T. Introduction Myrica rubra is called yamamomo. It is a subtropical tree grown for its sweet, crimson to … More

by S. Minami One day during Edo period, a Buddhist priest named Junshin was in a small accessories shop at … More

by Hanis Asmadi “I can remember a hot mid-summer evening in Kochi,” says my classmate Yukiko. “The sun was shining … More

by Y. Nishimura One hot and humid afternoon, an exhausted baker in Kochi’s factor found that he forgot to put … More

by H. Hattori “What a hot day!” says one woman in front of her house. She and her neighbor are … More

by Jyo Syowai Villa “Oh, you are here already!” said the fisherman with his professional smiling reception, “Please wait a minute … More

by M. Yuki Something is looking at me with the glare of eyes from a plate…..It’s a Chirimen Jako!!! I … More

by M. Watanabe The women are talking cheerfully. “Irashai! Come in, welcome!” they say when we enter the roadside station … More

by Tanizaki Emiko A tiny village and its fruit “Are we there yet?” We are driving deep in the mountain. … More

by Emiko The sun is dazzling as the temperature soars above thirty degrees Celsius. The day is too hot, but … More

by Kasumi Sweat is running on my face under the glaring sun one day in the middle of July. My … More

by Sayana When I was a little child and caught a cold, my mother would make ginger tea for me … More