“If you don’t beat the drum, you can’t know what it sounds like.” (utan taiko ha saran) These are the … More
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Tosa’s Sunday Market: The most heartful market in Japan
One clear sunny day in June, I decided to go to Sunday Market by bike. Before I got there, I … More
Dear Bear, From Dabada
Once upon a time, there was a bear which was kept in a bar in a big city. One night, … More
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 … More
Yamamomo : Myrica rubra
By M. T. Introduction Myrica rubra is called yamamomo. It is a subtropical tree grown for its sweet, crimson to … More
Kanzashi & the Yosakoi-bushi
by S. Minami One day during Edo period, a Buddhist priest named Junshin was in a small accessories shop at … More
The Most Earnest Biscuits on Earth
by Hanis Asmadi “I can remember a hot mid-summer evening in Kochi,” says my classmate Yukiko. “The sun was shining … More
Life in Kochi 