Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Falling snow creates a snowy landscape: snowy mountains, snowy fields, and snowflakes. The world, where light and shadow intertwine, is like outer space! It feels as if you are transcending time, becoming the wind and flying through space. […]
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the morning sun, like the light of a snow cave, softly dyed the winter sky, covered with snow clouds, a soft orange color on a winter morning. It was a mystical moment, as if my heart was calm, gentle, and gently lightened! I was so happy to encounter such a divine moment. […]
February 5, 2024 (Monday) February 4 (Sunday) marks the beginning of spring in the 24 solar terms and the beginning of the year! On Setsubun, the day before the beginning of spring, I had a "Ehomaki" (sushi roll) from Himawari Restaurant. That […]
Monday, February 5, 2024: The moment the big, round sun shone brightly, emitting seven-colored rays! What a wonderful and mysterious sunshine!!! It made all living things sparkle and shine, filling everything with warmth. […]
Friday, February 2, 2024: We combined Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) with melon honey from Watanabe Yasunori Farm to create our first ever "Kurosengoku Kinako Stick"! Kurosengoku Kinako Stick: A collaboration between Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) and melon honey (harvested in-house at Watanabe Farm) […]
On Thursday, February 1, 2024, beehives (purchased) for pollination were installed in the melon greenhouse at Watanabe Farm (represented by Yasunori Watanabe), and raw, unheated honey is harvested from the beehives that have completed their role. Yasunori Watanabe Farm […]
Friday, January 26, 2024: The white sun shone brightly in a clear blue sky! The sunlight shone brightly, as if to speak of pure whiteness, and for a moment, I felt as if a powerful flash of energy was pouring into my entire body.
Friday, January 26, 2024 The dazzling sparkle of the snowy fields!!! The snowflakes bathed in the morning light sparkle like jewels! Be amazed by the beauty of the otherworldly world created by the snowy fields!
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 A large morning halo of pale orange light... Soft and warm, gently enveloping everything, and filled with a sense of happiness, I send my boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the sun... ◇ ikuko (photo […]
On a bitterly cold morning, January 23, 2024, with temperatures reaching minus 11 degrees Celsius, "Six Flowers" bloomed on the window. Six crystalline ice flowers fluttered down from the snowy sky. Illuminated by the dim light before sunrise, the white ice flowers sparkled like diamonds. […]
On Monday, January 22, 2024, the waxing crescent moon (5.6 days old) was approaching fullness, shrouded in a hazy mist on a hazy moonlit night. The character "朧" (hazy) in the "Moon" section of the book suggests a dreamlike image of a dragon dancing and wriggling in the hazy moonlit night.
Friday, January 19, 2024 These days, the sheer magnitude of snow accumulation is apparent when you see the high snow walls that form when snow is removed and piled up along the side of the road. The rays of light filtering through the gaps between the snow walls in places are reflected on the snow, creating a bright, sparkling glow.