Friday, June 5, 2020: The sunflower fields are covered in green oats (or wheat) for green manure, and meticulous maintenance work, such as weeding the banks, continues. The soil preparation for the sunflower village is a scene overflowing with deep love and affection for the sunflowers. […]
Thursday, June 4, 2020 The rows of fields are covered with green budding lines, creating a powerful scene that evokes the great power of the earth as life sprouts.  ◇ noboru & ikuko
Wednesday, June 3, 2020: The sky reflects in the rice paddies after planting. The straight lines of seedlings create a beautiful green pattern, creating a picturesque rural landscape. ◇ noboru & ikuk […]
June 2, 2020 (Tuesday) As June begins, lupine flowers are adding color to gardens everywhere. Lupines have many cute, butterfly-like flowers on their flower spikes. Their flower language is "always happy" and "you are my peace." […]
Friday, May 29, 2020: Udo, a spring wild vegetable that grows wild in Hokuryu Town! Enjoy this bounty of the spring fields to the fullest in dishes like ohitashi (boiled greens), vinegared miso dressing, kinpira (fried vegetables), and tempura, with boundless gratitude for the rich aroma of spring. [...]
Thursday, May 28, 2020: After the dandelions blooming beside the rice paddies finish blooming, they turn into pure white fluff and fly away on the wind. The name "dandelion" comes from the Greek word meaning "to heal pain," and it is a resilient flower. [...]
Wednesday, May 27, 2020: As rice planting nears its final stages, the rice paddies take on a striped green pattern. The cool breeze blowing across the water, watched over by green trees, creates a refreshing scene these days. ◇ noboru & […]
May 26, 2020 (Tuesday) Dandelions are painting the earth in a vibrant yellow. Just seeing them, or being near them, naturally brightens and lightens the heart!!! These lovely yellow flowers bring happiness. […]
Monday, May 25, 2020: A deep indigo-blue cloud of muscari flowers... The small, round flowers are clinging together in a cluster of grapes, creating a scene that almost seems as if whispers of smiles can be heard on the wind. [...]
On Friday, May 22, 2020, land preparation work was carried out at Himawari no Sato in Hokuryu Town. The work was carried out with great care and dedication, and we offer our boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to Mother Earth, who is now reborn with renewed energy and vitality. […]
Thursday, May 21, 2020 The setting sun, which dyes the sky orange, reflects off the rice paddies like mirrors, creating a fantastical landscape.  ◇ noboru & ikuko
Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A view of the rice paddies filled with water from the observation hill. A tranquil scene with a gentle breeze blowing as rice planting approaches.  ◇ noboru & ikuko