{"id":64614,"date":"2025-09-25T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=64614"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:04:41","slug":"%e4%b8%ad%e5%b3%b6%e3%83%8a%e3%83%81%e3%83%a5%e3%83%a9%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ac%e3%83%bc%e3%83%87%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e7%ab%8b%e6%b4%be%e3%81%aa%e3%83%9f%e3%83%a7%e3%82%a6%e3%82%ac%ef%bc%81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/64614\/","title":{"rendered":"A magnificent ginger tree in the Nakajima family&#039;s natural garden!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, September 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Our neighbors, the Nakajima family, have a natural garden where they carefully cultivate a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.<\/p>\n<p>A faint pink glow peeking out from the soil. This is the myoga ginger, a fragrant vegetable grown at our neighbor&#039;s Nakajima Natural Garden.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#039;s crisp and has a delicious spiciness!&quot; the couple said, sharing with us plenty of the fine myoga ginger they had lovingly cultivated.<\/p>\n<p>We are truly grateful to the Nakajima couple for their kind consideration and warm heartedness as they spend so much time every day lovingly growing their flowers and vegetables!<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I got home, I tried pickling myoga in sweet vinegar! I washed it thoroughly, boiled it briefly, and pickled it in sweet vinegar.<\/p>\n<p>The time spent pickling the myoga ginger you received in sweet vinegar is a fun and wonderful way to express your gratitude!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczNVC9GbiNAQo9jf87LRqzth-7CLghHTKa_E5GN8M8zgaHYCLgVeVCec4SioqaYC753eyVI3nh7HUOicCFK57_Tx1vhn3EpEjgECPFESxmo3yj-_ZlPB8CoCELckXkL5D3jbZ1dtVZCnkipj2Ctra4Gj=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczNVC9GbiNAQo9jf87LRqzth-7CLghHTKa_E5GN8M8zgaHYCLgVeVCec4SioqaYC753eyVI3nh7HUOicCFK57_Tx1vhn3EpEjgECPFESxmo3yj-_ZlPB8CoCELckXkL5D3jbZ1dtVZCnkipj2Ctra4Gj=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=1\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"The base of a large ginger plant\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The base of a large ginger plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The time to harvest ginger is when the flower buds harden before they bloom and start to peek out from the soil at the base of the plant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipNUsK-HYreZFEaLjBaGnNuXuOugmpZVjT8lyrI?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczPC1zCCwD4f3Zx2uopr1mH90vjBnpx5Cu5NcAo7yJBEqDTFh6_s2pwGkishg1UrPPhduF6Giv9X29_T_CLqr6MSX9KVRr0wWh4P5_uYDvhN52ZxzaA6dMwYyPn_95wnKlMxR0aLadRqtBU_BWDMUC5e=w1208-h1610-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"1208\" height=\"1610\" alt=\"Myoga ginger suddenly appears\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Myoga ginger suddenly appears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipPOhJsa-WRcfTeHNNAlIqsRaYSPeCTaJDf065c?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczOM4PTRzwWvBP3O0Tk5UjVGA5ZHfk2G3HBrNP5sJIyiOIMTJRhJV1NB0A52mqhHTGNIfoqdQ2Ts8-wb3yjxUqxNTYz8dHpxQwhkLhCgKHpNQrD6zFVI1dw8bIIuZiSyUF2LxR8xVfwdy7mY_roUOaCL=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"A magnificent ginger!\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A magnificent ginger!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipP0Rxqm33ix5HKXmXda_Lig_uOsS6-JY4HHXZI?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczOEVJLxsUJjiiMzFVSPPyk3KQxayC1O4xFlHHxfWGPS02KFGW9eXsLUi0qJD503FZ3-DeHcWdRt6sho-UG6f0qFKDmx-B7xvm82QwJ7TPSuaNi95jzHnmKoixP6jVyKGjjJpBLaSQiu4W3aAan1F4La=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Blooming Flowers\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blooming Flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I crawled into a large clump of ginger plants and harvested the beautiful flower buds at the base of the plants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipM8IhFVxX1r6boKdnHXTf5uHUF_qpvxNdKtUjk?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczN3fsV262qtBsoPezfDGJreLCrrdNEk138Sx9rDY2WagQ8SIBpIO52Qls2q61uqJ3DLqQ2VsjHXwtFkSoDBTHXJXSZv2P7VaTfOYZEAD1_nu7N_3G4GTVsiS9wqgtTlpMx2KtfGQzEMNur9rKp4fXDP=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Crawling into a large plant...\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crawling into a large plant...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipPCRjxTFXRo3Ai1LUAaJIx2oXepCd_U0KTw3nA?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczPr1Kx7lSDLdkaRRSz0cHqdP5_Io3DX4g68LuK3uH7LAIoUIidGMG26wMHc-MdpyUKy2t4IUPxF4UknPNb4M5O4Wqrph00jSmRgu6tPRToBmTWa9S0VfDw5W_3zCybOVgT7hIHNbjoI7rHHuWCOtnqp=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"&quot;They&#039;re crisp and delicious, so I like to pickle them in sweet and sour sauce!&quot;\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;They&#039;re crisp and delicious, so I like to pickle them in sweet and sour sauce!&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As soon as I got home, I tried making pickled myoga ginger in sweet vinegar!<br \/>\nI washed it thoroughly, boiled it briefly, and soaked it in sweet vinegar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipPQKM3MMfgRW3UbbZueLV1b4vRyMY0-irahrLo?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczMibBlSP8jJ26bwjrRVDwPjUbPs-A4Q_bDJsUbbQylHOnv-FwXSHOLogkKLDn9csHcidrGrrA2APuDzDjqe7uK3RRKeNXkFmojQ9mwbv-YrbLamhRHsCmGwHLc9xld0AnoqeD3_Tbj1TLfReXzyIrTZ=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Wash thoroughly and boil quickly!\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wash thoroughly and boil quickly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipMqMVxO617oH8bPPIFhSirW1Et_rj3Af8a574evyzZfqRD3TeWVgYER3iM3JjRi5A\/photo\/AF1QipMOa8kj5Baq-obICbinqTQSaYMPjMG7kFzZKTU?key=U3czTHdOWFZlUGNfUFdKOWhDZ1JKRlppS19GZUdR\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczODpJb03LuFXn2caT9gL_cfUgTtfIv-omh2q9nYIOmU46aoshw-BHgELItL8hzyC9Unmx8a0oKnMzzWHeMPbQqRpcN3OZ_CFNB4mBYz4zdHyZ55DP7vv6DWogWlCrSYXW56PNBQ821HikQjsMsqSp7W=w2000-h1500-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Pickled in sweet and sour sauce!\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pickled in sweet and sour sauce!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Myoga is a seasonal vegetable characterized by its unique aroma, spicy flavor, and crunchy texture!<\/p>\n<p>With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers for the delicious, nutritious, and exquisite myoga ginger from Nakajima Natural Garden...<\/p>\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n\n        <div class=\"site-blogcard-premium\">\n            <div class=\"bc-label-custom\">Related articles<\/div>\n            <div class=\"bc-flex-container\">\n                <div class=\"bc-main-text\">\n                    <div class=\"bc-title-link-box\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/category\/seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the seasons in Hokuryu Town (Category)<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bc-excerpt-box\">This is a list of articles in the category &quot;Enjoying the Seasons in Hokuryu Town.&quot;<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bc-thumbnail-box\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/category\/seasons\/\" 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