SMALL TALK for FEAST
Back here again!
Summer greeting and my thought for this long last unstable world situation.
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[Culture]June 1st/The day of ICE
June 1st is the day of ICE in Japan! Why is that? Here is the brief history.
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[Epilogue] for A letter from a Japanese woman
❸A letter from a Japanese woman - any choice would be loved.
❷A letter from a Japanese woman- Iraq war to 3.11
❶A letter from a Japanese woman-Days in Geogia around 2001
A Christian community in a small town in Georgia, narrated from her point of view coming from Japan, a country with a large number of non-religious people. A friend comes to tell her that a revolution has broken out.
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[Prologue]A Letter from a Japanese Woman
It's been 20 years when a black classmate told her that “only you can call me Negro” in Georgia. 9.11, 3.11, BLM, and the US Presidential Election.
The root of it all is connected, even for her as a Japanese.
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[24Seasons]Rikka立夏 Standing Summer
As entering the “Standing Summer=立夏” season based on the 24 solar calendars, in Japan, you may find the tomatoes cover with umbrellas. But why, and for what story behind the scene? Hint, my grandmother left a note to a wild cat no to steal fish from the cupboard when I was a child.
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[KAKIGORI] What is “3y/o Roasted WHOLE TREE” Tea?
Grown in three years and harvested in winter, which is a huge impact on the tea industry.
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[24SEASONS]Seimei清明
it is the fifth season-Seimei-清明.
It is a time when the air is clear, the light shines on all and everything appears vivid.
Also, it is a time when all things, including plants and animals, are alive and full of life force, overflowing with purity and beauty.
![[FOOD]The Story Behind Our Proudly Made Anko](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f286db01144cb3ca7fe23b3/1617130550440-9O6D0FXSV13ZTLJIA8CH/IMG_1161.jpg)
[FOOD]The Story Behind Our Proudly Made Anko
I got a private Anko lesson last Spring in Japan from my beloved cooking teacher and Anko master, Emi Suzuki.
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[KAKIGORI]The oldest and BEST way of making MOCHI
Our Mochi is made with one of the oldest stone-melled methods with love and care. But why so special?
Asian Joy,Japanese Joy
![[24SEASONS] First day of Spring in 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f286db01144cb3ca7fe23b3/1616618615446-XIK5CGG8DICL2OCQZCEA/calendar_2018_03.jpg)
[24SEASONS] First day of Spring in 2021
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[KAKIGORI]TEA for revitalize culture and community.
Our tea farm visit in Nara and introductions of the farmers missions with one of the most harmonious Natural farm methods.