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Fukuoka Rice: Yume Ikkon (November 2023)
October 27, 2023
Yume Ikkon rice growing in Fukuoka. Photo by Ikekame Shuzo In 2016, Yoko and I...
Suikaen Tanimura Chasen (Nara)
October 26, 2023
I never felt like I could explain just how deep and complex the chasen (matcha...
Miyamizu (October 2023)
September 29, 2023
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Shochu Gumi n.016: Tezukuri (September 2023)
September 1, 2023
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Natsuzake (September 2023)
August 22, 2023
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Umeshu Sake (August 2023)
July 27, 2023
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Maruyama Fiber Industry (Nara)
July 19, 2023
I visited Maruyama Fiber Industry who make Nawrap towels in Nara and learned about the traditional...
Don't Make Me Blush - The Flirtini
July 19, 2023
Hi everybody!  We've had a fantastic time with our later summer bar hours - finally,...
Home Base Spirits (Berkeley)
June 27, 2023
Originally from Oakland, twin sisters Sam (above left) and Ali Blatteis were living across the country from...
Nishiyoshida Shuzo (Fukuoka)
June 23, 2023
I'm not sure if it was the pandemic, or having a child, but everything I...
Fukushima Days (July 2023)
June 22, 2023
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Shochu Gumi n.015: Zenkoji (June 2023)
May 31, 2023
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