Tending Gardens by Kana

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Rain Ends and Summer Begins
Picking plums & appreciating seasonal flowers
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Kana Chan
25
Shiwa-Shiwa: A Japanese Vocabulary for Slow Living
Japanese Words You've Likely Never Heard Of
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Kana Chan
40
Where the Water Begins
Notes from the Start of Summer
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Kana Chan
33
Carp Streamers in the Wind
Reflecting on the Recent Mayor Elections in Rural Japan
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Kana Chan
2
Tenderness in Bloom
Can you tell the difference between sakura, ume & momo flowers?
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Kana Chan
31
Chosen Places: Kamikatsu Village, Japan
Kana Chan takes us to rural Japan.
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Keeping the Roof Alive: The Craft of Kayabuki Repair
Welcoming the Vernal Equinox (spring!)
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Kana Chan
10
The Last Kancha Maker
Ishimoto-san and her story of a rare tea
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Kana Chan
3
A Flower More Loved Than Sakura
Compilation of winter's gifts
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Kana Chan
42
Risshun—Spring’s Arrival
Update for Readers
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Kana Chan
22
Moving to the Countryside Isn't an Escape
It's an intentional choice
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Kana Chan
49
'Yutori' for 2025
& Japanese rituals for the new year
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Kana Chan
29
Celebrating Winter Solstice
Updates from the Japanese Countryside
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Kana Chan
3
A Hidden Cafe in the Mountains
Rice planting season in full swing
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Kana Chan
5
Tending Gardens by Kana
Tending Gardens by Kana
A newsletter about daily life in rural Japan. Based in Kamikatsu, Japan’s first zero-waste village.
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