A variety of snow shovels (雪かきスコップ) are necessary for life here in the Minamiuonuma snow country. Here are three of our colorful shovels, in different…
Minamiuonuma is in a mountainous region with wildlife such as bears, deer, boars, and monkeys. When the temperature starts to drop in autumn, some wildlife…
Autumn in the Minamiuonuma region. The days and nights are getting cooler. The trees in the valley are starting to change color as silvergrass (ススキ…
The first snowfall of the season was visible on the peaks of some of the nearby mountains on October 18th. The summits are often blocked…
Sigh….. It is going to get worse before it gets better. It is saddening to watch the news about the spread of the novel coronavirus…
February 3rd is Setsubun in Japan. Setsubun is a traditional event that marks the beginning of spring according to the old Japanese lunar calendar. One…
First post about nothing in particular.