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あまちゃん! Japan’s Amazing Northern : Female Free-Divers for Uni!

あまちゃん! Japan’s Amazing Northern : Female Free-Divers for Uni!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 August 28, 2024Posted inInaka - country life
https://youtu.be/IT2Xdkghmsc?si=vPoxin1p01Qw9pmC The Ama divers of Northern Japan! The Ama, often referred to as Japan's legendary sea-women, are a fascinating group of female free divers known for their incredible ability to…
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Enburi Dancers

Enburi Festival In Northern Japan- Old Is New With This Ancient Japanese Cultural Tradition!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 March 3, 2024Posted inEducation, Inaka - country life
Winter holds sway! Deep in winter's heart, when the cold is strongest and darkness holds sway - the Japanese heart yearns for spring and the resumption of the rural rhythm…
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Japanese Persimmon

Amazingly delicious Japanese Hoshigaki, persimmon ‘fruit of the gods’!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 January 8, 2024Posted inEducation, Inaka - country life
We tried a new thing this year, making hoshigaki (干し柿)! Nestled in the heart of rural Japan, where time seems to move at a slower pace and nature's beauty is…
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Saving money DOES NOT EQUAL Adding value!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 November 20, 2023Posted inEducation, Inaka - country life
https://youtu.be/WTDO6YYoF6g?si=9Xxlyu6iKulgNye3 Yuki learns to fillet Yellowtail and makes homemade sashimi! The illusion of saving money It is truly astonishing how much time and anxiety we spend on the pursuit of…
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No hands! But a pretty wise horse supporting...

Self-Reliance: an arrogant sin, or a lost art?

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 March 23, 2023Posted inInaka - country life, Journal
https://youtu.be/XFTqMDOtTzo Making a shovel out of a tree branch: self-reliance? Self-reliance, God-reliance, or folly? A story my Dad loves to tell: A very faithful man once had the misfortune to…
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carpenter ant damage

The philosophy of ants. And a free vocabulary worksheet for kindergartners!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 March 19, 2023Posted inInaka - country life
https://youtu.be/A5UR5Ti_Ons Severe carpenter ant damage on a Japanese timber frame beam If you want to go straight to the free vocabulary worksheet for kindergartners - check out my new resources…
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Japanese Carpenter Ants: The creepy-crawly friends beneath your bath!

Japanese Carpenter Ants: The creepy-crawly friends beneath your bath!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 March 14, 2023Posted inInaka - country life1 Comment
Japanese carpenter ant, Camponotus japonicus. https://youtu.be/luItX0kfSfs Carpenter ants: a few (thousand) friends closer than you think! As we were demolishing a portion of our Japanese farmhouse here in Northern Japan,…
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Timber-frame structure inspection

A Japanese timber-frame kominka renovation: Surprises behind the walls

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 March 8, 2023Posted inInaka - country life1 Comment
A timber-frame skeleton https://youtu.be/yNnGkqqrxHM A walk-through of a Japanese timber-frame kominka Continuing our akiya renovation, we take a look behind the walls of an old kominka (古民家 - old folk…
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kominka akiya house pre-remodel

The best homeschooling base in Japan is an Akiya!

Posted by By eric.m.carter33 February 16, 2023Posted inInaka - country life
The Carter Education schoolhouse is ready to rock! We have finally finished the remodel of our Japanese akiya farmhouse in rural Iwate. It has been an amazing journey to get…
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Spawned-out shiro-zake (白鮭) (Chum salmon) are Spawned-out shiro-zake (白鮭) (Chum salmon) are showing up all over the river banks here in Tohoku Japan!
My neighbor drew 'first blood' this Japanese hunti My neighbor drew 'first blood' this Japanese hunting season with a beautiful shika buck! I am sorry I can't post more photos- he was almost fully dressed out before I got there and the rest of him was in a condition only a hunter could appreciate! Gonna have to step up my game with this old gentleman as my competition!
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