How to Steal a Skill
What five years of making a rare Japanese tea taught me about craft
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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Notes from the Inaka: August "Hazuki" 2026
Dance like fools!
Somewhere In Between
Reflections on Vancouver and Kamikatsu (a city and village by any other name)
Notes from the Inaka: July "Fumizuki" 2026
A month for the literatures & dreamers!
When You Wish Upon A Leaf
Preparing for the Tanabata seasonal festival in Japan
Notes from the Inaka: June "Minazuki" 2026
A new series!
'Te no Kiyoku': Memory of the Hands
Learning about wara (rice straw) crafts
Breath of New Green
How many Japanese words for green or rain?
Doyō: Seasonal In-Between's
Earth, I love you!
Rice Gods Dwell in the Cherry Trees
Discovering a deeper meaning of sakura
The Shape of Time
Thoughts on calendars, microseasons, and living closer to nature's cycles (& welcoming the Spring Equinox!)