Yakuzen (Japanese medicinal cooking) lesson in Nara
Herbal medicine dishes based on Chinese traditional medicine, kanpō, 漢方 is called "yakuzen 薬膳" in Japan. As "macro-biotic", it is based...
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Fermentation stay: life with koji experience in Japan
We are working with local fermenters. Please let us know if you would like to stay with a local fermenters in Japan and learn about deep his
"Hishio no sato" a home of soy sauce, Shodo shima island
Home of Soy Sauce "Hishio no Sato" 100 minutes away from Himeji port, 3 hours from Kobe by ferry, Shodoshima island, the second biggest...
Rural experience learning traditional herbal medicine at a thatched hamlet in Miyama, northern Kyoto
Miyama is located 1.5 hours away from Kyoto city, known for its well preserved thatched hamlet . Traditional knowledge on wild plants,...
2019 Fermentation class: authentic koji (rice malt) lesson by a professional koji manufacturer
3 Day Fermentation Workshop in Kyoto We are happy to announce our Koji (a kind of mold grown on produce such as boiled rice) making...
How to make Natto, fermented soy bean
Fermentation and food culture Shoyu, miso, sake, milin are Japanese key ingredients. These are all made by the work of Aspergillus oryzae...
Learning how to process vegan food, Devil's tongue, Konjac in rural Japan
Healthy vegan food,Konjac Konjac foods have been consumed for over 1500 years as both a food and a traditional medicine in Asian...
"Kasama aizome", the only one traditional indigo dyeing studio in Nara
Indigo blue is also called "Japan blue", which is used as a symbol of Tokyo olympic game. Lafcadio Hearn was a writer, known best for his...
Fermentation workshop for koji malt lovers
Fermentation workshop in Nara, ancient capital of Japan We have several fermentation classes for foreign koji lovers in English. Koji is...
Tasting stories of matcha beyond tea ceremony
Visit matcha tea farm and learn about Japanese green tea behind tea ceremony
Ama female divers village in Shima Peninshula
Hearing the voices of Ama female divers Ama are female divers who go free-diving to catch shellfishes and seafoods like abalones, sea...
Stay at a Funaya boat house in Ine fishing village, northern Kyoto, where lives closest to the sea
“Here people lead lives closed to the sea.” Ine (伊根) town is a completely different world from the other part of Japan. 230 Funaya (舟屋...
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