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  • First to come mountain vegetables – spring has come

    Personally, the first day of spring in Miyama is the day I find Fukinotou.  Fukinootou, or the buds of the Japanese butterbur plants, the first wild edible plants or Sansai appear in spring. Along the...

  • Annual spring event – field burning or “aze yaki”

    It’s the spring budding season! Warm days and cold days are repeated during this period preparing for flower blooming season to come.  In this season, an annual event of field burning is held in the r...

  • Can’t wait for spring!

    It has been the coldest for several years across the country.  Here in Miyama is no exception.  Since last December, mountains in Miyama had been covered by snow several times.  We actually had some s...