The Ikigai Diet Blog

That Sugar Film and a Non Sugar Diet

That Sugar Film warns us that even supposedly healthy products contain a lot of sugar and people in the West are exposed to sugar without realizing it. The non-sugar Ikigai Diet can change the dietary culture of the entire planet. In Japan, we don’t eat so much sweet. We don’t have anything sweet for breakfast, such as cereal with sugar, muffins, or pancakes. We don’t have the custom of having dessert after dinner. Even for our tea breaks, we have green tea with pickles, not with cakes or donuts. And yet, we enjoy our life.

Pictures Taken for the Book Cover

New photos of the Print on Demand paperback version of the Ikigai Diet. It is on its way to be published.

A Dutch Researcher Says Natto Might Prevent Us From Developing a Severe COVID-19 Condition

A Dutch Researcher Says Natto Might Prevent Us From Developing a Severe COVID-19 Condition.

Satoyama Mountain Biking

My son finally got a mountain bike. We often go Satoyama cycling, cycling in the countryside, but he had a regular bike before and it was a little difficult for him. This is his old bike. This one is much better. We don’t cycle on mountain trails, just regular flat country roads, but some roads …

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The Ikigai Diet Manuscript for the Paperback Version is Completed

I have been working on the manuscript of the paperback version for the last 3 months and finally completed it.

The First Local Market in Hino After the Coronavirus Pandemic

A local market is held in Hino town supporting local small businesses.

How to Make Natto From Rice Straw Sticks

Learn how to make natto from rice straws in the traditional Japanese homemade method.

More People will be Choosing to Live in the Countryside in the Post Corona Era

One great thing about living in the countryside is that we can go walking or cycling without meeting anyone. We can have plenty of exercises under the sun absorbing vitamin D.

The First Day on the Golden Week in Satoyama

I am growing barley this year. When I am at my vegetable garden, I feel as if the coronavirus pandemic is happening in another dimension.

Two Year Aniversary of Ikigai Diet

I am writing the print on demand paperback version. Also, I am doing a joint project with an Ikigai coach Nick Kemp, who once interviewed me in his Ikigai Tribe podcast program.