20/07/2019 / Last updated : 25/07/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya organic farming

Natural Farming by Yoshikazu Kawaguchi

Sustainable agriculture “Natural Farming” Yoshikazu Kawaguchi

14/07/2019 / Last updated : 25/07/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya sustainability

Transition Initiatives in Japan

Here is Hide Enomoto who brought the transition movement to Japan speaking about transition initiatives in Japan.

14/07/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Japanese culture

Upper House Election 2019

The joint struggle of opposition parties have managed to run a unified candidate for 32 electoral districts, and they have a much higher chance of winning this time. In Shiga Prefecture where I live, Yukiko Kada, a former governor is running as the unified candidate. She has been active in environmental issues including dams and she also met Satish Kumar and Helena Norberg-Hodge when they visited Shiga.

06/07/2019 / Last updated : 25/07/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Fermented Brown Rice Wheat and Barley Berries

I made fermented brown rice wheat and barley berries this time. I mixed brown rice, wheat berries, and barley berries. Then I pressure cooked them and fermented them in a jar rice cooker.

04/07/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Raw Vegan Natto Salad

Raw vegan natto salad is the ultimate superfood since it has broccoli, brown rice vinegar, perilla oil, and sesame seeds.

02/07/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

Satoyama Cycling in Summer

One great thing about Satoyama cycling is that the scenery changes a lot month by month. Rice has grown a lot more from May and rice fields are much greener now.

29/06/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Avocado Natto

Avocados match natto, fermented soybeans greatly. I put cucumbers and yellow bell peppers, as well and seasoned them with brown rice vinegar, perilla oil, salt, and a little mayonnaise. A superfood is combined with another superfood.

29/06/2019 / Last updated : 25/07/2022 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

I’ll Be Giving a Talk and Workshop in Dartington Devon England

I’ll be giving a talk and workshop at Apricot Centre Huxhams Cross Farm in Dartington Devon in July. I’ll be talking about a new lifestyle emerging in Japan called Satoyama living including Kawaguchi style natural farming, Kominka living, a lifestyle of half farming and half something else, transition initiatives in Japan, ecovillages and local networks, an open-air market movement, and a political grassroots movement.

28/06/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Fermented Brown Rice and Quinoa

This time I made fermented brown rice and quinoa.

26/06/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

How to Lead a Long and Healthy Life Starting in Your 50s: Satoyama Running

One exercise I love to do recently is Satoyama running, which is to go running in the countryside.

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