31/05/2021 / Last updated : 31/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya organic farming

Taue, Rice Planting, at Terraced Rice Fields in Satoyama

On Saturday, I helped a friend plant rice at terraced rice fields near my house.

27/05/2021 / Last updated : 27/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Satoyama life

Earthing on the Full Moon Day

It was a full moon day yesterday, so in the morning, I went my regular Nordic walking and I did earthing, too.

04/05/2021 / Last updated : 04/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

The Golden Week in Satoyama

This is a Blue Zone’s lifestyle. Working in Satoyama is our exercise.

27/04/2021 / Last updated : 27/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Japanese culture

Taue: Rice Planting

Taue, rice planting has begun in our neighborhood.

26/04/2021 / Last updated : 26/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

Satoyama Cycling along Water-filled Rice Paddies.

It is fabulous going Satoyama cycling along rice paddies now that water is filled.

23/04/2021 / Last updated : 23/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

Satoyama Nordic Walking along Water-filled Rice Paddies

Rice paddies have water now, and people will plant rice next week or so. The end of April to the beginning of May is the rice planting season in Japan. It is a beautiful time to go walking or cycling and my regular morning Nordic walking gives me further pleasure.

19/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya health trends

Combining a Hot Spring with my Intermittent Fasting Routine

Maybe I should go to a hot spring every weekend so that I can create a good balance sequence of stress and break. Alternating stress and break is a method recommended by Yu Suzuki, the author of Furo Choju Method, A Method of Immortality and Longevity, another best-selling book on the topic of longevity.

13/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Satoyama life

Bamboo shoot Eating Season

It is a bamboo shoot eating season now, and we get a lot of bamboo shoots in Satoyama.

06/04/2021 / Last updated : 06/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya organic farming

Planting Seeds in the Spring

On Sunday, I planted some seeds before it started raining. It began raining about one hour after I finished planting. It was perfect timing.

27/03/2021 / Last updated : 27/03/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

Satoyama Cycling with Cherry Blossoms

It is Saturday and I have completed the seventh week of my intermittent fasting with Nordic walking and HIIT routine. This morning, I had breakfast and went Satoyama cycling with my son instead of my regular Nordic walking.