Hello, this is Mari writing. It will be rainy season in Japan soon. Japanese summer has been getting hotter and more humid just like Southeast Asia. In summer, I feel like I'm living in Thailand or Vietnam. Actually, I love those countries…

Konnichiwa everyone! Ogenki desuka? Hope minasan is having a relaxing weekend. :) Soon in Japan, it will be Tsuyu (rainy season) and Taue (rice planting) time of the year. I find my neighbors getting ready to draw water into their rice pat…

Dear Ichiroya Newsletter readers, How are you doing? This is Mitsue writing. A week has passed since we backed from the golden week. During the long holiday, I did various things at home which I usually can't do such as washing winter clot…

Mt Fuji and me Having a nice day? We hope you are genki (fine). We had Golden Week holiday-from April 27th to May 6th and are happy to come back fully recharged. We (Ichiro and Yuka) spent some days at the foot of Mt Fuji. Love enjoyed the…