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Recycled whirligigs remain a fixture in the Japanese countryside
A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he called them, “seismic scarecrows.” Gardeners he spoke to use these ...
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This Versatile Japanese Knife Is One Of The Only Gardening Tools You'll Ever Need
When you first get into gardening, it's easy to get carried away with all manner of tools. However, this Japanese knife takes ...
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Radioactive Flower Beds and the Legacy of Fukushima
Japan’s decision to use contaminated soil in the prime minister’s garden is the culmination of its efforts to normalize the ...
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Stained Shou Sugi Ban Yakisugi Tutorial || How to Burn Wood with Color
In this tutorial, I'll demonstrate the Japanese method of shou sugi ban, which involves burning wood to preserve it and ...
I used to hate weeding until I discovered this Japanese gardening knife — now I know why it's such a garden staple
If you love multi-functional tools, then you’ll appreciate the benefits of a hori hori knife and the reason why it makes such ...
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Japanese IRL streamer dies after being stabbed on live stream
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a popular local Japanese streamer Ai Mogami was killed in Takadanobaba, a district in Shinjuku (Image via X/@notfound0637) On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, popular Japanese ...