Japan Simple Life

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A friend has a plot of forest land with many trees on it. He doesn’t want the trees to be there because they are preventing him using...

I am looking for a place to buy a sapling of self pollinating dwarf apple tree....
However I don't know how Japanese say dwarf tree, or...

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This small piece of overgrown hatake (approx 10m x 40m) lies between the trees on our property on the left (as you look at the...

Just wondering if anyone had any experience growing Suika here and if they care to share any tips on producing a good tasty crop.

I planted 2...

Hey everyone, I am looking for some help in finding a range of perennial edibles for growing here in Japan. Fruit and nut trees / bushes aside, what...

We are in the market for a garden tractor...something that can spend most of it's time cutting the grass, but also has the necessary wherewithal to...

We have quite a lot of land at the back of the house I would like to use however because the farm hasn't been used for many years Bamboo has grown...

Here's a thread for any agricultural special offers you might come across. Every now and then I see one of the nationwide home centres selling...

Hey folks, an innocent boy from reddit here! I am doing a survey about Rural Japan right now as part of a project for my University Class. And I...

Current job is the pits and tourism in my corner of Japan is still on a steep climb. Opening a foreigner and Japanese-friendly guest house for...

We have a little female tanuki that lives around our farm and she generally amuses herself pottering around looking for grubs and generally doing...

I don't think I'll end up attempting this, but I was wondering since there is so much land available, and so many incentives for people to begin...

There's a company called Birdies in Australia that makes a variety of raised beds. I picked up a few raised beds on Rakuten and they are about 30cm...

I'm a new member, and this is my second post. The first was a simple introduction post. My girlfriend (a Japanese citizen) and I will probably be...

Does anyone know what this will hatch into ?

Seems quite large compared to your average pupa and am wondering if it will spawn a massive...

Hi all. I'm hoping someone out there can point me towards the right vocabulary (or a website if you're feeling generous!) for the old water system my...

So today is the first day that day length is over 10 hours and we can expect to see increased plant growth from now on so with that in mind it is a...

Hi all
So...now I have used 1,5 years of gardening/growing veggies for my own use in a just below 300 sqm plot to learn some lessons and feel more...

Imagine you could have a plot of land in any prefecture in Japan. All other factors being equal, where would you choose and why?

Interesting article....and I wonder who is farming organically/no-till in JSL? Would love to visit some farms. Which would have probably made more...

Apart from being a baker, ex farmer and a few other things, I also grow mushrooms.

I know there was some talk a while ago about mushroom growing...