We planted potatoes

Our wwoofers, Hester and Davin, and Akio-san planted potatoes this morning.
Akio-san thought now is the time to plant potatoes before the rain.

Wara-chan and I also helped to plant them.

First, we cut potatoes into quaters and then put some ashes on potatoes.

Therefore, potatoes wouldn't do bad in the soil.









Wara did a good job putting ashes and planting potatoes.

Akio-san, Hester and Devin planted all the potatoes before it started to rain.

Great!!

I hope we can eat yummy potatoes this year again!

It's full moom today!


Cherry blossoms in Matsumoto Castle

I went to Matsumoto Castle with my children and wwoofers to see cherry blossoms at night.

We, Japanese people like to see the cherry blossoms in spring.

We usually need to pay money to enter the Castle, but we can enter for free at this cherry blossoms season.

Cherry blossoms were illuminated by the light at night during this season.

We were also able to listen to the traditional Japanese instruments.

What a beautiful songs they were!

There was also a tea ceremony in the castle garden.

I was happy to see the beautiful places there.