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Tending Gardens by Kana

Kana Chan

A newsletter about daily life in rural Japan. Based in Kamikatsu, Japan’s first zero-waste village.

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Latest Issues

Breath of New Green

Oh, hello May!

April was a busy month. I felt like a bee buzzing through wildflowers, rushing to sip the nectar of the freshest blooms. I’ve been noticing many bees returning to the flowers near my house—their cute butts sticking out of f...

13 days ago
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Doyō: Seasonal In-Between's

Mountain vegetables

Happy Earth Day, earthlings!

I am so grateful to be alive on this beautiful planet. I’m painfully aware of the terrible things going on in the world, and the weight of injustice makes my heart ache.

Yet, in the wake o...

a month ago
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Rice Gods Dwell in the Cherry Trees

Rice fields, mist, and cherry blossoms

I live in an old house where, for better or worse, the walls and windows are porous. The lines between inside and outside blur, and sometimes it feels like I’m camping in my own home. I feel the body-...

2 months ago
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The Shape of Time

This is an essay* that’s been percolating in my head for a while now that started with questions like these:

  • What if time felt more fluid and organic than constructed and linear?

  • What would be the value, if any, of rethinking ou...

2 months ago
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Aging Well Is About Purpose

In 2024, I travelled to Kuo village in Tokushima prefecture to meet Ishimoto-san, who is the last commercial producer of kancha (冬茶), or winter tea. She had announced towards the end of 2023 that it would be her final season making tea. My...

2 months ago
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