Tending Gardens by Kana
Kana ChanA newsletter about daily life in rural Japan. Based in Kamikatsu, Japan’s first zero-waste village.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 86 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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Notes from the Inaka: July "Fumizuki" 2026
Welcome to my monthly series called “Notes from the Inaka”.
Inaka is the Japanese word for “countryside”. I am based in a small mountainous village on Shikoku Island.
Each dispatch, published around the start of the month, I will share...
When You Wish Upon A Leaf
Tanabata: Illustrations of Ceremonies and Customs | Kanazawa University Library
Are you someone who believes in wishes?
For a long time, I think I was skeptical. Wary in the way you are about something in the fridge that’s past its due da...
Notes from the Inaka: June "Minazuki" 2026
Hello June!
Welcoming a new series, monthly ‘notes from the inaka’ from rural Japan. Inaka is the Japanese word for “countryside”.
Inaka (田舎、いなか): A rural place that conjures more than just geography. Likely its landscape is of mountains,...
'Te no Kiyoku': Memory of the Hands
Look down at your hands.
What do they say about you?
Are they soft and tender, well-cared for, beautiful even? Are the fingernails painted, are the fingertips calloused from years of pressing against instrument strings, skin hardened thro...
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...
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