Hajime Wilds

Hajime Wilds

Are you wanting to redesign a room to a more traditional Japanese look with some modern ideas or looking for that one piece of wood furniture that will complete the room? I would like to introduce you to Hajime Wilds.   Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to...
Nature Farm, Izumo

Nature Farm, Izumo

After being in Japan nearly fifteen years, more than a decade in Shimane, I’ve met a lot of people, many of them with your standard eight-to-five office jobs, English teachers, eikaiwa owners and restaurateurs.  I’ve met people who make and sell stained glass, work in...
Meet Lucia

Meet Lucia

Having lived in Nagoya nearly 30 years ago, Lucia Ohara never thought she would return to Japan.  However, when both her children came to Shimane to work at Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co, Lucia and her husband found themselves with an empty nest and missing their...