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What fruit is in season in Japan’s winter? Fragrant yuzu.

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日本の冬は、どんなフルーツがシーズンでしょう? 良い香りのユズです。レモネードやドレッシングやお風呂に使います。特別な味と香りがします。

There’s giant ones and small ones at this Aoyama UNU farmers market stall. It’s good for lemonade, salad dressing, and bath water.

Have you ever heard of micro-basil?

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マイクロ・バジルというバジルを聞いたことがありますか? ヒヨコさんからもらったたねの一つですが、たくさんありました。ちっちゃくて、おいしいです。

Micro-basil is small and tasty. Part of Hiyoko’s seed gift, this envelope contained by far the most seeds. Hundreds. As the sprouts grew larger, I started eating them as I thinned out the plants. Very tasty and delicate!

An old danchi housing from the 1950s being replaced with “The Garden Residence”

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家の近くで、古い団地が新しいマンションに建て替えられています。Garden Residenceという英語の名前はありふれていると思います。

A large parcel in my neighborhood is being excavated for a new housing project, called “The Garden Residence.” Who doesn’t like gardens, but couldn’t they have come up with a more unique name? I am curious what landscape will be visible to the neighbors.

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