one of the “three great agriculturalists” of early modern Japan Short biography Born 1768 into a farmer’s household in Hita, Bungo Province (present-day Oita Prefecture) Years of travel and settling in the Kansai region Beginning of his publishing activities, relocation to Edo Consultancy at various domains Relocation to Edo and Osaka Death It is unclear … Read more
Radish is good for your health. At least, that’s what the old texts say. By old texts, I mean sources from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. These are sometimes difficult to understand because they use a traditional medicinal concept to explain the benefits of radish. For a rough overview of this concept, please go … Read more
Radish is healthy. Although not everyone likes it. For some, radish causes winds, others have to belch after the consumption. Whether it causes problems or not mostly depends on the way it is prepared. There are so many ways you can prepare and eat radish. As a pickled vegetable (The origin of takuan), stewed in … Read more