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A fun seasonal way to enjoy cold somen noodles flown down tubes of bamboo from one end to the other! This year we've go to make our own slide by cutting off a bamboo pole in half and removing the knots. When it's all set, it's time to enjoy the cold food! Kids loved it😊 Your browser does not support our video.   2.2M X2 ARTIFICIAL BAMBOO NAGASHI SOMEN SET FLOWING NOODLES

Nagashi Somen is one of Japan's most exciting summer events wherein people pick noodles with chopsticks that are flowing down in cold water through a bamboo slide. Noodles are extra thin and they are usually eaten dipped in tsuketsuyu (a soy sauce-based broth) with some flecks of chopped green onions and grated Japanese wasabi in it. Diners use chopsticks to catch the slippery noodles as they float. This is where your chopstick skills are definitely tested!   It's really easy to do this at home! Simply install a long sloping slide of bamboo in the garden or in the street....

Every year we grow our own rice. The first week of May, we transplant rice seedlings from the greenhouse to the paddy. This year, we did this on May 4th. Here are some of the pictures of my father in law, my 4-year-old son and his uncle, and aunt working together! -May 4th, 2022-  My son worked so hard and ended up falling asleep while he was on the rice planting machine with his grandpa! The best part of the day was the BBQ and ICE COLD BEER🍖🍻✨ ! It's a shame I forgot to take pictures but it sure was another great memorable...