The waters of the Shogawa River, flowing from this mountainous region, are linked in one place to the waters of the Yangtze River, flowing slowly down through the distant city of water, Suzhou. We would like to ponder deeply on how people’s lives have been spun 　beyond the numerous histories

In this area, where the population is decreasing, barbers and hairdressers are gradually disappearing from the town. When I was a child, I used to call the hairdresser “the lady of the perm shop”, and she is still working! Beauty salons were, and still are, a source of comfort for local people. We all had…

“The nature of illness, or the state of being cured or healthy, varies from culture to culture, and although the conditions of the human organism may be the same, people’s conceptions of the body and of illness are determined by the culture in which they live.” These are the words of Dr. Emiko Namihira, who…

The house, which opened in 2019 as Lilac’s Tree House, is protected by the warmth of the local community. We are grateful to be able to share our thoughts on how to remove the stigma of cancer from the community. We are grateful for this.