This is a story about an international couple raising and home educating three young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages are about pretty much anything and everything all guided by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes, Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our ongoing crazy adventure.

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- With our farms well under control, and now supplying 100% of our fresh veggie, fruit, herb, and beverage needs, it was time to move on to another project. The mountain property came up in a conversation between my wife and myself. We checked online and it was still available, albeit at a price we were not willing to pay. Anyway, today we packed up the truck, loaded up the kids and headed up to the mountain for a look. We parked on the city owned dirt access road and made a makeshift hiking trail and found a few property posts along the way.
Covid-19

Our little island dodged a bullet since the first case of Covid-19 was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On December 22, 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was discovered on the island. (details below)

Picture - Notice at the entrance of our property with instructions about keeping distant and delivery instructions.

TRANSLATION:

TO EVERYBODY

Due to the virus, we are not communicating in person for awhile. Mail delivery, Invoices, ETC., please put in the mailbox. Whatever does not fit in the mailbox, please put in front of the entry. If you need to speak with us directly please call the following number. Thank you very much.