Mariko Loves
Mariko Loves

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Making miso: although I’ve been eating this Japanese food staple pretty much all my life and appreciating its health benefits and deep rich taste, I have never actually made it myself. It’s one of these things that seem slightly mysteriou
Rapeseed flower pesto spaghetti by @tokutooc. This dish was inspired by the 菜の花 (‘na no hana’ flowers) used by @tsuji.ikebana for the @okina_project Noh theatre performance. In fact, the flowers used for the performance where made into th
These are the freshest, juiciest and most beautiful shiitake mushrooms I’ve ever seen! They’re grown and harvested in a lovely mountain village in Shizuoka prefecture by @tanechanfarm. To get here you take the idyllic Oigawa Tetsudo train
The fleeting beauty of flower blossoms in spring is such a strong reminder to enjoy the moment. As the ume blossoms are coming to an end, the next flowers are gearing up to bloom. Although spring brings an explosive abundance of flowers to enjoy, I d
These wonderful wheeling ume blossoms are almost gone. It makes me feel like I’m not living in the moment enough 😭 #ume #umeblossom #springblooms #umeplum #springflowers #bloomingtree #japanesespring
I’m so in love with ume season! I didn’t realise how Japan had such an abundance of flowers blooming throughout the winter, and it’s seriously messing with my internal seasonal clock. The garden is full of blossoms - Japanese daffod
Spring is here! Ume plum blossom is blooming!!! This makes me so happy. What is your favourite spring flower? #springishere #japanesespring #umeflower #umeblossom #ume #springflower
I’m loving these beautiful cold winter sunsets. The colour gradation and the promise of a fresh new day tomorrow. What do you look forward to? #goodnight #sunset #colourgradation #japanesesunset #freshday #newday #skyscape