ZEROSPHERE JOURNAL

ZEROSPHEREJOURNAL

ZEROSPHERE

Return to Zero · Circulate as One

Recording rural life in Nomura, Ehime, Japan — silk farming, trap hunting, sumo, and the seasons of a mountain town.

The Silk That Reached a Queen — The Story of "Camellia"

The Charge I'll Never Forget — My First Wild Boar

In Defense of Wild Boar — It's Actually Delicious

Box Trap and Snare — The Two Tools of Trap Hunting

Why We Cull Nuisance Wildlife — What the Numbers Say

How Do You Get a Hunting License in Japan? — The Road to a Trapping License

Why I Started Hunting

One Apron, One Neighborhood's Pride — The Keshō-mawashi of Otoi

A Little Pilgrimage in the Hills — Nomura's Own 88 Sacred Sites

Gold Leaf, Wagyu, and a Broth Poured at Your Table

Where the Ring Once Stood — 170 Years of Otoi's Dohyo

How to Start Raising Silkworms — A Guide from Seiyo, Japan

The Sumo That Ends the Year — The Story of Otoi Ozumo

Why Silk, Now? — Reviving a Vanishing Craft in Rural Japan