Life of Hijiorian Kids

My family have a small garden where we grow vegetables. This year, we planted some tomatoes, perillas（シソ）cucumbers, and watermelon. It's my nephews' job to water the vegetables. 


Water is running all around Hijiori town like veins. These little streams have two very important purposes. One is to put out the fire, and another is to melt the humongous amount of snow we have in severe winter. 
 
So fetching water might seem like an easy task. BUT, the thing is, many families dump extra "hot spring"water in these streams. 


Vegetables wouldn't like hot spring as much as we do. so my nephews go to the further stream to fetch "real" water.




Yesterday, they were having too much fun, watering everywhere with bear feet!

 6 year old Shun, holding lucky 4 leaf clover that we found!














After coming home, Shun decided to wash his school shoes!


This time, using hot spring :-) coming out of the tube.

At night, they begged their mom to use the Karaoke machine. 


On August 20th, we'll have an annual "Karaoke contest" (のどじまん) in Hijiori. Every year we have many participants from in and out of Hijiori. 


Last year my 9 year old nephew, Taka, sang "Ponho" theme song with his friend and won a prize (About 3,000yen!) so he is super motivated this year. Of course he decided to sing alone so that he doesn't have to split the prize (!) He already decided his song and practicing everyday!!


Gambare Taka!