The 72
Mirukashi Salon
The salon is a home for many homages: my mother’s table, Hanako’s pottery, cherry and camphor woods. And there, in the heart of it all, hangs Yuki’s noren curtain woven from local vines.
Tuesdays are now my favorite day because each Tuesday, Hana Greer and Héctor Barrantes Montes, the architects who designed the Mirukashi salon building, make a site visit to track progress and take photos.
The priest chanted, requesting permission to build, and we each approached the altar to pray. Then I, Hanako, one of our architects Hana, and the contractor all took turns enacting breaking ground.
The salon began as a concept, an idea for an uncommon and intimate experience I could offer here in the countryside of Japan to connect guests to the landscape in which Japan’s flavors and food culture originate. Once the concept was fully realized, I myself realized that such an experience deserves a dedicated space, a […]
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ABOUT the 72
A living journal of seasonal life, shaped by the 72 micro-seasons of Japan's ancient almanac.
The 72 is a journal rooted in the ancient rhythm of Japan's micro-seasons, 72 subtle shifts that divide the year into small, poetic windows of change. Each one just a few days long. Each one offering a new way of seeing, tasting, and being within the world. Each one quietly asking to be honored before it passes.
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