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Rice Planting "Circle of Nothing" Aizu, Japan 2025.6

This summer, a new project exploring the themes of "water" and "food" will begin.

In June, as the first step of this initiative, we visited the rice fields and farms of Mu no Kai

(Circle of Nothing), the natural rice growers in Aizu Misato, Fukushima, who are partners in

the project. There, we planted rice and sowed soybean seeds.

How this activity will take shape and take on its own contours is still to be revealed. While it's

too early to show the full picture, we are certain it will unfold in fascinating ways.

That is why, we hope you’ll look forward to following this journey with anticipation.

Exploring New Ways to Play in San’in 2025

In May, when the fresh greenery is at its most beautiful, we traveled through Yamaguchi,

Shimane, and Tottori. It was a journey driven by the desire to encounter the landscapes

created by nature, the local charm, and the once-in-a-lifetime moments with the waves—

pure energy of the Earth—found only in that time, season, and place.

Play connects us to nature and to ourselves on a deeper level.

This journey was captured in a short movie.

Exploring New Ways to Play in Izu-Oshima 2025

In March 2025, we took a trip to Izu Oshima for a product shoot, capturing the journey on

film.

Izu Oshima is a compact island, easily circled by car in less than an hour. With its tropical

winds, unique vegetation, and the symbolic Mount Mihara, the island is a vast volcanic

expanse that stretches outward in all directions. We brought our Trip Cruisers to this island.

What awaited us was a smooth, meticulously maintained network of roads. As we ventured

deeper into the island, the traffic thinned, and we found plenty of wide paved roads perfect for

downhill rides, with breathtaking cruising spots by the sea and banks and walls scattered

along the way.

We explored the island with our Trip Cruisers, though we can’t yet say we’ve fully explored it.

The potential of Izu Oshima is still unknown, so we will definitely return.

Barefoot Climbing on one of the small islands in Japan

During the journey, as we were drawn closer to the rocky shadows along the coastline seen

through the car window, we arrived at a beautiful boulder, bathed in the glow of the setting

sun. Without a mat, chalk, or even climbing shoes, we simply stood barefoot, relying on the

feel of the rock beneath our fingers and feet, instinctively tracing the line that seemed

climbable.

No gear, no rules—just rock. In this simple form of climbing, which feels like a return to the

origin, we experience a true sense of freedom.